In
some circles, the Princess Maker series of games are revered.
Beloved. Since it's been a couple of years since the last release of
any Princess Maker game on any console, publisher GeneX obtains a
license and re-released the two games which ignited the PM cottage
industry.
In Princess Maker, a young war orphan named
Maria enters your life and you're given the opportunity to raise her
as your own. When you first meet the precocious young girl, she's 10
years old and malleable to your instruction and teachings. As Maria
grows older, you can schedule her for various classes in martial
arts, decorum, and the usual reading and arithmetic to help her
grow. The game follows your guidance and her growth up until she's
18 and ready to take on the world as a woman.
Princess Maker 2 expands on the premise of the
original and adds politics, rivals, and a world to explore. As the
story goes, you're a hardened war hero and the gods have decided to
bless you with a daughter. Again, she's 10 when you first meet and
her name rings the sonorous melody of Olive Oyl. Under your watchful
tutelage and advice, Olive learns and contends with the rigors of
life. At the tender age of 10, Olive must work and she may babysit,
do housework, farmwork, or choose from other menial jobs. Each type
of job affects Olive's attributes by strengthening them as well as
weakening others. For example, baby sitting helps her sensitivity
but dulls her charisma. As the doting father, you'll have to keep
these factors in mind when molding your daughter into the type of
woman you wish her to eventually become. |
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