So I finally got to fully sit down and play this game today after forcing myself to put down Radiant Historia and all the grinding I was doing. I had gotten to play about an hour before and I got through the tutorial but today was a first real long haul into the gameplay. Boy did this game slap me across the face for thinking I could just march along..
 
I got the hang of most things but upon arriving at another dungeon I realized I still didn't fully understand the healing system. I understood it.. but I didn't UNDERSTAND it. I made it out to be more complicated than it was but getting my ass owned over and over again will make you sit down and rethink things. I browsed online and still no one really had an answer. Low and behold it was these little point things I missed. I thought the points were just disturbed as you leveled up but i found out it had to be done manually. Not only that you still had the likely hood of not getting healed because it wasn't 100%
 
This needless to say threw me off, I did to like to heal when I want to heal but over time and getting enough points to make it so far work 90% of the time I'm enjoying the little addition of a system with healing. (I loathed it at first..)
 
Sadly I figured all this out after I tried to fight the boss monster in that dungeon, one that I found that I DIDN'T need to fight or get owned by.. I was just supposed to find jelly.. how well do I pay attention huh? But I did kick that things ass and the extra levels haven't hurt.
 
Story wise I am very curious about it and optimistic about the outcome. Characters whom i thought would work my damn nerves (in english) i found to strangely like.. must be because they are cute. But I usually hate cute.. XD At least in RPG's you know who you ARE Beat << 
 

So many crazy Japanese games this year D:
 
This is one of those that I'm interested in, but there's a couple coming out in march too. So many games, so little time ;_____;

" So many crazy Japanese games this year D:  This is one of those that I'm interested in, but there's a couple coming out in march too. So many games, so little time ;_____; "

" So many crazy Japanese games this year D:  This is one of those that I'm interested in, but there's a couple coming out in march too. So many games, so little time ;_____; "

What system is this game or?

" @LightRain: 360 and PS3 "

" @FancySoapsMan said:

" @LightRain: 360 and PS3 "

I've only seen it for ps3. "

" @Catolf said:

" @FancySoapsMan said:

" @LightRain: 360 and PS3 "

I've only seen it for ps3. "

You're right. I thought I saw a 360 version but I guess not :\ "

Hmmm I was thinking about starting this up today, good to read your thoughts on it. I"m actually playing Atelier Rorona right now, but I'm so stressed out IRL at the moment that the time management system in that game is stressing me out too! I chose it because I thought all the item synthesizing and Japanese cuteness would be soothing, but man it is not working. Maybe the weirdness of Hyperdimension Neptunia will.

GameFly only has the PS3 version :(

I am enjoying the puns, references, and 4th Wall breaking a lot more than I probably should.  But "Neptune does what you three don't" was pretty great.  Also if anyone got the art book along with the game, reading the fictional specs on the Neptune was pretty enjoyable.  Purple-ray drive indeed.

" Hmmm I was thinking about starting this up today, good to read your thoughts on it. I"m actually playing Atelier Rorona right now, but I'm so stressed out IRL at the moment that the time management system in that game is stressing me out too! I chose it because I thought all the item synthesizing and Japanese cuteness would be soothing, but man it is not working. Maybe the weirdness of Hyperdimension Neptunia will. "

" GameFly only has the PS3 version :( "

" I am enjoying the puns, references, and 4th Wall breaking a lot more than I probably should.  But "Neptune does what you three don't" was pretty great.  Also if anyone got the art book along with the game, reading the fictional specs on the Neptune was pretty enjoyable.  Purple-ray drive indeed. "

Everything about this game - parodying the current game consoles, SEGA cannibalising its past, the anime stylings - intrigue me.

Everything about this game - Idea Factory's track record, arcane game mechanics, that distinct Comiket feeling - puts me off.

I'm going out now, if I come back with the game, I'll hate you all.

" Everything about this game - parodying the current game consoles, SEGA cannibalising its past, the anime stylings - intrigue me. Everything about this game - Idea Factory's track record, arcane game mechanics, that distinct Comiket feeling - puts me off. I'm going out now, if I come back with the game, I'll hate you all. "

This game really seems cool. Might pick it up on friday.

I'll pass. This game is too moe for me. 

It's nice to see the floodgates of strange Japanese games are opening again.

" It's nice to see the floodgates of strange Japanese games are opening again. "

" I'll pass. This game is too moe for me.  "

" It's nice to see the floodgates of strange Japanese games are opening again. "

Ran into any JRPG cliches with this game? Personally I'm not a big fan of the whole moe thing but if the other aspects of it are good then I'm willing to give it a shot.

Good to hear some positive reports on this game. I was wondering whether I should pick it up and it seems like it might be up my alley. Now if only I had the money and time(Tactics Ogre, the two Ogre Battle games on the WiiShop, Pokemon Black, and Dragon Age II in addition to college are kind of filling up/going to fill up my schedule lately).

this game sounds insane might try it

" Ran into any JRPG cliches with this game? Personally I'm not a big fan of the whole moe thing but if the other aspects of it are good then I'm willing to give it a shot. "

" Ran into any JRPG cliches with this game? Personally I'm not a big fan of the whole moe thing but if the other aspects of it are good then I'm willing to give it a shot. "

" @Catolf:  Wait, you can change difficulty?  Is that NG+ only?  Also it's just a tad disappointing that as time in quest dungeons and the Guard Break bar both steadily progress during an attack, you're essentially encouraged to skip most attack animations... "

" @Catolf: Overall thus far, how does it compare to the top tier popular RPGs, the mid level JRPG nuts one, and the crazy obscure ones? "