Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart (Neptunia)

Force Proton 6.3-8 if you're on Linux or Deck to get save games working.

This one's pretty good if you like Tactical RPGs, tons of fun characters.

可爱就完事了

It's a good game but not amazing. There are some minor "why can't you skip this" which can make a battle extremely tedious regardless of settings. Only happens later in the game but considering they have so many great settings for making battles less tedious, it's an odd oversight. You also can't skip enemy turns or certain parts of battles, like after using HDD the number countdown. Them forcing you to change or confirm the name of disks with a keyboard should have been optional. You can't do it with a controller and it's weird. Along with other rare but very avoidable annoyances. For me a good example would be the basilicom where buying stuff seems irrelevant (it feels like they could have done a little more with it). The combat system seems good and refreshing but it feels like a bit of a drag to go through levels after a while with no breaks. Bosses feel like HP sponges and less exciting after a while. Only on chapter 5 but I doubt much will change. Lots of good points I won't mention, some are cool map mechanics (usually), good writing, but for the most part it's a decent game. It feels like it isn't a game where I can clear two or three chapters a day but one where I can play a level, maybe three and then need a break. As long as you don't prioritize opening chests or getting everything in a level (chests are usually mediocre anyways, generally not worth dragging out battles and potentially dying to get a couple mid items.) There isn't anything super interesting or engaging but it's worth playing. I do love how they don't change the regular formula since it's a solid starting point and the characters are a huge plus for making battles interesting. They're all unique, new characters feel relevant, although getting new characters feels like it takes a long time. Although eventually it does feel like some new characters are just "better X" because some new characters are so broken some older ones fall off. It just feels like either there's a bunch of events at once or lots of battles in a row with short or fairly basic events. Perhaps the pacing of the game is just a little different than most. Also since Neptune isn't the lead it honestly feels like there's almost no humor lol. Which is unfortunate since Noire is my favorite, the fanservice feels forced, awkward, and repetitive. Around chapter 6, the zombie ailment is introduced, an incredibly brutal condition. I'm done after chapter 6, even after dealing with all of the weak zombie units you have to deal with two tanky bosses on a time limit. One spams a special move every turn or every other turn that inflicts Tofu (probably the most OP status condition) while the other does high single target damage. Zombie ailment forces your teammates to fight but Tofu condition makes every hit a critical on you, prevents you from using skills and your special move but that's not it. It also seemingly prevents you from reviving a unit that is killed while in a tofu state. TL;DR It's prpobably worth getting on sale but don't expect to finish it. It's too bad since it was so close to being an excellent game.

A fun and amusing strategy game

Sin steam cloud, perdí todo mi progreso de juego. Noire best girl btw.