/nep/ - Hyperdimension Neptunia

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

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>>7379
Speaking from experience (pics related), I dunno what's left to do. RB2 and RB3 could use another pass but that's not on the horizon anymore with the old group. Things happen.

If anyone modern wants a go, it shouldn't be nearly as godawful today as it was back 10 years ago. Tools are just so much better now than they were in the original Re;Translation days, and the JP script is availible with the game itself. I suppose there's an instituional loss of information about some the weirdness with the game engine, but most of it is documented here. and in similar pinned threads. The main hurdle is figuring out Neptools (which replaced Kitserver). There's a few interesting undocumented features. Also maybe replacing the "new" font is in order...

But there's not much going on with the series other than CH re-releasing Re;Birth every fifteen minutes so there's not much to worry about. There might be some stuff in a year or two but unless something interesting happens...I mean, what was the last Nep game anyone was excited for? 4GO? The Canadian RPG?

>>8238
Nice, don't let anyone take away what's rightfully yours

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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).

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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.

>>8904
mpc and vlc will both play dvds for free on windows. blu rays too but you may need to find an encryption key file for those.

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>>8905
>They apparently sell better in the west
Well, that's the thing, they aren't being allowed to be properly sold in the west, and an Asia-English release is merely a band-aid on that. Producing Perfection almost certainly isn't happening anyway because of NISA holding the localization hostage.
>My last real hope on Switch is EAS picking up the Arland games.
Those are already on Switch. Unless you mean a physical release? I don't think EAS does those for non-EAS/Compile Heart titles, that seems to be a PlayAsia thing. If it hasn't been made yet, it probably isn't being made. I wish GUST would bring Kishida Mel and his frilly moe style to another Atelier game, but it seems they're still riding the "urrrghh THICCC" bandwagon from Ryza while still being totally safe horny (with some of the saddest excuses for "fanservice" in the series).
>>8907
I have VLC. My only issue with it so far is how long it takes to open WEBMs and MP4s compared to Windows Media Player. I tried MPV. It filtered me, badly.

>>8908
Always physical. I agree though, it definitely wasn't going to happen this year, but this year is also saw the release of technically 5 Atelier games so they clearly aren't too concerned with flooding the market.
I just pray Limited Run doesn't get them like they did Star Ocean 1. It's better than nothing but still.
>Play-Asia/EAS
I always figured they were sort of the same thing like IF/CH, not that I claim to have even below surface understanding of their workings

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>>8896
>BTW there are some on pixiv I don't think I can post here. Some are explicit but some are just nudity.
I don't think there's a rule against NSFW here like there is on 4Cuck. In fact, actually, this board doesn't seem to have its own rules as the Rules section just lists the global trashchan/webring rules. I guess the old BO forgot. In any case, generally the rule on altchans seems to be that NSFW is fine as long as it is spoiler tagged outside of specific lewd boards.
>Future commissions will surely feature Uni's kids sometimes because seeing her as a mom is so nice.
I've probably said this before, but I honestly envy your comms. I want this with Blanc so badly, but she gets almost nothing. Is it because people can't see her being a mother? Ridiculous, if anything, among the main CPUs she's the most qualified as babysitting Rom and Ram would probably translate well as experience, and she's orderly enough to ensure her kids are taught well enough yet compassionate and loving enough to not be distant from them (unlike a certain Lastation goddess who can't even treat her own sister properly).
>One more thought I've had is that Uni might like to have a boy too
There is an unspoken rule of sorts in Neptunia that all major onscreen characters must be girls, with boys/men only allowed to appear onscreen as su

>>8908
>spoiler
The Atelier mobile game is pretty horny, for what it's worth.

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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Not in the picture is the U Purple Heart daki cover.

I have no idea if this is the best way to go about it but I usually just stick to the pre-set sword, hand to hand and gun routes and set attacks from least powerful to most powerful. I usually put transformation attacks on the last triangle attack and combo link on the last circle and cross attacks. Never had any trouble with this setup.

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>>7836
>set attacks from least powerful to most powerful
I don't think this is a good way to do it. If it's anything like the later games, every combo attack you use adds to your wait time, so you should set your strongest attacks first in line so you can kill the enemy faster and not have to use as many moves.

>>7853
>every combo attack you use adds to your wait time
Honestly I have no idea if it does. At most, it would only be an issue until you get Neptune Break but if it does it has never caused any issues for what that is worth. 
Pretty sure the strongest ones are not able to be set early though, there are some limitations but I do not remember them off the top of my head.

The most helpful thing at lower levels IIRC is to attack elemental weaknesses even if that means using guns most of the time. It's been a few years since I last played but I seem to remember just setting the newest combo attacks and not thinking about it too hard. If you have effective healing and you're hitting weaknesses you should be able to sustain yourself.

>>8165
Definitely worth doing with Compa but Neptune and IF both hit decently hard with physical or whatever the non weapon attacks are called. Pretty sure their gun attacks are weaker than their physicals.