Neptunia V

They're already up to 3 games? Jeez, I haven't played one of these since I played the original. Which was...mediocre. I've heard that the other games were far improved though. Would you recommend this to someone who didn't think much of the original, or is it still too similar?

If you enjoyed the concept of the original game, I'd say give the series another shot. Whether or not you'll enjoy the games now depends on what you disliked about the original. For me that was mostly the combat mechanics, and those have improved far beyond the original game.