Hanapon Princess

Hanapon Princess is currently unreleased in the Steam store but is slated to come out very soon. I was asked to give the game a run through as a Steam Curator and upon accepting the request I went to work playing through the content so I could bring this entry to you.

Hanapon Princess is a fast-paced, short, multiple-choice, and ending Visual Novel that has the protagonist (that as no name) into the fantasy-like nation of Hanapon. You are summoned there by a dragon-like being referred to as Poncho and he explains to you that the nation is in need of a King to rule it alongside one of the daughters of the former King.

You quickly find out that you are to be the King and that your task is to find which of the four daughters that you will take to be your wife and the future Queen of the nation. As if that wasn't already nerve-racking enough, you also have to do this at the end of the day prior to a festival to be held that will be your wedding announcement. 

Each of the four princesses has unique characteristics and personalities. You get to select between two girls at the start to converse with and learn about, you then will get to see what that particular girl believes in and have a chance to either be truthful with them or not. I haven't tried the less truthful route yet but I would assume it would ultimately effect if they decide to accept your marriage proposal at the end of not. 

After time with the first girl, you will encounter them all again and then be given a second set of two girls to choose from. You again will converse with your chosen girl and make the decision of being upfront or not. 

Ultimately you will have to decide which of the two girls you decided to get to know more about that you want to be your wife and the Queen of Hanapon. 

 

The game while short and fast-paced is a nice change of pace from more long and drawn out visual novels. While the character depth is not as extensive as others, the music is also a bit dated and doesn't change much, it isn't a bad thing. 

I did enjoy this Visual Novel for what it was, a short, multiple ending, VN that doesn't add a lot of contexts and focuses on a single goal. While I do think the characters could have been worked out and fleshed out a bit more, I am accepting that this VN wasn't designed to bring a great deal of depth to the player. I also enjoyed the artwork as it wasn't as serious a design as other VN's. 

All in all, I would recommend this to anyone looking for a time killer VN or someone new that is looking to get their feet wet on multiple-choice / multiple-ending Visual Novels.