Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online

A world known as Gamindustri (ゲイムギョウ界 Geimugyō-kai, a pun on ゲーム業界 Gēmu gyōkai, which is literally "game industry" in Japanese) protected by the divine aegis of the four CPUs (Console Patron Units, the goddesses) and their sisters, the CPU candidates. Most of the game takes place inside "4 Goddesses Online" a recurring fictional multiplayer online role-playing game that has been referenced throughout the series.

The setting of the game is the fantasy land of Alsgard, a vast world surrounded by verdant and gorgeous ocean.

Plot

The four CPUs were able to receive an early access code for the newest installment of the popular online game, "4 Goddesses Online", which uses the real forms of the CPUs as official models. Each CPU logs into the game with their own motives for playing the game.

Upon entering the game, they were approached by the guardian spirit, Bouquet, who is one of the game's non-playable characters that is equipped with the game's advanced artificial intelligence. They were told that they are the Chosen Ones that are tasked to save Alsgard from the Demon King Jester by awakening the four divine Goddesses of legend.

Unlike the previous Tamsoft-made action games for the series, only the four CPUs, Neptune, Noire, Blanc and Vert, and their sisters Nepgear, Uni, Ram and Rom are the only ones playable, along with the four divine goddesses in the later parts of the story.

The game was announced in March 2016.^[1] In March 2017, the game was announced for an October 2017 release in English-speaking regions.^[2]

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The game was the third best-selling video game in Japan during its debut week, selling 42,508 copies.^[4]