Part business-sim, part life-sim, the game can essentially be broken down into three areas: constructing the mansion, living the Playboy lifestyle and building your empire. The graphics get a bit more detailed as you try to get your cover and centerfold shots as the ladies will be getting into various sexy poses and it is then up to you to capture the perfect shot so that people will want to buy the magazine. I love the way Hef looks and you can develop your own Playboy Mansion which is a lot of fun, especially if you are someone who enjoyed the house-building aspects that The Sims offered. If you were to take a glance at a screenshot for Playboy: The Mansion, chances are you would think that you were looking at a screenshot from The Sims! It looks very similar to that game. There is a decent amount of strategy here and many people will compare the game to The Sims and that is probably the best comparison that I can come up with too. These are casual, business, and romantic and each one is what you would expect. You have three different styles of relationship that you can build up with people. This means talking to celebrities to get an interview or a quote. You need to host these parties to strike up relationships with people in order to get the magazine made. Hef is known for his wild parties at the Playboy Mansion and in Playboy: The Mansion, you can host parties and they are actually a pretty integral part of the game. There is a lot you have to do in order to get a magazine out and you cannot half-ass it as if you do, the magazine will not sell very well. In order to do this, you need to take a cover shot, have a centerfold, have an interview, and so on. Each month you need to get a magazine out.
You also have a free play mode where the idea is that you build your Playboy empire from the ground up. Here you need to complete a variety of missions in order to progress. You have two different game modes that you can play. I was actually surprised at how dedicated to the history of Playboy this game was as it gives you many different history lessons about the company which is way more interesting than you would think. The idea of Playboy: The Mansion is that you play as Hef and you need to make that sweet money by selling your magazine, merchandise, internet stuff, and so on. Having a strategy game set in the world of Playboy sounds really weird, but I think they came incredibly close to nailing it.
It can actually be quite charming and make you laugh. I actually think this is really harsh as this game is actually nowhere near as bad as people make out. Until then, I’ll be eagerly anticipating your upcoming reviews on HanaIchi, and Peter Pan as well LOL.I feel that Playboy: The Mansion is one of those games that people label as garbage even if they have not played it. I’m taking the safe path with CZ, since your reviews on CZ could help me to conform my vague ‘guess’ on what’s happening in the game. I guess I won’t be rushing to start PP then. Glad to hear you’re doing Peter Pan as well. The reason I bought Peter Pan is because I heard that QR started to abandon their RPG style system, and sharakael just remarked how awesome that game is. Yeah, Peter Pan shall mark my milestone on QR, since I’m particularly not interested in their previous games for its tedious system + character design.
I’m sure HanaIchi will keep me occupied for several months since my Jap reading + listening abilities are slow, plus school!! D: But rest assured, I’m sure you’re slowly enticing more people to buy HanaIchi, just like me! XDĭramatic + funny are just my cup of tea. Wow! Thank you for your impressive conscientious work, Rin! I didn’t know you’d have to sacrifice enormous time, just to write out detailed reviews for Kinema. Mercuria ~Mizu no Miyako ni Hanataba wo~.Hanayaka Nari, Waga Ichizoku – Kinema Mosaic.Hanaoni ~Koisomeru Toki Eien no Shirushi~.BEYOND THE FUTURE -Fix the Time Arrows.Arcana Famiglia -Vascello Fantasma no Majutsushi.Arcana Famiglia -La storia della Arcana Famiglia.Re:BIRTHDAY SONG ~Koi wo Utau Shinigami~.
Dot Kareshi -We’re 8bit Lovers!-Ⅲ~Yami no Hanayome~.Dot Kareshi -We’re 8bit Lovers!-Ⅱ~Tenkuu no Kiss~.Dot Kareshi -We’re 8bit Lovers!-Ⅰ~Densetsu no Otome~.