The First Screenshots For ‘Cyber Dimension Netpune: 4 Goddesses Online’ Are Here!

It’s been a long time coming since we first talked about the reveal of Cyber Dimension Neptune: 4 Goddesses Online, the latest spinoff in the ongoing Neptunia series. Plugging the girls into a beta test for Vert’s favorite MMORPG, 4 Goddesses Online, sounds great enough on its own, but after seeing our first glimpses at the CPU’s in their new roles, a peak at the game play, and the game’s gorgeous Unreal 4 debut.

Apparently taking some pointers from games like Sword Art Online, 4GO gives players control of their favorite goddesses as they traverse a simulated MMORPG in a single player setting. From these screens, it seems like the game play should be a huge departure from any of the games before it, showing off what can potentially be a real time battle system. From the game play standpoint, the Sword Art games have improved greatly since its rough debut, while other games with similar combat systems like Xenoblade Chronicles and Final Fantasy XII have refined this style of RPG for years. I have my fingers crossed that Compile Heart and Idea Factory take cues from these titles to make Cyber Dimension the best game in the series yet, especially after some recent spinoffs that turned out kind of iffy. (Get it!?)

And let’s be honest, if the game play possibilities alone didn’t have us excited, then the new looks for the girls is more than enough to do so. Noire as a Dark Knight looks especially great, with Neptune as a Holy Knight, Blanc as a Priest, and Vert as an Enchanter rounding out the main cast. I must say that they suit their new roles well, which is making me all the more anxious for the debuts of the CPU Candidates in their 4GO classes. 

Check out the screenshots, as well as the first teaser trailer below! Cyber Dimension Neptune: 4 Goddesses Online will arrive in Japan on February 9 exclusively for the PS4, meaning that we’ll probably get it sometime in August. Man, if there was ever a time to import…