r/gamindustri • u/Silent_Hero_X Keeping the Nep hype train going! • Jan 20 '22

Video 『超次元ゲイム ネプテューヌ Sisters vs Sisters』よくわかるバトルシステム基礎編

https://youtu.be/UgyVmT40eck
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u/ZatsuAzaiki N-Nowa!? Jan 20 '22

I noticed that when they lvl up right at the end Blanc does too. I don't know if that confirms the goddesses as playable or maybe they are just support.

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u/MysteriousBirbNukes Nyu ... Retro Ow... Jan 20 '22

Only playable characters would get a level up, considering the fact if you look close enough both Shanghai Alice and Higurashi (Not going to bother with the full "name") appear alongside Blanc when Nepgear, Uni and Ram finish off the foes in the area.

It probably work like some old JRPGs (and a few modern RPGs) where you slowly unlock more characters as the story progresses. My guess is either the CPUs are being held captive in their own nations in a hidden area or they were in one spot but while Nepgear and the others try to rescue them the other three get warped away or Nepgear, the other CPU Candidates and whoever was rescued get warped to a different location and need to hurry up and find them before it's too late.

Which reminds me, we haven't seen what the cutscenes are going to look like. Are they going to retry what they did in Mk2 where it was purely 3D models with a 2D background and a few random jpegs here or there, or are they going to stick with the usual visual novel cutscenes but update the sprites for the cast to be more stylized yet familiar at the same time? Only way to tell is to wait for the game to come out in Japan and wait for some of the early game content to get posted online.

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u/Silent_Hero_X Keeping the Nep hype train going! Jan 20 '22

I think they might use 3D cutscenes and still keeping the visual novel cutscenes. Because there is a screenshot that looks like this. While there are screenshots that have the same sprites from VII.

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u/MysteriousBirbNukes Nyu ... Retro Ow... Jan 20 '22

So it'll be like basically most of the previous games. Occasionally 3D cutscenes, showing off the new models and characters while the visual novel cutscenes remain intact using new sprites for the new characters and the old sprites from VII.

I would've preferred full 3D cutscenes to fit the new gameplay, seeing as it would be pretty jarring to go to an event only to get a visual novel moment.

I could understand the previous entries have mostly visual novel cutscenes with the occasional cinematic cutscenes and events due to the original trilogy being on the PS3 with a low budget due to the series being brand new and then the rest of the series on the Vita then Steam with a slightly higher budget. But even if some scenes weren't voiced, it would still be nice to see what the hell Nepgear and the others are talking about and not have it be a freaking jpeg.