![]() ![]() As the Goddesses, you can attack at range, and can shoot while moving – but the lack of a real dodge movement and no ability to lock on to an enemy makes it frustrating. It’s situations like these that the game expects you to switch between characters, and while the Goddesses and the VTubers do offer up different experiences, it’s not like either one is superior to the other. And when you’re surrounded – often stood on a small platform – it’s almost impossible to effectively dodge. Up to a dozen enemies will spawn at once, several of them firing rockets or bullets at you. Around the midway point, you’ll go from one-hit killing most enemies to constantly needing to heal as you’re spammed by ranged attacks. It quickly jumps from being mindlessly easy to cheap and frustrating. Combat, regardless of what character type you’re playing as, just isn’t much fun. That’s not the only thing that makes Neptunia Virtual Stars annoying. I imagine hearing “take this!” or “you’re going to die!” on an endless loop is equally as painful. ![]() Does that make it better or worse? I’m undecided. Because there’s no English audio and no subtitles on these parts, I’ve no idea what they say. Essentially then, you’re constantly barraged with the same one or two lines of dialogue. And, as you can imagine, in the heat of a battle, your character does a lot of attacking. Every time your character attacks or jumps, they’ll say a line of dialogue. Neptunia Virtual Stars could be the best game in the world (it’s not), but it does one ridiculous thing that deems it almost too irritating to play. Prepare to want to turn your volume way down while playing. It’s likely you’ll find your preference sooner rather than later, though your choice might not be based on who has the better weapon you’ll likely choose the character with the least annoying voice. ![]() You can freely switch between characters and playstyle at any time. Whether you want to play the game as a shooter or hack-and-slash, then, is up to you. More characters join the fray later on, too. The Goddesses wield guns this time, though they’re joined by “VTubers” You and Me, who wield a sword and crossbow. You’ll make your way through various maps which become more labyrinthine as you progress, picking up items, fighting enemies and finding your way to the exit. ![]() The action is what Virtual Stars is all about in the thick of it, it feels very much like a dungeon crawler. Frankly, I soon gave up on the story it’s filled with cringe-worthy one-liners and a ridiculous plot line that occasionally meanders a bit too much for its own good. This time, the Goddesses – Neptune, Noire, Vert and Blanc – find themselves in Virtualand, where they’ve been recruited in order to fight invaders who have stolen all of the world’s ‘Content’. I’ve played a lot of irritating games, but no game has ever felt so purposefully irritating as Neptunia Virtual Stars.ĭespite ditching the series’ RPG roots and leaving the typical setting of ‘Gamindustri’ behind, Neptunia Virtual Stars feels very much like a typical Neptunia game in its tone and storytelling. ![]()
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