As much as I appreciate and have enjoyed the Neptunia games + spinoffs so far, I find this one to be very subpar.

This game is essentially a very crude tactical RPG set in the Neptunia world (non-canon). Although you are still playing with the characters you are familiar with, the gameplay is pretty lacking. It is a relatively bare bones tactical RPG combat style, with a poorly designed menu system and key bindings. Combat itself was fine, but it felt like the levels had poor scaling (unlike other Neptunia games). The writing is alright, but it lacks the sisters and other characters that should already be part of the world. If you like Noire the best, you'll probably still enjoy going through this game though.

Another annoying thing was that this game was made for handheld play and ported over. Sounds like a perfect steam deck game then right? Well, for some reason I could not save on my Steam Deck... and for some reason I think the game just assumed I owned an illegal copy or something? I have no idea, and I don't want to bother figuring out more.

Overall, a lower quality Neptunia spinoff and one I think you can avoid in the series.