A Real Harem Game
When I heard that there was a new harem game, I wondered why on earth would the gaming sites make a post about just another Japanese ‘H’ (ecchi) game? The games are common enough, with storylines along the lines of the anime/manga Love Hina. One boy who’s socially inept finds himself surrounded by beautiful girls that all fall in love with him in turn. Generally the games tend to show naked flesh after that. Well, naked animated-pixellated-censored flesh.
ANYWAY!
It turns out that this harem game is actually about the real type of harem - you know, rich, powerful blokes who buy beautiful ladies to surround himself with.
As written by Brian Ashcraft of Kotaku:
In Ohokuki for the PS2, Tokiko, orphaned after her father committed suicide, enters the household of a Tokugawa Shogun. She tries to rise through the ranks, hoping to become the clan’s dominant female. How? Players do things like sneak about and easedrop on conversations, collecting data cards along the way…The more cards helps raise your status. Also, things like manner are important, giving the game a very dignified feel.
The concept is actually quite interesting. Localisation isn’t likely, but I think it might get added to my Japanese language game collection.
Links:
Kotaku
Ohokuki official website (only in Japanese)
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