Game is on the easy side, you can finish it at level 65-70.
I got this level by completing "bosskilling" quests while managing shares, no exp grinding at all.
Also, without purchasing best weapon (I got armor from shop though) - game provides you with good enough.
Almost lost, when Boss did "Dragon breath" attack, something like 7-8k damage, 2 chars died, weren't at full hp.
My battle took maybe minutes 5-10, I didn't know that "Q" skips attack animation watched every 50+ hit exe-combo. Sigh.

Huh? oO *facepalm*

It happens to all of us. :)

Now if only that would work in Final Fantasy VIII as well (summoning G.F.s takes ages)...

And that made pandas sad, because summons suposed to be strong. :(

My lvl 65 party managed to bring it to 50% of its health, before it used an area attack that killed them all. I went back to do a few more dungeons, unlock a few more weapons/armors, then came back at lvl 80, and the fight was long, but not really hard.
It took me 60 hours to get there. I can't imagine how long it would be to get to lvl900+ ^^

I didn't get the "true" ending, nor did I meet those "candidates" you speak about, so I know I've got stuff to do in NG+ beyond simply farming for swimsuits and haipins. Which is quite cool, because even if it's somewhat grindy, I like this game :)

Yup, took me some time to find I could do it by pressing both triggers on the gamepad (although I didn't mind too much. The Exe combos are repetitive, but it's pretty satisfying to throw them at a boss).

That's not bad - I don't mind grinding, especially here, but still was curios how powerful this boss is, if he can get smacked by way overpowred characters and live a bit...

It took me 56 hours to complete game twice and get 999 level...
And I went for true ending + all candidates in first game, which is far from being optimal.

Leveling doesn't have huge impact on the game.
999 level power wise equal to level 1 character in best gear.

Well, color me impressed. Did you go in blind, or with a guide? 60h into the game, and after beating it once, I still don't have an idea about how to get the "candidates" (don't tell me, I prefer looking for them myself. I guess unlocking some of the optional dungeons might help. Or playing with the shares, especially since the game tries to sell me the idea of boosting Neptune's shares by dangling a new CPU armor set before my eyes)


That said, most of my "grind" was to get materials for some of the gear. When I concentrated on bossfights, the levels went up quite quickly, so I guess I lost a good amount of on optional stuff.

I also needed only around 55h for 3 playthroughs and lvl999. I'm still missing one or two add enemies/super ememies plans though. And while I didn't use a guide, a list for where to get all the items for your plans is something I'd really recommend. This spreadsheet or the neptunia wiki were pretty helpul imo.
And for lvl999: The colliseum enables you to powerlevel pretty fast, especially from 500-999 takes only 30min or so. 60-500 will take much longer though.

Don't forget that exe drives are far stronger than normal attacks and you can buff/debuff. With drives I'd have one shot her. My team also still had the setup for the lvl999 item/skill jammers, meaning magical attacks on my physical characters.

Oh my, someone already vandalized that page? A lot of maps are missing now. Its maker should have truly locked the page from changes.

Good thing I converted that site into pdf the first time I saw it.

I still wonder why the devs marked Rogue Galaxy as a sucky game. I had a lot of fun with it, even if it has s'''tloads of stuff to grind for. xD

and just for record, the attached image. :D