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Michael
Thomas (10.09.2001)
...Train three applicants into being prefect maids
The Maid's Story is a challenging training-raising sim. Work someone
too hard, and they'll get sick. Don't push them, and they won't
learn. Don't plan the chores well, and the condition of the house
suffers. Don't manage your money well, and you won't be able to
get groceries, or gifts for your maids-in-training. So, in short,
a very good training sim as you have to balance a lot of different
aspects, in order to make your maids perfect, and to train them
well enough that they'll pass their exam.
You have several day chores to train the maids at; hosting guests,
cooking, cleaning, shopping, and laundry. And the girls all learn
at different levels. One might be able to cook better naturally;
one might need more encouragement to do her best, and another
might be argumentative at doing some chores. As such, it adds
a lot of character to the game, because you have to learn what
your employees are like and work to their strengths. Just like
real-life ^_-
Now, you do have night lessons as well. Which means, you have
the chance to train these maids in... more exotic services as
well. But be careful here too. Move to fast, and the girl will
hate you, and be sick. And, a girl who hates you works much lower
then their capacity says. Romance them just right, and they'll
start to enjoy these night lessons with you. Overall, the three
maids have very different personalities and learning curves (read
the manual for hints about how they learn best.)
The graphics and art are fun, and it's amusing to watch the girls
do their chores during the day. And, if the merchant comes buy,
and you purchase a house upgrade, the pic of the manor increases.
Lastly, you can get a good idea of how the house looks by how
many piles of garbage or cobwebs are around, or how low the vegetables
are by how empty the kitchen looks.
The music and sound are very good. The seiyuu really add life
to their characters. And the music is enjoyable and varied, depending
on what's going on.
For extras The Maid's Story, does not have a memory room, so
you'll have to earn the pics each time; or use a photo editor
to add them to your personal collection. They do have all the
music and sound files from the game, that you can use on your
Windows.
Overall, The Maid's Story is a very well done training-raising
sim. Good graphics, good voice acting, and the challenge of balancing
training with romance makes for a very engrossing game. If you
want to try something completely different as a training-raising
sim, visit Himeya Soft, and pick this game up.
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