Marionette Company 2 Chu!

About

You’re a high schooler tasked with raising a sentient marionette named Marine while clashing with a smug classmate who treats another puppet, Maria, as just machinery. The game blends simulation mechanics with visual novel storytelling, letting you balance Marine’s emotional and physical needs while navigating school life and proving your rival wrong. Your choices shape relationships and outcomes, with references to the first game’s events woven into memories and character interactions. Players note the game’s quiet focus on caretaking and dialogue-driven conflict, set apart by its niche mix of simulation and narrative depth. Originally released in 2000 for Dreamcast, it later appeared on PlayStation, PC, and portable systems. The sequel’s reputation grows through word of mouth, with fans highlighting its under-the-radar charm and branching scenarios that hinge on how closely you’ve paid attention to Marine’s needs.

Storyline

In the game, you play a student in a high school - I believe you're supposed to be the same guy from part 1, as you keep on having memories of the Marionette from the original game. One day, you stumble upon a pair of abandoned marionettes, one called Marine and the other called Maria. You take Marine under your care while a rival and all-together obnoxious classmate called Arese takes Maria under hers'. Arese is under the impression that marionettes are nothing more than robots with a heart made of computer circuits, but your experience with part 1, where you apparently managed to raise the original marionette to near human form, has you convinced otherwise, and you intend to prove Arese wrong.