/nep/ - Hyperdimension Neptunia

>>8024
Honestly I loved 4GO in all its glitchy glory. I never tried the Canuck RPG but I heard it wasn't bad.

>>8855
woah she cute man but i know better than fall for such an obvious click bait!

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Somehow, for some reason, God saw fit to bless me today because I run across a complete first-run copy of Macross Delta Scramble: Rune Pika Sound Edition at a local store that didn't know what it had and was selling it for ten Freedom Bucks. For those wondering why this is so "special", it's an exclusive "deluxe" edition of the game with an additional 30 songs from the entire Macross franchise.

>>8337
Neat! Have fun, Anon.  :)

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my second ps vita came in! thankfully, it's in decent condition. it's definitely preferable to my old one, that one looks like someone chewed on it...
it's the model 2000 this time, i already don't really care about oled vs lcd, and it doesn't help that the screen on the 1000 model was starting to burn out and yellow in places (though as an aside, playing games on the vita did make me appreciate oled a bit more; it easily has the best looking version of jet set radio, and it wouldn't surprise me if games like mary skelter were made with the screen in mind, i noticed it likes to contrast neons with blacks a lot).
speaking of, i got it in black + pink, because it reminded me of mary skelter, though i remember i was going back and forth on looking for one in white or white + blue, my vita case is miku-themed, so it would've fit better...
transferring the memory card over was also easier than i would've thought, though i think i have to reinstall homebrew on the 2000, none of the stuff i homebrew'd onto the memory card works. i'm hoping that's not too strenuous of a process.
i'm planning on just selling off the model 1000 (though i feel kind of bad, essentially selling off thoroughly used goods for someone else to deal with), but i need the money. i'm hoping i can get project diva and katamari after.
i'm also thinking about giving re;birth 1 and 2 another shot. i originally got into playstation partially for neptunia, but ended up feeling lukewarm towards re;birth 1, and the

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>Have an autism becase of how much I just fucking hate Western localization shenanigans
>Made it my job to go out of my way to specifically get Japanese versions of games
>Download the Japanese version of Digimon: Cyber Sluts - Hacker's Memory to my Vita
>Fire the game up
>Discover the main menu offering the "option" to play the first game
>Figure it's probably just some "Previously On..." option, like the digital comic in the PS3/WiiU versions of the Mass Effect sequels, of the catch-up videos seen in Tomb Raider Underworld
>No, it's the full fucking game!!!
>Wondering what's going on
>Decide to look it up online
>Turns out localizers managed to strike again
https://archive.ph/um6WH
<The story-select menu likely defaults to Hacker's Memory because this compilation actually was aimed towards people who played Cyber Sleuth first, at least initially (and the subsequent Switch and PC ports did nothing to change this). This game's history is a bit of a mess, but to break it down.....
<Cyber Sleuth releases on the Vita in Japan.
<Sony prematurely brushes the Vita off as a dead system in the west, causing Cyber Sleuth to be ported to the PS4 when it got localized (there was still a Vita localization, but it was digital-only). For a time, this PS4 port would be exclusive outside of Japan.
<Hacker's Memory is released in Japan for the PS4 and Vita, with Cyber Sleuth included as a compilation. With this, Japan gets the PS4 version of Cyber Sleuth for the first time, and players of the original Vita Cyber Sleuth could use cloud saving to transfer their old data (and the whole compilation comes off being geared towards those veteran players as a result).

Shame this board died, and shame Nep as a franchise died. Meganep was perfect, and they decided to sit on it with so many spinoffs. I really enjoyed Sisters Vs Sisters for the geimuplay, but the story was lackluster, and disappointing.

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It's been awhile, but if this post goes through then the data you can upload per post has been upped to 10.2MB (which has recently occurred site-wide).

EDIT: New internet situation so new ID.

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>>3565
And now it's even 12MB.

There's been a possible node failure with the site, posting here via mod console to see if that rezzes the board.

EDIT
And it did. Of course until /sudo/ adjusts the situation positively site-wide, I'll have to make posts in any thread that needs to be accessed probably via the console. So just list what threads you want to use here if this keeps up.

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Hello from your new neighbors at >>>/comfy/ . Pleased to meet you, /nep/ .  :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR, /NEP/

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>>7784 (OP) 
https://www.gematsu.com/2025/08/hyperdimension-neptunia-rebirth3-v-generation-for-switch-launches-this-fall-in-asia-with-english-language-support
And here's Re;Birth 3. I do wonder a bit why they announced them all individually instead of at once. Did they think it might inhibit LE sales or something?
>>8482
If anything, this just tells me Nintendo of America was always filled with furfags. Furry content has always gotten leniency from the censors compared to anime girls, which just shows how fake and arbitrary it all is.

>>8503
I gotta wonder how these games are releasing like this, did Nintendo refuse digital but not physical? I'd assume that any game card would need to be authorized by Nintendo, so I gotta wonder where the double standard comes from.

>>8764
Nintendo Of America vs Nintendo Of Asia (English)/Japan (Source of the Asian version). That's it, it's that simple.

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https://www.gematsu.com/2025/11/eastasiasoft-launches-online-store-alongside-american-subsidiary

Eastasiasoft just announced they're opening their own online storefront as well as an American publishing branch. They may start selling these games through their American branch to make them easier to purchase since they don't have to go through PlayAsia. Additionally, they're teasing the idea of selling physical PC games, which may be how they intend to distribute an uncensored version of Tokyo Clanpool since that game got screwed over by both Steam and GOG. At the least, they'll probably host the uncensor patch they've been holding onto through this storefront.

>>8764
Nintendo is pushing significantly different publishing standards for Japanese/Asian SKUs and global SKUs. The Neptunia Re;Birth games were cleared for a Japanese/Asian release but not for a release in the west. This game, Brave X Junction (second pic related), was also similarly release in the Japanese eshop but denied a western release with the reasoning laid out by the publisher as a semi-joke comic. This game released globally without issues on both Steam and Playstation (it's rated 7+ in Europe); only Nintendo is this restrictive with this reasoning. They've gone as far as to

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>>7784 (OP) 
Now they're releasing Hyperdevotion Noire. Worth noting that this one wasn't "officially" and directly blocked from a western release like the Re;Births were. Idea Factory International likely just saw how the Re;Births and Neptunia Riders fared and decided it wasn't worth trying. Which brings the question of just how many games there are like this, that weren't ACTUALLY blocked, but the publisher saw how hopeless the situation was and decided not to bother. Like the recent Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu Double Pack released last month which has yet to show any sign of being picked up for a western release despite the main Chaos;Head games being on Switch.

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>>8988
>>8989
Obscure Nep Lore
>>8987
Honestly I am biased for the Little Sisters and I don't entirely understand the Nepgear/Noire hatred. Nepgear got one game in the spotlight to be a hero, and she got relentlessly bullied in Victory due to the backlash against her from Western Journos who pushed the narrative that she is bland. I honestly think your bias for her popularity is causing you to see her in a negative light. 

Nepgear is a cute little wife/abused sister, her relationship with Neptune reminds me of the character dynamic of the abused husband/wife antics of Medusa and Jashin from Dropkick on my Devil. Nep at her worst taking advantage of Nepgear's kindess. Nepgear in some autistic ways mentally relaying on Neptune's reliance on her as a crutch that gives her a semblance of meaning. Which I think is dumb because she has Hisu, the other sisters, Uni in particular, and of course Purple Heart is a big contrast to her usual self. I hate how Nepgear and by extension a lot of characters in Neptunia have their character growth reset or their characters flanderized, Hyperdimension Noire seems to be the only example of a character who didn't exactly receive the same treatment, likely another aspect of their bias for Sony or just because there's only so much you can do with Tsun Tsun and Steins;Gate references. 

In many ways some of Blancs "unfair" depictions are actually wholesale accurate as Nintendo is historically a pretty oppressive and gay company, I think the way Blanc reflects this is cute. They are also retarded as well, in the anime when Blanc challenges and attempts war with Neptune, it's in the line with Nintendo going to war against their fans for retarded reasons, not exactly in line with reality with companies maybe but their short-sidedness is accurately shown with Blanc. I do think her character getting flanderized as simply being someone who gets mad easily is another aspect of Victories flanderization problem in general. My main problem is the way they Neuter Sega and of course are 100 percent biased towards Sony's faggotry. I personally wish they parodied just how much they dropped the ball with the Vita outside of Japan but of course they never did that. 

>>8990
>I mean, I always read the thing with Trick and Tsnuako to be "Yeah your waifus ARE cute and they ARE lickable but what's weird is they do it without their permission,
I kinda get Trick's desire to lick, but personally I would never want Rom, Ram, or any of the goddesses to hate me 
I want to suck on Nepgear and Uni's Cheeks, they probably taste like cream puffs. 
>Which I think goes back to the metaphor of the whole thing being about appreciating consoles instead of abusing them

Does anyone know of any attempts to patch/delocalize the original Neptunia games for the PS3? I played the retranslated projects for rebirth's 2 and 3 because I was so tired of the localizer shit. Shame because I think the Dub actresses are actually pretty good, probably not a popular opinion, but sometimes I switch because I think they actually did a decent job of capturing their likeness in comparison to their original counterparts.

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https://noisypixel.net/tokyo-clanpool-uncut-edition-pc-physical/
>Tokyo Clanpool Uncut Edition Physical PC Release and Patch Announced, Switch Version Canceled
>The physical release will include the full game on a specially branded USB drive, along with a soundtrack CD, art book, poster, sticker sheets, acrylic character standees, and a numbered certificate of authenticity, all packaged in a collector’s box.
>eastasiasoft also confirmed that the planned Nintendo Switch release of Tokyo Clanpool for North America and Europe has been officially canceled.

やったーー！！！☆*: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆
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the thing we've been waiting for has arrived! i'm quite excited for this!
i don't know how realistic it would be, but i'm hoping more games follow suit with this. it's the best of both worlds; no guidelines to comply with on pc, but also still a physical release that people who're normally hesitant about buying digital can opt for.

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>>8992
A quick 10 minute search didn't turn up anything, only the retranslations for the Re;Birth games (probably the ones done on here). If it exists, it's probably buried on some obscure forum. Consensus at the time seems to have been that PS3 HDN was only to be acknowledged as a launching pad for the series at best and that Re;Birth 1 was superior in almost every way. Only more recently do people seem to be revising their opinions of HDN as the series' writing has declined and the characters flanderized. So it's likely that no one bothered because HDN sucked to them anyway.

>>8994
I have waited too long for this. I refused to get the game on GOG hoping that they would do something like this. I don't want a half-complete game that needs a patch that could be lost in the future. And I don't want to financially support GOG for refusing to host something that they basically already host through Mary Skelter and Moero Chronicle. So this is perfect for me (aside from being a USB, not my preferred format but whatever, evidently I'm the only guy who bought an external disc drive).
Only thing is, 1000 copies is a pretty strict limit. I hope I can get one before they're all gone, because I imagine everyone who has been following this since it was revealed the Switch version was censored will be chomping at the bit.
The offhand mention

>>8994
Oh god I hope this does well

In recent board news, I'm fixing many of the oldest threads that have been broken by the site back end changing over time.

In series news since the last post, many new Nep games have come out. Nep 5 is rumored to be on the way, there's collaboration game with a Canadian company and there's also a Nep phone game (an SRPG) being made.

Also Tsunako left Compile Heart because her parents are sick and she's looking after them. But she's still working on the Nep games.

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I picked this up really cheap inna bargain bin. Worth it?

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>>5995
>Nep 5 is rumored to be on the way
This was all the way back in 2018? Fucking hell. I guess I can understand why Nepfags were/are so frustrated even if I really like what Compile Heart was focusing in during that period instead.
>>8810
Is this just a humblebrag? Of course it's worth it, it's arguably the best game in the series. I would recommend you play HDN PS3 or Re;Birth 3 first, though, as this one doesn't really set up the characters and setting like they do and mostly assumes you're already familiar with them.

>>8813
>Is this just a humblebrag? Of course it's worth it, it's arguably the best game in the series.
I'm more just asking because I fret about possibly getting in on a series when it's on #7. Because yeah, I don't know anything about this setting or characters.

>>8817
>when it's on #7
It's actually more like the fourth, being the fourth mainline game. It's called VII as a joke on it being the seventh game in all (counting the spinoffs) and being a direct sequel to the previous game which was titled V/Victory. It's properly read as V-2, not VII as in Seven.

i know this post is almost a decade old but fuck dicksword, it has killed so many communities by siphoning all of their users and turned forums and imageboards into deserted towns.

>>8767
This. The entire thing is probably a ((( gayop ))) designed to do just that.

>>8767
Not really, a lot of forums were already dead long before discuck, and reddit already did what you described before it anyways.

>>8772
It would be foolish to deny the truth, anon. Discock did far more damage to forums than Reddit ever could've hoped for.

>>8773
>It would be foolish to deny the truth, anon.
This. But that's presuming the individual you're talking with is an actual person, and not some niggerpilling kike, for instance.


>Discock did far more damage to forums than Reddit ever could've hoped for.
IMO there's no question that what you say is true. It's probable that it didn't even start out as a glownigger-funded gayop, but only became so after the kikes realized what a goldmine it could prove to be to lock away free discourse from the public eyes (while still leaving the entirety of it all under their ((( watchful eyes ))), ofc). Untold amounts of content have disappeared from the Internets via doxxcord, cloistered away in these little information tombs.

It's pure evil.

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