The Idolmaster: Dearly Stars is a Japanese life simulation video game. The game is a spin-off of The Idolmaster series and its timeline coincides before the events in The Idolmaster 2. The gameplay in Dearly Stars is similar to previous games in the series, but with new elements and differences to the minigames. The gameplay was adjusted to allow the player the option to quickly play through the game's story, but head director also wanted to add in gameplay elements that would add another layer of challenge. The story is told from the perspective of three prospective pop idols introduced in Dearly Stars as they enter the talent agency 876 Production, and deals with their training on their way to stardom. The player has access to the three idols' different scenarios when playing, and each one involves a branching plot line.
MusicSimulatorBusinesslife simulationminigamesidol simulationmusic and rhythmjapanese idolsNintendo DS
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Earnest, warm, grave and contemporary.
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- warmbleak
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the game
- Platforms
- Nintendo DS
- Developer
- MiCROViSion
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco Games
- Released
- September 17, 2009
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Third person, Text
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Both earnest, warm, grave.
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The Idolmaster 2 201176% alikeBoth earnest, warm, classical in form.
My Oni Girl 202476% alikeFilm · Both earnest, contemporary, classical in form.
Series · Both earnest, classical in form, unpretentious.
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