Just got Nep MKII, should I do Conquest first so I can get the clinical depression out of the way?

Just got Nep MKII, should I do Conquest first so I can get the clinical depression out of the way?

OP why would you buy the worst mainline nep?

Anyways yes, get conquest out of the way ASAP. It's the worst ending both in tone/themes and in actually unlocking it.

Remember, the cut-off point for share manipulation is right before the second Trick fight.

Blanc is best girl and Lowee ending is the only good part in mk2.

Look up how to get the Symbolic Attack Gain plan first. Think you can get it on normal ending if you walk around the boss in one of those places near endgame.

Then do whatever ending you want.

>mk2
>plans

Remake system wasn't in mk2. Unless OP really means RB2.

oh shit, I totally thought it was rebirth 2.

In that case, OP should return his copy of MKII and just download Rebirth 2 for PC because of effortless it is to grind in Rebirth 2 once you get that plan. Also there's the alternative ending to not kill anyone when you have that sword that was never in MKII.

Now now, don't go discouraging OP. Mk2 is shit, but RB2 is equally shit.

Sure, it has some great gameplay upgrades. On the other hand, it's still Mk2's story and lacks both the 3d models in cutscenes as well as Nisa and Gust.

But the share grind is fucking awful in Mk2. Easily the worst in the series in that respect. Fucking individual towns.

>Mk2 is shit, but RB2 is equally shit.

Yea but RB2 is slightly better because you can make grinding for exp, quests and money all effortless once you have that plan....

It's way way way less tedious to get every ending with it.

I actually meant rebirth 2. Sorry. I thought it was called MKII rebirth.

And IMO, Gust and Nisa make up for the lack of remake system.

Admittedly this is quite subjective.

>Mk2
In before Nepgear did everything wrong

Mk2 was more meta than RB2. Nep series really stopped being so in-your-face about their lampooning meme after mk2.

The later mainline games just got a bit more abstract and jumbled with their meta, is all. That's not necessarily a bad thing.

If anything, VII ramped up with the meta humor a bit. Especially compared to Mk2. Mk2 was so empty in terms of humor, partly in thanks to Nepgear being protag and being utterly incapable of injecting humor into every scene like her sister was in the first game. Not that anyone besides myself actually played through the first game to know this.

What little humor there was in Mk2 was indeed shoved in your face. And I won't lie, the scene where they all gather together to play vidya was pretty great. Wish there was more like it. I'd probably like Nepgear more if there were.

Well they're not going to be in any sequels so you might as well avoid that unnecessary attachment.

Idea Factory only really figured out how to characterize Nepgear with V-II. She was so savagely put down to being a living, walking meme in V that I I really wondered if Idea Factory thought if Nepgear was a mistake.

It's too late for me, user. Nisa will always be my favorite maker and in my top 3 neps overall. First two games made sure of that.

It'll never stop hurting.

>disgaea dlc
>talk to her
>Where's Gamindustri?

You might not be able to find your way home but at least you have the flat squad ;_;

She was a mistake, user. I liked her so much more in V.

Maybe it's because I've only played through VII once, but Nepgear was really forgettable in that game to me. Most I can remember about her was basically being Neptune's more serious sister. Like she was in Mk2.

Seriousness is an awful thing in this franchise.

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>still no Adachi/Nepgear art

>Red is literally a waifu obsessed oppai loli
how can any one character be so perfect

Gust > Iffy

What do you mean, serious? Nepgear was the REAL protag. She was there to help Uzume even till the very end, she was there to do heavy lifting for Nep and Vert in the Gold Third segment, and she had to carry that weight.

>Blanc is best girl
I like you

>should I do Conquest first so I can get the clinical depression out of the way?

yes. You get a nice prize

>hould I do Conquest first so I can get the clinical depression out of the way
If anything it'll make it worse. I didn't touch RB2 since that ending.

Neptune will always be the one, true protagonist. Maybe you just don't understand, it's likely you haven't played the first. No matter how grating that shitty Trinity Universe gameplay got, or how many times that terrible comic relief theme played, Neptune was there in every cutscene, injecting silliness and brightening the day. Nepgear can't even compare.

I like you, too, user.

This is Blanc.

>or how many times that terrible comic relief theme played
>terrible comic relief theme
>terrible

bitch I will cut you

It's not the most well-liked theme. Blame the fact that it played in quite literally every single scene in the game. Pretty sure the V remix was put in as a joke.

I'll listen to it every now and then, out of nostalgia for the original game. Believe it or not, I love everything about that game, even the flaws, despite shitting on them.

>Conquest
>Depression

Partner, have you forgotten already?
That feeling ... whenever a number goes up?

Not that user, but I played the original game as well. Nepgear got a slightly bigger push in V-II than Neptune.

In the Zero Dimension arc, both Neptune and Nepgear get equal billing for most of it. Then, at the end of it, it's Nepgear and Uzume with Big Nep, with Neptune herself out of the picture until the very end again.

In the Hyper Dimension arc, the story was split between all of the four CPUs, with Neptune having a chunk of that. When everyone was finally together again at the end of it, Neptune got the top billing overall, but only during that last part.

During the Heart Dimension arc, Neptune, along with the other three main CPUs, got kidnapped. Nepgear became the main protagonist again during this part, and Neptune herself doesn't return to the party until later on--and only if you get one of the better endings.

I understand if you still didn't like Nepgear after V-II, and that's fine. It's just to say that Neptune was pushed harder than Nepgear in V-II simply isn't the case.

I'm saying all of this as someone who is neutral about Nepgear at best.

the cutest

None of that changes the fact that Neptune will always be the true protagonist of the franchise. The argument in my post wasn't that Neptune got better billing, it's that she's simply much better suited to being main character in this franchise. Even if CH became suicidal and made ten more games starring Nepgear, this would still be my stance. As someone who's played through the first game, you should understand this. Neptune is the lifeblood of the series and the only reason it's here today.

And this is coming from someone whose absolute favorite is Blanc, mind you. Granted, Neptune is a close second, so there's a great deal of bias. And fuck, these two are adorable together.

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goddamn murderer

>Game world is stuck in a limbo
>Meme characters are aware of the Player's existence
>The antagonist doesn't even show up until the end of the game
>The protagonist is a friend magnet
>In the bad end you kill everyone for power
>Neutral ending is bland and unsatisfying
>In the good end you fight against the antagonist's true form
So this is where the creator of Undertale got his ideas from...

First canon game is Mk2 so Nepgear is the true protagonist.

Acutally you can look at about 90% of all shounen anime and see that Undertale rips them off

>No mercy button
Ouch

Tsunako and CH somehow worked magic with Nep. I don't think Tsunako has made a better character than Neptune, who is a truly original protagonist in JRPG and even in animu realm. None of the anime or game protag such as Umaru, Konata or Tomoko, Okabe Rintarou, Keroro were characters that embodies the whole anime and gaming realm while being an optimistic, larger than life and witty protagonist at the same time.

Neptune become more than just an anthropomorphic representation of a dead console's ecosystem. She's meta to the point that she equals deadpool, yet she isn't stuck to being what a meming gaymin' autist would be. She takes things in strides and point to the absurdity of things without being jaded, and she actively goes about to let others do what they do best and only acts when only Neptune can steer the ship to a positive course.

Neptune is also happily elastic and lets people interpret her as they so wish while being one of the most well-defined protagonists in JRPG. I don't think any Square character allows the same flexibility as Neptune in interpreting her. The fun-loving eater of pudding is iconic without the pretentiousness of Sonic or the stale characterization of Mario as such.

Nepu is quite simply a cute fun-loving girl that's lazy and also has the more serious side to her(PH)

>more serious side
still fun loving. V-II pretty much shows that all forms of Neptune aren't above fun things are fun.

>she isn't stuck to being what a meming gaymin' autist would be
But that's exactly what Neptune is.
She does nothing but play games or sleep all day, all her work has to be done by Histoire or Nepgear and the only times she actually does something useful are when those two get extremely pissed off or the whole world's existence is at stake.

Goddamn, user. That is some deep love for Neptune you're displaying. Not that she isn't worth that kind of devotion, mind you. I salute you.

Has V taught you nothing? First game is canon, it's just a drastically different dimension.

Nep Titor isn't suicidal, a depressed NEET, a mad scientist sonovabitch, a fujoshi, a gremlin, doesn't eat hot pockets and she actually pays for games.

Blanc is my favorite but I want to fuck Nepnep in the ass

This thread seriously needs some Nowagear if you ask me.