![]() That means the Nintendo Switch controls are beyond mediocre. The Nintendo Switch version is a direct port of the PC version, which means the controls are optimized for a mouse and keyboard. Idol Manager is not a new game, as it was originally released on PC. It’s a unique storyline, and while the idols are, more often than not, cute and all have a sometimes unique personality trait, there’s nothing more to them than that. There is no option to answer or ask further questions. After selecting a chat option, that’s it. These result in a line or two of dialogue and then a stat increase or decrease. As for the idols, you can take them out for coffee and a chat, flirt with them (at your own risk), and ask them about their dreams and goals. For example, once your staff is hired, there is little or no interaction other than telling them what to do. I expected to have more personal involvement with idols and staff than what is presented in Idol Manager. Curiously, it becomes more difficult to fail than to succeed. Once you overcome the difficult financial start and start seeing profit, the game becomes a breeze and the aforementioned challenge disappears. Sure, it’s fun hiring new idols and churning out wild single names and watching them crack the top five, but the actions you take are almost identical to the ones you took on your last single. However, these mechanics come to the surface very quickly and show the superficiality and repetitive nature of Idol Manager. Especially when you can build relationships, trust each idol, and customize your singles based on genre, dance type, promotion, lyric topic, and even single title. Which means you have to find the right balance between using your idols, managing finances, while increasing your idol group’s popularity.Īt first, Idol Manager seems to have quite deep mechanics. Hitting either too low will result in depression or injury. Although you can earn money by sending your idols to work, it will drain their physical and mental stamina. Almost every decision you make costs money, so you have to be incredibly smart to start with or you’ll find yourself in a world of debt. You have a fairly reasonable starting budget, but if you are not careful with your finances, you will find that bankruptcy is fast approaching. Getting started as an idol manager is not easy. However, the more you have, the more you spend on salaries and the more difficult your daily life can become. ![]() There really isn’t a limit to the number of idols you can hire. ![]() You then hire the ones you want and drop the ones you don’t. Each has a special trait that can make them easier or harder to deal with. You are then randomly given five potential idols of varying ages, skills (which can be trained), and personalities. You can choose to hold local, regional or national auditions, each costing more the wider your search. These to-do lists only scratch the surface of the micro-tasks you need to complete in order to succeed and take your idols on a world tour.Īuditioning for idols isn’t as exciting as it sounds. As you are starting from scratch, you must first: hold auditions and hire idols, build an office for yourself, hire staff members, build rooms for them to work, send your idols on performances and tours to earn money and fame, and once that’s all done, you can start training and getting ready for your first single. Once you get past the very heavy tutorial, the world of idol management is your oyster… and what a busy, busy world it can be. This mode is more for when you’ve done a long story campaign and just want to dive in and build a crazy hit idol group. Free play is basically story mode, but without any help or prompts on what to do next. ![]() This is mainly due to the menus and the control scheme (something we’ll get to later!). It is recommended to play Story Mode first, as the tutorial is essential if you have never played Idol Manager before. When you start Idol Manager, you are offered two modes: Story Mode and Free Play Mode.
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