Siliconera: Arfoire may have been defeated in Hyperdimension Neptunia, but this time, in mk2, she has her own syndicate plotting her revival. Enter the ASIC (Arfoire Syndicate of International Crime), a crime ring specializing in pirating. Their headquarters are located in the Gamindustri Graveyard, where “the fallen and obsolete” of the Gamindustri world lie. The CPUs (Purple Heart, Green Heart, Black Heart, and White Heart) from the previous game rally and, along with Neptune’s little sister Nepgear, charge into the enemy’s headquarters to defeat them once and for all.
So many great games, so many franchises saved by developers revisiting exactly what it is players want. Hopefully, other developers wallowing in mediocrity can look to these games as blueprints for what they should do going forward.
Oprainfall interviews the translation staff at Idea Factory International about how they tackle localization.
Michibiku's Jenni Lada writes, "Hyperdimension Neptunia is huge. It’s a massive series that covers tons of games, all of which are sort of connected? Though also not really, because quite a few are spin-offs and non-canon. It’s a lot to take in, to be sure. With Megadimension Neptunia VII on the horizon, we here at Michibiku felt like we should offer an overview of the main series’ installments."
