I had oodles of fun with this demo!
Princess Maker 2 is one of my favorite games, and this game REALLY scratched that Princess Maker 2 itch! But like, if there were multiple princesses and they were k-pop stars and you had to manage them all!
This game is super duper polished visually and the UI looks great. That being said, I did have a FEW issues with the menus. I remember specifically when I decided I wanted to change my group name after initially making it, the game glitched out and I was unable to select a new name. Nothing game breaking, but I had to stick with my initial pick. There were also a few times where the game would prompt me with choices based on what happened during a rehearsal, but the dialogue seemed to be unrelated to what the choice was. Not entirely sure what the deal was! It happened a few times during the stream.
I think some of the minigames could use a bit of tightening... The one for in-person idol auditions felt really off especially, as there was a delay between pressing the button and the light stopping. I sort of got the hang of it when I replayed the minigame, but it was a bit frustrating, especially when the stakes are so high... I gotta get more girls for my k-pop group!
This game is super dense, with a lot of content in it, and I really didn't have many issues with it. I'm really excited to see more! I could see it getting pretty intense with money management, towards the end of the demo (before I knew when it would end), I started to get very worried that I was going to run out of money. That was pretty exciting! I loved the threat of failure!
Overall, there's a lot of fun stuff here, with a fun gameplay loop and concept. I'm realizing now that maybe I'm bias because I ALSO submitted a game to this jam about taking care of members in a band, but the vibes are way different here! Anyway, I'm definitely excited to see more.
I played the game here on stream around 1:03:30