Aww, really? I had such high hopes for it. Repetitive ain't good...
You think they learned their lesson about protagonist switching after having Hyper Dimension Neptunia MK 2 not star Neptune and instead star Boring Mcblandface (at least Victory made Mcblandface into a jealous and poisonous friend who can't do anything right despite this).
Also, dammit, why give Noire her own game if you ain't even going to let us play as her? No one cares about some loser self insert. What a rip off.
edited 13th Jun '14 6:41:15 AM by Otherarrow
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The idol sim is out already?
The idol sim has been out in the West for two weeks, maybe 3 by now.
Oh. I wasn't sure because the page hasn't been updated as such last time I was there.
I actually got the idol sim. I'm actually finding it okay through a combination of being a pre-existing fan of the series and because I'm used to menu-based games where you press buttons to trigger an event and raise stats *coughLongLiveTheQueencough*. The whole song selection issue is a bit overstated, IMO.
But I certainly wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Heck, I feel the game shouldn't be a penny over $20.
Isn't it basically Idolmaster, which is barely a game to begin with?
It's one thing to make a spectacle. It's another to make a difference.
Oh, it's definitely still a game. Could stand to be somewhat harder, though. For a simulator, it's surprisingly easy to win, given that you can just sit in your CPU's nation for the whole game until you max out your shares there, then go to any other nation and do one concert and beat the game automatically.
edited 13th Jun '14 11:37:51 AM by burnpsy
Haha, wow. That sounds like ridiculously easy.
It's one thing to make a spectacle. It's another to make a difference.
Yeah, you just need to be above everyone else in shares for even a second and you win. Which would be fine if the other CPUs were at all aggressive and did anything to gain fans outside their own nations. But no, they're content at maxing out their own nations and then staying put. Meaning you're on even ground with them when you max your nation...
edited 13th Jun '14 11:50:35 AM by burnpsy
So it's basically a Zero Effort Game?
edited 13th Jun '14 11:52:04 AM by PhysicalStamina
It's one thing to make a spectacle. It's another to make a difference.
Wow. GG Idea Factory (or whoever's developing these games).
edited 13th Jun '14 12:58:14 PM by PhysicalStamina
It's one thing to make a spectacle. It's another to make a difference.
Wait, Sting of all people did the apparently subpar Noire game?
Aww. Man. Didn't see that coming.
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Wait, action spin-off?
I was surprised too.
Did you not see me post this
on the last page? They're basically making Hyperdimension Neptunia: Shinovi Versus. Same devs, Clothing Damage, etc.
Incidentally, I am totally nicking the Zero-Effort Game thing for the idol sim's page.
Oh yeah, I totally forgot Action U was a thing.
They're releasing so many titles at once that it's hard to keep track, honestly.
And hey, the singer doesn't sound like she's trying to communicate with dolphins! We're moving up in the world.
edited 13th Jun '14 1:39:34 PM by PhysicalStamina
It's one thing to make a spectacle. It's another to make a difference.
Oh, don't get me started on Neptunia openings. The one for the idol sim makes me double-facepalm for some reason.
Yeah, that kind of bubbly-cutesy-overly happy J-Pop doesn't get on with me.
I kind like the kind of house-y turn it takes during the verses, though, even though it still feels like your generic Anime Theme Song.
As an aside, what the hell is "next stage" supposed to mean? I've heard it in Burning Rangers' closing theme song, I've seen it on AKB 0048, and now I've heard it here. I don't understand it.
It's one thing to make a spectacle. It's another to make a difference.
Oh, well of course.
It's one thing to make a spectacle. It's another to make a difference.
Not surprised, since Omega Quintet was announced, so Compile Heart already had a PS 4 title in development.
Huh. Meanwhile, I legit did not see that coming.
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Huh. Really seemed like a PS 3 game.
Also, out of curiosity, do you think it's fits for Blanc to be using more ice elemental attacks? Just like, a writing question.
A corpse should be left well enough alone...
Update.
They want to do it, but nothing is finalized yet. They just lumped it into the rating to get that out of the way.
As side-notes:
Did anyone pick up the idol sim?
Word is that HGF Noire is repetitive and the protagonist is actually Noire's secretary, who's seen as a failure of a self-insert and has nothing to add to the game. As such, it's flooding used game sections.
edited 13th Jun '14 5:43:10 AM by burnpsy