Princess Maker
| Princess Maker | |
|---|---|
| Original title | プ リ ン セ ス メ ー カ ー |
| transcription | Purinsesu Mēkā |
| developer | GAINAX |
| Designer | Takami Akai |
| First title | Princess Maker (1991) |
| Last title | Princess Maker Q (2001) |
| Platform (s) | 3DO , DOS , Dreamcast , FM Towns , Mobile Phone , Mac OS , MSX , Nintendo DS , PC-98 , PC Engine , PlayStation , PS2 , PSP , Sega Saturn , SNES , Windows , Sharp X68000 |
| Genre (s) | Life simulation |
Princess Maker ( Japanese プ リ ン セ ス メ ー カ ー , Purinsesu Mēkā ), or Purime for short ( プ リ メ ), is the name of a series of computer games by GAINAX . It was created under the direction and with the character design (except for the 4th part) of Takami Akai . It belongs to the genre of life simulations , more precisely the Ikusei Simulation Games ( 育成 シ ミ ュ レ ー シ ョ ン ゲ ー ム , ikusei shimyurēshon gēmu , English raising sims ), of which it is considered to be the founder.
As of 2016, no part was ever published outside of Japan, South Korea, or Taiwan. Part 2 was translated into English by SoftEgg with minor grades, but the publisher went bankrupt before publication. This part appeared in the improved refine version on September 28, 2016 on Steam. This was followed by Princess Maker Refine on February 17, 2017 , the new edition of the first part.
GAINAX produced the anime Puchi Puri Yucie ( ぷ ち ぷ り * ユ ー シ ィ , Puchi puri Yūshi , dt. "Little Princess Yucie") in 2002/03 , which is loosely based on the 3rd part.
In the game itself you represent a supervisor (the specific background is different in each game, in part 3 you can choose it yourself) who was entrusted with the education and upbringing of a daughter. This happens between the ages of 10 and 18. Then the game is over and the future life of the young woman is shown depending on the success in the game. In order to achieve the goal of the game, you have various training and career options available for your ward, which can be planned and worked through on a weekly basis. In addition to classic school education and the usual occupations in the Middle Ages, where the action takes place - in the 5th part, however, in the modern age - there is social interaction with NPCs and sometimes a small adventure section in which you can experience simple RPG scenarios, which are also Have an impact on development. In some parts small competitions against other girls are possible, which can be won or lost based on your own development.
The development of the girl is determined by a certain number of statistics, which can be influenced by the education and the possible occupations. These are usually profit / loss influences, that is, you gain a few points in two or three values, but lose a little in another value. The possible occupations are usually age-dependent and, in addition to the changes in values, also provide the currency in the game. The end of the game is determined by the total of the values achieved in the game, whereby in each part there is a very large number of possible game ends, which can also be combined differently, since things like marriage and possible children are not necessarily related to the final occupation, but to one's own Values and decisions are determined. The final occupations include “good” or “bad” and low to high status, i. H. Craftsman or soldier versus prostitute or thief to archbishop, royal princess or heroine versus demon queen.
Parts
- Princess Maker ( プ リ ン セ ス メ ー カ ー ): Released on May 24, 1991 for PC-9801 and later for IBM-PC -compatible ( MS-DOS , Windows ), MSX , PC Engine , X68000 , PlayStation 2 and i-mode .
- Princess Maker 2 ( プ リ ン セ ス メ ー カ ー 2): Released June 15, 1993 for PC-9801 and later for IBM PC-compatible (MS-DOS, Windows), PC Engine, FM Towns , Apple Macintosh , Sega Saturn , 3DO , Dreamcast , PlayStation 2, i-mode and GP32 (only in South Korea).
- Princess Maker: Yumemiru Yōsei ( プ リ ン セ ス メ ー カ ー ゆ め み る 妖精 , German Princess Maker: Dreaming Elves ): Released on January 24, 1997 for PlayStation and later for Windows, Sega Saturn, Dreamcast
- Princess Maker 4 ( プ リ ン セ ス メ ー カ ー 4): Released September 1, 2005 for PlayStation 2 and later for Windows, PlayStation Portable , cell phones (Yahoo! Kētai, BREW ) and Nintendo DS . The character design comes from Naoto Tenhiro.
- Princess Maker 5 ( プ リ ン セ ス メ ー カ ー 5): Released March 3, 2007 for Windows and later for PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable.
- Princess Maker - Legend of Another World ( プ リ ン セ ス メ ー カ ー ～ Legend of Another World ～ ): A new edition of the 2nd part that was released on December 15, 1995 for the Super Famicon (SNES).
- Princess Maker: Pocket Daisakusen ( プ リ ン セ ス メ ー カ ー ポ ケ ッ ト 大作 戦 ): A puzzle game with the characters from Parts 1-3, released on August 13, 1998 for PlayStation and later for Windows.
- Princess Maker: Go! Go! Princess ( プ リ ン セ ス メ ー カ ー ゴ ー! ゴ ー! プ リ ン セ ス ): A Sugoroku dice game with the characters from Parts 1-3 and Legends of Another World , released on January 21, 1999 for PlayStation and later for Windows.
- Princess Maker Q ( プ リ ン セ ス メ ー カ ー Q): A quiz-adventure released on February 7, 2001 for Windows and Macintosh.