The Princess in the Mirror

This is a cute story, with decent plot lines, tons of interesting characters and event stories were unique compared to the main storyline. They had so much potential with this game but the downfall can be summed into one word: expensive. Compared to their other games, this game gave no ways for them to earn money without a straight purchase of gems. Some of their other games gave you little sets for events with both real life money or in game gems, a little monthly subscription plan, or even holiday bundles. But they gave up and ended the game too soon. What stories they have currently are still worth a read. But through events and such they introduced tons of other characters with the potential to have more stories, more character development, etc. The main storylines didn’t really give a full look into the characters, and their events really developed their characters more and more. The main storylines didn’t do them justice. I feel like they ended this game too soon without really trying, and it’s such a shame. Here’s hoping that one day they come back to continue to develop this game. If they marketed it better, I think they’d have a better outcome. Overall, a fun game but don’t get too invested because they’ve discontinued it.

I’ve been playing since around launch and this game has a lot of gameplay problems that make it very unkind to free to play players. You don’t get enough wardrobe spaces for all the event items you obtain and it’s difficult to even complete half of events when you get less than chronically online friends. There needs to be more closet space rewards given in item events because more often than not I have to use premium currency to buy more space before they expire. The gameplay itself is also somewhat janky. It doesn’t format to newer iPhone styles so it looks like it’s a Barbie game from 2012 with all the pastel colors and constant ui presence. The tap to load is awful. I haven’t bothered to read more than two routes because I don’t like any of these characters and the events are way better. The events tone down problematic aspects of characters that are on full display in their storylines (Simeon’s panty jokes, Farris), but many are boring, problematic, or rushed due to time constraints. Overall, I would recommend you play Court of Darkness (aka CoD, also by this company) instead. This game feels like a rough draft of it, so CoD is much better. And if you play CoD, don’t waste your time on this one, it is not as good.

Lovely and cute, I’ve loved the stories so far. I played through Joseph and I thought I was able to go through the alternative story but it made me start all over. Also, the game is kinda expensive. I am now playing through Luca and can’t make much progress because of the need for affinity points and gems, and all that is pay to get. I can’t afford $5-$20 every time I start a new chapter or new event game. If was a little cheaper I’d be more inclined to buy stuff, and I have paid for gems a few times in Joseph’s story, but I can’t keep doing that with every suitor, it’s just getting to be too much for my wallet.