Megadimension’s new setting is a welcome change for the series, trading in the series’ traditionally saccharine, Easter Basket-esque color palette for something a bit more edgy, comprised of lots of dark purples, pinks and neon shades that would look right at home on the cover of your favorite ’80s Retrowave album. Of course, Planeptune’s purple-haired Console Patron Units are happy to assist her in this goal, which sets in motion an adventure that spans space and time, introducing new supporting characters, menacing new villains and plenty of cheeky fan service to keep fans of the series’ lowbrow hijinks satisfied. Not long after the duo arrive in this neon-saturated nightmare, Neptune and Nepgear come across the strange world’s sole surviving CPU, the fiery-willed Uzume Tennouboshi, also known as Orange Heart, who is locked in a battle with a towering giant that’s made the destruction of this war-torn land her sole purpose. It’s during this tumultuous time that Planeptune’s CPU Neptune and CPU Candidate Nepgear discover a strange game console - modeled after the SEGA Dreamcast, no less! - that, when activated, suddenly whisks the pair of heroines away to a strange, war-ravaged land known as the Zero Dimension. With the world on the verge of a great change, rumors have begun to swirl about Gamindustri’s guardian CPUs, causing Neptune and the rest of the CPUS to fear that the citizens will soon call for their ouster. The story of Megadimension Neptunia VII begins with Gamindustri in a state of turmoil known as the CPU Shift Period. However, does the shift to Sony’s latest console bring more to the table than an added layer of visual polish to the Neptunia series, or is Megadimension Neptunia simply more of the same? Megadimension Neptunia VII is the latest foray into the fan service-laden franchise, marking the Guardian CPU’s debut on the PlayStation 4. It seems like hardly a few months goes by without Compile Heart and publisher Idea Factory International releasing a new numbered entry, reboot or spin-off title in the endlessly quirky and addicting Hyperdimension Neptunia series. The goddesses of Gameindustri have certainly been working overtime for the past few years. When I get that feelin’, I need Nep-tual healin’