Following their work on the three Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth titles for PlayStation Vita and PC platforms, Idea Factory International have announced they are now working on bringing the next major Neptunia game to international markets in Early 2016. It has been confirmed that Megadimension Neptunia VII will be released in North America and PAL regions on the PlayStation 4 beginning Early 2016. Both retail and digital outlets will be supported with this release.
This new instalment features brand new characters, three worlds and three stories to play through. It also includes an improved battle system, a new “powerful” transformation mode (NEXT Mode – which features new special skills and a new costume for the CPUs) and a range of other features.
Megadimension Neptunia VII will come with both the original Japanese voice-overs alongside a brand new English dub. Given that Idea Factory International have more or less been able to retain the English voice cast first adopted during the franchise’s days with NIS America, I would expect many if not all the main voice cast members to return in this instalment.
Official Synopsis for Megadimension Neptunia VII
G.C. 2015— Gamindustri has entered a precarious season known as the CPU Shift Period. During this time of social unrest, deprecating rumors about the CPUs have begun to saturate Gamindustri. Neptune and the others worry the citizens will soon call for new leaders to replace the them and that their rule will end.
In these critical moments for Planeptune, Neptune and Nepgear mysteriously disappear. Their destination: a divergent world, nearing its catastrophic end, called the Zero Dimension. They encounter the last remaining CPU of this world, Uzume Tennouboshi, who is desperately waging a lonely battle against a colossal evil known as the Dark CPU.
Will Neptune and Nepgear be able to work together with Uzume in order to save Zero Dimension from tragedy? So begins a new adventure for Neptune…
[Images provided by Idea Factory International, based on Japanese version of game]
