Neptunia Virtual Stars

Critic reviews

• WWorthPlaying

  Cody Medellin · Oct 29, 2021

  4.5

  Neptunia Virtual Stars is a tough game to recommend even for the fans. The regular cast of characters remains as engaging as ever, while the newcomers fit in quite nicely. The story is a nice take on parodying the current state of the internet using the unique viewpoint that the series has carved for itself. Beyond the overly long cut scenes, the gameplay is dull despite the variety that the title and minigames try to provide. While this game won't attract any newcomers, hardcore fans might want to dabble with this after a very deep discount.

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• WTWay Too Many Games

  Aaron Price · May 03, 2021

  3.0

  Neptunia Virtual Stars suffers from artificial difficulty. The game isn’t hard, but filling an area with enemies and having terrible sword combos makes it seem like it is. At least you get a bopping anime theme to open up the game right? That is probably the best part of the game as a whole. With most story elements already being done somewhere else, and average at best, almost unplayable at worst gameplay, this is definitely not one recommended unless you’re a massive anime fan waiting for something new to come out.

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• RRPGFan

  Nathan Lee · Apr 06, 2021

  6.1

  At least that game was over in three hours and had a lot of fun moments. The terrible combat ruined most of Neptunia Virtual Stars for me, and when I’m not enjoying a Neptunia game, it just makes me sad. The wait for another good Neptunia spin-off continues…

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• PLPS Lifestyle

  Paulmichael Contreras · Mar 08, 2021

  6.0

  Neptunia Virtual Stars is best served to either VTuber fans, Neptunia fans, or both. There’s little appeal here for other types of gamers. There are many, many better third-person shooters out there, and plenty of JRPGs worthy of a huge timesink. At least you’ll get a full-length, fully-voiced adventure for your trouble with Neptunia Virtual Stars, but unless you’ve really got a thing for the VTube lifestyle mixed with hyper-cuteness, your time is probably better spent elsewhere.

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• GGameSpew

  Kim Snaith · Mar 04, 2021

  4.0

  Sure, shooting a range of weird and wonderful enemies is fun for a while, but if third person shooting or hacking-and-slashing is what you’re after, there are way better games to do that in. Ultimately, its annoyances far outweigh its pros, and there’s not much here worth sticking around for.

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• HPHey Poor Player

  Kenny McKee · Mar 03, 2021

  5.0

  It isn’t really very often that I’m so negative about a game, but Neptunia Virtual Stars does so many things wrong that I just couldn’t ignore it. Normally, this would be the part where I would say, “only get this game if you’re a fan of the series,” but I’d be wary even then.

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