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Review
You start out at home, playing a wonderfully traditional musical instrument which absolutely does not invoke images of a rock star. Nevertheless, you are bound for greater things. Working with your sibling, you pick up some cooler instruments and try a show. After an unfortunate incident with law enforcement, you decide to form a band and set out to make a name for yourself. Get a manager, sign a deal and rock your way to stardom. As this is a choicegame, you get to pick a name for your band and your songs, as well as yourself.
The story's pacing felt pretty rushed, and individual scenes sometimes felt pretty compressed. The amount of playtime is about what you'd expect with the wordcount, but I think this game could have benefitted from having more words with more time to explore different scenes. There is some flirting and romance, but none of the characters really caught my attention in this department.
At some points, important people will approach you with a contract for your band. Read it quickly, then sign. Still, these folks are in a hurry and do not take kindly to negotiation, so as far as I can tell, your best bet is to sign.
In one case, refusing to sign the contract led to an abrupt game over. No epilogue, no bad end scene, just the rating page. I feel like this could have been handled more elegantly, and I also feel that there could have been some option to hold out for better deals, or perhaps to compare multiple contracts and decide who you should go with. As far as I can tell, it's best to sign on the dotted line and not complicate things for yourself.
The game (minus that abrupt end) has a few endings, including choosing to go it alone or start over. The story and writing was enjoyable, but I can't shake off the feeling that the entire experience felt really compressed. Giving this a star rating was very tricky. I did enjoy the read, but I still feel this could have been better in some areas. Still, you might enjoy it if you take a look.
