Summary
Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart is a tactical role-playing game developed by Sting and Compile Heart The game is a spin-off title of the Hyperdimension Neptunia game series featuring Noire as the main character. The game features chibi versions of the original Hyperdimension Neptunia characters which battle against enemies on a tactical grid map. The gameplay is turn-based, and map elevation has an effect on characters' abilities and mobility; certain units are more capable of climbing to higher terrain than others, and units take damage from falling. The field maps feature various gimmicks, including rail cars, flaming pits, logs, artillery batteries, laser beams and moving platforms.
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Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart Reviews & Ratings
Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart is both too similar to and too different from its parent series to hold my interest. Trying to “fix” the lackluster battle system with more minutiae has only made it less tolerable, and worse, I just don’t care about these characters anymore. I’ve played worse games—far worse—but Hyperdevotion Noire has lost the soul of a franchise I once loved.
The simple nature of the strategy and some slow elements, like enemy movement, may irk genre veterans, but for fans of the series and those who are starting to get interested in strategy RPGs, Hyperdevotion Noire is worth a shot, especially if the developer patches up that crash.
All in all, Hyperdevotion Noire is a decent sidetrack from the standard Neptunia games, but it could have used a bit more streamlining and quality-of-life mechanics to bring it up to current SRPG titles.
If you're a fan of the strategy RPG genre and love anime, or twin-tailed girls, and can put up with a Self-Insert protagonist, you should definitely consider picking this title up.
| Release Date | February 24, 2015 |
| Publisher | Idea Factory, Compile Heart, Sting Entertainment |
| Content Rated | T (Teen) |
| Game Modes | Single player |
| Player Perspectives | Bird view / Isometric |
| Genres | Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS) |
| Themes | Fantasy, Comedy |
| Platforms | PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita |
