Princess Arthur is a game that most of the people seem to ignore or underestimate, that’s why I’m really excited to write this review: I want to let you know that it’s not bad, at all!
The plot isn’t that original, I admit it; for those who know at least something about King Arthur, the story may seem predictable, or even stupid, because the heroine is the one who extracts Excalibur.
Anyway, the characters were all really interesting to me, and I loved how the story developed; I sincerely liked the side characters too, and that’s something that doesn’t happen so often to me.
The heroine is probably the best part of the game: she’s strong and she can fight, but at the same time she’s so fragile and emotional, when the real war begins and she has to face death for the first time! Usually, I’m not interested in wars or fight scenes (that’s why I get bored easily when I play historical games), but I could empathize with her so much, that I even ended up crying.
I wish I could describe better the moments that made me emotional the most, but I want to keep my reviews spoiler free; I just need to tell you, that I’m not a person who easily cries while playing games… but it happened here, even in the common route.
The first character I’ve played was Mordred: his route ended up being my favorite, because there are so many plot twists I couldn’t predict at all! I didn’t know anything about his role in the Camelot reign, I admit I’m not very expert about the original legend; this was even better for me, because I absolutely had no clue about his true personality and the story became even more interesting to unfold.
Galahad was a nice surprise too, I expected him to be a boring kuudere, but his route was actually quite entertaining; his personality changed a few times, while getting closer to the heroine: he became more tsundere at first, then he even gave me some yandere vibes in the end, which was interesting.
Lancelot was supposed to be the main character, but I probably liked him the least. His route felt almost like a love triangle, because Ginevia was always around him and their relationship was suspicious: the poor heroine was wasting her time being jealous, and I didn’t like it. Also, he was way too serious and boring for me, he’s not my type!
Gawain was really fun to play, he fell in love with the heroine at first sight and from that moment he randomly blushed and got embarrassed…it was too cute to see, this route was one of the best for me!
I wasn’t that interested in Tristan at first, because I’m not into ojisan characters; but I’ve decided to give him a chance anyway, and I didn’t regret it. His route felt more original than the others: he didn’t live in the castle, so there were a lot of different scenes and places, with unpredictable funny events that made it memorable.
I’ve played Merlyn last, because he was obviously one the most important characters. His route was really good, there were many emotional scenes and I could even feel some pity for Morgane, I can’t believe it! I hated her in other routes, but I think at least I could understand her a bit more. Also, he probably got the best CGs! it took me a while to appreciate this style, but once I got used to it, I really loved how different it looks.
Do I recommend this game?
Yes, absolutely!
If you like medieval themes and war/historical settings, you will enjoy it for sure; but even if you aren’t usually fascinated by these kind of plots, like me, you will probably end up loving every character anyway!
The heroine is great too, I’m sure you will appreciate her effort and empathize very easily with her emotions. The CGs may look weird sometimes, but it will take you just a few time to like them; also, I’m really glad that they didn’t appear just in predictable moments, but their timing was quite original and captured unusual scenes too.
If you’re willing to give it a chance, be prepared: you will suffer and cry, but also to have a lot of fun!
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