Game Consoles Beat Down Piracy in Hyperdimensional PS3 JRPG

[ArkhamJester]

I see, Captain Falcons, Chuck Norris's, knights of the round, Zuul, the eye of Saurumon, Angry Joe, and many self insert summons to say the least.

 

[Jkudo]

The character representing Nintendo will be an Italian woman who throws out slightly altered versions of the same moves.

I just want to buy you a fricking trophy and send it to you. Brilliant.

 

[A1]

The character representing Nintendo will be an Italian woman who throws out slightly altered versions of the same moves.

Actually, she's a much younger looking girl who's capable of wielding rather large weapons. Personally, I get the strong impression that her youthful appearance is meant to reflect the child-friendly nature of the Wii. This would seem to be rather probable as the region she protects is called "Ruwii" after all.

 

[ionveau]

Pirating is bad.

 

[KDR_11k]

So why do they put a game about fighting DS piracy on the PS3?

 

[RelexCryo]

Game Consoles Beat Down Piracy in Hyperdimensional PS3 JRPG

A new JRPG recently announced for the PlayStation 3 in North America has far from a conventional storyline.

Many Japanese RPGs tell the tale of a child, sometimes an amnesiac, that eventually builds up enough strength to save the world. Nippon Ichi Software America is changing things up with the announcement that it'll be bringing Hyperdimension Neptunia to North America and Europe, a JRPG that features the game industry protecting itself against piracy.

Hyperdimension Neptunia casts players as a CPU, the game's representation of actual videogame consoles and companies, in the quest to save the world of Gamindustri from the evil monsters unleashed by Arfoire. As you can tell by the names used, the game takes the form of an allegory for the fight against piracy (Arfoire refers to the well-known R4 Nintendo DS piracy card). Gamindustri is made up of various world divisions ruled by CPUs with names very close to Wii and PlayStation that battle each other for dominance.

Neptunia is a parody of sorts that turns these consoles and companies into female anime heroes like main character Neptune (referring to the Sega Saturn?) that can be customized with various kinds of armor and equipment. The game also allows for the customization of character appearances through the editing of images stored on the PS3, in addition to player summons.

Classic videogame characters are used as summons in the Neptunia's battle system, but players can also use their own uploaded images. Some of the summons shown in footage of the Japanese version include Shinobi and the guy from Space Harrier, though these characters haven't been confirmed for other regions. If you want to upload a picture of your creepy uncle, that'll work just as well. Players will also be able to create and name their own combo attacks, so the game should have a strong element of personalization.

Unlike other NISA titles, Hyperdimension Neptunia uses a 3D battle system rather than 2D sprite-based combat. Aside from Disgaea 3 [http://www.amazon.com/Disgaea-3-Absence-Justice-Playstation/dp/B001C4C4KW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1288542563&sr=8-1], NISA's PS3 offerings haven't fared too well critically, so hopefully Neptunia's original concept and a fun battle system will make it a worthy addition to the PS3's RPG library.

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Is the Xbox 360 going to be in there? Please say yes. If not, where can I go bug someone to make it happen?

 

[irequirefood]

Buying this when it comes out

 

[Lenriak]

lol, as if some JRPG stories arent stupid enough already.. I'm gonna take a guess at some boss names, AZAKA!! MILEIREW!! RETNOURT!!

 

[A random person]

snip

Sorry, I have to... (see above)

I summon: A Random Person! (Random Effects)

Spoiler: I shall defeat the monsters...BY RAPPING!

 

[A1]

Game Consoles Beat Down Piracy in Hyperdimensional PS3 JRPG

A new JRPG recently announced for the PlayStation 3 in North America has far from a conventional storyline.

Many Japanese RPGs tell the tale of a child, sometimes an amnesiac, that eventually builds up enough strength to save the world. Nippon Ichi Software America is changing things up with the announcement that it'll be bringing Hyperdimension Neptunia to North America and Europe, a JRPG that features the game industry protecting itself against piracy.

Hyperdimension Neptunia casts players as a CPU, the game's representation of actual videogame consoles and companies, in the quest to save the world of Gamindustri from the evil monsters unleashed by Arfoire. As you can tell by the names used, the game takes the form of an allegory for the fight against piracy (Arfoire refers to the well-known R4 Nintendo DS piracy card). Gamindustri is made up of various world divisions ruled by CPUs with names very close to Wii and PlayStation that battle each other for dominance.

Neptunia is a parody of sorts that turns these consoles and companies into female anime heroes like main character Neptune (referring to the Sega Saturn?) that can be customized with various kinds of armor and equipment. The game also allows for the customization of character appearances through the editing of images stored on the PS3, in addition to player summons.

Classic videogame characters are used as summons in the Neptunia's battle system, but players can also use their own uploaded images. Some of the summons shown in footage of the Japanese version include Shinobi and the guy from Space Harrier, though these characters haven't been confirmed for other regions. If you want to upload a picture of your creepy uncle, that'll work just as well. Players will also be able to create and name their own combo attacks, so the game should have a strong element of personalization.

Unlike other NISA titles, Hyperdimension Neptunia uses a 3D battle system rather than 2D sprite-based combat. Aside from Disgaea 3 [http://www.amazon.com/Disgaea-3-Absence-Justice-Playstation/dp/B001C4C4KW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1288542563&sr=8-1], NISA's PS3 offerings haven't fared too well critically, so hopefully Neptunia's original concept and a fun battle system will make it a worthy addition to the PS3's RPG library.

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Is the Xbox 360 going to be in there? Please say yes. If not, where can I go bug someone to make it happen?

Each of the three current generation consoles is represented in the game, including the Xbox 360. If you want details you can go to wikipedia and type in Hyperdimension Neptunia if you haven't already done that.

 

[A1]

So why do they put a game about fighting DS piracy on the PS3?

It's essentially about fighting piracy in general. The aforementioned DS piracy card is just apparently one of the best known examples. So I guess it would make sense to use that to represent the main antagonist in the game.

 

[GestaltEsper]

Someone explains the logic to me. So you want to fight piracy...by making the perpetrator look cooler? Why? If you engrave in the pirate's mind that he is Darth Vader, you aren't going to make him regret what he's doing.

I believe you misread. The main character is essentially the consoles themselves. The enemy are the pirates, who are gonna get trounced to nothing and never win in the game (obviously).

And Darth Vader isn't exactly the best representation either, as he redeems himself a few times in the lore. Pirates, to the Game Industry, are Darth Sidious.

Yes, and? They don't want to be the hero. It's like those posters I see depicting pirates with the "piracy is a crime" text on them. Depict them as pedophiles or something, not as Sauron for god's sake.

No matter how they're depicted people won't look at this game for some grand epiphany about piracy. They probably figured they'd just have fun with it.

 

[A1]

Someone explains the logic to me. So you want to fight piracy...by making the perpetrator look cooler? Why? If you engrave in the pirate's mind that he is Darth Vader, you aren't going to make him regret what he's doing.

I believe you misread. The main character is essentially the consoles themselves. The enemy are the pirates, who are gonna get trounced to nothing and never win in the game (obviously).

And Darth Vader isn't exactly the best representation either, as he redeems himself a few times in the lore. Pirates, to the Game Industry, are Darth Sidious.

Yes, and? They don't want to be the hero. It's like those posters I see depicting pirates with the "piracy is a crime" text on them. Depict them as pedophiles or something, not as Sauron for god's sake.

No matter how they're depicted people won't look at this game for some grand epiphany about piracy. They probably figured they'd just have fun with it.

Perhaps.

But nevertheless I think it's a distinct possibility that the game's premise is going to strike a chord with at least some people who hate piracy.

 

[dtfyvugbhjnk]

So total propaganda then?

Just like the "good ol' days" ...

 

[A1]

Cool art. No idea why, but I love that picture.

OT: I foresee mass piracy of this for laughs.

Once again assuming that Sony, NISA, Idea Factory, and Compile Heart actually allow that to happen.

 

[Snotnarok]

NiS is the new Squaresoft, they seemed to have kept it in mind that games are supposed to be fun.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

They're actually localizing this game?

HOLY FUCKING SHIT.

 

[BGH122]

So total propaganda then?

Yeah this. I genuinely don't understand why people are mainly responding favourably to this game given that the most salient feature as reported here is that it's against copyright infringement. I honestly couldn't care less what the developers' opinions on copyright infringement are (as long as their opinions don't end up negatively affecting my gaming as they try, inevitably in vain, to battle copyright infringement), I care whether or not the games that they create are worth playing.

So bravo, developer, you've got a moral opinion on something, just like everyone else on the planet. That's not a good premise for a game.

 

[A1]

So total propaganda then?

Yeah this. I genuinely don't understand why people are mainly responding favourably to this game given that the most salient feature as reported here is that it's against copyright infringement. I honestly couldn't care less what the developers' opinions on copyright infringement are (as long as their opinions don't end up negatively affecting my gaming as they try, inevitably in vain, to battle copyright infringement), I care whether or not the games that they create are worth playing.

So bravo, developer, you've got a moral opinion on something, just like everyone else on the planet. That's not a good premise for a game.

Most salient? Now that would seem to be a bit a of a stretch. I would say that the game essentially turning video game consoles and companies into anime girls is a lot more salient. As is the simple fact that the game by all accounts seems to be a direct allegory of a real world issue.

Inevitably in vain? Oh ye of little faith.

Having a moral opinion is not a good premise for a game? Based on what? Your personal opinion? That's fine but having an opinion is one thing while presenting said opinion as though it were fact is another. Doing this is by all accounts not fair, not nice, and disrespectful of the opinions of others. Although in all fairness it does seem to be an easy mistake to make.

Having a moral opinion is not a good premise for a game? How many games are about fighting against evil? Quite a few it would seem. And it generally works and strikes a chord with a lot of people. And as I indicated before I think there's a pretty decent chance that this game's premise is going to strike a chord with at least some of the people who hate piracy.

I would say that a moral opinion is as good a premise as any for a game. In fact I think it's safe to say that there really is no good or bad or right or wrong as far as video game premises are concerned.

I honestly don't know what your apparent problem is or what kind of chip you apparently have on your shoulder. But is a little politeness and manners really too much to ask for?

 

[ZodiacBraves]

So total propaganda then?

Yeah this. I genuinely don't understand why people are mainly responding favourably to this game given that the most salient feature as reported here is that it's against copyright infringement. I honestly couldn't care less what the developers' opinions on copyright infringement are (as long as their opinions don't end up negatively affecting my gaming as they try, inevitably in vain, to battle copyright infringement), I care whether or not the games that they create are worth playing.

So bravo, developer, you've got a moral opinion on something, just like everyone else on the planet. That's not a good premise for a game.

I think both you and the previous poster have the wrong idea about this. The key distinction here is parody [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody]. When I looked at the wikipedia page of the game I was laughing as some of the allusions the the modern console generation.

The game has "Players take the role of Neptune, a goddess who must defend the world against the attack of the evil goddess Majikonne (Arfoire)." The main character is reference to the planned Sega Neptune that ended up being cancelled.

Along the way she meets the "Black Heart", "Green Heart", and "White Heart".

The Black Heart is "Hardworking and honest, it is said she is ideal as a goddess. On the other hand, she is the type to try too hard" She is reference to the PS3, a powerful gaming console that can be hard to work with [http://news.cnet.com/sony-ps3-is-hard-to-develop-for-on-purpose/].

The Green Heart is "famous for her gentle nature and feminine demeanor, but she rarely appears. She has an unrivaled love for games and parties to the point of ignoring official business." I laughed hard at the mock of the 360. Her demeanor references that the 360 is easy and smooth to use, when its working right, as well as pointing out the 360 mindset.

The White Heart is "rarely seen in public maybe because she is shy, but she is a reliable goddess who precisely handles things that have to be done." I didn't understand this until I realized that this was exactly the opposite of what the Wii is, a very popular console with rather imprecise controls.

So the story is essentially:
The lost hero Neptune has come back to save the world from piracy with the help of the 360, PS3 and Wii. Along the way the hero also meets; Compa, a nursing student who supports and joins Neptunes journey (the developer/publisher Compile Heart); Nippon Ichi, a hero of justice who appears to people in trouble (NIS, who is localizing the game for NA/EU); among other characters in the journey to defeat the R4DS (representing piracy) and her minions.

Just the concept of this game alone has put the PS3 much higher on the list of things I need to buy. I will wait to see how good the game actually ends up being before I make up my mind, but I see a lot of potential humor and satire in this idea.