

In fact, I was half-tempted to simply copy Jonathan’s review of PM2 and just append “but worse” to every sentence, because that’s really all the original Princess Maker was – a less-polished prototype of its superior sequel. The recent re-release of the original Princess Maker, however, hasn’t received as much press, probably because it’s nowhere near as good. While the Steam port itself may have been lacking in substantial improvements, fans of the regal stat-em-up were glad to see its return to modern PCs, in all its ridiculous, complex, making-your-15-year-old-daughter-work-in-a-Cabaret-you-monster glory.

When the “Refine” edition of Princess Maker 2 came out last October, it inspired a lot of buzz.

When it comes to Princess Maker games, the first is the worst.
