![]() ![]() Senran Kagura’s choices don’t exactly pick from my favorites, which has been the case with a few of the smaller cast installments of late, but features Miyabi, Yumi, Homura, and the series lead cover girl, Asuka. ![]() ![]() The cast of Neptunia features Purple Heart, Black Heart, White Heart, and Green Heart, each with their alter-ego’s when powered down and not in their goddess forms. Joining the 8 franchised girls are Goh, and Yuuki, each capable fighters with their own style. The story of Neptunia, sees Purple Heart and her fellow goddesses, and the cast of Senran Kagura explore 11 stages that have you discovering the intent behind the Steeme invasion, and you’re not going to go at it alone. Still, it pushes the story forward into placing the girls into combat, which is the biggest strength of the game by far. I do enjoy the story surrounding the Legion, and its villain in Yoh Gamer, but the overarching narrative built around the game is not exactly its strong suit, and is largely throwaway and not terribly memorable. Honestly, I am not too keen on this idea as it’s skipped over pretty quickly as the factions are united once the land is invaded by the Steeme Legion, keeping in line with Neptunia’s take that each girl or faction is based on gaming platforms. Instead of a story where the characters of Senran Kagura are transported into Neptunia’s world of Gamindustri, we get a narrative where the two have been longtime rivals, each living in their own city in the same land, fighting for power, and for pride. While it distances itself from most of what Senran Kagura usually offers in its own subject matter, we still get a fairly action-packed adventure, albeit with some gameplay issues that greatly hold it back. When it was announced that these two brands would collide in Ninja Wars, I was curious as to how over the top it would get, given the title’s teen rating. Senran Kagura, on the other hand, with its library of games, anime, and manga, was created solely for its cheeky and often over-the-top sexualized fan indulgences. Neptunia, while it has its own fair share of fan service, is more suited to making in-jokes about gaming and the cliches that exist within it. Neptunia and Senran Kagura both offer their own unique brand of ridiculousness. ![]()
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