Neptunia Sisters VS Sisters Review (PlayStation 5)

by Jim Smale · Published March 22, 2023 · Updated March 21, 2023

Neptunia Sisters VS Sisters Review, an action RPG set in the vibrant world of Gamindustri. Hack ‘n’ slash your way through hordes of dangerous enemies found in the many dungeons throughout the land while trying to defeat a mysterious, new phenomenon that threatens life itself. Lead the Goddess Candidates, the younger sisters of the 4 Goddesses of Gamindustri, through their first adventure to save the world!

Neptunia Sisters VS Sisters Review Pros:

Anime graphics.
7.83GB download size.
Platinum trophy.
You get the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5 versions of the game.
Action RPG gameplay.
Japanese and English voice choice.
Controller settings – Invert axis and sensitivity sliders.
Anime cutscenes.
You can skip, fast forward, and pause conversations and cutscenes.
World map level select.
Main and optional side missions.
Handy mission markers on the map.
Tutorial pop-ups as you play.
Combat takes place in a designated space and you can freely attack, defend and swap characters.
Combos and chaining attacks together with your party make bit explosions and higher damage attacks.
End of combat rewards and performance.
Dungeons allow you to freely roam around in the third person.
Safe points allow you to save, do items, fast travel, and return to the world map.
Enemies can be seen walking around and hitting them from behind grants a first-attack bonus.
Full inventory and team management system from gear to abilities.
Goddess mode is where your character turns into a badass overpowered version of themselves for a short time.
Haptic Feedback.
Each dungeon/area shows how much you have explored and how much treasure you have found beforehand.
A bigger emphasis on customising your characters with a lot of clothing to find and buy.
Share is a marker as to who has influence over the land. One side is you and if high makes you stronger whereas more to the enemy means the story can change and it’s all a lot harder.
When in an area it’s open and allows you to explore, find items and fight enemies.
Loot cubes can be found all over the place.
Big bright colorful world.
Minimap to help with navigation along with showing where you came from.
Discs are a fancy way of saying abilities as each one house one, you can have X amount equipped to each character, you can freely swap them out, and each one gives off a description.
Craft new discs within the menu.
DC is disc coins that are needed to craft and are given when you break down discs.
Ten genres of discs can be crafted – action, puzzle, RPG, adventure, simulation, Shmup, fps, survival, sandbox, and horror.
Shops allow you to buy and sell items, gear, etc.
Dungeon maps uncover as you explore.
You can replay dungeons.
Combo skills can be set up and there are three – power, rush, and break.
Warp devices act like fast travel when in a dungeon.
Each party member is unique and pairing up the right members can actually make you stronger.

Neptunia Sisters VS Sisters Review Cons:

Cannot rebind controls.
You don’t get any explanation for some of the game settings.
The opening of the game is a series of long cutscenes and conversations as it sets up the story.
Takes a long time to unlock multiple places on the map.
The performance overall is not great.
No graphic settings.
Having to pick a save slot every time you save is a needless faff.
Characters repeat themselves a lot.
Combat can get very mashy.