Princess Debut

released on Oct 30, 2008

Princess Debut is a rhythm otome game published by Natsume and developed by Cave for the Nintendo DS. The illustration and package design was done by Kotori Momoyuki, a manga artist serialized in Kodansha's Nakayoshi.


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Cute, simple, campy dating and rhythm game. I didn't expect to really like the characters but. Somehow I do. My standards are very low though, take this with a grain of salt- I LOVE LUCIANOOOOO

literally SO cute, love the premise and it made a younger me very happy to see that there were more feminine games out of the market too. only wish is that they would have kept the japanese soundtrack instead of replacing it with classical music.

Ugh this is gonna be one of those reviews where I'm going to be so cringy about my experience with the game. I really apologize in advance if anyone reads this. This was a really good experience for myself and right now I'm very happy to have played it.

So short little story here, similar to Castlevania Portrait of Ruin, I was always hoping to find a used copy of this game. I thought the cover looked cute but sadly never saw one at a store used but now that I've played it I can say now I really wish I could have played it sooner.

So this is a dating simulator with a rhythm game put into the story as well. You play as a normal girl who you can name and you switch roles with the princess from an alternate world who happens to have the same name and looks as you. The princes you meet are also guys that are similar to your world counterparts. It's up to you to decide who you fall in love with and become dance partners with.

I won't lie I don't really play many in this genre mostly because idk maybe I think I wouldn't enjoy them. I can't deny putting myself in the role of the character definitely made the journey all the more special for me. The dialogue is nothing amazing or anything but I really did like speaking them like I was there. It put me in a reality different from the one I'm in.

The rhythm stuff is neat but it's nothing outstanding but I enjoy it and a lot of the music is like classic stuff. Stuff you would hear irl. It's even got that one song people associate with Spider-Man 2 on stuff like PS2. I swear I've heard that song in other games too idk how it keeps showing up. I do feel like the touch screen makes it a bit iffy if you want a perfect score but you'll never feel screwed over from at least never getting a bad.

Honestly the only real gripe I have with this game is that some of the dialogue can get repetitive when exploring the world which can kind of hurt the immersion and oddly there is incorrect grammar in the US version which confuses me. It rarely happens but I'm surprised it wasn't caught during testing.

The game graphically isn't anything too special but I do like the dances attributed to each song. I also like the magical girl cutscenes for any accessory you try on. Since this is the DS, the models aren't too great but they aren't too bad either. The 2D art is rather cute too, I especially like the girl you play as for the art. She's just super cute! The music for outside of the rhythm stuff is servicable but I will say the constant voices for getting a good combo could annoy people but it never annoyed me personally.

Still kind of just amazed how much I really enjoyed the experience. I think one of the things that made me really smile is late into the game you can get an angel ring item and have an angel outfit for the dances, it's just like wow it fits me so well considering my name and stuff. There's a lot of replayability here but I sadly got other games to get through but I'll be sure to play it every year because I just love being a Princess. I could end this review saying something funny or maybe showing the awful PAL cover but umm yeah it really was a great experience for me personally. Certainly one of the biggest surprises this year for a game. An experience I'll never forget and I always love those kind when looking back. Sorry I'm just so full of joy rn I'll end the review now. Bye bye!

Surprisingly enjoyable game that I would have never picked up if it wasn't randomly rolled. Casual and cute dating sim with some funny moments too. Not too hard or easy but a bit repetitive with gameplay. Good game for casual fun.

muito charmoso! meio ruim como jogo de ritmo e meio ruim como dating sim mas é tão charmoso e fofinho. e adoro a ideia de "girly games" em consoles, tenho bastante carinho por esse