Princess Maker
Encyclopedia
is a series of Japan
ese life simulation
bishōjo game
s by the computer game and anime production company Gainax
. The first Princess Maker, while popular enough to be translated into Chinese
, was never released in the United States
. Princess Maker 2 was translated by SoftEgg for a North America
n release, but this release was cancelled because publisher Intracorp went bankrupt. Princess Maker 3, Princess Maker 4, and Princess Maker 5 have subsequently been released. The series has been translated and released in Korea
(Fujitsu) and Taiwan
(Kingformation). No English translations have been made after the failed attempt of Princess Maker 2.
Puchi Puri Yuushi (Petite Princess Yucie in the English release), an anime series loosely based on the third game but with characters from all of the games, ran for 26 episodes in 2002-03.
There are 74 possible endings, ranging from humble jobs such as a soldier or a mason, to prestigious jobs such as Archbishop
or Prime Minister
, to "dark side" jobs such as a prostitute or a crime lord. In addition, numerous factors decide whether or not the daughter is successful at her job, whom she marries, and whether she has children of her own.
This game was re-released in a 'Refine Edition' with enhanced graphics and voices. There is a fan-made English and Spanish translation for the normal MSX version.
The original version is for the MSX2 system, and the Refine Edition is out for PlayStation 2 as well as Windows.
, despite a statement from SoftEgg requesting that it not be distributed. This game was re-released in Japan in a 'Refine Edition' with enhanced graphics.
It has versions for Windows and Macintosh, with the Refine Edition being available for Windows and PlayStation 2.
, and outlook on life. Unlike the previous game, the player has a chance to choose between six occupations.
The occupation determines the player's social status in the kingdom, cash at hand, and the amount of yearly wage. The occupation will also affect various factors in the main character, starting with the attitude with which she begins. Along these lines, unlike the previous games where she was either happy, sick, or rebellious, in Princess Maker Faery Tales Come True your daughter's attitude can range from happy, to average, to worried, to spoiled. Her attitude will be determined based on both your job starting off and how well your treat her during the game. Your choice of jobs starting out are, Merchant
, Performer, Fallen Nobleman, Priest
, Retired Knight
, and Bard
.
There are 60 endings in this game ranging from the typical ones like general
and hero
, to some more distinctive like gambler and freelancer
. There are also many "magical" endings, with not only the princess ending, but princess of darkness, cats, etc. She can also marry a variety of people.
The player's daughter has a number of courses and jobs available, just like in Princess Maker 2.
The daughter will have a number of courses she can take to enhance her status, such as regular school, ballet class or church. All courses, save for church and fasting sessions, will challenge the daughter with a test/exam based on her status and how long she has dedicated herself to the course. The result of the test/exam will be directly proportional to the daughter's status. Once the result is announced, her reaction will depend on her overall status. The daughter's reactions vary, and it may or may not have effect on status for better or for worse. For all courses with test/exam, the daughter will have an opportunity to encounter her "rival" depending on your status related to the course. All courses, save for church and fasting sessions, will offer a unique rival female character. If the status related to the course is high enough, the rival may offer her friendship. Once the friendship is forged, the rival character will bring present on the character's birthday that would boost up some of her status... depending on what kind of gift it is. (It is generally a bouquet of flower, a poetry novel or teddy bear) They also would occasionally visit your daughter and hang out. (This would reduce her stress level and boost certain personality status.)
It was released for PlayStation, Windows, and Sega Saturn.
, although Takami Akai
(original series creator) remained on hand as a supervisor. This time, character illustrations were handled by Tenhiro Naoto, the creator of Sister Princess
.
Structurally, Princess Maker 4 draws much inspiration from Princess Maker 2, although an adventure mode does not exist anymore. As with PM3, full voiceovers have been recorded, including contributions from famous voice actors like Sakurai Takahiro (Prince Sharul/Charles).
PM4 is highly drama-oriented. Throughout the game, there are various event scenes that offer clues about your daughter's past, not to mention the war between humans and non-humans and her demonic roots. This is probably what differentiates it the most from previous PM games. Another change is that most of the vice related jobs are less "adult oriented" as it is impossible for the daughter to receive more sinful jobs such as Carabet Dancing or as an assassin.
The story begins when the player is a soldier. The player falls in love with a mysterious woman. However, she disappears, only to be found by the player few years later. She hands you the child whose default name is Patricia along with Cube (The butler). And so the journey to fatherhood begins...
A Japanese PC version of Princess Maker 4 was released on July 28, 2006. It contains many more endings and events compared to the original.http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/games/articles/0606/15/news057.html
A PlayStation Portable
version of Princess Maker 4 was released in Japan on October 12, 2006.
A Nintendo DS
version of it was released with a few more endings.
Earlier, there was an entirely different Princess Maker 4 in the works. Under development at Ninelives, the game was to take place in modern Tokyo rather than the medieval world featured in the final game. This project was eventually abandoned. However, the concept went on to be the basis of Princess Maker 5, for example - the modern Japan setting and the fact that Cube can transform himself into a dog.
It has several differences from previous titles in the series. The environment has become a modern setting presumably in a fictitious city somewhere in Japan, and instead of being only able to take on the role of a father, the player can now play as a mother or a father.
The gameplay has received several major changes as well, including changes to the scheduling of her courses/work, which no longer follows the monthly timeline but follows a more lengthy weekly timeline. More detailed choices are available on how lenient you are on her diet, curfew, allowance and her disposition towards school, people around her, and how she should think. RPG elements have been implemented as well, though nowhere as intensively as Princess Maker 2, the player can now let his/her daughter go explore in the worlds that are parallel to her own.
The player in this game is a retired hero of a human realm parallel to the modern world. The daughter is a girl from a royal heritage, and one of many candidates to assume the role of princess. However, following the assassinations of the other candidates, she became the target as well. Her entire family is killed during the attempt on her life. As her protector, Cube saved the player's daughter and requested the player to take care of the daughter until she reaches the age of 18. So the journey of parenthood unfolds with Cube's help.
This game was released for Windows, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable. There are two versions for the PSP, a regular edition as well as a Limited edition.
. Unlike the other games, your daughter does not have a default name, but is named Melody Blue in GoGo Princess. Your butler is Raphael, a man whose origin is speculated among the fans.
appearing as Yucie's steward in the anime, looking nearly identical in style and design to how he appears in the game. Yucie herself looks almost identical to the character of Lisa from Princess Maker 3, including the hairstyle and unusually large forehead. The final "villain" of the anime shares the appearance of Maria, the daughter from Princess Maker 1. Ket Shi the demon cat, a minor villain in one episode, is also from Princess Maker 2, although in the game he is the god of the Wildcat tribe, and can be helpful to the player rather than harmful. Other characters in Petite Princess Yucie can undoubtedly also be found in other Princess Maker games.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese life simulation
Life simulation game
Life simulation games is a sub-genre of simulation video games in which the player lives or controls one or more virtual lifeforms...
bishōjo game
Bishojo game
A , or , is "a type of Japanese video game centered on interactions with attractive anime-style girls". These games are a sub-genre of dating sims targeted towards a male audience....
s by the computer game and anime production company Gainax
Gainax
is a Japanese anime studio famous for productions such as Gunbuster, The Wings of Honneamise, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Neon Genesis Evangelion, FLCL and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann which have gone on to critical acclaim and commercial success, as well as for their association with...
. The first Princess Maker, while popular enough to be translated into Chinese
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, was never released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Princess Maker 2 was translated by SoftEgg for a North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
n release, but this release was cancelled because publisher Intracorp went bankrupt. Princess Maker 3, Princess Maker 4, and Princess Maker 5 have subsequently been released. The series has been translated and released in Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
(Fujitsu) and Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
(Kingformation). No English translations have been made after the failed attempt of Princess Maker 2.
Puchi Puri Yuushi (Petite Princess Yucie in the English release), an anime series loosely based on the third game but with characters from all of the games, ran for 26 episodes in 2002-03.
Princess Maker 1
The first of the Princess Maker games, was a popular MicroCabin game at the time of it's release in 1991. The player is in charge of a war orphan, Maria, after defeating an evil demon. This game is similar to Princess Maker 2, but one cannot give pocket money to the daughter, and in this version, the player can send the daughter to town to view the people's opinions of her. The wardrobe is also much larger than the sequel. There are four sets of clothing for each season. These clothes change after aging. Therefore, there are about 28 sets of clothing the daughter can wear over the years. The Harvest Festival has a Combat Tournament and a Miss Kingdom Contest. If the daughter succeeds, her popularity will rise.There are 74 possible endings, ranging from humble jobs such as a soldier or a mason, to prestigious jobs such as Archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
or Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
, to "dark side" jobs such as a prostitute or a crime lord. In addition, numerous factors decide whether or not the daughter is successful at her job, whom she marries, and whether she has children of her own.
This game was re-released in a 'Refine Edition' with enhanced graphics and voices. There is a fan-made English and Spanish translation for the normal MSX version.
The original version is for the MSX2 system, and the Refine Edition is out for PlayStation 2 as well as Windows.
Princess Maker 2
In Princess Maker 2, the second game in the series, you play a swordsman who adopts a ten-year-old girl, Olive, and raises her to the age of 18. The player controls the girl's schedule from the age of 10, filling it with activities such as education, part-time work, adventure and free time. During 'adventures', the player controls the girl directly, using a top-down view similar to that seen in RPGs of that period. As with the other games in the series the girl's eventual fate is decided when she reaches 18 years of age, based on her experience and statistics. Princess Maker 2 is the only game of the series to have been officially translated into English. However, the translation was never finished and the game was never officially published. The translation was leaked onto the internet and is considered abandonwareAbandonware
Abandonware are discontinued products for which no product support is available, or whose copyright ownership may be unclear for various reasons...
, despite a statement from SoftEgg requesting that it not be distributed. This game was re-released in Japan in a 'Refine Edition' with enhanced graphics.
It has versions for Windows and Macintosh, with the Refine Edition being available for Windows and PlayStation 2.
Princess Maker 3: Faery Tales Come True
This is the only game in the main series to have two titles, both as Princess Maker 3 and Princess Maker Faery Tales Come True. In Princess Maker Faery Tales Come True, the daughter is a young Faery who desires to become a human Princess. The player's task is to help her reach adulthood. In this version, everything said to your daughter and done will help determine your daughter's attitude, social statusSocial status
In sociology or anthropology, social status is the honor or prestige attached to one's position in society . It may also refer to a rank or position that one holds in a group, for example son or daughter, playmate, pupil, etc....
, and outlook on life. Unlike the previous game, the player has a chance to choose between six occupations.
The occupation determines the player's social status in the kingdom, cash at hand, and the amount of yearly wage. The occupation will also affect various factors in the main character, starting with the attitude with which she begins. Along these lines, unlike the previous games where she was either happy, sick, or rebellious, in Princess Maker Faery Tales Come True your daughter's attitude can range from happy, to average, to worried, to spoiled. Her attitude will be determined based on both your job starting off and how well your treat her during the game. Your choice of jobs starting out are, Merchant
Merchant
A merchant is a businessperson who trades in commodities that were produced by others, in order to earn a profit.Merchants can be one of two types:# A wholesale merchant operates in the chain between producer and retail merchant...
, Performer, Fallen Nobleman, Priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
, Retired Knight
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
, and Bard
Bard
In medieval Gaelic and British culture a bard was a professional poet, employed by a patron, such as a monarch or nobleman, to commemorate the patron's ancestors and to praise the patron's own activities.Originally a specific class of poet, contrasting with another class known as fili in Ireland...
.
There are 60 endings in this game ranging from the typical ones like general
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
and hero
Hero
A hero , in Greek mythology and folklore, was originally a demigod, their cult being one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion...
, to some more distinctive like gambler and freelancer
Freelancer
A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is somebody who is self-employed and is not committed to a particular employer long term. These workers are often represented by a company or an agency that resells their labor and that of others to its clients with or without project management and...
. There are also many "magical" endings, with not only the princess ending, but princess of darkness, cats, etc. She can also marry a variety of people.
The player's daughter has a number of courses and jobs available, just like in Princess Maker 2.
The daughter will have a number of courses she can take to enhance her status, such as regular school, ballet class or church. All courses, save for church and fasting sessions, will challenge the daughter with a test/exam based on her status and how long she has dedicated herself to the course. The result of the test/exam will be directly proportional to the daughter's status. Once the result is announced, her reaction will depend on her overall status. The daughter's reactions vary, and it may or may not have effect on status for better or for worse. For all courses with test/exam, the daughter will have an opportunity to encounter her "rival" depending on your status related to the course. All courses, save for church and fasting sessions, will offer a unique rival female character. If the status related to the course is high enough, the rival may offer her friendship. Once the friendship is forged, the rival character will bring present on the character's birthday that would boost up some of her status... depending on what kind of gift it is. (It is generally a bouquet of flower, a poetry novel or teddy bear) They also would occasionally visit your daughter and hang out. (This would reduce her stress level and boost certain personality status.)
- School course is rather unique as she may get a scholarship offer depending on her academic status. She may get $500G or receive 50% discount for her school tution. (Note that this discount applies to school course only. She will not receive a discount for any other courses offered.)
It was released for PlayStation, Windows, and Sega Saturn.
Princess Maker 4
Unlike past installments, Princess Maker 4 was developed by GeneXGenex
Genex Ltd. is a cargo airline based in Minsk, Belarus. Its main base is Minsk International Airport.-Destinations:Genex Ltd. serves the following destinations from Minsk:*Czech Republic**Prague - Ruzyně Airport*Poland...
, although Takami Akai
Takami Akai
is an illustrator, game creator, character designer and animator born on November 21, 1961 in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. He was a board member of Gainax, and runs his own company titled NineLives. His wife is Kimiko Higuchi...
(original series creator) remained on hand as a supervisor. This time, character illustrations were handled by Tenhiro Naoto, the creator of Sister Princess
Sister Princess
is a popular Japanese seinen series written by Sakurako Kimino and illustrated by Naoto Tenhiro. It began as a serialized light novel series in 1999. In 2001, a manga series and a bishōjo game for the Sony PlayStation were released. Sequels to the game were released for the PlayStation and Game Boy...
.
Structurally, Princess Maker 4 draws much inspiration from Princess Maker 2, although an adventure mode does not exist anymore. As with PM3, full voiceovers have been recorded, including contributions from famous voice actors like Sakurai Takahiro (Prince Sharul/Charles).
PM4 is highly drama-oriented. Throughout the game, there are various event scenes that offer clues about your daughter's past, not to mention the war between humans and non-humans and her demonic roots. This is probably what differentiates it the most from previous PM games. Another change is that most of the vice related jobs are less "adult oriented" as it is impossible for the daughter to receive more sinful jobs such as Carabet Dancing or as an assassin.
The story begins when the player is a soldier. The player falls in love with a mysterious woman. However, she disappears, only to be found by the player few years later. She hands you the child whose default name is Patricia along with Cube (The butler). And so the journey to fatherhood begins...
A Japanese PC version of Princess Maker 4 was released on July 28, 2006. It contains many more endings and events compared to the original.http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/games/articles/0606/15/news057.html
A PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
version of Princess Maker 4 was released in Japan on October 12, 2006.
A Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
version of it was released with a few more endings.
Earlier, there was an entirely different Princess Maker 4 in the works. Under development at Ninelives, the game was to take place in modern Tokyo rather than the medieval world featured in the final game. This project was eventually abandoned. However, the concept went on to be the basis of Princess Maker 5, for example - the modern Japan setting and the fact that Cube can transform himself into a dog.
Princess Maker 5
Princess Maker 5 is the newest Princess Maker title. This version has been set to play in Modern Japan. It was released on March 3, 2007.It has several differences from previous titles in the series. The environment has become a modern setting presumably in a fictitious city somewhere in Japan, and instead of being only able to take on the role of a father, the player can now play as a mother or a father.
The gameplay has received several major changes as well, including changes to the scheduling of her courses/work, which no longer follows the monthly timeline but follows a more lengthy weekly timeline. More detailed choices are available on how lenient you are on her diet, curfew, allowance and her disposition towards school, people around her, and how she should think. RPG elements have been implemented as well, though nowhere as intensively as Princess Maker 2, the player can now let his/her daughter go explore in the worlds that are parallel to her own.
The player in this game is a retired hero of a human realm parallel to the modern world. The daughter is a girl from a royal heritage, and one of many candidates to assume the role of princess. However, following the assassinations of the other candidates, she became the target as well. Her entire family is killed during the attempt on her life. As her protector, Cube saved the player's daughter and requested the player to take care of the daughter until she reaches the age of 18. So the journey of parenthood unfolds with Cube's help.
This game was released for Windows, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable. There are two versions for the PSP, a regular edition as well as a Limited edition.
Princess Maker: Legend of Another World
This 1995 game shares many similarities with Princess Maker 2 and was released only for the SNES by TakaraTakara
Takara Co., Ltd. was a Japanese toy company founded in 1955, that merged with another prominent Japanese toy company, Tomy Co., Ltd., on March 1, 2006 to form Takara Tomy, also known in English as TOMY Company Ltd....
. Unlike the other games, your daughter does not have a default name, but is named Melody Blue in GoGo Princess. Your butler is Raphael, a man whose origin is speculated among the fans.
Related Games
- Princess Maker Pocket Daisakusen, a puzzle game using Princess Maker characters.
- Princess Maker Go! Go! Princess, a board game using Princess Maker characters.
- Princess Maker Q, a quiz adventure game using Princess Maker characters.
- Princess Maker Online, an online version of Princess Maker to be developed by MGAME Korea.
Anime
The anime, Petite Princess Yucie which is loosely based on all the Princess Maker games, has the character of Cube from Princess Maker 2Princess Maker 2
Princess Maker 2 is the second installment in the Princess Maker series of life simulation games developed by the Japanese computer game and anime production company Gainax. It has been translated into Korean and Chinese; an English-language beta version exists, but was never formally released. In...
appearing as Yucie's steward in the anime, looking nearly identical in style and design to how he appears in the game. Yucie herself looks almost identical to the character of Lisa from Princess Maker 3, including the hairstyle and unusually large forehead. The final "villain" of the anime shares the appearance of Maria, the daughter from Princess Maker 1. Ket Shi the demon cat, a minor villain in one episode, is also from Princess Maker 2, although in the game he is the god of the Wildcat tribe, and can be helpful to the player rather than harmful. Other characters in Petite Princess Yucie can undoubtedly also be found in other Princess Maker games.
See also
- Petite Princess YuciePetite Princess Yucieis an anime series, which was produced by Gainax, aired from 2002 to 2003, and ran for 26 episodes. Six volumes of videos were released on DVD by ADV Films in the United States. As of Sep. 1, 2009, the series is now licensed by ADV's successor, AEsir Holdings; with distribution from Section23 Films...
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