Bangkok-based Studio Nocturne has kept busy cultivating its games and shopping them around for interested publishers, so it's understandable that we haven't heard much about Housewife Superstar or Makeup Diva since last year's Game Developers Convention.As chauvinistic as Housewife Superstar's title sounds, it's a tongue-in-cheek production in which players master a collection of minigames in their quest to become the perfect stereotypical Japanese housewife. Those minigame activities include mochi making, flower arranging, traditional fan dancing, and, of course, hosting a tea ceremony. Sounds like a bizarre scenario, right? Well, that's what people thought about Cooking Mama, and look at how that turned out!
Studio Nocturne has brought in Insert Credit's Brandon Sheffield to handle the game's story, a name some of you might remember from his wonderful work on Barnyard Blast's script with Sanuk Software, another Thai developer.
Let's go through these details one more time:
- offbeat title from a little-known, DS/Wii-exclusive developer
- strong, colorful art direction
- peculiar premise for strange minigames
- promises of a humor-filled script
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3-06-2008 @ 1:41AM
hvnlysoldr said...
If it's anything like the hotspring hostess stage of Ouendan 2, I'll take a look at the game.
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3-06-2008 @ 1:59AM
Karga said...
Looks cool.
I really like the interface, and hope they make a lot of games like that. The art is really nice, and if it's well written too, it will be *outstanding*.
Maybe you can customize the main character? I'd like a different haircut on her, or maybe an updo with combs and chopsticks in it?
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3-06-2008 @ 11:19AM
Pippin said...
I'd get this, sounds crazy and interesting.
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3-06-2008 @ 12:45PM
chispito said...
The screens look like a harem anime.
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