[h1]QUICK FACTS[/h1]
Type: H-RPG
Developer: Triangle!
Publisher: Kagura Games
Price: €12,49
Est. playtime: 3 hours
Censorship: yes (patch available at publisher’s website)
[h1]THE GAME[/h1]
[b]MECHANICS[/b]
Standard RPG Maker gameplay with a straightforward, simple ruleset. You defeat monsters in dungeons using turn-based combat. Doing so yields xp that boosts your level and unlocks new skills. In addition, you can obtain increasingly powerful weapons and armor.
Having said that, combat isn’t much of a hindrance. You can easily avoid random encounters, or defeat them without much effort. And even if you lose, you’ll simply respawn at the entrance of the dungeon with all of your health restored. Bosses are the notable exception, being significantly stronger. If you lose against them, your maid comes to save you though.
Princess Project’s unique-ish feature is the fact that you can alternate between four playable characters, three of which are the MC’s friends. Playing with them is optional and limited to certain timeframes and areas.
Controls: keyboard only.
[b]STORY[/b]
Princess Projects’ MC is Meeyu, the ditzy princess of Ailuref kingdom. Your father is an wholly incompetent king who only concerns himself with sex. At the start of the game, one of his nightly escapades leaves him incapacitated, which puts Meeyu in charge of the kingdom. It’s up to her to gain the trust and support of its citizens, either by helping them out and defeating monsters, or by servicing them in other ways.
Meeyu doesn’t need to do this alone; she is supported by her maid Elise, her childhood-friend-turned-prostitute Ai and the nun Sonia. The story is rather cliché and fully linear, with a series of quests that you’ll need to complete in a fixed order. There are multiple endings though, which largely depend on winning or losing boss battles.
The overall theme is light-hearted; all playable characters have upbeat personalities and never suffer too much from adversity, even when things go south.
[b]QUALITY[/b]
Princess Project isn’t much of a game; it’s short, simple and obviously built for the lewd. Despite that, it’s surprisingly fun to play. The balance, pace and vibe of the game is just right for a lazy evening; you’ll breeze through the entire thing in about 3 hours. There’s enough dialogue and combat to keep you entertained, but not too much to make it boring.
Case in point: even the final boss fight takes a minute or two at most. And once you’ve defeated a boss, it actually stays dead. No false endings or endless battles with bosses going super saiyan in this one. As a result, it’s one of the few H-RPG’s that I played all over to get a different ending.
[h1]THE GOODS[/h1]
[b]SUBJECT[/b]
Most of the lewd in Princess Project involves Meeyu, who is either voluntarily performing sexual services for villagers in the kingdom, or getting molested after losing a boss fight. There is a fair amount of scenes for the other playable girls as well, and some involving another female NPC . Ai, the prostitute, is usually in control of things; the others are often either coerced or plainly forced into having sex.
Keywords: [spoiler]bondage, big breasts, group, fluids, forced, humiliation, lesbian, monster, public, solo, straight, tentacles[/spoiler]
[b]CONTENT[/b]
106 CG-based scenes, presented as overlay on the main screen. In addition, Meeyu’s costume deteriorates along with her hit points. Somewhat surprisingly, there are no lewd scenes during or after random encounters.
[b]ACCESS[/b]
Lewd content in Princess Project is largely optional, although you’ll inevitably encounter a few scenes during the main story. Most scenes are triggered by talking to certain NPC’s, who are all clearly marked. Many of those only become available after progressing the story to a certain point and/or raising your sex appeal. Other scenes are triggered by losing a boss fight, although this isn’t necessary: if you win the fight, the losing scene will be automatically added to your gallery.
Completing the game gives you a NG+ option that carries over your (non-sexual) stats, as well as the possibility to unlock the full gallery.
[b]QUALITY[/b]
The artwork is of high quality, with a few original takes on familiar tropes. There’s also plenty of it. Many scenes recycle material though, and the complete lack of background art is a bit of a pity.
[h1]VERRO’S VERDICT[/h1]
Princes Project is designed for players who enjoy a minimal game experience before they gain access to the lewd. For that reason, I can’t wholeheartedly recommend it – I prefer games that offer a bit more challenge and variety in gameplay.
Having said that, Princess Project caters to its target audience particularly well. The devs have successfully avoided most of the usual pitfalls in this subgenre, such as obligatory grinding through random encounters in overly long dungeons. It’s quick, easy and naughty. If that’s your shtick, do go ahead and buy this one.
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