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developed and published by

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with the assistance of

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. It is the third installment in the ''

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'' franchise. Set in the year 1989, the story takes place after '' Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2'' in an alternate dimension to Gamindustri, bringing more insight to the "

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" story arc. The game was released in Japan in August 2012 and in North America and Europe in 2013. A portable remaster for the

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, titled ''Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3: V Century'' was released in Japan in December 2014, and worldwide under the subtitle of ''V Generation'' in 2015. It later released for

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. It was ported to

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in Japan on May 23, 2024 and though an English release was planned for May 21, three days earlier than the Japanese version it was delayed indefinitely a day before release. On December 13, the English version was cancelled, with Idea Factory stating Nintendo had refused the release as they had "not complied with the Nintendo Guidelines. The game will release in English in 2025.

Gameplay

The gameplay is similar to its predecessor, '' Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2'', with one exception. The AP bar is gone so now characters can customize their combos but they are limited to one combo per turn. CPU's and Candidates can activate Hard Drive Divinity at the cost of 20% of their SP. Also included is the EXE Drive Gauge which fills up by the number of hits in a combo. This gauge can be expanded upon three times for a total of four gauges. When the gauge is full, characters can utilize an EXE drive, which is the equivalent of a special move. Joint attacks cost more than one section of the gauge. In the remake, the EXE drive gauge is gone, so Special moves cost all SP, which is limited to 1,000.

Music

The music for the game was composed by Kenji Kaneko.

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, along with his band Earthbound Papas, and

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also contributed four songs each. The opening theme song is by nao of 5pb., and the ending theme is by

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. The opening theme song of the ''Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 3: V Century'' remake is titled "Rave:tech(^_^)New;world", with vocals performed by nao and written by Shinchiro Yamashita, track composed by Ryu, and guitar by Demetori.2014-10-29
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Siliconera And the ending theme is by Idol College.

Reception

Original version

The original version received mixed reviews. It received an aggregated score of 55/100 on

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based on 19 reviews.

Remake version

The remake received mixed reception, according to review aggregator Metacritic.

References

External links

Official website''V Generation'' official website
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