Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart

 PlayStation Vita
User Score
7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 40 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 40
  3. Negative: 8 out of 40
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  1. pipe34
    Feb 24, 2015
    0
    I thought this was a game about Noire, instead the entire game revolves around some unlikable, unvoiced "secretary" that doesn't even get a sprite. Noire doesn't even act like her usual self, she was always the independent, hardworking girl that could do anything, in this game she is more of a helpless damsel in distress. The events have none of the charm the other Neptunia games have andI thought this was a game about Noire, instead the entire game revolves around some unlikable, unvoiced "secretary" that doesn't even get a sprite. Noire doesn't even act like her usual self, she was always the independent, hardworking girl that could do anything, in this game she is more of a helpless damsel in distress. The events have none of the charm the other Neptunia games have and compared to the other Nep games there aren't many references to the videogame industry at all. The gameplay is ok-ish. Not bad but certainly nothing special either, it gets boring really fast.
    I expected a lot more of the game, Noire is my favorite Goddess but this game does her no justice.    … Expand
  2. magiquone
    May 15, 2015
    0
    Worst game in the series. The writing was very out of character in comparison to the rest of the games - Neptune in particular sounded extremely odd, very different to how she did in Re;Birth 1, although I hear this is due to the company handling the game making a bad localization rather than writing. Too many unfamiliar characters being introduced - there's already an existing cast of 4Worst game in the series. The writing was very out of character in comparison to the rest of the games - Neptune in particular sounded extremely odd, very different to how she did in Re;Birth 1, although I hear this is due to the company handling the game making a bad localization rather than writing. Too many unfamiliar characters being introduced - there's already an existing cast of 4 goddesses and who knows how many company inserts, don't know why they just didn't use them - and it doesn't help that the new characters are usually only in for one scene or one joke each and then it's on to the next.

    The gameplay is barely average and has a lot of problems - the difficulty is very high UNLESS you use the lily rank system, which turns the game into a cakewalk, so poor difficulty scaling, there are traps that damage your character and end your turn but you can't actually choose the path your character takes so you're going to waste turns getting around them, the monsters aren't affected by the traps or fall damage. Little enemy variety.

    Most of the soundtrack is recycled from earlier games. The artwork is really nice, though.

    Overall a game I intensely regret purchasing and strongly recommend the two other games I've played in this series - Re;Birth 1 and Re;Birth 2, although 1 is better than 2.    … Expand

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Metascore
68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 24
  3. Negative: 3 out of 24
  1. Destructoid
    Apr 28, 2015
    45
    The cloying characters and banal story are just so incredibly vapid, and the respectable strategic gameplay just isn't enough to compensate for the myriad of drawbacks and stumbling blocks.
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  2. RPGamer
    Apr 8, 2015
    70
    A strategy RPG seems like a perfect fit for the Neptunia series, and this largely ends up being true. A fun battle system combined with a large and diverse set of characters to choose from makes for a good deal of fun.
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  3. The Digital Fix
    Mar 25, 2015
    70
    Noire provides a different, perhaps more traditional leading lady to the game, and helps balance some of the randomness that the other characters demonstrate. It’s a fun enough ride, and franchise fans will lap it all up, but maybe it needed to go even further to demonstrate some wider appeal.
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