评测前瞻：PS5 新作《K-Pop Rising: Dream to Shine》难撑 K-pop 质感

Stage fright

• by Sammy Barker
• 33 mins ago

Earlier this year, I had a fair amount of fun with the tycoon-style visual novel K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut – even if it wasn’t exactly what I expected.

However, I really don’t expect much from this new Microids effort, K-Pop Rising: Dream to Shine.

Developed by French studio Old Skull Games, it’s clearly targeting a younger audience, which I think is fine.

But this latest trailer focuses on the customisation options and rhythm gameplay, and I can’t get past the low budget artstyle, which lacks any of the flare and personality K-pop is known for.

If this was a group I dunno who I’d compare it to… Maybe Kiss of Life because it looks like it could do with a jolt of energy to me.

The campaign will plot your rise from wannabe to stardom, so I suppose that might be interesting. It also says you can make it as a soloist or as part of a group, with a co-op mode included.

I dunno, though.

While it’s unquestionably overproduced, there’s an undeniable spark behind K-pop that leads to all kinds of creative “concepts”.

This game, to me, just looks like a Roblox level.

It’s out on 5th November, and I’ll potentially review it. (Assuming they send me a code after reading this article, obvs.)

[source youtube.com]

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

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