![]() This is especially noticeable since The Princess Guide uses a lot of familiar anime storytelling conventions, whether it be the stereotypical ditzy girl or the persistent rival who’s actually a secret admirer. I really loved the Liar Princess and the Blind Prince’s charming and deep narrative and it makes The Princess Guide’s simpler story seems shallow in comparison. ![]() Admittedly, The Princess Guide has the bad fortune of coming out right after I reviewed another Nippon Ichi Soft game, The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince. That otaku flavor, by the way, is reflected in the game's story as well. If you love Japan’s otaku-centric, “moe” style designs, however, then you’ll like The Princess Guide’s character designs. Personally, I actually adore chibi characters though I admit the art style isn’t for everyone. Once you enter a dungeon, the art style switches to what Japanese like to describe as “chibi” or “super deformed” proportions- basically a scrunched-look that makes characters look cute and tiny. Wait, why is the room spinning around me? After a while, it started to look kind of charming. Basically, any character that talks as part of the narrative ends up bouncing and jiggling fiercely like a saucer of Jell-O held by MC Hammer during "Hammer Time." The movement actually gave me vertigo and a bit of a headache at first, though I admit that it looks weirdly amusing in some strange way. Cutscenes and exposition in between key battles use an anime art style that features some pretty, uh, unique animation. The art style is definitely geared toward Japanese “otaku” or geeks. Now you know why the game is called The Princess Guide. Actually, that sounds even worse! Anyway, what I mean is that it’s your job to teach them not just the ways of battle but how to be an upstanding leader. I mean teach them all the things you know as their private tutor. The game will eventually let you play with all of them in due time. Rounding out the list is the Rose Princess Monomaria and the faithful Dragon Princess Alpana.ĭon’t worry too much about which princess to pick at first. ![]() For lovers of the occult and tyrannical petite witches, Princess Veronica might be more your cup of tea - or poison. There’s sword-wielding Warrior Princess Liliartie, captain of the Alixon Kingdom’s Kingsguard and meat-loving glutton extraordinaire. The Princess Guide asks you to pick one of them to start with, each with her own peculiar personality traits and fighting style. On that note, that's how your life as an instructor to four young ladies begins anew. Sounds like a self-help book I saw at the shelves of Barnes & Noble once. To help you find your purpose in life, your senior officer discharges you from the force and advises you to go out in the world to teach, learn, pray and eat with others. Somewhere along the way, however, you start wondering what your reason for fighting truly is. The Princess Guide actually starts out by introducing your character as a skilled warrior who's peerless in the battlefield.
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