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* TheCameo: Although most of the [[https://ideafintl.com/nep-virtual-stars/guest/ Guest V-Tubers]] included in the game have unique character models, there is one based on a pre-existing property: Mr. Heart from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''. For the record, he is an [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEOSZye3-lJI6-VdI34Bbrg actual]] [[https://twitter.com/heart_heartful V-Tuber]].

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* TheCameo: Although most of the [[https://ideafintl.com/nep-virtual-stars/guest/ [[https://ifi.games/nep-virtual-stars/guest/ Guest V-Tubers]] included in the game have unique character models, there is one based on a pre-existing property: Mr. Heart from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''. For the record, he is an [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEOSZye3-lJI6-VdI34Bbrg actual]] [[https://twitter.com/heart_heartful V-Tuber]].
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The tenth spin-off game in the VideoGame/{{Neptunia}} series, ''Neptunia Virtual Stars'' is a HackAndSlash game, though with a focus on gunfire over melee combat. The defining feature of this installment is the focus on {{Virtual Youtuber}}s, such as WebAnimation/{{Hololive}}, appearing in the game as potential allies. The game was initially released in Japan for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 on August 6, 2020; the North American [=PS4=] release was March 2, 2021, followed by a European [=PS4=] release March 5, 2021, and then an international PC release on March 29, 2021.

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The tenth spin-off game in the VideoGame/{{Neptunia}} series, ''Neptunia Virtual Stars'' is a HackAndSlash game, though with a focus on gunfire over melee combat. The defining feature of this installment is the focus on {{Virtual Youtuber}}s, such as WebAnimation/{{Hololive}}, appearing in the game as potential allies. The game was initially released in Japan for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 Platform/PlayStation4 on August 6, 2020; the North American [=PS4=] release was March 2, 2021, followed by a European [=PS4=] release March 5, 2021, and then an international PC release on March 29, 2021.

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* RhythmGame: Although it's not the main focus, the game has a "[=BeatTik=] Studio" mode in which the player presses buttons to a beat while a pair of chosen Goddesses or V-Idols dance, which can earn resources to upgrade fighting power.



* RhythmGame: Although it's not the main focus, the game has a "[=BeatTik=] Studio" mode in which the player presses buttons to a beat while a pair of chosen Goddesses or V-Idols dance, which can earn resources to upgrade fighting power.
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* {{Troll}}: What the Antis represent - one enemy is even called "Mr. Troll Account".[[note]]"Anti" is in fact a common term used similarly to "hater" or "troll" in the Vtuber community.[[/note]] Notably, the boss Flaming Chirper is based on a Twitter troll and flamewars, being a burning blue bird posting insulting replies to "chirps".
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* TheCameo: Although most of the [[https://ideafintl.com/nep-virtual-stars/guest/ Guest V-Tubers]] included in the game have unique character models, there is one based on a pre-existing property: Mr. Heart from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''. For the record, he is an [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEOSZye3-lJI6-VdI34Bbrg actual]] [[https://twitter.com/heart_heartful V-Tuber]].
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* AdvertisedExtra: The hostess of developer Creator/CompileHeart's Youtube channel, Ileheart, is the only preexisting Virtual Youtuber who has a role in the main plot; everyone else is restricted to appearing as power-ups, in skits that can be seen during {{Loading Screen}}s or in the HubLevel, or as DLC masks the protagonists can wear.

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* AdvertisedExtra: The hostess of developer Creator/CompileHeart's Youtube channel, Ileheart, is the only preexisting Nearly every Virtual Youtuber who has a role included in the main plot; everyone else game is restricted to appearing as power-ups, in skits that can be seen during {{Loading Screen}}s or in the HubLevel, or as DLC masks the protagonists can wear.wear. The exceptions are Ileheart, the hostess of developer Creator/CompileHeart's Youtube channel who is the only preexisting Virtual Youtuber that has a role in the main plot, and WebAnimation/KizunaAI and Towa Kiseki, who don't join in the main plot but have DLC that makes them playable characters with their own story episodes.

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* AdvertisedExtra: The hostess of developer Creator/CompileHeart's Youtube channel, Ileheart, is the only preexisting Virtual Youtuber who has a role in the main plot; everyone else is restricted to appearing as power-ups or in skits that can be seen during {{Loading Screen}}s or in the HubLevel.

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* AdvertisedExtra: The hostess of developer Creator/CompileHeart's Youtube channel, Ileheart, is the only preexisting Virtual Youtuber who has a role in the main plot; everyone else is restricted to appearing as power-ups or power-ups, in skits that can be seen during {{Loading Screen}}s or in the HubLevel.HubLevel, or as DLC masks the protagonists can wear.
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* AdvertisedExtra: The hostess of developer Creator/CompileHeart's Youtube channel, Ileheart, is the only preexisting Virtual Youtuber who has a role in the main plot; everyone else is restricted to appearing as power-ups or in skits that can be seen during {{Loading Screen}}s or in the HubLevel.


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* HubLevel: Between missions, the player returns to [=NeoTube=], a nation on Planet Emote where they can manage their resources, organize everyone's equipment, and watch Virtual Youtuber videos.


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* LoadingScreen: Whenever the player transitions to an area that needs to be loaded, a random skit starring various Virtual Youtubers will play.


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* RhythmGame: Although it's not the main focus, the game has a "[=BeatTik=] Studio" mode in which the player presses buttons to a beat while a pair of chosen Goddesses or V-Idols dance, which can earn resources to upgrade fighting power.
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* TwentyBearAsses: Some of the "Friends Order" quests involve collecting a number of special items dropped from enemies - items that won't show up before you start the quest.


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* AnthropomorphicFood: Goremand, the boss of Cookunia, is a giant tower of donuts with a cream puff for a head.
* CasinoPark: Gaminion is part this and part video game-themed, with slots and poker chips seen alongside game consoles and arcade cabinets.


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* LevelAte: Cookunia is a world made up of desserts and candy, where you walk on cake platforms and jump across floating cookies and macarons.


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* VomitDiscretionShot: After Vice is put through a lot of eating contests against Goremand, she ends up throwing up from overeating, with the screen fading to black right before it happens.
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* {{Defictionalization}}: [[https://ideafintl.com/nep-virtual-stars/special/ A page on the game's official website]] discusses how MEWTRAL, who debut in this game, are planned to become actual Virtual Idols with musical careers.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Counter-clockwise, from the center: Neptune, Blanc, Vert, Noire, You, Me, and Faira]]
The tenth spin-off game in the VideoGame/{{Neptunia}} series, ''Neptunia Virtual Stars'' is a HackAndSlash game, though with a focus on gunfire over melee combat. The defining feature of this installment is the focus on {{Virtual Youtuber}}s, such as WebAnimation/{{Hololive}}, appearing in the game as potential allies. The game was initially released in Japan for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 on August 6, 2020; the North American [=PS4=] release was March 2, 2021, followed by a European [=PS4=] release March 5, 2021, and then an international PC release on March 29, 2021.

The official description is as follows:

Enter Virtualand - a digital world that exists alongside the networks of various dimensions. Within Virtualand lies the planet Emote - a planet faced with extinction due to the maleficent group of Content destroyers known as Antis. In an act of desperation, the Digital Goddess of the planet Emote, Faira, sends a distress signal to other dimensions in hopes to find a savior of this planet. And the saviors that were reached? The rising Vtuber stars, Me and You, members of MEWTRAL, as well as the Goddesses of Gamindustri: Neptune, Noire, Blanc, and Vert! Can MEWTRAL and the Goddesses band together and save the planet Emote from complete destruction?

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* ActionGirl: All of the playable characters, who fight off an entire invading army with gunfire and ThePowerOfRock.
* {{Defictionalization}}: [[https://ideafintl.com/nep-virtual-stars/special/ A page on the game's official website]] discusses how MEWTRAL, who debut in this game, are planned to become actual Virtual Idols with musical careers.
* IdolSinger: The majority of the main cast are aspiring Virtual Idols (V-Idols).
* ThePowerOfRock: A V-Idol's power is proportional to their popularity, which leads to multiple characters singing their own ThemeMusicPowerUp.
* RedOniBlueOni: The main cast includes three pairs of upcoming V-Idols, with each duo having notable contrasts; for example, one pair consists of the devilish Vice, and the angelic Licht. With that said, sometimes who's the "Red" and who's the "Blue" switch, such as Licht having a secret sadistic streak while Vice is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
* VSign: The official cover art for the game shows Neptune, Me, and You making this gesture.

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