GreenBuckanneer posted:

Can you play victory 2 without having played rebirth 2/3? I have rebirth 1 but never finished it.

Sakurazuka posted:

Is Blanc vs Zombies likely to be any better than Nep U or the SK games?

Sakurazuka posted:

Is Blanc vs Zombies likely to be any better than Nep U or the SK games?

Takoluka posted:

Oddly enough, there are some scenes in Blanc v Zombies that are left undubbed for some reason, making me wonder what production and localization were like.

Polsy posted:

Is any Neptunia game fully dubbed? Granted (I presume) the action games have less talking in them to start with.

HGH posted:

Ironically, RB2's English dub is on par with the Japanese track. The full story is voiced in both, but optional events are also silent in both. Same with Noire I think?
V and RB3 are probably the least dubbed in English, especially the latter.

I know Blanc had a different voice director working on it if that matters. It was some Aniplex guy. Maybe that explains some of the differences. EDIT: Specifically it's the dude who worked on Kill La Kill's English dub.
Previously it was always Tony Oliver (Bang from BlazBlue, Lupin III, etc).

Mordaedil posted:

Is Blanc vs Zombies coming to Steam?

Takoluka posted:

https://twitter.com/IdeaFactoryIntl/status/733368344330526724

Looks like IFI is releasing its first bit of official merch. It's about time. Why the heck isn't this series merchandised more?

Dark_Tzitzimine posted:

They should sell prints of the art found on their twitter

Takoluka posted:

https://twitter.com/IdeaFactoryIntl/status/733368344330526724

Looks like IFI is releasing its first bit of official merch. It's about time. Why the heck isn't this series merchandised more?

Takoluka posted:

I did not know that! I have to say, though, that Blanc probably has some of the best voice direction and acting I've heard in the franchise thus far. I imagine it helps that the VAs have done these roles so many times that it's second nature to them. Erin Fitzgerald's Noire is not just great but fantastic this time around, and while Tamsoft has the weakest voice work (oh, C-Sha), she's still really good. Even Melissa Fahn's Neptune feels more "natural" in this installment, and she says "Gotta go fast!" in battle when she dashes. I remember the voice work in Kill La Kill's dub being pretty great, so I'm glad that we're getting that kind of quality in Nep games. That said, Tony Oliver also does great work too.

Takoluka posted:

Erin Fitzgerald's Noire is not just great but fantastic this time around

HGH posted:

Ironically, RB2's English dub is on par with the Japanese track. The full story is voiced in both, but optional events are also silent in both. Same with Noire I think?
V and RB3 are probably the least dubbed in English, especially the latter.

LOVE LOVE SKELETON posted:

i thought "stackable" would mean they have magnets

Takoluka posted:

I wish they would release actual plushies or figures of characters that aren't Purple Heart or Noire, but this will have to do. I can't hate Nep Tsums.

Mordaedil posted:

I'd like Max Factory to make a big figma set of all of them, but what can you do.

Mordaedil posted:

And then I decided to make opening text for the six and oh god it got fan-ficy. I am literally blushing from how bad it got. I am planning to put it on the Workshop in full this weekend, but I think I'm going to need some critique in how cringey this got.

I'll only post it if there is interest in helping with it, I think, it otherwise gets a bit too big for a post.

Mordaedil posted:

In deciding to learn to mod Stellaris, I figured add Neptunia portraits to the game, but as I was modding, the project kept getting bigger and bigger in scope and it's essentially become a large empire mod, adding six new empires with custom flags, policies, leader portraits and a planetary solar system that I defined myself. And then I decided to make opening text for the six and oh god it got fan-ficy. I am literally blushing from how bad it got. I am planning to put it on the Workshop in full this weekend, but I think I'm going to need some critique in how cringey this got.

I'll only post it if there is interest in helping with it, I think, it otherwise gets a bit too big for a post.

Stelas posted:

quote:

START_SCREEN_NEP:0 "You sit upon the throne in your Basilicom, it still feels alien to you. The previous CPU of Planeptune stands before you to relay her final message.

"You, my dear Purple Heart, are the one I have chosen for the terrible duty of war and peace. You shall be the heir to the throne which all shall remember from now on as the age where all of Gamindustri consolidated with Planeptune and begun a new age."

"My only regret is that I cannot be there with you to give you advice during the difficult times. We have been chosen for another purpose, to retire to Celestia, to rest. I only hope wisdom finds you well in the times to come."

As the ceremonies die down and you are left alone for the first time, you stare across the chambers of your new Basilicom.
Trying times are ahead..."
START_SCREEN_BLANC:0 "You sit alone in a chamber of solitude in the Lowee Basilicom. Before you is a letter from your predecessor, written before she stepped down. You steel yourself and open it, before reading it.

"You are now the one in control of the faithful nation of Lowee after a terrible era of conflict with our inferiors in Gamindustri. We emerged victorious naturally, however I declined the position to continue ruling after it was decided we should spread our influence to other systems."

"I leave it to your capable hands, but I pray you keep in mind our legacy even as new impressions take upon us in the interstellar space."

As the message ends, you sit yourself straight and look across the room.
They have no idea what is coming their way..."
START_SCREEN_NOIRE:0 "As you sit in the cold empty office of the Empire you've taken control of, you press down the button on the holographic player to start the message from your predecessor.

"You're now the one in control of the prideful nation of Lastation after a long period of conflict with the other planets in Gamindustri. As we emerged victorious, I stepped down and you were elected to be the next CPU to take the greatness of Lastation to the rest of the galaxy."

"It will be up to you how you chose to handle this, but keep in mind the hope of our people as you do and maintain our traditional ways."

As the message ends, you lean back and look over the galactic map.
You have a long and difficult task ahead of you..."
START_SCREEN_VERT:0 "You rise from the bed in your room as the messager steps through the door. He hurridly activates the prepared recording, before leaving you alone.

"You are now the one in control of the mighty nation of Leanbox after an ardeous time of infighting and bickering with the stubborn planets in Gamindustri. We remained the last ones standing, however it was quite stressful forcing my early retirement, right on the precipice of taking the galaxy too."

"It will be your duty to see to that our people survive the foray into the unknown, so I hope you keep our safety foremost in mind."

As the message ends, you slump back under the covers of your bed.
You will need all your strength in the coming days..."
START_SCREEN_PLUT:0 "You turn around as the goddess sinks down before you, her body beaten and battered after the torture in your dungeon.

"All of this, was your doing, wasn't it? The conflict, the war, the strife. All the suffering begun by you, but why?"

You sink yourself down to her eye-level and present her with a devious grin.

"Why, I did it for progress. In your stagnated ruling we'd be made obsolete. But thanks to me, we'll be moving into the galactic scale tomorrow. Aren't you excited? I am practically shivering!"

As you leave the room with a hallowed laughter, the downtrodden goddess vanishes in a beam of light..."
START_SCREEN_TARI:0 "It was all rather unexpected, but your victory of the other goddesses of Gamindustri prove your worth. From the ashes of a shattered kingdom, to a planetary force to be reckoned with, you've finally attained the Hard Drive Divinity necessary to overpower the other nations and reclaim your rightful place as the ruling nation in Gamindustri.

The scheme had worked perfectly, but moving forward from this desolated planet will prove the true task. Tari was left in tatters after the original Console Wars and rebuilding its might is going to be tough.


You sit on your throne and admire your work. The Galaxy will shudder in anticipation."