History VideoGame / HyperdimensionNeptuniaVictory

A remake of this game for the Playstation Vita titled ''Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory [=Re;Birth3=] V Generation'' was released in Japan (as ''Kami Ji Jigen Game Neptune [=Re;Birth3=] V Century'') in December 2014, with the English version released in June 2015, and the PC port of said English version released at the end of October the same year. A port to the Platform/NintendoSwitch is slated for a May 23, 2024.

A remake of this game for the Playstation Vita titled ''Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory [=Re;Birth3=] V Generation'' was released in Japan (as ''Kami Ji Jigen Game Neptune [=Re;Birth3=] V Century'') in December 2014, with the English version released in June 2015, and the PC port of said English version released at the end of October the same year.

''Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory'' (''Kami Jigen Game Neptune V'') is the third game in the VideoGame/{{Neptunia}} series, {{JRPG}}s featuring [[MoeAnthropomorphism moe anthropomorphisms]] of the gaming industry in a humorous take on the UsefulNotes/ConsoleWars, as well as the first sequel in the series, due to the previous game being a ContinuityReboot.

** [[spoiler: Rei's land, back when she was still a CPU goddess was called [[Creator/{{Atari}} Tari]]. And the reason why it doesn't exist anymore is thanks to [[UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashof1983 The Great Crash]].]]

* BreakingTheFourthWall: In the new opening segment, when Nepgear reveals her new invention, the [[UsefulNotes/OculusRift Nepulus Grift]], they outright declare that the sub-plot is likely due to a quest line in ''[=Re;Birth2=]'' where Nepgear and Uni invented something together.

* FirstEpisodeTwist: [[spoiler:Rei]] sending Neptune to Alternate Gamindustri via a portal in the first Chapter spoils the reveal that [[spoiler:she's the Hyperdimension counterpart to the game's real antagonist, who was a former goddess who brought her nation through unrestrained power and a megalomaniac mindset]].
%%* {{Flanderization}}: Neptune is lazier than ever, and the Ultradimesion counterparts to Noire, Blanc and Vert ramp up their less pleasant traits ({{Tsundere}}, HairTriggerTemper, and BigBreastPride respectively). (Needs better elaboration; also the Ultra versions of Noire Blanc Vert are alternate characters which better fits into Character Exaggeration)%%

* EpicFail: Among other things, the UsefulNotes/VirtualBoy conversation.

* ExpositionFairy: None other than Histoire.
* FirstEpisodeTwist: It's telling that her character page still spoils that one important event that starts off the plot is when [[spoiler:Rei sends Neptune to Alternate Gamindustri via a portal]].

* BonusBoss: Several of the end-game scout dungeons have CPU clones for their Tough Foes. First of all, their respective dungeons must first be unlocked through scouting, then the dungeons themselves must be scouted while the flag is standing until the "spawn powerful monster" result is achieved. As for the bosses themselves, Tough Foes in general are the most powerful class of boss monster in the game but these enemies take it one step further by using their EXE Drives against you. None of these bosses are required for any quests, but beating them gives you a chance at acquiring the plans for their respective characters' ultimate weapons and armor (which are of course RandomlyDrops).

%%* {{Flanderization}}: Neptune is lazier than ever, and the Ultradimesion counterparts to Noire, Blanc and Vert ramp up their less pleasant traits ({{Tsundere}}, HairTriggerTemper, and BigBreastPride respectively). (Needs better elaboration; also the UD versions of Noire Blanc Vert are alternate characters which better fits into Character Exaggeration)%%

* JerkassBall: Neptune, Plutia, and the Ultradimension versions of Noire, Blanc, and Vert all have moments where they suddenly act unusually self-centered, petty, or otherwise jerkish, with the former's behavior lasting throughout the entire game, especially during the "[[NonIndicativeName Good]]" Ending. This is justified in the case of Plutia and the UD versions of Noire, Blanc, and Vert, as they have an excuse of being normal humans before becoming [=CPUs=], and thus, it's likely they let the power go to their heads.

-->'''Nepgear:''': [[spoiler:[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness What...the...]] '''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness HELL,]]''' [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Neptune!]]]]

** At the end of Chapter 5, [[spoiler: where Iris Heart tortures the shit out of Arfoire,]] you see an image of super-deformed Neptune standing at a meadow with the words "Please stand by." [[spoiler: The image appears again during the Good Ending route, where Iris Heart frightens Uni, Rom, and Ram.]]

** People landing on [[ButtMonkey UD Noire]].

* {{Anaphora}}: In ''[=Re;Birth3=]'', when Neptune is yelling at her friends to think of her safety:

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[[caption-width-right:250:Is your retro console as [[MoeAnthropomorphism moe]] as this?]]

* DubNameChange: Averted. Warechu's name was restored.

* FixFic: The remake essentially serves as one for fans who hated Neptune being a giant jerk towards Nepgear and Noire.

-->'''Nepgear:''': [[spoiler:[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness What...the...'''HELL,''' Neptune!]]]]

* RestartAtLevelOne: Lampshaded. Neptune gripes about being dropped to Lv. 1 and how Nepgear gets to start at Lv. 10.

* HumongousMecha: A couple of the new villains look like one, one of them even resembles an [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Eva]] specifically. [[HammyHerald Engage,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rdMDDLHodo Atranger!]] (skip to 5:10 for the scene itself)

* {{Nerf}}: Remember "[[GameBreaker Violet Schwestern]]"? It's still in this game, now named "Violet Buster"[[note]]This change is actually the result of a mistranslation. The Japanese version of this game, all three of the remakes, and ''VII'' still call this skill Violette Schwestern (ヴィオレットシュバスター). Violet Buster came about because someone at [=NISA=] didn't catch a "Shu" syllable in the sequence, leading to said katakana sequence being read as (ヴィオレットバスター), which would translate as Violet Buster. This mistake would stick for all subsequent English localisations of the franchise.[[/note]]; however while it's still broken in terms of damage output, you can't exactly spam it over and over again thanks to the presence of the EXE Drive Gauge.

* OhCrap: When Plutia gets mad for the first time, Neptune immediately gets shivers and a really cold feeling. Cold like murderous penguins, not like cute penguins. When Plutia does get mad a little while later (though not at Neptune and Noire this time) and transforms, she learns why this is something you should not want to happen.

* RandomlyDrops: Well over half of the Quests run off of this... even some that are MANDATORY TO PROCEED WITH THE STORY!
** There are Quests that require drops from a special monster... a monster that does not even begin to spawn until you've gotten a specific result from Scouting that dungeon... a result which is itself effectively a [[RandomlyDrops Randomly Drops]] [[GuideDangIt And good luck figuring out which dungeon to Scout for which monster...]] There's also the issue of all non story dungeons being hidden behind the Scout system. You can end up missing alot, including some special skills and the True Ending simply because your scouts never found the dungeons the requirements were hidden away in.
*** [[FromBadToWorse It Gets Worse]]: When you DO finally meet the target monster, assuming you're doing this as soon as the Quest became available, chances are its going to be way too powerful for you and introduce you to the Game Over screen. Still want to go for that perfect 40 on the end of chapter evaluation?
** ''[=Re;Birth3=]'' noticed all of those problems, and adds an extra function to the Quests and Plans which outright says 'The item is THERE.'

* QueerFlowers: The RelationshipValues between every pair of playable characters are referred to as "lily points."

** People landing on [[ButtMonkey Noire]].

* SequelHook: In the good end, [[spoiler:Croire has taken Rei's powers off to some other reality to attempt to cause destruction there.]] In the true end, [[spoiler:a permanent portal between the two Gamindustris is created and synchronizes the flow of time between the worlds. The Histoires point out that this will likely cause problems down the line. ASIC members are still running around in some of the post game dungeons, the alternate Gamindustri's Arfoire is still alive, and Croire gets captured by Ultradimension Neptune.]]

* TakeThatUs / TakeThatAudience: Neptune practically [[{{Misblamed}} berates NISA as to why they can't debug their games properly]]. This is after [[spoiler: the entire party gets [[CurbStompBattle curb stomped]] by Yellow Heart.]] The game itself is also chock full of jibes at failed console or game ideas that the various companies had in the past.

* TimeSkip: [[spoiler:Three, actually.]] It's been a few years in-game since the events of ''mk2'' (enough that Neptune and Nepgear's levels would drop from laziness and Purple Heart's breasts would grow some). [[spoiler: And after Nep is sent to the past Gameindustri, after Chapter 1, a ''three year'' timeskip takes place. The remaining two are a period of 5 and 10 years, the latter confirmed, the former hinted due to the aging of Iffy, Compa and Peashy. The latter timeskip allows for Iffy and Compa to age to adulthood and the new nation of Eden to become prosperous.]]

--->'''Neptune''': It's important not to confuse my name with the title of the game, so this'll save me some trouble.
--->'''IF''': [[AudienceWhatAudience What's a "title of the game"?]]

-->'''Peashy''': Huh? Neptuna flew away too?

-->'''Neptune''': Uh, did you, maybe, see something when I was jumping? Well, I mean, my skirt's partially at fault, but you're a CREEP if that's why you make me jump so much!
-->'''Noire''': What's with you, making me jump all the time? Calm down!... Wait... Are you doing it to see... THAT? YOU PERVERT! TOTAL PERVERT!
-->'''Nepgear''': Ahh! Did you, maybe... look up my skirt? Ugh! You pervert! You're the worst kind of sicko!

--> You're kidding, right? C'mon, don't be weird.

-->'''Neptune''': Lightning? Earthquake? An oil spill lit on fire? A really strict father?

* BossInMookClothing: Metal Dogoos, found in Zeca Ruins No. 2. They don't appear on the field normally, but rather randomly appear in a group with various flavors of Shampurus. Unlike in previous games, Metal Dogoos here are ''much'' stronger than what you'd normally face at this point in the game, as they do a lot of damage and attacks on them do very little (on top of their traditionally high evade rate). To make matters worse, the Shampuru enemies they accompany can buff their already high attack and defense to absurd levels. [[MetalSlime Definitely worth it if you can actually kill one, though]]...
* CallBack: Neptune fighting the other three goddesses in the beginning. [[spoiler: This time, however, that turns out to be a FakeActionPrologue; [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments it's actually Noire, Blanc, and Vert ganging up on Neptune in a video game.]]]]

-->'''Nepgear''': I was the main character last time. Really! I'm being treated like a punching bag this time around... The last time, I was a really good lead!
** Hyperdimension IF and Compa got this pretty bad, as they don't even get character portraits [[spoiler:before and after a certain age]] and are only usable as paid DLC. In fact, pretty much every Maker and/or Oracle-not-named Histoire was either this, PutOnABus, or not even mentioned.

** Overall, the tone of the game is a lot more comedic compared to its [[VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaMk2 predecessor]], though it has some DarkHumor sprinkled around it, especially when [[HeroicComedicSociopath Iris Heart]] is around.

-->'''Black Heart''': Ugh, why can't we have ''normal'' moves?

** One of the most JustForFun/{{egregious}} examples of this trope is the "[x] Style" lineup, which consists of the original "[x]" and remaking them in Item Development with an "Invisibility Cloth", which can be used as early as Chapter 3. The buying price, for example, of a "Monochrome Jersey" is 5000 credits. The selling price of a Monochrome Style is a whopping ''1.25 Million'' credits.
*** This was fixed in ''[=Re;Birth3=]'', where the new Plan system means you MAKE the ability to buy a "[x] Style" item, but don't get a 'free' one.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: All of Iris Heart's scenes resemble that of BDSM, from her innuendos to the way she tortures her opponents. Only a borderline example, since said scenes are pretty much ''exactly'' what they remind you of, Iris Heart just never gets a chance to... finish.

-->'''Plutia''': Oh, did I overdo it?\\
'''Neptune''': It's okay. It's just a battle effect.
* EnemyMine: [[spoiler: Copypaste, Abnes, Warechu, Alternate Gamindustri Rei, Anonydeath, and Mister Badd all help out the CPU goddesses to help maintain the Alternate Gamindustri so that the group can get to 2012 Gamindustri and stop 2012 Rei.]]

'''Blanc''': Th-that was...!\\
'''Noire''': Man, that was the most epic of flops! It's almost like you planned for it all along!

* {{Flanderization}}: Neptune is lazier than ever, and the Ultradimesion counterparts to Noire, Blanc and Vert ramp up their less pleasant traits ({{Tsundere}}, HairTriggerTemper, and BigBreastPride respectively).

* [[spoiler: IChooseToStay: In the Good Ending of the game, Plutia stays in Neptune's world. They also leave Nepgear stranded in Plutia's world, saying that they'd get around to getting her out and that it's only a been a few days ignoring Nepgear's reminder that that means she's been left alone again for ''years''.]]
* IfItsYouItsOkay: Neptune says this when offering her "sexy bod" in return for the CPU Memory that Iris Heart is holding. She regrets this immediately, as Iris Heart is going to hold her to it. [[spoiler:Which Iris Heart does, but as Plutia and in the form of a pleasant group bath.]]

* [[InfinityPlusOneSword Infinity Plus One Disc]]: The final blank disc you receive has lv.5 capacity for all three colors. The catch? You receive this disc only after you have obtained all 26 Large Medals, which are RandomlyDrops from the most powerful class of boss monsters in the game. Once you get this disc you can create the VideoGame/CallOfDuty godly game which confers the unique CPU Defense ability and the Break Damage Limit ability, making it useful for the final boss and the bosses which drop the designs for the ultimate weapons and armor as well as certain Colosseum fights.

** [[spoiler: Neptune's status page shows she has lily points with Nepgear despite only battling with her before the system was introduced, spoiling the latter's return to the playable party.]]

** The DLC weapons can also spoil which CPU characters can join your party, since you get then immediately after download, regardless of your point in the story. [[spoiler: as such, you can get Uni's, Rom's, Ram's and Peashy's weapons before even recruiting those characters.]]

* JerkassBall: Neptune, Plutia, and the Ultra Dimension versions of Noire, Blanc, and Vert all have moments where they suddenly act unusually self-centered, petty, or otherwise jerkish, with the former's behavior lasting throughout the entire game, especially during the "[[NonIndicativeName Good]]" Ending. This is justified in the case of Plutia and the Ultra versions of Noire, Blanc, and Vert, as they have an excuse of being normal humans before becoming [=CPUs=], and thus, it's likely they let the power go to their heads.

* MythologyGag: Oh so very much. You're an 80's/90's kid if you can recognize the references.

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: One of your enemies is an eggplant with a cucumber spear riding on a horsebird. [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs We still wonder what was Compile Heart on...]]

** Yet another one involving Iris Heart, but this time, her and Neptune. Apparently, something happened [[spoiler: between the timeskip]] that causes Purple Heart to blush and say she just got carried away, or let her emotions rule herself. Yeah, we can see where that's headed.
* OhCrap: When Plutia is getting mad for the first time, Neptune immediately gets shivers and a really cold feeling. Cold like murderous penguins, not like cute penguins. When Plutia does get mad a little while later (though not at Neptune and Noire this time) and transforms, she learns why this is something you should not want to happen.

* OutOfCharacterMoment: As the Lastation soldier admits himself when he discusses NominalImportance with Neptune and Plutia.

-->[[spoiler: '''Nepgear''': What...the...'''HELL,''' Neptune!]]

*** [[FromBadToWorse It Gets Worse:]] When you DO finally meet the target monster, assuming you're doing this as soon as the Quest became available, chances are its going to be way too powerful for you and introduce you to the Game Over screen. Still want to go for that perfect 40 on the end of chapter evaluation?

--->'''Neptune''': That's our loyal landing pillow! Noire, you never let us down!

--->'''Nepgear''': Oh, come on, you guys! I even get those things during my narration scene!?

** Plutia is a CloudCuckooLander, while Iris Heart is a {{dominatrix}} (referencing Sega's aggression towards Nintendo during the Genesis's lifespan and their pushes to appear more mature in America during the mid-90s, with games such as ''VideoGame/NightTrap'' and the Genesis port of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'').

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: All of Iris Heart's scenes resembles that of BDSM, form her innuendos to the way she tortures her opponents. Only a borderline example, since said scenes are pretty much ''exactly'' what they remind you of, Iris Heart just never gets a chance to... finish.

** People landing on [[ButtMonkey Noire]]

* HumongousMecha: A couple of the new villains look like one, one of them even resembles an [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Eva]] specifically.
** [[HammyHerald Engage,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rdMDDLHodo Atranger!]] (skip to 5:10 for the scene itself)

* IncestSubtext: Between Neptune and Nepgear, when the former tells the latter that she loves her in order to make her feel better. According to [[TheDitz Plutia]], at least...

* JerkassBall: Neptune, Plutia, and the Ultra Dimension versions of Noire, Blanc, and Vert all have moments where they suddenly act unusually self-centered, petty, or otherwise jerkish, with the former lasting throughout the entire game, especially during the "[[NonIndicativeName Good]]" Ending. This is justified in the case of Plutia and the Ultra versions of Noire, Blanc, and Vert, as they have an excuse of being normal humans before becoming [=CPUs=], and thus, it's likely they let the power go to their heads.

* NoodleIncident: While we discover why she's terrified, we never find out exactly what Iris Heart might have done to Noire the first time she transformed, just enough suggestions it's almost a surprise when Iris later implies Noire has virginity left to lose.
** Yet another one involving Iris Heart, but this time, her and Neptune. Apparently, something happened [[spoiler: between the timeskip]] that causes Purple Heart to blush and say she just got carried away, or let her emotions rule herself. Yeah...we can see where that's headed.

** [[ButtMonkey People landing on Noire.]]

* {{Sequel}}: The first game of the series that can truly be called a "sequel", since ''mk2'' was more of a ContinuityReboot.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking : When [[spoiler: Hyperdimension Rei starts attacking Ultradimension Planeptune, Neptune lists suggestions for what's happening.]]

* BossInMookClothing: Metal Dogoos, found in Zeca Ruins No. 2. They don't appear on the field normally, but rather randomly appear in a group with various flavors of Shampurus. Unlike in previous games, Metal Dogoos here are ''much'' stronger than what you'd normally face at this point in the game, as they do a lot of damage and attacks on them do very little (on top of their traditionally high evade rate). To make matters worse, the Shampuru enemies they accompany can buff their already high attack and defense to absurd levels. [[MetalSlime Definitely worth it if you can actually kill one, though...]]

* DeityOfHumanOrigin: Ultradimension [=CPUs=] were humans before consuming a CPU memory.

** Nepgear and the rest of the Candidates get shafted throughout this game. In Nepgear's case, she ''does'' go to the Ultradimension, but is made into a a joke; meanwhile, Uni, Rom, and Ram don't appear until the end of the game. Nepgear even {{lampshade|Hanging}}s this:

** IF and Compa got this pretty bad, as they don't even get character portraits [[spoiler:before and after a certain age]] and are only usable as paid DLC. In fact, pretty much every Maker and/or Oracle-not-named Histoire was either this, PutOnABus, or not even mentioned.

* DiscontinuityNod: There's also several nods to the first game placed here and there, for example Financier is now a citizen in the Basilicom.

* DiscOneNuke: StatGrinding aside, in chapter 2, you can buy some accessories that boost your HP by 2500.

* DudeNotFunny: The second boss battle with Copy Paste. After the guy helped fix Lowee not by being tricked mind you. Blanc goes off and attacks him. Her own workers actually became friends with the guy and called her out on how shitty she was. Neptune and Nepgear even state how they were being the Villians in that situation and honestly could have avoided fighting.

-->'''Plutia:''' Oh, did I overdo it?\\
'''Neptune:''' It's okay. It's just a battle effect.
* EnemyMine: [[spoiler: Copypaste, Abnes, Pirachu, Alternate Gamindustri Rei, Anonydeath, and Mister Badd all help out the CPU goddesses to help maintain the Alternate Gamindustri so that the group can get to 2012 Gamindustri and stop 2012 Rei.]]

-->'''Noire''': ''Hey, refresh my memory. What was that binocular thing you released that gave everyone migranes?''\\
'''Blanc''': ''Th-that was...!''\\
'''Noire''': ''Man, that was the most epic of flops! It's almost like you planned for it all along!''

* LighterAndSofter: While ''mk2'' is a very serious game, begining with the [=CPUs=] being captured by CFW Magic and [[spoiler:Nepgear kill all of her friends in the Conquest Ending]], ''Victory'' is very fun and light-hearted story. This is downplayed though, as

-->'''Neptune: Lightning? Earthquake? An oil spill lit on fire? A really strict father?'''

* AwesomeButImpractical: The vast majority of Coupling and Formation Skills. They cost multiple levels of the EXE Drive Gauge but are only about as powerful if not weaker than the basic EXE Drives. Veterans of ''mk2'' will be disappointed the first time they try to kill a boss with Violet Buster this time around.

* CoolShip: Just like in the first game, we see a jet plane in the opening sequence. Any fan who has played the original Neptunia knows this is a transformation of Neptune's and will automatically assume it's useable in-game. [[spoiler:It is.]]
** The viewers are also treated with a stealth-bomber like ship flying along side Neptune's jet, its shouldn't be too hard to guess who that may be...

** DiscontinuityNod: There's also several nods to the first game placed here and there, for example Financier is now a citizen in the Basilicom.
*** When she finds out that Noire, who she landed on, has no idea who Neptune is, Neptune assumes that either she was the one to get amnesia or is just faking it. She tells Noire to not bother trying to force the memories and to trust her on the matter since she was a former amnesiac herself.
*** Overlord Momus gets a couple of mentions. The Vestiges of Momus enemy shares it's model with Arfoire's monstrous form, and there's a drawing from IF depicting Momus who looks like a cross between Neptune and Magic.

* DemotedToExtra: Nepgear, who {{lampshade|Hanging}}s this:

** She's got nothing on IF and Compa, who don't even get character portraits [[spoiler:before and after a certain age]] and are only usable as paid DLC...kinda. In fact, pretty much every Maker/Oracle-not-named-Histoire was either this, PutOnABus, or not even mentioned.

** Overall, the tone of the game is a lot more comedic compared to its [[VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaMk2 predecessor]], albeit it some DarkHumor sprinkled around it, especially when [[HeroicComedicSociopath Iris Heart]] is around.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Pretty much all of Iris Heart's scenes. Only a borderline example, since said scenes are pretty much ''exactly'' what they remind you of, Iris Heart just never gets a chance to... finish.
* [[invoked]]DudeNotFunny: The second boss battle with Copy Paste. After the guy helped fix Lowee not by being tricked mind you. Blanc goes off and attacks him. Her own workers actually became friends with the guy and called her out on how shitty she was. Neptune and Nepgear even state how they were being the Villians in that situation and honestly could have avoided fighting.

%%* LighterAndSofter: Compared to ''mk2'' at least.

** Ultradimension Blanc's main trim in this game is actually red instead of white/silver (referencing the original colors of the Famicom), while White Heart is even more aggressive than her Hyperdimension counterpart, referencing Nintendo's aggressive pushes to prevent [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil digital piracy]](such as the Seal of Quality and lock-out chips in the NES and SNES) in the 80s and 90s.

*** Related: [[spoiler:Blanc's harsh measures and gruff demeanor suddenly makes a lot of sense, considering what kind of games were flooding the market before the crash [[UsefulNotes/{{Shovelware}} (read: crap)]]. She had to make sure that the Seal of Approval meaned ''something''. Shall we call her [[VideoGame/DukeNukem Sheriff Ted Nindo]]?]]

* RegeneratingHealth: GradualRegeneration-type. At the beginning of their turn. Almost every boss in the game has this to some degree, and its a significant contributor to the increased difficulty.

* RelaxOVision: At the end of Chapter 5, [[spoiler: where Iris Heart tortures the shit out of Arfoire,]] you see an image of super-deformed Neptune standing at a meadow with the words "Please stand by." [[spoiler: The image appears again during the Good Ending route, where Iris Heart frightens Uni, Rom, and Ram.]]
** [[spoiler: Get the True Ending and, for the image album, you'll unlock how the main cast colors said super-deformed Neptune.]]
* RunningGag: People getting threatened to have, or actually having, their face smacked, usually by Neptune.

** People mistaking CPU Memories for food. [[spoiler: This stops being funny in Chapter 9.]]

* SequelHook: In the good end [[spoiler: Croire has taken Rei's powers off to some other reality to attempt to cause destruction there.]] In the true end [[spoiler: A permanent portal between the two Gamindustris is created and synchronizes the flow of time between the worlds. The Histoires point out that this will likely cause problems down the line. ASIC members are still running around in some of the post game dungeons, the alternate Gamindustri's Arfoire is still alive, and Croire gets captured by Ultradimension Neptune.]]

* TheOneGuy: This is the first game to have a male, human, character that's not just a silhouette and he's one of the villains.

* TimeSkip: [[spoiler: Three, actually.]] It's been a few years in-game since the events of ''mk2'' (enough that Neptune and Nepgear's levels would drop from laziness and Purple Heart's breasts would grow some). [[spoiler: And after Nep is sent to the past Gameindustri, after Chapter 1, a ''three year'' timeskip takes place. The remaining two are a period of 5 and 10 years, the latter confirmed, the former hinted due to the aging of Iffy, Compa and Peashy. The latter timeskip allows for Iffy and Compa to age to adulthood and the new nation of Eden to become prosperous.]]
* TitleDrop: In the Chapter 7 episode of Nepstation's Walletcrusher Nep, the game's title appears twice on the packaging for Hero Sausage.

* WhatTheHellPlayer: Make any one character jump at fields or in dungeons 700 times to unlock a bonus voice clip for her... where she scolds you most likely because of all that jumping.

* RegeneratingHealth: GradualRegeneration-type. At the beginning of their turn. Almost every boss in the game has this to some degree, and its a significant contributor to the SequelDifficultySpike.

** SequelDifficultySpike: Enemies hit ''a lot harder'' in this game now compared to ''mk2''. To compensate however, you get more HP but that doesn't make things easier.
** SequelEscalation: The "Superior Angels" attack. The human version may be the same as before, but the HDD version... well, you never saw [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm_U2hsuW5o this]] in the previous game.

* DenserAndWackier: If summoning Keiji Inafune as a sword or laser cannon in the previous game wasn't weird enough, this time around, Neptune can summon a four-pack of Keiji Inafune missiles or ''a spaceship with Keiji Inafune's head''. Plus, Plutia, Vert, and Noire can acquire some oddball summon spells too.

* JerkassBall: Neptune, Plutia, and the Ultra Dimension versions of Noire, Blanc, and Vert all have moments where they suddenly act unusually self-centered, petty, or otherwise jerkish. For Neptune, it arguably lasts throughout the entire game, especially during the "[[NonIndicativeName Good]]" Ending. At least Plutia and the Ultra versions of Noire, Blanc, and Vert have the excuse of having been normal humans before becoming [=CPUs=], and thus, it's likely they let the power go to their heads.

* LevelupFillup
* LighterAndSofter: Compared to ''mk2'' at least.

** [[UpToEleven Taken Up To Eleven]] with Quests that require drops from a special monster... a monster that does not even begin to spawn until you've gotten a specific result from Scouting that dungeon... a result which is itself effectively a [[RandomlyDrops Randomly Drops]] [[GuideDangIt And good luck figuring out which dungeon to Scout for which monster...]] There's also the issue of all non story dungeons being hidden behind the Scout system. You can end up missing alot, including some special skills and the True Ending simply because your scouts never found the dungeons the requirements were hidden away in.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: As with the previous game, ''Victory'' retains most of the previous game's characters while adding many more.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: With the DLC characters, there are 28 characters total in the party.

* VocalDissonance: The prologue includes Neptune being put into a video game with Nepgear's [=VR=] helmet, appearing as the game's Purple Heart without chaining her personality or tone to the LadyOfWar that she's known for. Since Noire and Blanc find if off-putting, she switches gears to her [=HDD=] personality on a whim.

* Flanderization: Neptune is lazier than ever, and the Ultradimesion counterparts to Noire, Blanc and Vert ramp up their less pleasant traits ({{Tsundere}}, HairTriggerTemper, and BigBreastPride respectively).

* PantyShot: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svPheB4ex1M They "don't mind if you take a peek"]]... or so they say. See WhatTheHellPlayer below. Regardless of their own opinion on them, the game does feature plenty of them, as jumping, or simply attacking in Plutia's case, will often cause them to flash them.

* AdultFear: [[spoiler:A man showing up (one of the villains at that), pretending to be the father of a child and said child ''willingly'' going with him? Efficient kidnapping, to say the least.]]