At Nekomura Games we like to play lots of different games, regardless of the genre, shinsaku (new releases) or current top sellers – if it’s a good game and there’s some time to play it, chances are it’ll be played eventually, even if it’s a game from 10 or 15 years ago. Of course there is some personal taste involved so some genres are completely absent in our games library, but still – the list of games that we played the most in 2009 is pretty diverse. Read the rest of this entry »

(This review of Princess Maker 5 was originally published on March 22, 2008. The game is currently available from Playasia for PlayStation2 and PSP)

Raise a little girl from the age of 10 to 18! Again. (For those unfamiliar with the “Princess Maker” kind of raising simulation games, Wikipedia offers some basic info.)

I loved Princess Maker 2, but after being severely disappointed by installments 3 and 4, found myself increasingly skeptical of whether its charm can ever be replicated again – even by its original creators. But this time, they got it right! It is as close to gaming perfection (at least for me), as the legendary Princess Maker 2 was. The spirit is the same, but Princess Maker 5 is a much, much bigger game, and set in modern Japan. Read the rest of this entry »