10 Worst RPG Video Games Of All Time
8. Hyperdimension Neptunia
Hyperdimension Neptunia is set in an alternate timeline of Gamindustri. This world is fractured, divided into regions that parody different parts of the so-called “console war” such as Lastation, Lowee and Leanbox.
Fun right? Seems like an amusing thing to parody considering that the console war itself is inherently ridiculous? What if I told you that’s where the fun completely stops?
Hyperdimension Neptunia really should’ve just cut the RPG elements out of its game as it has all the making of your regular baseline of trash for a visual novel. Underdressed, oversexualised anime girls fill the title from top to bottom and spend their time chatting absolute nonsense.
But you’ll beg for this portion of the game back when Hyperdimension decides to drop you into some of the most underdeveloped dungeons you’ve ever seen and asks of you to essentially fill a quota of monsters defeated. This means slogging through the game's terrible, poor excuse for a turn-based battle system which, whilst it does have an interesting combo system, is basically left unexplained. It’s sluggish and dull and feels ultimately tacked on, probably for very good reason.
The promise of a game parodying the seventh generation console war could’ve actually made for something fresh but Hyperdimension Neptunia’s vapid and constantly sexist vibe makes you feel nothing but shame.