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Long Live the Queen is a visual novelrole-playing video game developed by Hanako Games and Spiky Caterpillar, published by Hanako Games. The story of the game follows a young princess who is training to become queen after the death of her mother. The objective of the game is to keep the princess alive for 40 weeks until she turns 15 and is crowned.^[1] The game was released on June 2, 2012 for Windows, Mac OS and Linux. The game uses anime-style graphics and is written in English.^[2]

Plot[edit]

The queen of Nova has recently died, and her daughter, the 14-year-old princess Elodie, must leave her schooling to ready herself to become the next queen. Her coronation is set for 40 weeks from the present—her 15th birthday. Many people in the kingdom are trying to take advantage of the recent monarch's death and attempt to kill Elodie.^[1]

Gameplay[edit]

The player reads through the story and schedules the protagonist's weekly lessons, in topics such as economy, foreign affairs, logistics, expression, military matters, self-defense, intrigues, doublespeak and magic. Based on those activities, Elodie increases her proficiency in various statistics. Additionally, during the weekend Elodie has free run of the castle and can choose an activity that alters her mood. She has four emotional axes, and her position on each determines her proficiency at learning certain topics: for instance, being 'Willful' will help her master military and intrigue skills easier, but it will also hamper learning civil skills like royal demeanor. Once all three sub skills of a particular skill are raised to a certain point (around 30 each), Elodie gains an outfit that boosts that specific skill.Learning some skills unlocks additional weekend actions: for example, learning 'Dance' allows her to attend balls, while 'Reflexes' gives her the ability to play tennis.

As the weeks progress, Elodie is presented with various social and political opportunities. When they occur, the game performs checks against Elodie's current skills and chooses an outcome, sometimes without giving the player the option of interceding.For instance, one of the first skill checks (a snake attack) requires 10 points in the 'Composure' skill. Should Elodie be successful, she keeps her cool, allowing a guard to kill the snake; should she fail, her cousin gets bitten, an event whose consequences can be felt in one specific route the game can take.Most of the checks can be failed without serious consequence, but some can close off entire branches of the story.Very often however, passing or failing a skill check is a matter of life or death for Elodie: if her skills aren't up to par, she dies (in one of various possible ways).

Because of the branching decision trees, the game features multiple endings, varying according to whom Elodie marries, how she dealt with neighboring nations, her ability with magic, the fate of her father Joslyn, and—of course—whether she survived to her coronation at all.^[1]

Development[edit]

The game was developed by Hanako Games, which also created Cute Knight, Cute Knight Kingdom, and Magical Diary, all of which are designed for girls but appeal to a wider audience.^[1]Long Live The Queen has darker themes than the previous titles.^[1]

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A free update for the game was released on January 26, 2015^[3] adding new characters, story elements and endings and other content to the game.

Reception[edit]

Technology Tell gave a score of 90/100 to the game, writing: 'It’s really an unusual adventure and I admire Hanako Games and Spiky Caterpillar for stepping a little outside their comfort zone to release a darker game that requires players to think smart and manage emotions to keep a character alive.'^[1] IndieGames was positively reviewed, writing: 'Long story short, Long Live The Queen is a solid title.'^[4]

References[edit]

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1. ^ ^abcdefJenni Lada (2012-06-14). 'Review: Long Live the Queen for Windows, Mac, Linux'. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
2. ^'Rule The World Or Die Trying - Long Live the Queen (sim game)'. 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
3. ^'Hanako Announcement'.
4. ^Cassandra Khaw (2012-06-17). 'Review: Long Live The Queen (Hanako Games)'. Retrieved 2012-12-22.

External links[edit]

• Long Live the Queen at The Visual Novel Database

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Anyone can kill the devil; that's why they always make teens the vampire slayers, the magical girls. But some kids can't even get that right; and that's why meangirl Neptune, tomboy Jupiter, and shy shy Venus have to endure one more week of summer camp and each other, singing boring songs about jesus, doing busywork for adults, and hoping god's radio can't hear them.

Before they can leave the summer scouts, they've got to spend twelve hours in the loneliest cabin in the woods and wait for the devil to come and live through the night--or not. You know.

A Surreal Summer Camp Dystopia

WE KNOW THE DEVIL is a Group Relationship Horror Visual novel created by weirdo games critic and indefensible twitter account haver Aevee Bee ( Mammon Machine:ZEAL) and illustrator and comics artist Mia Schwartz (http://miaschwartz.tumblr.com/), with a chilling 80s horror synth soundtrack by Alec Lambert (Antibody Productions), live photo backgrounds taken with disposable cameras in the terrifying woods where we live, and aesthetic touches and UI by Lulu Blue.

WE KNOW THE DEVIL is a story about everyone who made you cry at summer camp. It's about missing your Sailor Moon VHS tapes. It's about how being irresponsible is contagious. It's about knowing that in a group of three, two of you will be closer than the other.

And it's about being weird and queer and wrong and hoping against hope no one will find out when the actual, literal devil comes for you.

Pick Your One True Pairing

WE KNOW THE DEVIL truly has no one protagonist; but someone will always be left out. It's up to you to decide who that is. Instead of choosing a partner, you follow pairs of characters as they learn about themselves and wait for the devil to appear.

Will Venus and Neptune stop hating themselves long enough to be friends? Will Jupiter finally tell Neptune what's been on her mind? Will Venus and Jupiter make it to morning as the only good kids left alive?

Hopefully it turns out the way you want it to. Don't forget: the price the two pay will be the third.

Features

• Three endings for all possible OTPs, and a horrifying bonus true end!
• Washed out, overexposed background photos taken on disposable camera for that nineties summer feeling
• A chilling 80s horror synth soundtrack by Alec Lambert

Content Advisory

Themes of isolation and alienation of queer youth in a religious rural setting. Abstract, psychological horror, and possibly alarming music.

Brought to You By

Aevee Bee

Writer

Mia Schwartz

Art & Creative Direction

Alec Lambert

Music & Sound Effects

Lulu Blue

UI Designer

Conrad Kreyling

Technical Lead

Jo Fu

Producer & Tech Artist

Purchase

In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $6.66 USD. You will get access to the following files:

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