Needed knowledge about games

[darkclaymore]

I read a few reviews about the game. Many of them say something about the fact that there are many references to older games and that it's almost a "must" to be familiar with those games to understand Neptunia and enjoy it.

To what extend it's true?
Because I have poor knowledge about older games. I literally have a hole in my knowledge because I became a real gamer only... umm... 5 years ago perhaps?
That was pretty much when I learned about Final Fantasy for the first time (yes, shame. I know ).

[Alura--x--Uneii]

Not really, I didn't pay much attention to the references and I didn't get some of them either xD but that's just me~

[Greene]

For the most part, the references are to well-known classic games. There's a mass list of references thread in this forum ("All your references are belong to us!"), so if you want to find out about a reference you missed, just check that thread.

The references don't affect the plot in any way, so you can enjoy the Neptunia even if you've never played a single game before.