History VisualNovel / LongLiveTheQueen

** The entire Conversation skillset, as lacking it can make Elodie be unintentionally rude, get into compromising situations without realizing before it's too late to get out of the gracefully (which tends to require at least one of the Conversation skills in itself) or

* HiddenBackupPrince: A possible epilogue outcome, though unlikely to be true, given the circumstances where it comes up. [[spoiler:In two possible outcomes for Elodie's father/Caloris, a young man will try to make a claim on the duchy, declaring that he's Elodie's father's illegitimate son from before his marriage to her mother. However, since this ''only'' occurs if her father is either dead or mentally incapacitated, his story is highly dubious at best. If Elodie's father is dead, she just ignores the man entirely, since no one can verify his claims. If her father is alive, but suffered brain damage, the latter does accept the man as his son, and names him as the heir to the duchy - but Elodie is extremely doubtful that the man really is her half brother, given her father's compromised state of mind.]]

* HiddenBackupPrince: Possibly, though unlikely to be true, given the circumstances where it comes up. [[spoiler:In two epilogue variants for your father/Caloris, a young man will try to make a claim on the duchy, declaring that he's your father's illegitimate son from before his marriage to your mother. However, since this ''only'' occurs if your father is either dead or mentally incapacitated, his story is highly dubious at best. If Elodie's father is dead, she just ignores the man entirely, since no one can verify his claims. If your father is alive, but suffered brain damage, he does accept the man as his son, and names him as the heir to the duchy - but Elodie is extremely doubtful that the man really is her half brother, given her father's compromised state of mind.]]

* BigFirstChoice: If neither Julianna nor Selene are taken on as Lumen mentors within the first few weeks of the game, the player is giving up on being able to learn magic at all for the rest of the run and locking themself out of any skill checks that require magic. Some of said skill checks have an entire ''story path'' hiding behind them. Meanwhile, a player keeping the option to learn magic open will still have to take the time to learn it, which means giving up on another skillset and the choices allowed by having it.

* DepravedHomosexual: It's strongly implied that the late Duke of Mead was one, i.e. [[spoiler:he was briefly "lifemate" to the Duke of Ursul (Julianna's father), he had a habit of hiring "attractive young servants who had to be frequently replaced after injuries and 'accidents'", and a woman accuses his family of killing her brother.]] Compare the supposed DepravedBisexual [[spoiler:late Duke-Consort of Lillah, who was rumored to have raped the Duchess of Elath and is confirmed to have "seduced" his stepson]].

** Banion is a definite male example, said by the game to have been waiting for a powerful heiress to accept his suit for quite some time (and before Elodie, he at least tried to court Julianna). Since being king consort would be the ultimate status boost, he aggressively pursues Elodie throughout the game. Counts as a MayDecemberRomance, since he's 31, and she's only 14.

* MayDecemberRomance: Appears in the backstory between the Earl of Titan, who dies of old age during the story, and the late Duchess of Elath, who suffered DeathByChildbirth while not much older than Elodie in order to provide for the succession as soon as possible. In-game, Elodie's oldest marriage prospects are in their thirties, as is one GayOption--literally old enough to be her (thirty-three-year-old) father--or, for that matter, she can literally marry an appalled ''[[spoiler:Briony's]]'' father.

* FourthDateMarriage: Since many of her possible marriages are arranged, Elodie doesn't interact much with a number of the prospective grooms during the course of the game. However, one UpToEleven case is Talarist, the Duke of Sedna. At the beginning of the game, Elodie doesn't even know which country Sedna is in; a few weeks, a letter of condolence, and a pretty necklace later, he visits in person, flirts, and suggests marriage. Elodie can promptly accept, much to her father's shock.

* LessonsInSophistication: This is a game entirely devoted to choosing which combination of Princess Lessons will allow Princess Elodie to survive until her fifteenth birthday, when she will be crowned Queen. The game takes ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman all the way UpToEleven; the player must use excessive SaveScumming and TrialAndErrorGameplay to figure out which seemingly unimportant lessons are going to save Elodie's life.

** Duchies are more often craters: Caloris (Joslyn), Mazomba (Armand), Mead (Corisande), Hellas (Brin), Elath (Adair) and Sudbury (Gwenelle). Sedna (Talarist) is names after a celestial object and located in a different country than the rest.

* StellarName: Many of the locations in Nova are named after impact craters or satellites in our solar system, while Nova itself is named after the [[StellarName stellar phenomenon]].

** Duchies are often craters: Caloris (Joslyn), Mazomba (Armand), Mead (Corisande), Hellas (Brin)

** Earldoms / counties: moons include Io (Kevan), Titan (Fabian), Callisto/Miranda (Sirin), Nix (Lucille). Ishtar (Erwin, Adair's maternal grandfather) is named after an asteroid.

* ThemeNaming: Many of the locations in Nova are named after impact craters or satellites in our solar system, while Nova itself is named after the [[StellarName stellar phenomenon]].

* ThemeNaming: Many of the locations in Nova are named after impact craters on satellites in our solar system, while Nova itself is named after the [[StellarName stellar phenomenon]].

* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: Bad things, including some of Elodie's deaths, can happen because of failed Composure checks. This can cause Elodie to automatically [[spoiler:eat the poisoned chocolate if she has none of the other skills that will make her suspicious of it; if she postpones eating it, a servant with a sweet tooth will get to it first]]. The skill also needs to be maxed out to prevent a HeroicSacrifice from being AllForNothing.

* TakeAThirdOption: Extra options to difficult choices often show up thanks to skill checks:

** After [[spoiler:Togami]] storms the palace, instead of taking part in the WizardDuel he proposes, Elodie can instead reason with him through song. [[spoiler:Noticeably, this is the ONLY option that leaves everyone except the initial military losses alive AND leaves Nova in a stable, if not improved, political state.]]

* TakeAThirdOption:
** Mediating between Elodie's best friend and her mother without taking a side. It doesn't solve their tensions, but it does help take the heat off you, since the rest of the nobility is watching ''very'' carefully to see where Elodie's sympathies lie.
** Deciding the custody battle over the underage Duke of Elath by placing him with his beloved stepsister instead of his stepmother, who already holds perhaps excessive political influence, or his grandfather, who can't protect him. There's another, easier "third option" of placing him with your paternal uncle, but this is more likely to anger his stepmother.
** Inquiring further into the allegations of an attempted murderer who claims her act was justified, as revenge for her brother. If you show her mercy, her victim's relatives will be angry, and being nobles, you'll lose support; if you try to punish her ''she'' goes berserk and ends up dead; if you clumsily insult her accuser he'll kill her himself. Only if you have enough knowledge ''and'' enough etiquette can you resolve the situation without damage.

* ThemeNaming: Many of the locations in Nova are named after impact craters on satellites in our solar system, while Nova itself is named after the [[StellarName stellar phenomenon]].

In 2022 Hanako Games announced the development of a [[RecycledInSpace science fiction sequel]] called ''Long Live The Queen: Galaxy Princess Zorana''.

* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: Bad things, including some of Elodie's deaths, can happen because of failed Composure checks. This can cause Elodie to automatically [[spoiler:eat the poisoned chocolate if she has none of the other skills that will make her suspicious of it; if she postpones eating it, a servant with a sweet tooth will get to it first]]. The skill also needs to be maxed out to prevent a HeroicSacrfice from being AllForNothing.

* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: Bad things, including some of Elodie's deaths, can happen because of failed Composure checks. This can cause Elodie to automatically [[spoiler:eat the poisoned chocolate if she has none of the other skills that will make her suspicious of it; if she pospones eating it, a servant with a sweet tooth will get to it first]]. The skill also needs to be maxed out to prevent a HeroicSacrfice from being AllForNothing.

You can buy this game on Creator/HanakoGames' website, UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and Website/GOGDotCom. As per TheWikiRule, there is an [[http://longlivethequeen.wikia.com/wiki/Long_Live_the_Queen_Wiki extensive Wiki]] that doubles as a comprehensive walkthrough.

In 2022 Hanako Games announced the development of a science fiction sequel called ''Long Live The Queen: Galaxy Princess Zorana''.

** The "Evil Lumen Elodie" ending takes the cake, in which [[spoiler:she willfully betrays her nation and kills her own father, then becomes Togami's enforcer]], resulting in much of Nova [[UnPerson trying to pretend that she never existed]]. This already bleak ending is [[FromBadToWorse even bleaker]] if Charlotte is Elodie's heir at this point, as the fears towards another unstable underage magical monarch lead to a civil war that will forever devastate Nova.

** The "Evil Lumen Elodie" ending takes the cake, in which [[spoiler:she willfully betrays her nation and kills her own father, then becomes Togami's enforcer]], resulting in much of Nova [[UnPerson trying to pretend that she never existed]]. In the epilogues, if Charlotte is Elodie's heir at this point, fears of another unstable underage magical monarch lead to civil war that will destroy Nova as a unified entity for good.

* AlliterativeFamily: The siblings Brin, Banion, and Bennett.

* MayDecemberRomance[=/=]OldManMarryingAChild: Appears in the backstory between the Earl of Titan, who dies of old age during the story, and the late Duchess of Elath, who suffered DeathByChildbirth while not much older than Elodie in order to provide for the succession as soon as possible. In-game, Elodie's oldest marriage prospects are in their thirties, as is one GayOption--literally old enough to be her (thirty-three-year-old) father--or, for that matter, she can literally marry an appalled ''[[spoiler:Briony's]]'' father.

* NoSparks: How almost all of Elodie's marriages seem to wind up. [[spoiler:The marriage with Adair in particular is always described as "a relationship more like close friends than lovers."]]