K-pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut

Can't really say anything bad about this game, but WTH is with that ending? Instead of scratching a management itch that in the past only Idol Manager could, this one just ends at the part where it should start... The experience is more frustrating than fun because of that single decision. Perhaps there can be some continuation in DLC or future updates, but as of the day writing this review, I'm more frustrated with how the game is handled, because it has amazing potential. Great visual and audio design with interesting characters that add flavor, but all that is smothered by an abrupt ending that feels like the developers ran out of money midway through the game.

I really wanted to love this game. I've been waiting for it to come out for weeks, and I did have fun playing it, but there were a few things that kept me from really enjoying it. My biggest issue is that once you debut, the game shows you all these different activities you can do and I finally had MONEY, which made me think I was just getting started. Then after the first week, I got a message saying the game was over. That was really disappointing. It feels like the game ends right when it's opening up. I'd love to see a continuation instead of it ending there. A few other things I struggled with: -I couldn't make sense of the pass/fail system for activities. Sometimes I'd get what sounded like positive feedback, but then it would still say "Too bad." -The minigames got repetitive pretty quickly. I also never really understood what I was getting from doing them. A skip option, or even the ability to turn them off, would be nice. After pouring my 4th shot I wanted to scream. -The different manager styles didn't have descriptions in my game like they did in the demo, so I had no idea which one I should pick. -I also couldn't figure out how to improve my chances of getting hired for extra roles and other jobs. Seeing a 10% chance is fine, but it would be helpful if the game explained how to increase those odds. -Album building mechanics were not good -Save option would not work Overall, I wanted to love this game because I think it has a lot of potential. It has good bones, but it's missing a few things that would have made it a much better and complete experience for me. Right now I cannot recommend the game when it doesn't give a full experience like other small developer games I have played: (Magical Princess, Volcano Princess).

As of now the game is incredible. Starting from the whole vibe.. music.. visuals.. the whole process of managing. Just feels satisfying. I expected to be a good game. But its a great game at this point. The game deserves more spotlight, that's for sure. So far extremely fun and enjoyable. i will follow with an update upon finishing.

2026Jul21更新 我應該要支持這類遊戲 即使大陸賣五六十 香港賣貴差不多一倍(我每次見到大陸和香港賣價差太遠的遊戲都不想買 你們把香港玩家當什麼了？) 因為明星志願大概不會出4了 這類遊戲能出多一款就一款 但真的忍不住要打差評 也不建議大家現階段購買 原因如下：(製作組拜託看看第3點 有關遊戲深度) 1.這是半完成品──這個遊戲長度和內容量 別告訴我是完成品了 是EA就標明EA 不要騙人 2.這類遊戲要不弄成像明志系列這種養成的 要不弄成像Idol Manager/開羅遊戲這種經營的 但這款是兩邊不靠 如何兩邊不靠呢？ 這遊戲是強調8個女孩的個人特質的 所以會有角色事件和不能讓玩家更改她們的外觀 這應該走的就是明志的路 但角色個人事件量和事件深度都是不合格的 所以角色也是淺薄的 對於想要玩類似明志系列的明星養成遊戲的人來說 這種淺薄只會招來差評(所以我打差評了) 如果這遊戲不強調女孩子的個人特質 那就可以弄成Idol Manager/開羅遊戲 讓玩家有自行設定偶像外觀的自由(改髮型改五官改衣服) 那麼角色個人事件內容淺薄壓根不是問題！ 所以為什麼我說這是兩邊不靠的遊戲 這亦是讓我忍不住打差評的主因 我可以接受你半成品 但不能接受你淺薄 因為半成品意味著你還有可能會完善 只要讓玩家等久一點 最終還是會有好的完成品面世的(像Palworld) 但淺薄就是在企劃階段出了問題了 是結構性問題 一動可能就是大工程了 也意味著可以改善的空間不多 除非角色個人事件的內容量能追上明星志願2/2000/3 3.我懷疑你們以後是打算增加偶像人選的 但我建議你們先針對遊戲深度下功夫 不懂遊戲深度是什麼的話 可以查一下構想遊戲劇本相關的書 應該會有提及 遊戲劇本跟電視劇劇本不同的地方最大差別在於事件是"活的" 根據觸發條件多線穿插 需要考慮事件先後次序和時限 在這個基礎上 再談深度 而深度這一塊 除了從對話著手 就是靠角色之間的互動 你們也不是完全沒做 只是做得很淺 例如有個女生跟泰X是有劇情的? 我沒觸發出來所以不是很清楚 但有聽那女生提過一嘴說別人覺得她暗戀泰X(印象中是這樣) 另外有個富家女 我應該是有觸發到她大部份劇情的我猜 跟她產生聯繫的NPC是保鑣和她爸 他們之間的互動沒構成什麼深度 主要原因在於保鑣和她爸都是富家女的附件 並沒有什麼"自我" 而且他們不能進行互動 不像泰X 月的劇情相對是比較好的 雖然她爸同樣是附件 但月的努力是比較讓人能共情的 富家女的劇情就沒有達到這深度了 我從她的劇情就幾乎只看到她的"叛逆" 而不是她"為了夢想而堅持 即使這條路上只有她一人"的那種決心 不弄好深度這一塊 這遊戲會令我感到很可惜 4.最好玩的元素都在demo了 demo也隱去了這遊戲的缺點(淺薄+短小) 所以玩完demo就馬上買了的我有種被騙的感覺 我打差評歸打差評 卻很少不推薦別人買遊戲的 但這款真的太.... 對上一次讓我感到被騙的遊戲是inZOI 我還是它剛出就買了的 大家可想而知我當時多難受... 那時候的inZOI就只有捏臉系統能玩 我在那之後隔了好長一段時間再玩 卻沒發現它有什麼明顯長進 可能是我玩得不夠深入吧 反正inZOI就是一款我很後悔買了的遊戲... 5.不給戀愛事件就算了 竟然還被逼當"男性"經紀人 怎麼？性別歧視？ 6.設計封面在操作上真的很那個 還真寧願你沒這功能 非常的難操作 那個遮罩怎麼弄的完全搞不懂... 7.我好像有看到有活動解鎖前提是推出3隻單曲 但我做完第一隻單曲之後 沒過太久就已經遊戲通關了 完全不懂怎樣弄第2隻單曲 8.SAVE檔方面很奇怪 一來是有自動存檔功能 一不小心就被覆蓋了(我是換電腦時 它的設定重置了 突然變成自動存檔ON 被覆蓋存檔時我都懵了) 二來是存檔在一個週目內只能SAVE一個檔 也就是說 想多線發展嘗試是不可能的(或者很煩) 三來沒有LOAD GAME功能 要LOAD只能回初始界面讀檔 9.有Bugs：勲先生在哪呀？製作組可以告訴我嗎？我直至通關都沒有在地圖上找到他 更別說提升他的好感度 10.我不懂怎樣把經紀人成長率(?)弄成100% 也沒看到教學?? 基本就靠瞎猜 11.我非得一定要玩小遊戲嗎？烤N次肉之後 我討厭這烤肉小遊戲 12.以後想到再加 ================================================== 說完缺點 也應該說一下優點： 1.看得出花了力氣在畫面上 畫風我是接受的 而且角色表情看起來不會千篇一律 有用心了(好不好看另說) 我覺得比明3的角色好看 明3有些可簽約角色真的醜到我不想玩 我有能力把立繪換了的話真想把他們幾個髮型衣服特醜的都換了... 但你這款也有進步空間 P.S.角色的幻想系和可愛系衣服方面最好再改改 我記得有1.5套衣服是特別醜的(那個0.5套就是指有些成員穿的還是能看的) 另 這畫風不統一 現在AI盛行 我是建議用AI統一一下風格的 角色個人CG裡的角色本人不要跟立繪看起來不像一個人(雖然髮型和衣服是一樣的) 哎我怎麼又開始批評了... 嗯 特別提一下 我覺得銀河最好看 :3 2.我猜以後會完善這遊戲 行程表上能選的東西是豐富的 就是有些到通關都沒解鎖成功 有點氣悶 其實從行程表可以看到裡面是可以做得更深入更豐富的 我不是在說再加更加多的行程 而是例如傾向當網絡偶像 或者角色當舞蹈/唱歌之類已經成長到一定水平 應該給她一個成就 讓她被業界翹楚(銀河之類)認同甚至能生出新的合作活動 角色與NPC互動增加 可以增加遊戲的深度 你們既然是強調偶像個人特色的 就不要避開這方面能增加遊戲深度的設計 不要怕這工作量 這一塊做好了 相信這遊戲會有口碑的 有口碑了 下次集資做遊戲什麼的都容易成功(你們想想沙石鎮後面那款遊戲 My Time at Exxxxxx 我印象中它集資了RMB二千萬？) 3.你們讓玩家有做設計的環節 雖然封面的界面和操作我覺得沒弄好 但應援棒有點可愛 在這裡我真想問問你們是怎麼想的？ 這種遊戲要是有讓玩家發揮創意的空間 難道不應該是發揮在角色外觀上才最有性價比嗎？(弄別的髮型髮色什麼的 衣服自己不喜歡也能改) 你們既然都讓玩家自己設計這設計那 為啥不給玩家自行設計新偶像/偶像外觀呢？ 最少髮型和衣服要能換吧? 有些真的很不好看(閉眼 4.以後想到再加

It honestly feels more like an Early Access game. I finished it in just one day. I know the title is Road to Debut, but... can we actually play after debut?😭 I wanted to release a second album, manage the group's success, maybe even debut the members as solo artists. Maintaining a successful idol group is way harder than debuting, and I think that would've made the game even more fun. It has so much potential, but it ends right when it starts getting interesting. I really hope the developers expand it in future updates.

This is not a management simulator, it's a raising simulator. The positive reviews are written by people who like raising simulators. The negative reviews are from people who like management simulators. Play the demo. Understand that the full game is more of the same: navigating a maze of options, and finding out which ones work, which ones fail, and starting again. If you're an obsessive perfectionist who is always restarting a game because "Now I know what I should have been doing at the beginning" then you (like me) can love this game. If you're not that kind of person, then treat this recommendation as a warning.

I really loved playing this game but after finishing it, I came away more frustrated than anything else. First of all, the game is incredibly easy. Nothing ever felt particularly challenging, and everything seemed to go smoothly from beginning to end. Despite that, I was actually having a great time. The art style is great, the overall presentation is charming, and I genuinely enjoyed managing my group. Unfortunately, that's where the positives start to fade. One of my biggest complaints is the trainee system. There are only eight trainees in the entire game. At one point, the game even encourages you to let one of them go, and then immediately tells you that you'll never be able to recruit them again. Fine... except after my next audition, the only trainee available was the exact person I'd already dismissed. Once you've seen those eight characters, that's it. There are no new faces, no variety, and no real replay value when it comes to building different groups. The ending was easily the most disappointing part. After about six hours of playing, my game suddenly ended because of some issue involving the stage lights. I got a game over with almost no explanation. I have no idea what I did wrong, no warning that I was heading toward failure, and no indication of what I could have done differently. My company had plenty of money, my trainees were highly trained, and everything seemed to be going perfectly. Then... game over. Even worse, there's no way to reload an earlier save or go back a few weeks to try to fix whatever caused it. Your only option is to restart the entire game from the beginning. Why would I want to do that? I'd be replaying the exact same story with the exact same trainees, making mostly the same choices, without even knowing what caused my failure in the first place. If the game doesn't tell me what I did wrong, how am I supposed to avoid the same ending? A lot of the random events and schedule activities have this same problem. Sometimes you'll get told something went badly or that someone failed at an activity, but it often feels completely random. There's very little feedback or explanation, so it's hard to understand whether your decisions actually matter or if you're just at the mercy of luck. The scheduling system also feels strangely designed. There are loads of activities and events that can supposedly unlock, but your weekly schedule is so limited that you barely have enough time to manage training, stamina, and happiness. Many of the unlockable events have such a low chance of appearing that you'll probably never even see them before the game ends. It feels like there's a huge amount of content that players simply don't get to experience. And speaking of endings, I've since heard that even if you successfully debut, the game ends not long after that anyway. That's honestly baffling. The debut should feel like the beginning of the real management experience, not the finish line. I wanted to continue promoting my group, releasing music, managing their careers, and seeing them grow. Instead, the game just stops. After waiting over a year for this game, I can't help but feel disappointed. There's definitely a solid foundation here. The visuals are lovely, and I genuinely enjoyed my time with it while it lasted. But the lack of trainee variety, unexplained fail states, inability to reload previous saves, random-feeling mechanics, and incredibly abrupt ending leave the whole experience feeling unfinished. I had fun while I was playing, but the way it all ended completely soured the experience. Unless future updates add more content, better explanations, and a proper post-debut gameplay loop, I don't see much reason to replay it.

I really enjoy the concept of this game, but unfortunately it's a missed opportunity, and I wouldn't recommend it at full price. I was surprised by how quickly my first playthrough ended. My immediate thought was, "Wait, I want to keep playing with my current group." The big debut performance was also pretty underwhelming. I realize this may have been beyond the game's budget, but it would have been great to see the characters more animated and have their performance reflect the skills you've spent the game developing. I'm also wondering if there are different debut songs. If not, that's another missed opportunity. There's also very little variety in the character dialogue. I expected more personal conversations and questions that would help you get to know each idol better. Because of that, I never really felt connected to the characters, and many of the interactions ended up feeling meaningless. I was so excited for this game because I've been wanting something like it for a long time, but it just needed more content. I don't understand why it ends so abruptly. The gameplay is fun at first, but it goes by so quickly that I don't see much replay value beyond earning 100% achievements. With a longer campaign, more character interactions, and variety, this could have been a wonderful game.