Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2 is Coming to the West

The console war continues!


Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2: Sisters Generation will be making its way to North America and Europe in 2015 announced by Idea Factory International not too long ago . The game will be released physically and digitally in both countries this time around unlike it's predecessor, Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth, which Europeans only got the digital version.

Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2: Sisters Generation will be giving Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2 a makeover just like Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth did to Hyperdimension Neptunia. 

The remake is offering a new story, new voice actors, as well as the improved battle system from Re;birth 1; a feature called "Stella's dungeon", which is a real-time minigame that lets you send Stella out into Gamindustri dungeons for exploration to receive new items; and returning from Re;birth 1 is the Remake System which will allow players to customize the game to their personal preference such as making enemies stronger or weaker, add new dungeons and etc.

In the press release, Idea Factory International detailed the story for Rebirth;2, which can be read below: 


"20XX - Gamindustri faces a dire crisis. Shops are boarded up, creators are overworked and starving, and death looms over all Gamindustrimen. But the CPUs refuse to let this be game over for their world! Gamindustri had severed its ties to the chaotic Lawless Realm long ago, and yet... Ever since the advent of ASIC - the Arfoire Syndicate of International Crime - morality has all but vanished. As much as 80 percent of all students are rumored to worship a being known as Arfoire. Parents, despite knowing it to be a poor deity to worship, have gone ahead and allowed their children to do so. Even the governing bodies of the world have turned a blind eye to it, rather than crush the crisis in its infancy. Well, basically, Gamindustri was pretty messed up, you guys. Ahem. Thus did Gamindustri fall into complete and utter disarray. Those who tire of living in this corrupt world are sent to wander the Gamindustri Graveyard, forever lost."



Below is a more detailed list of the new or improved features, which was also in the press release:

— A player can have up to 4 characters on the battlefield, and 4 more characters as supporters that can jump into the battle if their partner on the field is weakened.

— New playable characters!There are several Oracles who were only there to support players in their progression through the story. The Oracles are now playable characters in Neptunia Re;Birth2!

— Stella’s Dungeon! A real-time minigame that lets you send Stella out into Gamindustri’s dungeons for exploration. She might return with useful items for the main story!

— Active Animation System! Ever-lively characters move and speak fluidly throughout event scenes, thanks to the Active Animation System!

— Remake System! Collect “Plans” from all over Gamindustri, and fulfill the requirements to customize your gameplay experiences as you like! Plans could weaken or strengthen enemies, add new dungeons, change the items you can gather in certain dungeons, etc.

— Receive Blank Discs to craft your own Game Discs! You can create unique equippable items by burning Idea Chips (abilities) onto Blank Discs! Depending on the Idea Chips used, a Godly Game may result, which will grant you an additional ability!

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