13:17 YES, FINALLY! some recognition for neptunia RPG, the story, art style and music are awesome in that game. It is kinda hard before you know how the game works but as long as you understand type advantages in that game and how equipments can give you permanent skills once you master them the gameplay too is a solid 8/10
Leriomat ohoho friend you are missing out on a awesome game, trust me, I used to hate it’s gameplay, all the way until I found out how to play the game properly. The most important part is type advantages, you will have to adjust your characters attacks to counter the enemies within each zone, kinda like how you build decks to defeat bosses in hearthstone. Once you do, the battles can go quite smoothly since you actually gain AP every time you gain elemental advantages against your enemies, you can attack nonstop like a hack n slash game! And you can gain super useful skills by equipping the right equipments, try on *EVERY* kind of equipments that has the skills that you do not currently have Doesn’t matter if it has low attacks, once you master the skills on the weapon those skills stay with you *PERMANENTLY* so you could later switch to a different, better stat equipments in the late game. I didn’t like the game at first dude, in fact I found it quite boring in terms of gameplay the first hour or so, because I was impatient and don’t wanna learn how the game works,. Play the game patiently and try to learn it’s never before seen-mechanics well, and you’ll have a whale of a time playing the game, it’s animation/music are quite awesome as well. Try it out whenever you can, as long as you know the mechanics you will not regret buying the game
Meh, if you find spamming the same the same attack over and over is fun, good for you. Also the game is full of boring fetch quests. One of the few game on steam that I regret I didn't refund.
>Puts original trilogy in A tier "because he likes them" >Immediately slams the first game for how terrible it is besides the story ????? Anyway, the rest of it is pretty fair. Not a bad list.
Ya, the battle systems was pretty terrible. After playing v2 and the updated battle system they been going it, it makes you realize how bad it truly was. Other than that, I lived it and it left a huge impression on me. Never had the opportunity to play the other two main titles...until now at least. Just bought rebirth 1-3 and going through 1 right now.
So, NieR is one of my top games ever, but the gameplay hurts it a lot. It's still on my top for the story. Luckily, we're getting a remake with better gameplay! NieR Replicant here we go!
I am beyond thrilled to see someone else show some love for Super Neptunia RPG. That game is INSANELY under-rated. It's one of the best RPG's I have ever played.
I kinda like the protagonist in Hyperdevotion gives us a better idea of how they might act around a normal guy as most of us are Also here's hoping for a Super nep sequel that has the candidates
Personally ReBirth;1 is my all time favorite. Something about it being not only the first game, but the lesser amount of fan service and more story elements to it make it outstanding. The gameplay is very fun, it’s story driven, and the fighting mechanisms are way easier than the originals.
Doesn't everybody ship those two? I mean, every time they're on screen together I want to shout "Just get a room, already!" at my computer. And I'm not really a shipper.
@@darthdistortion1934 Why? It's crystal clear that they like each other. Noire is just a total Tsun about it and Nep loves to tease her because she's Nep and trolling is what she does best. Usually I don't ship anything, but it feels like this ship was put there intentionally by the developers.
Im going to throw some other Compile Heart games outside of the neptunia series just because they are really good. S: VII, Mk2, Death End Re;quest, Fairy Fencer F remake, A: RPG, Neptunia 1, Mary Skelter 1 and 2 B: Sega Hard Girls, Victory, 4GO C: Neptunia U, Megatagmension, Hyperdevotion Noire D: Producing Perfection
Really interesting tier list. I guess I agree with quite a few of the rankings on there. I myself haven't played the PS3 games, but it seems that the people who have played mk2 and Victory generally like the original games more than the remakes. I would have ranked 4GO maybe a rank lower because of all the technical issues I had with the game. Super Nep RPG is either an A or S and Sega Hard girls I liked so that would be B I guess. Also since I've only played the Re;Birth games I guess they are all an A for me while not ranking the originals. So yeah, not all that different. Really nice video. You went really in-depth with every game and talked about pros and cons which was particularly interesting. I liked the video a lot.
If you played originals the story is not new and if you play rebirth first then the gameplay systems is a big step down and story mostly same + some element the player may or may not like.
Compa's grandpa, Gust, the way IF (at least to me) comes off as the main character, the Clunky yet crazy powerful custom combos, the clever references and the writing in general. There was a lot I hated about the first game but these few things kept me hooked and how I became a fan. I wished Blanc vs zombies kept the clothes break mechanic. Nep PP I liked exclusively for the dialogue and for Nep's song Good tier list man
Not a bad list, I agree with about half of it. I would say the rebirth games really helped the series, giving it a great touch up and I never really thought the dialogue stopped being witty and funny, but I did miss the compa grandpa jokes. I will say that I loved rebirth 3, I tend to see most of the fandom be 50\50 on it, either is one of your favorites or one of your least favorites.
Yeah I'm part of the crowd that was introduced to the series via the Re;Birth games and would definitely rank them higher than you did. I plan to play the originals at some point but for now the extent of my knowledge of them comes from this channel, it does seem some good things were lost. Especially Compa's grandpa lol.
Almost 100% agree with this list. The only thing I'd change would be the rankings of the original PS3 trilogy. I'd put 1 and 2 below V. 1 in C tier, because of the dungeons and combat, and 2 in B tier only because I wasn't too keen on the 3D character models during cutscenes. Other than that, totally agree!
I bought 2 of the Neptunia humble bundles, I dunno how this helped me, but I am more confident now in playing them this decade? My backlog is starting to collapse under its gravity...
I'm glad that they added overworld encounterable enemies in Re;Birth1. With the way that the original handles encounters in dungeons, it looks very annoying to deal with. Megadimension Neptunia VII is the game that introduced me to the Neptunia series. And to say that I liked it would be a HEAVY understatement... I LOVED the game! So much in fact that I sunk in 89.8 hours in under 2 weeks while getting all 3 endings the game has to offer. I used to hate character interactions in gaming, but Megadimension Neptunia VII made me love character interactions due to the amount of 4th wall breaks, game references, etc. I got the Bad Ending first by complete accident and I still think that it's complete bull to have to go outta your way to get any ending, and then I went for the Good and True endings in New Game Plus.
One thing I adore about Blanc Vs Zombies is the enemy designs. Man I wish there were more cartoony enemies in the Nep series as I think it fits well to the aesthetics.
I don't know where else to ask so: are there any must-have DLCs for these games, outside of the cosmetic ones? I already have the additional characters for VII but that's about it
Chrome from Super Neptunia RPG Is basically good Arfoire from that weird non canon ending from RB1 I think ? And also, Arfoire in the 3rd OVA "Hidamari No Little Purple"
U made me fantasize about a VR only title where you can play one of the goddesses with their powers and weapons in single player or with 3 others in co-op.
Great vid YSN, I can totally see what you mean and get your opinions. Mine is very similar except I haven't played neptunia RPG yet but am greatly looking forward to it. I'd probably say the 1st one on ps3 is my favourite. I adore it quite a bit and it really seems to be where most of my love for the series comes from. I like them all but that one really is the one that sold me. Great content as always :3 any plans to do other tier lists in the future? Like possibly for Senran Kagura or Disgaea? Eh eh
Senran Kagura and Disgaea tier lists are definitely going to happen. I need to "freshen up" on Disgaea a little bit first (it's been a while since I played some of those games) so expect the SK vid to come out before that one.
also imo dont marathon the rebirth trilogy, the 3 games are too similar. take a rest after 1&2 especially if you dont rush it. makes you appreciate rebirth 3 more.
I kinda agree with your list, the only exception is Sega heart Girl I would put in the E section. Only thing I didn't enjoy of that game was that it was time based. You have to fight the final boss within a few days otherwise the longer you take the stronger it gets. So unless you want to fight a Super Hard Final Boss you need to fight it within a time limit which doesn't let you explore more of the worlds or interact with the other Sega Girls.
That's actually pretty good tier list~ Some of them i completely agree with and some of them are just UNDENIABLY true xD Iam looking forward for the Senran Kagura Tier List :D
Would a newcomer to the series be able to jump right into one of the S tier games such as V2 or Neptunia RPG, or will the games lack impact without proper background from the other games?
@@vkobevk I guess that makes v2r better for watching a youtube playthrough of the game, for example. Although some dialogue changes like the uni uzume swear scene have been cut out. Fair enough, good sir.
Great overall! You've got there bro! Rebirth 1(Official Superdimension) and Megadimension Vll are the best Neptunia mainline. They are from separate or different dimension, and 4GO is the only best Neptunia spin-off game. Neptune is the most cutest protagonist and Noire is my top favorite Neptunia girl, that's why they are best girls. Hyperdevotion Noire and PP sucked due Secretary and Self-insert, they deserve lower rank to F! Subscribed!
just started playing the first Rebirth never had the original games Loving the humour and the Characters are awesome and funny and you actually care about them as character not just how waifu some of them are, the next series im gonna play through is Senran Kagura
Maybe the 3 rebirth games would be more fun to play though if the lvling and whatnot carried over from game to game, but then they might as well have been one game combined I guess.
So when’s that Senran Kagura anime review gonna happen? Will it be Ninja Flash or Tokyo Youma-Hen? Also, have you played “Trillion, God of Destruction”?
As a fellow Neptunia fan, I approve of this video, by the way have you played Date a Live Rio Reincarnation yet, it got a North American release last year and was worked on by Tsunako herself?
@@YSN well in short, it's discussing how powerful characters, the various abilities they have and potentially how well they would fare in combat against characters in or out of their own verse
Ooooh so thats why i had the good ending in vr that now makes sense And i dont get why cyberdimension isnt high on anyones list im glad that you lije it just as much as i do i do have a rank list on my channel if your interested
I would switch Neptunia U with Cyberdimension because Cyberdimension is not hard, just monotonous since you have to spam the Heavy Attack/Heal Team skills to break the bosses and the further you progress, the slower it takes, so it's not hard, just boring. I do like the puns, the unique dungeons but Neptunia U has combos, there's no break system, it's a constant mayhem that does not feel monotonous even after doing the same thing over and over again. I love the medal system, i think it's a great addition to the game.
To be honest Re Birth 2 is not favorable that i understand but Re Birth 3 is actually on pair with Re Birth 1 to me i mean it's had a cluster of characters and a very good core gameplay you can say that for me Re Birth 3 is like everything good with Re Birth 1 + fixing mistakes and enhanced from Re Birth 2 and Finally the Megadimension Neptunia VII is the most favorite for me by far, i don't like VIIR though.
I wish there it was a way to play the original Neptunia game, but with the all the gameplay goodies of the rebirth remakes (even better using the VII gameplay) but it seems Im stuck watching the story on youtube
VII = the best... and I also liked Neptunia RPG I have to confess.. noire + sega on vita also were not too bad. I only disagree on 4 goddesses, I did not like it at all (not even animated skits!!). For me it was unfortunately the beginning of the end for IF given all the crap that followed... RPG and Mary skelter apart ;) Personal opinion.
My favourite game in the series would probably be Vs sega hard girls And I'm pretty sure Blanc Vs zombies world setting was based off of a short lived manga? I thought RPG was pretty good, the game play and art style are fun and cute. But I thought the story was a bit lack luster
Very enjoyable video! I don’t really agree with the main line rankings when it came to the rebirth games. I haven’t played the PS3 games. I’ve only watched videos of them, but I will say the way the story is done is much better than the rebirth games.
Yes, overall the Rebirth games certainly have a different tone compared to the PS3 games. I'm not surprised to see people who prefer one style over the other.
On the fly with little memory of the oldest titles: 01 Rebirth 1 02 SUPER NEPTUNIA RPG 03 SEGA HARD GIRLS 04 VII 05 Rebirth 2 06 BLANC VS ZOMBIES 07 4 GODDESSES ONLINE 08 Rebirth 3 09 HYPER DIMENSION NOIRE 10 PRODUCING PERFECTION 11 Action U
you are actually the only youtube so far that i follow on the "niche games" subject (i still just call them anime games), and i just got curious. Have you ever played or at least seen a game called Honkai Impact 3rd? Its a free to play phone game... a phone game?! what, me, playing a phone game. I have never liked any phone game since usually its just some low quality pay2win crap. BUT this one surprised me, after playing for a while i could actually compare it to many PC games that i play normally. Plus now there is an actual PC port, which works pretty well. But anyway, the whole reason i had this question come up is because i was recently playing 4 Goddesses Online with a friend, and i realised how similar the gameplay is between these 2 games. I even kept mixing up the combat strategies XD So simply im just curious what you think of the game, or have you ever played/seen it
My first game was Mk2 (in 2017...I arrived late to the series and all I had available at the time was a PS3 :/ plus it was like £10 so even if I found I didn't like it it's not like I spent a lot of money on it) and I really loved it, even if the game ran kind of badly in terms of FPS and using HDD was kind of pointless (used AP every turn, so unless you only wanted to use it for 1 or 2 turns you were basically restricted to low damage rush attacks, which counteracts the increased stats of HDD), it was my first PlayStation platinum trophy and agree with it's A rank. Second game was Victory, it was ok, gameplay was a step up from Mk2, but I found the story less interesting. Also I'm a little biased because Nepgear is my favourite character and she was treated pretty badly there. I think I'd give it a B. Third was VII, which to date is my favourite in the series. I loved almost everything about it, combat was really fun, story was great for the most part, comedy was great as usual, Uzume is a great character, really liked the Gold Third, Affimax and Kurome, art was great (dungeons, new cutscene portraits, next form designs, etc) and the music was amazing. However it wasn't perfect; the way the next forms was introduced in the first fight using them was badly done and the random encounters while fun initially just got annoying eventually as they never posed any potential threat after 10-15 hours or so. Also I usually don't mind fanservice, and actually quite like it (I mean...let's be honest, most of us who like the series are probably the same) but there were a few scenes where it felt unnecessary, particularly a scene in the Lowee route where Blanc, Rom and Ram are in bath towels for like 5 lines then go back to normal, I mean...why? However other than that scene, fanservice is about normal for a Neptunia game. Overall it was my third or so PlayStation platinum trophy (after Mk2 and I think another non-Neptunia game) and agree with it's S rank. Next was Four Goddesses Online, and it was really enjoyable too. A great break from the mainline games I had played previously. Story was fun, but the ending was a little anti-climactic. Everyone was fun to play, but Uni was a bit overpowered and made the game really easy. I LOVED the outfit designs, they look really good and fit with their characters while still being a completely different style to their regular outfits (I particularly really liked Noire's outfit). Would have been nice to play the other characters (Uzume, IF, Compa etc), but it's not a huge problem. Other than the strange AI behaviour for the party members I never had a problem playing it on PS4 other than the 5 or so minute initial loading of the game, although I never tried the multiplayer. Was my 4th PlayStation platinum trophy and again agree with it's A rank. Next was Action Unleashed (finally started PC gaming), and again I had a lot of fun with it. It was different enough from 4GO to still be fun, and although the clothes breaking was kind of unnecessary, it at least did have a gameplay function. Story was meh, it was alright, but kind of forgettable too. Gameplay was fast and it was a blast to just rip through massive hoards of monsters. Kind of felt similar to God of War 3 in that way. I'd agree with the B ranking. Then was Re;birth 1. I really liked this game too. Gameplay was similar to Victory, but the story was a lot of fun and overall I enjoyed RB1 more than Victory. I'd give it an A or B rank, possibly leaning a little more towards A. Then was Neptunia Shooter which was...interesting... Next game was Super Neptunia RPG...which I got about 4 hours into and never finished. It's not that I wasn't enjoying the game, I was, it's just that I was going by quite slowly and then had to deal with some IRL stuff. I haven't picked it up since, but plan to do so at some point. I also have SeHaGirls, Blanc+Neptune vs Zombies, HD Noire, VIIR, RB2 and RB3 which I plan to play at some point, but haven't gotten around to yet for similar reasons to why I still haven't finished RPG.
Dang there’s a whole empty tier between the bottom 3 and Producing-Perfection. I haven’t played p-p but it must be really bad lol Also your thumbnails are honestly spectacular
I want an ArcSystemWorks Neptunia fighting game lmao. This will never be true though, Nep games are already niche same with fighting game so yeah not happening.
i love this series and my ranking would be victory rebrith1 original game V II 4GO AU neptune vs sega hard girls virtual stars hyperdevotion noire megatagmension super neptunia pp rebrith3 rebirth2 mk2
IMO, I need to revisit the series. MK2 was my start and I liked Nepgear's progression into leading role. Victory warmed up to me cause I guess I can't accept certain things as Ultradimension shenanigans, but I wished Ploot was better executed. Her sadism is obviously uncalled for and I thought she should have been called out on it more. Haven't played Megadimension, guess I go with VIIR since that is the recent one. Also, wtf is with Compile and remakes. Just port the damn things to PS5 like it is, the brand is popular enough that people would love to play the old stuff.
I'm fairly new to the series. I finished the re;birth trilogy as this comment and VII. Haven't gotten the chance to play the spin offs yet. But I'd say my favorite from what I played are 2>4>3>1. I found it surprising that you rank the original trilogy higher. When looking into the series I always heard playing the re;birth games were better. So I never touched the PS3 originals.
Love this idea and a different perspective on the games. While I agree with the mainline series (I didn't mind the first game gameplay and I never played the remakes, never liked buying games twice if I already have the original) I have different opinions on the spin offs. I think both Blanc's game and hyperdimension u should both be C as I like them but I do play a fair amount of action games so they just might feel underwhelming to me. Cyberdimension I'd probably put at B just because I'm not really an MMO guy (on how the combat feels). And I would put Noire's game at A because I love tactics games. While I haven't played disgea I love Fire emblem and Final Fantasy tactics and while it's not as deep as those games it is still fun. I didn't really see the guy as a self insert (probably because I'm more of a Blanc guy lol) but I liked their interactions. The story wasn't amazing but it was enjoyable. Looking forward to hearing more in the future and it was cool to hear this. Continue to spread the love of hyperdimension my people!
its a little sad. i never played the ps3 games, i remember being that guy (well kid) in gamestop when I saw the cover like "ew, what is this cartoon cutesy garbage?" oooooh how the turns have tabled
I finished and enjoyed super neptunia rpg but i would give it a B as there are loading problems for me and its glitchy I've soft locked the game and other minor glitches multiple times but the combat and story are still very fun
I agree with most of the rankings, but I'd swap Super Neptunia RPG with Cyberdimension 4GO since I had more glitches while playing Super Neptunia RPG believe it or not (mostly the magic glitch). And yeah, the AI is obviously janky in 4GO so I agree it isn't perfect either, maybe it's just me, but it somehow never crashed for me and I just liked it more overall.
4 goddesses is the biggest disappointment to me. Because the idea is great, the gameplay is great, dungeons are cool.... the mmoish vibes are all good........ but nothing works as intended and the bugs from LAUNCH are still in the game. I cant access or switch in game outfits but i can equipt cash shop outfits. Part of me thinks thats intentional.
I quit four goddesses online Not exactly a fault of the game itself but starting the game up. I think it plays a fake loading screen just to start a real loading screen! Doing that every time I want to start the game was just too stupid. I don't give points for being this dedicated to a theme especially since there is no real MMO things in the game
Great video. I just finished rebirth 1,2 and 3. I enjoyed the stories a lot but felt the end of 3 dragged a lot. I skid think the games would be better if they dropped some of the silly enemy types (like floating screens and Mario pipes) and went more with dungeon matching enemies. I also hated the move to special moves being all tied to SP in 3 and so much being locked behind the challenges. I am excited to now play megadimension. It ref feels like I have eaten my veggies and now it’s time for desert.
"Overall, it's just a nice thing to look at." then zooms in a low angle on Nepgear's backside in the catsuit...I approve! and BONZAI!!!!
12:23 "overall it's just a nice thing to look at"
Also YSN: *Zooms into Nepgears ass*
I definitely want you to rank the Senran Kagura series next. Very interested in your opinion. I'll definitely be giving Super Neptunia a try now.
Can't wait to see Senran Kagura tier list.
13:17 YES, FINALLY! some recognition for neptunia RPG, the story, art style and music are awesome in that game. It is kinda hard before you know how the game works but as long as you understand type advantages in that game and how equipments can give you permanent skills once you master them the gameplay too is a solid 8/10
I also appreciate that 4go was given love!
For what I remember super Neptunia rpg is really bad, probably the worst neptunia game on steam
Leriomat ohoho friend you are missing out on a awesome game, trust me, I used to hate it’s gameplay, all the way until I found out how to play the game properly.
The most important part is type advantages, you will have to adjust your characters attacks to counter the enemies within each zone, kinda like how you build decks to defeat bosses in hearthstone.
Once you do, the battles can go quite smoothly since you actually gain AP every time you gain elemental advantages against your enemies, you can attack nonstop like a hack n slash game!
And you can gain super useful skills by equipping the right equipments, try on *EVERY* kind of equipments that has the skills that you do not currently have
Doesn’t matter if it has low attacks, once you master the skills on the weapon those skills stay with you *PERMANENTLY* so you could later switch to a different, better stat equipments in the late game.
I didn’t like the game at first dude, in fact I found it quite boring in terms of gameplay the first hour or so, because I was impatient and don’t wanna learn how the game works,.
Play the game patiently and try to learn it’s never before seen-mechanics well, and you’ll have a whale of a time playing the game, it’s animation/music are quite awesome as well. Try it out whenever you can, as long as you know the mechanics you will not regret buying the game
Meh, if you find spamming the same the same attack over and over is fun, good for you. Also the game is full of boring fetch quests. One of the few game on steam that I regret I didn't refund.
@@Leriomat Ah well can't make everyone happy, honestly I'm just happy that someone acknowledged Neptunia RPG
THEY REMOVED THE COMPA'S GRANDPA JOKES?!
I really enjoyed this. It's rare that I get to hear a fellow Neptunia fans opinion on the games. Defiantly gonna subscribe.
>Puts original trilogy in A tier "because he likes them"
>Immediately slams the first game for how terrible it is besides the story
?????
Anyway, the rest of it is pretty fair. Not a bad list.
to be fair, the first game is unfathomably bad gameplaywise, while being quite charming from a story standpoint. Its a conundrum.
Ya, the battle systems was pretty terrible. After playing v2 and the updated battle system they been going it, it makes you realize how bad it truly was. Other than that, I lived it and it left a huge impression on me. Never had the opportunity to play the other two main titles...until now at least. Just bought rebirth 1-3 and going through 1 right now.
@@bryanmoberg8408 - Lucky us who have the privelege of watching and going through the story on TH-cam, without experiencing the gameplay \o/
So, NieR is one of my top games ever, but the gameplay hurts it a lot. It's still on my top for the story. Luckily, we're getting a remake with better gameplay! NieR Replicant here we go!
@Ezra Nobleheart That's an opinion I don't see often.
8:02 Lmao he really took the piss out of those SSD complaints
I could not figure out how to PLAY the idol game.
Just picked up V II for my first Neptunia game! Thanks for all the content for the series you have been putting out!
Little late but, I think you should have picked up Re;birth 1, 2, and 3, you will have missed out on story.
I am beyond thrilled to see someone else show some love for Super Neptunia RPG. That game is INSANELY under-rated. It's one of the best RPG's I have ever played.
I kinda like the protagonist in Hyperdevotion gives us a better idea of how they might act around a normal guy as most of us are
Also here's hoping for a Super nep sequel that has the candidates
Personally ReBirth;1 is my all time favorite. Something about it being not only the first game, but the lesser amount of fan service and more story elements to it make it outstanding. The gameplay is very fun, it’s story driven, and the fighting mechanisms are way easier than the originals.
Except it’s not really the first game.
@@arrownoiru don’t say😧
Ah you too ship Neptune and Noire. I knew I liked you. You are of culture.
Doesn't everybody ship those two? I mean, every time they're on screen together I want to shout "Just get a room, already!" at my computer. And I'm not really a shipper.
@@skyknight0408 Nah I kinda despise that ship
@@darthdistortion1934 Why? It's crystal clear that they like each other. Noire is just a total Tsun about it and Nep loves to tease her because she's Nep and trolling is what she does best. Usually I don't ship anything, but it feels like this ship was put there intentionally by the developers.
Im going to throw some other Compile Heart games outside of the neptunia series just because they are really good.
S:
VII, Mk2, Death End Re;quest, Fairy Fencer F remake,
A:
RPG, Neptunia 1, Mary Skelter 1 and 2
B:
Sega Hard Girls, Victory, 4GO
C:
Neptunia U, Megatagmension, Hyperdevotion Noire
D: Producing Perfection
I've been enjoying Fairy Fencer F a lot. Hope CH makes another one similar to this.
Death End Re;Quest has made its way into my top 5 games of all time list. It was fantastic imo.
Really interesting tier list. I guess I agree with quite a few of the rankings on there. I myself haven't played the PS3 games, but it seems that the people who have played mk2 and Victory generally like the original games more than the remakes.
I would have ranked 4GO maybe a rank lower because of all the technical issues I had with the game. Super Nep RPG is either an A or S and Sega Hard girls I liked so that would be B I guess. Also since I've only played the Re;Birth games I guess they are all an A for me while not ranking the originals. So yeah, not all that different.
Really nice video. You went really in-depth with every game and talked about pros and cons which was particularly interesting. I liked the video a lot.
If you played originals the story is not new and if you play rebirth first then the gameplay systems is a big step down and story mostly same + some element the player may or may not like.
Can't say the original get many plus points from me in the early game including story.
Yeah. I like them more than the remakes except for the first due to only terrible gameplay.
I would like the originals more, if it wasn't for the the fact those games are optimized like shit, especially Victory.
I bought the game Because you keep give us videos about this games i palyed like 3 hours and iam in love with this series
i completely agree with S tier. mega and rpg are easily my favorite nep games.
Do you think Neptune has a chance to get in Smash Ultimate?
Some of these games I haven't played because I have not enough room on my PSVita...
I’d hope so
Compa's grandpa, Gust, the way IF (at least to me) comes off as the main character, the Clunky yet crazy powerful custom combos, the clever references and the writing in general. There was a lot I hated about the first game but these few things kept me hooked and how I became a fan.
I wished Blanc vs zombies kept the clothes break mechanic.
Nep PP I liked exclusively for the dialogue and for Nep's song
Good tier list man
Victory will always be my S+ tier game
Having taken a break with Nep Nep games for oh 7 years, this is a great quick guide!
Not a bad list, I agree with about half of it. I would say the rebirth games really helped the series, giving it a great touch up and I never really thought the dialogue stopped being witty and funny, but I did miss the compa grandpa jokes.
I will say that I loved rebirth 3, I tend to see most of the fandom be 50\50 on it, either is one of your favorites or one of your least favorites.
I really want super neptunia to become a series of its own
Was on the fence about Super Neptunia RPG until I watched this vid. Another game to add to my list...
This was excellent! Thank you for that!
Yeah I'm part of the crowd that was introduced to the series via the Re;Birth games and would definitely rank them higher than you did. I plan to play the originals at some point but for now the extent of my knowledge of them comes from this channel, it does seem some good things were lost. Especially Compa's grandpa lol.
Almost 100% agree with this list. The only thing I'd change would be the rankings of the original PS3 trilogy. I'd put 1 and 2 below V.
1 in C tier, because of the dungeons and combat, and 2 in B tier only because I wasn't too keen on the 3D character models during cutscenes. Other than that, totally agree!
I bought 2 of the Neptunia humble bundles, I dunno how this helped me, but I am more confident now in playing them this decade? My backlog is starting to collapse under its gravity...
Maybe you could do a characters ranking list?
I'm glad that they added overworld encounterable enemies in Re;Birth1. With the way that the original handles encounters in dungeons, it looks very annoying to deal with. Megadimension Neptunia VII is the game that introduced me to the Neptunia series. And to say that I liked it would be a HEAVY understatement... I LOVED the game! So much in fact that I sunk in 89.8 hours in under 2 weeks while getting all 3 endings the game has to offer. I used to hate character interactions in gaming, but Megadimension Neptunia VII made me love character interactions due to the amount of 4th wall breaks, game references, etc. I got the Bad Ending first by complete accident and I still think that it's complete bull to have to go outta your way to get any ending, and then I went for the Good and True endings in New Game Plus.
The platforming clip of Neptunia RPG reminds me of Armed With Wings.
So how soon can we expect the Disgaea and SK tier lists?
Coming to TH-cam in 2020
One thing I adore about Blanc Vs Zombies is the enemy designs. Man I wish there were more cartoony enemies in the Nep series as I think it fits well to the aesthetics.
id really like to buy cyberdimension but the requirements say i cant run it..
but then again ive been fooled by requirements before so im not sure..
I literally bought re:birth 1 yesterday, and then this shows up in my recommendations. Talk about tracked browsing history
Hope you have fun with it :)
@@PikachuLee I am! The combat system is kinda weird at first, but super fun all the same
I don't know where else to ask so: are there any must-have DLCs for these games, outside of the cosmetic ones? I already have the additional characters for VII but that's about it
Though I only've played and bought the DLC for Rebirth 1 so far, I can say that the 3 additional content packs are absolute must haves
you can use dlc character and has more scenario, without dlc you never know nepgya best nep 😆
Chrome from Super Neptunia RPG
Is basically good Arfoire from that weird non canon ending from RB1 I think ?
And also, Arfoire in the 3rd OVA
"Hidamari No Little Purple"
U made me fantasize about a VR only title where you can play one of the goddesses with their powers and weapons in single player or with 3 others in co-op.
Great vid YSN, I can totally see what you mean and get your opinions. Mine is very similar except I haven't played neptunia RPG yet but am greatly looking forward to it. I'd probably say the 1st one on ps3 is my favourite. I adore it quite a bit and it really seems to be where most of my love for the series comes from. I like them all but that one really is the one that sold me. Great content as always :3 any plans to do other tier lists in the future? Like possibly for Senran Kagura or Disgaea? Eh eh
Senran Kagura and Disgaea tier lists are definitely going to happen. I need to "freshen up" on Disgaea a little bit first (it's been a while since I played some of those games) so expect the SK vid to come out before that one.
@@YSN awesome!!! Thank you again for the great content! :D
The R/W Discs were a lot of fun in the first game for PS3. The crazy skills in MkII and V were also great (Legendary Seven Skills)
thank you for nep content
So basically, the remakes wouldve also been in the A or B Tiers if you wouldnt have already played the originals
also imo dont marathon the rebirth trilogy, the 3 games are too similar. take a rest after 1&2 especially if you dont rush it. makes you appreciate rebirth 3 more.
Where would be a good place to dive in for a newbie to Neptunia? Trying to decide between the first one for PS3 or either of them for Switch
I kinda agree with your list, the only exception is Sega heart Girl I would put in the E section. Only thing I didn't enjoy of that game was that it was time based. You have to fight the final boss within a few days otherwise the longer you take the stronger it gets. So unless you want to fight a Super Hard Final Boss you need to fight it within a time limit which doesn't let you explore more of the worlds or interact with the other Sega Girls.
it is the goal fight the strongest to get true ending 😊
That's actually pretty good tier list~
Some of them i completely agree with and some of them are just UNDENIABLY true xD
Iam looking forward for the Senran Kagura Tier List :D
Funny thing is the only Neptunia game i have actually played and own is your top pick ,i have seen/watch a friend who have played the first three
Man I just wish they would add 5pb back in as playable character she was so cute ;-)
I need a mainline vr neptune game
8:42 agreed 100%
Would a newcomer to the series be able to jump right into one of the S tier games such as V2 or Neptunia RPG, or will the games lack impact without proper background from the other games?
Nah you'd be fine
I've seen 3 minutes of VIIR gameplay and I'm already glad I rebought VII instead or trying the remake
but viir has more cut scene 😊
@@vkobevk I guess that makes v2r better for watching a youtube playthrough of the game, for example. Although some dialogue changes like the uni uzume swear scene have been cut out. Fair enough, good sir.
@@hristopavlov298 but viir doesnt have vii dlc, so not nepgya in viir 😥
Very good list, so the Rebirth Vita games are recommended because of better gameplay for the people who haven't played the PS3?
Great overall! You've got there bro!
Rebirth 1(Official Superdimension) and Megadimension Vll are the best Neptunia mainline. They are from separate or different dimension, and 4GO is the only best Neptunia spin-off game.
Neptune is the most cutest protagonist and Noire is my top favorite Neptunia girl, that's why they are best girls.
Hyperdevotion Noire and PP sucked due Secretary and Self-insert, they deserve lower rank to F!
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just started playing the first Rebirth never had the original games Loving the humour and the Characters are awesome and funny and you actually care about them as character not just how waifu some of them are, the next series im gonna play through is Senran Kagura
Maybe the 3 rebirth games would be more fun to play though if the lvling and whatnot carried over from game to game, but then they might as well have been one game combined I guess.
So when’s that Senran Kagura anime review gonna happen? Will it be Ninja Flash or Tokyo Youma-Hen? Also, have you played “Trillion, God of Destruction”?
o hope for 4 goddes online 2 with more maps and skills
I don't ship anyone with Noire. since she deserves to be a loner.
i like your tierlist.
So V II > V II R which means when I buy *V II on the Nintendo Switch* instead of V II R on the the PS4, it’s not going to be a mistake?
VIIR is just the remastered version of VII
So the only thing is its no more 720p its now 1080p on VIIR
Switch version runs horrible. Would recommend the ps4 or steam.
@@kirbymaster1111 still its portable
And portable Neptunia Games are always better
I played Re;Birth 2 and 3 on PSVita and it was perfect
Completely missed Neptunia RPG. Going to have to give that one a whirl!
VIIR is also almost unplayable on PC, so there went my money.
As a fellow Neptunia fan, I approve of this video, by the way have you played Date a Live Rio Reincarnation yet, it got a North American release last year and was worked on by Tsunako herself?
I don't know if it's something you even care about, but have you ever thought about talking about the powerscaling of SK, Neptunia and Disgaea?
I can't say I've ever heard of powerscaling, so I have no idea what you're asking.
@@YSN well in short, it's discussing how powerful characters, the various abilities they have and potentially how well they would fare in combat against characters in or out of their own verse
Ooooh so thats why i had the good ending in vr that now makes sense
And i dont get why cyberdimension isnt high on anyones list im glad that you lije it just as much as i do i do have a rank list on my channel if your interested
I would switch Neptunia U with Cyberdimension because Cyberdimension is not hard, just monotonous since you have to spam the Heavy Attack/Heal Team skills to break the bosses and the further you progress, the slower it takes, so it's not hard, just boring. I do like the puns, the unique dungeons but Neptunia U has combos, there's no break system, it's a constant mayhem that does not feel monotonous even after doing the same thing over and over again. I love the medal system, i think it's a great addition to the game.
To be honest Re Birth 2 is not favorable that i understand but Re Birth 3 is actually on pair with Re Birth 1 to me i mean it's had a cluster of characters and a very good core gameplay you can say that for me Re Birth 3 is like everything good with Re Birth 1 + fixing mistakes and enhanced from Re Birth 2 and Finally the Megadimension Neptunia VII is the most favorite for me by far, i don't like VIIR though.
I wish there it was a way to play the original Neptunia game, but with the all the gameplay goodies of the rebirth remakes (even better using the VII gameplay) but it seems Im stuck watching the story on youtube
RPCS 3
VII = the best... and I also liked Neptunia RPG I have to confess.. noire + sega on vita also were not too bad. I only disagree on 4 goddesses, I did not like it at all (not even animated skits!!). For me it was unfortunately the beginning of the end for IF given all the crap that followed... RPG and Mary skelter apart ;) Personal opinion.
I do miss Compa Grandpa jokes. Or was it grandpappy? Yeah that's like an adoring character trait that only exist in the first game
My favourite game in the series would probably be Vs sega hard girls
And I'm pretty sure Blanc Vs zombies world setting was based off of a short lived manga?
I thought RPG was pretty good, the game play and art style are fun and cute. But I thought the story was a bit lack luster
Very enjoyable video! I don’t really agree with the main line rankings when it came to the rebirth games. I haven’t played the PS3 games. I’ve only watched videos of them, but I will say the way the story is done is much better than the rebirth games.
Yes, overall the Rebirth games certainly have a different tone compared to the PS3 games. I'm not surprised to see people who prefer one style over the other.
YellowSuperNintendo Yeah, thing I’m most annoyed with is that they changed things that didn’t need to be changed.
Fairy Fencer F Advent Dark Force would have been S tier in my book.
On the fly with little memory of the oldest titles:
01 Rebirth 1
02 SUPER NEPTUNIA RPG
03 SEGA HARD GIRLS
04 VII
05 Rebirth 2
06 BLANC VS ZOMBIES
07 4 GODDESSES ONLINE
08 Rebirth 3
09 HYPER DIMENSION NOIRE
10 PRODUCING PERFECTION
11 Action U
you are actually the only youtube so far that i follow on the "niche games" subject (i still just call them anime games),
and i just got curious. Have you ever played or at least seen a game called Honkai Impact 3rd?
Its a free to play phone game... a phone game?! what, me, playing a phone game. I have never liked any phone game since usually its just some low quality pay2win crap. BUT this one surprised me, after playing for a while i could actually compare it to many PC games that i play normally. Plus now there is an actual PC port, which works pretty well.
But anyway, the whole reason i had this question come up is because i was recently playing 4 Goddesses Online with a friend, and i realised how similar the gameplay is between these 2 games. I even kept mixing up the combat strategies XD
So simply im just curious what you think of the game, or have you ever played/seen it
My first game was Mk2 (in 2017...I arrived late to the series and all I had available at the time was a PS3 :/ plus it was like £10 so even if I found I didn't like it it's not like I spent a lot of money on it) and I really loved it, even if the game ran kind of badly in terms of FPS and using HDD was kind of pointless (used AP every turn, so unless you only wanted to use it for 1 or 2 turns you were basically restricted to low damage rush attacks, which counteracts the increased stats of HDD), it was my first PlayStation platinum trophy and agree with it's A rank.
Second game was Victory, it was ok, gameplay was a step up from Mk2, but I found the story less interesting. Also I'm a little biased because Nepgear is my favourite character and she was treated pretty badly there. I think I'd give it a B.
Third was VII, which to date is my favourite in the series. I loved almost everything about it, combat was really fun, story was great for the most part, comedy was great as usual, Uzume is a great character, really liked the Gold Third, Affimax and Kurome, art was great (dungeons, new cutscene portraits, next form designs, etc) and the music was amazing. However it wasn't perfect; the way the next forms was introduced in the first fight using them was badly done and the random encounters while fun initially just got annoying eventually as they never posed any potential threat after 10-15 hours or so. Also I usually don't mind fanservice, and actually quite like it (I mean...let's be honest, most of us who like the series are probably the same) but there were a few scenes where it felt unnecessary, particularly a scene in the Lowee route where Blanc, Rom and Ram are in bath towels for like 5 lines then go back to normal, I mean...why? However other than that scene, fanservice is about normal for a Neptunia game. Overall it was my third or so PlayStation platinum trophy (after Mk2 and I think another non-Neptunia game) and agree with it's S rank.
Next was Four Goddesses Online, and it was really enjoyable too. A great break from the mainline games I had played previously. Story was fun, but the ending was a little anti-climactic. Everyone was fun to play, but Uni was a bit overpowered and made the game really easy. I LOVED the outfit designs, they look really good and fit with their characters while still being a completely different style to their regular outfits (I particularly really liked Noire's outfit). Would have been nice to play the other characters (Uzume, IF, Compa etc), but it's not a huge problem. Other than the strange AI behaviour for the party members I never had a problem playing it on PS4 other than the 5 or so minute initial loading of the game, although I never tried the multiplayer. Was my 4th PlayStation platinum trophy and again agree with it's A rank.
Next was Action Unleashed (finally started PC gaming), and again I had a lot of fun with it. It was different enough from 4GO to still be fun, and although the clothes breaking was kind of unnecessary, it at least did have a gameplay function. Story was meh, it was alright, but kind of forgettable too. Gameplay was fast and it was a blast to just rip through massive hoards of monsters. Kind of felt similar to God of War 3 in that way. I'd agree with the B ranking.
Then was Re;birth 1. I really liked this game too. Gameplay was similar to Victory, but the story was a lot of fun and overall I enjoyed RB1 more than Victory. I'd give it an A or B rank, possibly leaning a little more towards A.
Then was Neptunia Shooter which was...interesting...
Next game was Super Neptunia RPG...which I got about 4 hours into and never finished. It's not that I wasn't enjoying the game, I was, it's just that I was going by quite slowly and then had to deal with some IRL stuff. I haven't picked it up since, but plan to do so at some point.
I also have SeHaGirls, Blanc+Neptune vs Zombies, HD Noire, VIIR, RB2 and RB3 which I plan to play at some point, but haven't gotten around to yet for similar reasons to why I still haven't finished RPG.
you don't have to rank dem waifus. we all know that nepgear is best gurl!
thanks for insight
I didn’t like the ending of super neptunia rpg, but it’s still a great game.
I think Super Nep RPG would have done better if they ever put it on mega sale like they do with all the other nep games.
Dang there’s a whole empty tier between the bottom 3 and Producing-Perfection. I haven’t played p-p but it must be really bad lol
Also your thumbnails are honestly spectacular
I know the gap makes it look a bit harsh!
Im glad to see nep rpg get some love. It's how I got into this series
So true. I love Super Neptunia RPG. I am not about to jump on the rage-hate this game often receives.
I want an ArcSystemWorks Neptunia fighting game lmao.
This will never be true though, Nep games are already niche same with fighting game so yeah not happening.
i love this series and my ranking would be
victory
rebrith1
original game
V II
4GO
AU
neptune vs sega hard girls
virtual stars
hyperdevotion noire
megatagmension
super neptunia
pp
rebrith3
rebirth2
mk2
I would like to get the games but I don't have pc or a PlayStation console or a Switch.
In terms of mainline series
1. Neptunia Victory
2. Neptunia Victory 2
3. Neptunia mk 2
1. Neptunia 1
IMO, I need to revisit the series. MK2 was my start and I liked Nepgear's progression into leading role. Victory warmed up to me cause I guess I can't accept certain things as Ultradimension shenanigans, but I wished Ploot was better executed. Her sadism is obviously uncalled for and I thought she should have been called out on it more. Haven't played Megadimension, guess I go with VIIR since that is the recent one.
Also, wtf is with Compile and remakes. Just port the damn things to PS5 like it is, the brand is popular enough that people would love to play the old stuff.
I'm fairly new to the series. I finished the re;birth trilogy as this comment and VII. Haven't gotten the chance to play the spin offs yet. But I'd say my favorite from what I played are 2>4>3>1. I found it surprising that you rank the original trilogy higher. When looking into the series I always heard playing the re;birth games were better. So I never touched the PS3 originals.
VII is absolutely a blast. Makes me wish for VO for every part of the game.
Hopefully next mainline game has Vert as the protagonist.
Love this idea and a different perspective on the games. While I agree with the mainline series (I didn't mind the first game gameplay and I never played the remakes, never liked buying games twice if I already have the original) I have different opinions on the spin offs. I think both Blanc's game and hyperdimension u should both be C as I like them but I do play a fair amount of action games so they just might feel underwhelming to me. Cyberdimension I'd probably put at B just because I'm not really an MMO guy (on how the combat feels). And I would put Noire's game at A because I love tactics games. While I haven't played disgea I love Fire emblem and Final Fantasy tactics and while it's not as deep as those games it is still fun. I didn't really see the guy as a self insert (probably because I'm more of a Blanc guy lol) but I liked their interactions. The story wasn't amazing but it was enjoyable.
Looking forward to hearing more in the future and it was cool to hear this. Continue to spread the love of hyperdimension my people!
its a little sad. i never played the ps3 games, i remember being that guy (well kid) in gamestop when I saw the cover like "ew, what is this cartoon cutesy garbage?"
oooooh how the turns have tabled
how abaut monsters ranking
I finished and enjoyed super neptunia rpg but i would give it a B as there are loading problems for me and its glitchy I've soft locked the game and other minor glitches multiple times but the combat and story are still very fun
Well said. Always awesome to see others appreciate this great game.
I agree with most of the rankings, but I'd swap Super Neptunia RPG with Cyberdimension 4GO since I had more glitches while playing Super Neptunia RPG believe it or not (mostly the magic glitch). And yeah, the AI is obviously janky in 4GO so I agree it isn't perfect either, maybe it's just me, but it somehow never crashed for me and I just liked it more overall.
[SSS] Rebirth 3
[S+] Rebirth 1
[A+] VII
[A] Rebirth 2
[C-] FGO
haven't played the rest
4 goddesses is the biggest disappointment to me. Because the idea is great, the gameplay is great, dungeons are cool.... the mmoish vibes are all good........ but nothing works as intended and the bugs from LAUNCH are still in the game. I cant access or switch in game outfits but i can equipt cash shop outfits. Part of me thinks thats intentional.
For me rebirth trilogy trumps the original by leagues.
I quit four goddesses online
Not exactly a fault of the game itself but starting the game up. I think it plays a fake loading screen just to start a real loading screen! Doing that every time I want to start the game was just too stupid. I don't give points for being this dedicated to a theme especially since there is no real MMO things in the game
Great video.
I just finished rebirth 1,2 and 3.
I enjoyed the stories a lot but felt the end of 3 dragged a lot.
I skid think the games would be better if they dropped some of the silly enemy types (like floating screens and Mario pipes) and went more with dungeon matching enemies.
I also hated the move to special moves being all tied to SP in 3 and so much being locked behind the challenges.
I am excited to now play megadimension.
It ref feels like I have eaten my veggies and now it’s time for desert.