Megadimension Neptunia VII

Megadimension Neptunia VII
North American cover art
Developer(s)	Idea Factory Compile Heart
Publisher(s)	JP: Compile Heart WW: Idea Factory International
Artist(s)	Tsunako Manamitsu
Composer(s)	Kenji Kaneko Yoshitaka Hiroda Takeshi Toriumi Tsutomu Narita Chihiro Fujioka Takeshi Abo
Series	Hyperdimension Neptunia
Platform(s)	PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows
Release	PlayStation 4 JP: April 23, 2015 NA: February 2, 2016 EU: February 12, 2016 Microsoft Windows WW: July 5, 2016 VIIR PlayStation 4 JP: Summer 2017
Genre(s)	Role-playing

Megadimension Neptunia VII (新次元ゲイム ネプテューヌVII, Shin Jigen Game Neptune Victory II^?, "New Dimension Game Neptune Victory II" in Japan) is a Japanese role-playing game in the Hyperdimension Neptunia series of role-playing games, for the PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows. It was released in Japan on April 23, 2015, North American territories on February 2, 2016, European territories on February 12, 2016 and the Windows version was released on July 5, 2016.

The game features a new battle system with a different combo structure to previous games, although some similarities still exist. The gameplay places strong emphasis on the positioning of characters. Each goddess character has a "Next Form", which is an additional transformation phase on top of their existing goddess transformations; these forms cause changes to combat style, in addition to character personality changes.

The game is separated into three individual chapters with different stories for each dimension, each with a unique title:

Zerodimension Neptunia Z: Twilight of the Desperate CPU

With the era of peace continuing throughout the world of Gamindustri, Neptune, the ruling Console Patron Unit (CPU) and Nepgear, her sister and CPU Candidate of the nation of Planeptune resume their lives of laziness despite warnings from their Oracle, Histoire, that the world is entering the 'CPU Shift Period' where the public will attempt to discredit and oust their CPUs in favor of newcomers. However, before Neptune and Nepgear can prepare, they stumble across an old video game console which, when activated, transports the pair to an alternate dimension; the Zero Dimension.

Upon discovering this new dimension is a ruined wasteland inhabited only by monsters, the two are surprised to find a survivor, Uzume Tennouboshi, who is also a CPU. Neptune and Nepgear learn that, like Uzume, they are unable to transform to unlock their true powers in this world due to the absence of Shares (faith from the people) and so the trio journey across the land to locate fragments of power known as Share Crystals which they use to empower themselves enough to reclaim the land from the invading monster hoard.

Neptune and Nepgear learn from Umio; Uzume's sentient fish-monster friend, that Uzume has unique abilities that may trigger when the party needs them most, and that she is also an amnesiac who remembers nothing of her people or the calamity which destroyed her world but believes it to be the work of a giant known as Dark Purple. Uzume's abilities soon begin to benefit the party by granting them Shares from friendly monsters, food, and finally the ability to seal Dark Purple in a pocket dimension; the Sharing Field, where the party are able to defeat her.