Gainax's (Neon Genesis Evangelion) Princess Maker series seems harmless at first, a cute "life simulator" in which you raise an orphaned girl to womanhood. The dominant/submissive undertones in the games aren't obvious until you realize the absolute control you have over every aspect of your devoted ward's life.You can train her in combat to have her fight at the Harvest Festival, put her on a diet so that she can wear fashionable outfits, or send her to work at a bar to raise her "Sinfulness" stat while lowering her "Morals."
Depending on your guidance, your daughter can grow up to be the queen, lead an army, or marry the butler. If you raise her wrong, however, as we assume many gamers will do intentionally, she could become the king's concubine, work as a sleazy barmaid, or even marry her adoptive father!
Originally released for PCs and the PSP in 2006, Princess Maker 4 is also coming to the DS with a Special Edition subtitle this September in Japan. Publisher Cyberfront has a few improvements and additions planned for the port -- three new endings, stat details moved to the bottom screen, and, of course, touchsceen support.
According to the official site, using your stylus, you can "pat your daughter's head, pinch her cheeks, and etc." Etc., indeed. Try out a very brief and somewhat NSFW demo after the post break!
See also: More Naughtiness on the Nintendo DS
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
7-05-2008 @ 1:22AM
TD said...
I just have one word:
Ew.
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7-05-2008 @ 9:31AM
matan said...
They really made it sound much worse than it really is. Princess Maker 2 was translated to english and it was one of the funnest game ever. Too bad this one would never get translated to english...
7-06-2008 @ 12:00PM
HunterSeeker said...
Not 'ew'.
PM is clean. Probably rated G8 if it ever makes it over here.
7-05-2008 @ 2:51AM
lorddshadow said...
i second that...
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7-05-2008 @ 5:01AM
jimmygotsmack said...
...... One more nuke cant hurt right?
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7-05-2008 @ 6:45AM
Lord Bowser said...
That sounds like a great idea. I'm not being sarcastic, I really like it.
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7-05-2008 @ 7:13AM
Neko said...
Change your tags because Princess Maker is very VERY far away of being a eroge >____________> ...
By the way, PM4 is 100% worksafe.
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7-05-2008 @ 12:59PM
Jenni Lada said...
Totally. I have Princess Maker 4 Portable (PSP), and there is really nothing erotic or ew about it. Like Neko says, its all work safe and there's nothing objectionable in it.
Well, visually objectionable. You 'could' have her marry the father, but I've never done it. Since the father is an adoptive father, that makes it really weird. O.o. But it isn't part of the main story.
Endings where she marries one of the 3 different princes or Cube the Butler are far more likely.
Its an unintentionally funny series. :D For example, when I was raising a princess in this game, I wanted her to marry the dragon prince Lee. So, for her to fit into the dress he'd give her as a gift, I basically starved her. XD
7-05-2008 @ 4:44PM
Kimiko said...
Starving a girl to fit her into a dress? How is that funny? :(
7-06-2008 @ 3:36PM
Mike said...
@Kimiko
Sounds like standard schadenfreude. A variation of things like savagly beating someone up for minor faux paus. Think all the jokes in shows like "Love Hina."
7-05-2008 @ 8:57AM
Kitkat said...
I have a website kkpmc.net that's anything but hentai in regards to the Princess Maker games. I'm looking forward to buying this game when it is released.
Now with that said, is there a way I can touch Cube the butler? :D
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7-05-2008 @ 10:29AM
piyo said...
Agree with Neko and Kitkat. Princess Maker series is all about control, but not about eroge or hentai or incest. Yes it is CERO C (15 yro+). If you want erotic, go get Doki Doki Shinpan or other SNK games.
I am also fan of this illustrator Naoto Tenhiro. He is famous for Sister Princess (PS1, DC) and other bishojo games. It looks fresh in comparison to the original PM artist.
I got a different vibe playing the original PM4 on the PlayStation 2 back in 2005. Most of the events are from your daughter's perspective, so I assume that she is making some of the choices, not the father.
Also anime seiyuu goddess Nana Mizuki as the original daughter voice actress added even more voice recordings to this DS version for touch communication. "Please don't touch strange places", she says in the interview. LOL
http://www.princessmaker4.com/ds/inter.html
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7-05-2008 @ 2:27PM
Leela said...
I have played PM 2 and 3 and I love the series. I really hope this one makes it to the US. I really think if it came here it would do well. For a sim game this is far superior to all the crap UbiSoft puts out on the system.
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7-05-2008 @ 6:22PM
CJC said...
It blows my freaking mind that you guys have actually had to use the "incest" tag before.
Damn it Japan.
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7-05-2008 @ 6:48PM
Mr Khan said...
Your comment prompted me to read the list
I loled, especially at the Mario's family incest tree article
Exactly what is Wario, in relation to Mario anyway? I once read a guide that said they were childhood friends, and I always assumed he was his cousin for some reason
7-05-2008 @ 10:16PM
Ky said...
Is it just me, or does that pose remind anyone else of Apollo Justice? (ref pic: http://doulifee.com//Storage/aceatt/GyakutenSaiban4/2-5ani-minami-teehee.gif)
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7-06-2008 @ 11:36AM
Ashley said...
Chance of localization:
0.
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7-26-2008 @ 1:48PM
Poke said...
The Princess maker games are cute and fun.Unless you're REALLY trying to make the game look bad with it's "submissive undertones" then it is enjoyable for most people(appearently) to play. btw mr. Eric! I'd LOVE to see your reveiw on the sims 2 games! I'm sure you'd make sure that each and every death, love, woohoo,hunger ,school ,work,life control,sims-eating-plants problems will be taken hand on for The Sims 3 game after they'll get the critic the developers need.(I hope they'll make sure YOU can't control them in the end...after all...the sims are humans too, right? RIGHT?!)
This was written by a Norwegian 14 year old girl. I am sorry for all misspellings I made. I have loved the princess maker series from the first time I ever saw them.(I was about 10). Thank you very muh for reading this. ^-^
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