Sometimes you don't want something super intricate with a million things going on. Sometimes you just want a light game to relax and wind down. This is one of those "wind down" games. The rules and gameplay are simple, but enjoyable. The plot is mostly an excuse for more card battles. This isn't really a bad thing as it's a card battle game. The art is simple but works fine. It can be a little grindy sometimes if you are seeking specific kinds of cards and can't find them. It also doesn't tell what cards come from what packs. It's annoying to see a card you love and really want yet you have no clue where to find it. I like that you can re-challenge most opponents. It allows lots of wiggle room for testing decks and trying new things. If you want a simple but enjoyable single-player card game this is worth it. For the price of a booster pack you can play with endless cards! I hope that this game proves popular and expands. I would love to see more pointless, relaxing card battles.
No, this is not Princess Maker. The principal looks the same at first: raise a cute girl by selecting her daily schooling and activities. Use this training to handle events and advance the story. This is where the similarity ends. Princess Maker is a HUGE game with many endings, randomization to keep things fresh and a lot more time to work with and grow to care about your little princess. It's also a very complex game bordering on being a sim and lacks much in the way of a linear plot instead being all about shaping the child and how she grows up. Long Live the Queen is short, almost frantic in pace, and has a very linear plot based mostly on what's going on in the kingdom and not your little girl in specific. The lack of randomization really hurts this title the most with the game being able to be played nearly blind once you know the right order to click the buttons in. There are a few different endings, but they are all variations on "Queen, pauper, or dead". It really is more of a visual novel instead of a sim. If Princess Maker is too difficult or you just want a game to play through a couple times, Long Live the Queen is fine. If you're a Princess Maker veteran, however, you may be dissappointed.
