Story (1/3) - One of the weakest entries in the neptunia spinoff universe. It was really boring, and the writing for characters like Noire and Neptune felt off. The story was extremely generic, which is unfortunate, as they have good villains (like Steamax from VII) that appear then leave too quickly.
Gameplay (2/4) - Really underwhelming gameplay this time around. Better than Sister vs Sister, but the weird delay between actions causes the game to feel stiff. There are only 10ish enemies in the game, which causes it to feel super repetitive. The menus load very slowly, which gets annoying when you have to change equipment. The worst part of the game is when gameplay is cutoff to show an enemy appear or a gate opening 40x in a level. The abilities did feel strong and good to use, and I loved the throwing/ability mechanics.
Performance (2/3) - Game was smooth with no frame drops. VA is good, even though it is in Japanese only. Personally, I only liked Blanc's VA. No real technical issues other than gameplay impairments with loading screens and transitions.
That ending sequence was a work of art.
Gameplay (2/4) - Really underwhelming gameplay this time around. Better than Sister vs Sister, but the weird delay between actions causes the game to feel stiff. There are only 10ish enemies in the game, which causes it to feel super repetitive. The menus load very slowly, which gets annoying when you have to change equipment. The worst part of the game is when gameplay is cutoff to show an enemy appear or a gate opening 40x in a level. The abilities did feel strong and good to use, and I loved the throwing/ability mechanics.
Performance (2/3) - Game was smooth with no frame drops. VA is good, even though it is in Japanese only. Personally, I only liked Blanc's VA. No real technical issues other than gameplay impairments with loading screens and transitions.
That ending sequence was a work of art.