Review: Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory (New Gamer Nation)

From the minds at Compile Heart and Idea Factory comes the third game in the Hyperdimension Neptunia series, Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory. For those unfamiliar with the series, it follows four goddesses who each serve as a representation of one of the four major video game console manufacturers: Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft and Sega. Each goddess wants to rule Gameindustri for themselves, and the game follows the struggle between the goddesses. While this premise sounds interesting, the Hyperdimension Neptunia games fail to deliver a solid gaming experience. There was always something that brought the games down, whether it was an awkward quest system or cheesy dialogue. While Victory is arguably the best game in the series to date, it doesn’t manage to break away from what has been plaguing the series all along.