Best Nep game in a while! Neptunia: Sister vs Sisters PS5 Review 

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to me this game is kinda like the sonic frontiers of neptunia. after half a decade, there's finally an attempt at a "main series" game that shows promise but still lacks polish in many areas. Overall a good direction for the series and a fun game imo

Even if this is a spin-off of Nepgear, It gives me hope that Idea Factory is taking this series into a better direction, I was convinced this was a mainline title based on the story, I hope we get more Neptunia games exactly like this one.

The creation of discs in this game is the coolest compared to previous games. You take the genre, choose the developer and the theme of the game, and focusing on real games, you can create AAA games without manuals. In the old games, you first needed to find a drive (flash drive, cartridge, disks, etc.) and they had different amounts of space for chips that had buffs. If an AAA game was created, then he received an additional bonus, and if he created a conditional cheetahmen, then a debuff.

Honestly, I think you really undersold Disc Creation. While you are right that you can just grind and overlevel to trivialize everything...there are a number of abilities you get exclusively from Disc Creation that really improve combat flow. To a point where I legitimately think the gameplay feels pretty bad to play without them. For instance, these are the ones I had on practically everyone: Side Step Cancel - side-step to cancel out of recovery animations, very good for Nepgear when she's occasionally stuck solo Rush/Break/Power Cancel - reduced recovery times for the respective attack types Combo Loop - loops the end of the combo route back to the beginning to continue it (3rd attack back to 1st attack) Combo Striping - swap between the A and B combo routes at any time (A First Strike, B 1st attack, B 2nd attack, A 3rd attack) If you combine all of that together, the game feels so much more open and flows smoother. I almost want to say most of this should have been stuff you had starting out by default cause they are that massive of a game changer. Especially with chaining and skills added on top. And then there's just other stuff that generally help like the skill gauge refilling faster, CPU transformations lasting longer, better drop rates, chain multipliers increasing more, a double side-step, side-step invincibility, guarding hits recovering AP, perfect guarding, etc.

Fun fact, Anri was designed by Kei Nanameda the character designer of Mary Skelter and Death end re;Quest.

Comparing this game to previous Neptunias, and the difference is night and day. I'm so happy to see IF and CH are finally starting to treat the series with proper justice again *In Nep we trust* ❤

Interesting how they took the story/new characters. The real time combat is surprising I forget what the website/previews said. The Item usage confirm is interesting how many games do NPCs/allies use your items at least the player had control here even if can be annoying it's better than them being wasted and wondering why and the characters consume too many. Otherwise it seems alright. Assuming Disagea 7 video at some point of the fall period.

Only played through the first dungeon so far but loving hearing the English cast and music again! Combat feels clunky but could be I just haven’t quite figured it out yet.

Glad you enjoyed it because I've seen quite conflicting reviews. Some people seem to hate it but others think it's the best nep game. I recently bought it but haven't got round to playing it and the reviews were making me feel it might have been a bad decision lol. But since I know you're a big fan of Nep, I think I'll believe your opinion on it.

"Nepgear is so gonna be my Waifu"

Broke my heart that there was no Switch port! Sony hates Anime games

I just got the True ending for this game yesterday and I must say (Without going into spoilers) The story is just as good as back in Megadimension vii/viir. ^_^

I wish there were Costumes like in re birth. Unlocking maid outfits was actualy rewarding in that game.

This is the first time i buy a nep game day 1 on steam

Good direction for the series. I really like how they’ve modernized a lot of the older tropes of JRPGs and are evolving with the times. Fitting for the idea of the plot.

Glad to hear that this is a worthy title. I unfortunately haven't played games since last year, but I do have it! So when things get better this will probably be a good game to help cheer me up.

Shanghai Alice is more like this games version of Reimu Hakurei since she's using Reimu's attacks and has conversations referencing things from the Touhou games.

if you like horror, Higurashi: When They Cry is a good horror anime, I'd recommend watching the original before the remake

Microsoft, please make a handheld. Vert's sister would be the hottest character in the series for sure 👀. Also, idea factory needs to bring Chika back someday...

Completely agree.. Really enjoying this game. Definitely the best game in forever. Battle system has a lot of potential if they keep fleshing it out over the next years. City is so bland and copy pasted it's easy to get lost and forget what floor you're on or which door you went through.. BUT, this game shows so much promise for future games. I really hope they keep going in this direction. I also didn't use block for first 20 levels or so, didn't even realize there was a block button at first.. but it's super handy when you get used to it and mitigates a lot of damage surprisingly. Have a lot of fun designing outfits too.. Despite the blandness, the game is also aesthetic af... love the character models and the run cycles are so cute.. especially nepgear, ram and rom. I personally love the Live2D although some seem to hate it. On PC, over 60fps actually breaks and characters get stuck on ladders or pushing cubes.. you need to tab in and out of the game to fix the issue unless you frame limit or use a fix patch someone made. Hate how SHORT HDD mode is..

Semi-Openworld where you travel nations to nations while doing quest and fast traveling. idk I just had this Idea since playing cyberdimension kek

Was waiting for you to upload literally sitting in the menu about to get back into playing it

The fact that they made characters for two of my most beloved franchises(Touhou and Higurashi) is alone an instant buy. As for the game, I like open world exploration games, so that is a plus right there. Getting to run around with the goddesses again, like 4GO, would have been more preferable to instanced battles, but I do not mind it.

You're so lucky to have it I kept getting stuck at "label created not yet in system" I'm so tired of being there I'm the only one who's left out because of this :(

Having no cars actually fits a scifi utopia, having no trams doesnt. Cars are loud and dangerious and inefficient. Also the japanese might drive on the left side of the road but I will forever say that Planetpune uses the standard right side.

Sounds like a way better game than Forspoken, just wishlisted it!

Tales of NepNep, the battle mechanics looks very similar to Tales of Arise i played before.

i like the story a lot and the characters are cute and funny as always. tho i really dont like the new combat system. it feels really shallow and clunky to me and i wish we just got turn based combat again. Also the fact that i cant play as Maho is an actual crime considering how all over the marketing she was. grey sister is literally the very first thing you see when you boot up the game. Also i dislike how the game just ignores Uzume's existance. I really wanted to play her again.

And Virtual Stars, don't forget Virtual Stars.

one thing to note is there's almost no fanservice in this game, which is quite a shame (VII has so many bath scene you thought whole game is about a anime hot spring episode), ALSO, WHERE IS UZUME MY GIRL?

I'll probably check this series out if it ever uses turn based combats

Does the PC goddess have the ability to produce clones of the other console goddesses? (As a reference to emulation)

I haven't played it but I do kinda wish they had stuck with the turn based battle system. I hate seeing another turn based RPG turn into an action game again

Well the contrast between this and The Gaming Shelf's reviews are honestly kinda funny. Folks say the gameplay might actually be the worst in the series so far, to the point some folks only recommend the game to long-time fans of the series.

My biggest gripe in the game is only having 3 characters in battle. Thats some backwards stuff going back to Neptunia 1 and ReBirth days. It should always be 4 so can field the Goddesses or the Goddess Candidates or a combo of the two. I always liked using Nep, Nepgear, Noire and Uni and now I cant

Seems like a great next step for the Neptunia series and I'd be excited to see where the series goes from here!

I literally agree, this new Neptunia is just amazing 💜

I like the new battle system but they need to improve on the block/dodge mechanic. It just dosen't feel good hence why i don't use them so often. Also save points should heal when you interact with them or at least healed when you are on the world map. That the PS5 version runs at a 30fps is inexcusable and shouldn't be a thing. The difficulty seems ok too. I feared that the game forces you to grind in order to beat certain bosses.

Wow. It's Rena Ryugu. I want this game now.

My biggest disappointment is the 30 fps on PS5

This game is a MASTERPIECE!

Technically speaking what actually makes this a spinoff? Thanks for the great videos

I hope it sells well over here. No word on that yet. Game quality is the best since VII at least.

No 60fps on ps5 is really a dealbreaker.

I'm liking the game, it's similar 4 Goddesses Online but I preferred Super Neptunia RPG by quite a lot. It lacks some humor and many conversations arent dubbed. But the gameplay is nice although a bit repetitive. The story is surpsingly serious and heartfelt. My favorite spin offs are still Supwr Neptunia RPG, Vs Sega Hard Girls (which dealt with time loops and dungeons more efficiently) and Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies because of the fan service and quirky writing.

Oh I'm hyper jealous of that limited edition.

idk.. big fan of the old ones, still not convinced, they took away everything that was spectacular, transformations, special attacks, they're bland like shitty western games...

Wait the Neptunia Reimu is actually Reimu!?

I barely got the PSVITA this month and I’m trying to focus on the 3 Re;Birth games (more specifically Re;Birth 2) before actually playing this on the PS4. As I do with some upcoming titles in other series of something, I’ll just have to wait for Sisters VS Sisters to be on sale before actually getting it and let it chill in the library for now.🤔😯

This game looks epic! Gotta get it in the future.

I wish they make another really big game like Megadimension again 😢 so many characters, scenes, story.

Can someone confirm if there is a free ps5 upgrade?

My only gripe so far is my fav characters aren't here as far as I can tell atleast

may have to get this on discount since ihave sooo much backlogs already Y_Y

Hello can i play this before Neptunia VII?

Great to finally see this franchise finally make serious improvements in its visuals. Especially the Live2D models. Those scenes look soo much better in this game than they have in most previous games. It is a real shame that still after this many years, they dont fully english dub the Neptunia games

Nepnep raises her hand to point at you is enough reason to buy this game. And the fact that this story follows Vii is really cool cuz I like that one the most.

I mean, yeah. What did you expect? We haven't had a good spinoff since Super Nep RPG. And beyond that, games like 4GO are also not that good. Its not a hard observation to make.

It’s a good start in the right direction in the series needs a new engine or improve the performance so the lag is less obvious

Whilst it does look spectacular in 4K, the real beauty of the graphical style used by Neptunia games is they still look gorgeous in high-end SD/ low-end HD (like the qHD of the Vita.......540p iirc).

I'm here back again to say THANK YOU COMPILE HEART / IDEA FACTORY AND ALL DEVELOPERS TO THIS GREAT GAME! I REALLY LOVE IT! This game is to good for this world! I really enjoyed it! This game deserves a Sisters vs Sisters 2 sequel!

Does this make a good first Neptunia game?

Game looks great! Picked this up day one! Haven't played it just yet though. The only thing that upset me was the exclusive inclusion of the bathingsuit dlc. There is no way to purchase it separately so for people that prefer to own the physical edition of these games your shit out of luck.... So I was basically forced into buying the digital deluxe version and a physical copy. Just Bad business practices that have become the new standard for the industry....

I hope the ps4 version runs decent on a ps4 slim x.x if not ill have to upgrade to a ps5 copy in future when i get the system.

Nice review! I'm glad you covered this game in detail especially that it has dual audio which many reviewers leave out for some reason. I was on the fence about buying it till now. Now that I own a Steam Deck, I'm wanting to purchase the LE for the Steam Deck and unlock any Trading Cards and Background profiles it may have along with the achievements!

As a relatively new fan of Neptunia after going through the Re;Birth games, Neptunia VII and Goddesses Online, this game felt pretty...eh. Story was fine and i liked the exploration. It was better than what we had before. Combat, however, was a big miss. It tried too hard to be like FFVII Remake and it felt disjointed and clunky at times. Its not the worst, but far from the best. Re;Birth3 and VII were still the best

FINALLY got my copy today...i don't know why ordering from IFI is always such a debacle for me...but really liking it so far, glad to be back in the main timeline, glad to finally have the candidates back, combat seems fun if a bit janky, finally getting a game in english again is nice. Pretty happy in general.

spin-off or not, it definitely feels mainline just from the tone of the story alone, and i actually quite missed that since vii. SvS doesnt even have fanservice and a lot of the usual jokes got toned down quite a lot.

5:40 I took another look at Anri's outfit during the cutscenes and it actually is transparent but not so much to see completely through it.

Finally, been waiting for a professional take on this game.

Treasures "lying around", not "laying around."

Is it weird that my game would freeze randomly?

I'd say that this is one of the best Neptunia games out there. It's such a massive improvement thanks to years of time and experience by the developers and allowed for them to craft such an amazing game, story, and world for us to explore and enjoy. It's been many years since the last mainline game so seeing how much the series has improved in both quality and enjoyment is welcoming. I'm glad for this game to be as good as it is. It just means that Neptunia is still going strong and the series will live on into the future for fans both old and new. And that is something I'm very happy for.

Do u have issue where character an in main menu move on own not my controller

hot take maybe, but I wish they'd make a nep game with turn based combat like the re;birth games and VII again. I don't really like the rest of the games and while I tried some of them I didn't find any of them interesting enough to actually beat them. I'll probably still get this one and try it when it's on sale, but I don't have great expectations.

"Best Nep game in a while" ... that doesn't really say much, considering that the recent games have been mediocre at best (and that is being kind) I want another Hiperdevotion Noir, or just an SRPG for the Nep gang A proper continuation of the main story would be good too

This is the first time in a WHILE I had a hard time putting down a Neptunia game. Really enjoyed this game.

The english cast returning is the reason I bought the game and there is hardly any of it and it makes me just not want to play.

I've only played Neptunia Victory and Four Goddesess and felt like that was enough for me. I enjoyed my time but didn't care to come back. I think I'm gonna give this one a shot.

Also, while the Transformation sequences and Level up screens have been shortened/removed, it has made getting in and out of battle much faster. I would have liked a toggle for full Transformation sequences, like a short/long version, but as it stands, it does mean it's faster, and given how much grind there is usually in Nep games, it's "begrudgingly" welcomed. Long unskippable Transformations would've been a lot more worse during the many hours of grind imho and honestly unless it was super satisfying to watch like the old games, it'd probably get tiresome. There IS a toggle in the options menu but I never bothered to see what it did, it might disable the transformation altogether, I don't know. With that said, if that's what that does then... Yeah, longer, more "bigger" transformations would've been nice if there's already a clear way to disable them. I just like having the option for grinding, but if I don't, then at least make it "to the point".

So far everything is better but battle system is too slow. Say have you ever played ys lacrimosa of dana there the battles are easy and you control everything. i would love to see that in future nep games.

Damn I’m the fence about this one

i hope they change what they are really saying in japanese. In previous games they changed the dialogs of the characters to make them more funny but one of the latest games seemed boring to me because they made a 1 on 1 translation from japanese thus having almost no jokes (super neptunia RPG). i remember sega hard girls with neptunia saying "im back!" in japanese but being an extended joke in the english version with added a funny moment in a tense situation.

Ah, so the combat is more like Tales of Berseria this time around with action combat in a limited area that loads when you touch an enemy. And looks like IF is still treating fans outside of Japan as second class customers. Another entry within the series that gives us only snippets of voice acting while the Japanese get a full voiceover. To me that means I'll not buy it before it's at least 70% off like I did with most Neptuinia games. Except for the last two(V-Tuber and SK Crossover) that didn't have any English voices at all, so I won't play them unless somebody gifted them to me, because I'm not buying them even if they're on sale!

As it is on PlayStation, how bad censorship in this game?

do they remove nepgear lilac transofrmation?

If it takes place right after V2, doesn't that technically make it a sequel?

They said the game sucks, but I don't give a damn, really.

I've been waiting for this before getting the game. :) Thanks for the great review, this is probably a buy for me soon.

7:40 wow that is pretty cool, i can totally see an party doing that (especially characters like rom) they found an to allow npcs to use players itens, the other options would be make then too dumb or waste resources that you wouldnt if you control then, it also make more sense than you controling the entire party.

Its a japanese game... they basically invented gatcha games. Knowing that, do you honestly think japanese devs would even consider going "consoles good, smartphones bad" route? Especially when they have a neptunia gatcha game in japan... So all of this is pretty much expected.

Unfortunately, this is getting censored as of the latest version.

Hopefully they release this on the Switch as well, if not then i don't have a choice to get this in PC, really liking the look of this game.

5:51 nice trick!

I didn’t like the vtuber game and the senran kagura crossover was extremely underwhelming, but this game is great. Certainly a step in the right direction. I hope the next game builds off of it.

Felt like IF CE doesn't worth the price, it's so expensive very generic contents.

Are Iffy and Compa in this game?

How did IF get all those panty shots past the Sony censors???? Honestly I wasn't planning on getting this but I hear mostly good things even from people who were very critical about the last couple of games.

the combat is throwing me off. i always loved the turned based systems, especially in v2. oh well, if you play neptunia games, you know you gotta get used to whatever new things they're trying. 🤷🏾‍♂