Posted November 18, 2015
Gremlion: 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.
Kardwill: 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) And I went for true ending + all candidates in first game, which is far from being optimal.
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.
Second playthrough - rushed all events to get normal ending (for album). Because I already was capable to end the game, this took 1 hour or less with permaskip of plot with "space".
Third - carefully unlocking dungeons as soon as i got plans.
The only guide used - drop.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/vita/708361-hyperdimension-neptunia-rebirth1/faqs/70360