VN - Ren'Py - Completed - Become a Rock Star [v1.01] [Mr Jet]

My review on Become a Rock Star

Story:

I like the concept of the story, a young man wanting to start fresh and create a group to be a star. After finished playing the story and explored multiple endings, I have to say the story was good to say the least, not top notch writing but still enjoyable. There are good moments I enjoyed but I also feel like there something missing, like a final piece of a puzzle to make it whole.

Here are the good elements I'd like to point out throughout the story. The characters are done well. I can't say to all the characters, but there are enough characters that keeps me intrigued and vested, like Jacob, Julia, Lisa, Jane, and Jade. I really enjoyed it whenever the MC is spending time with them.

The drawbacks of story in my opinion is the band's growth development.. While I do like their chemistry building and bond, their way to be a 'super' star was a bit underwhelming. In the story, the band had only performed twice. Two events, that's it! And next thing you know they got offered by a major record label. I wish there's more struggle with their journey, I'm sure it would make the story more compelling.

Another missed opportunity for me I'd like to highlight is the MC's siblings. Being the youngest out of all 5, I really wish they would tell more about them, what was it like growing up with them and why the MC hated most of them. I honestly would at least expect some bad blood between them but no. Even when all of them come together again after so long, they are all seems to be cool with one another without any context or explanation. Despite of all the reasons, I really glad there were moments of them being together.

Characters:

Most characters look great, facial and body wise. Most girls aren't super busty like they have plastic surgery on it. The MC's face could have use some improvement. Both his bothers and even his father are handsome. Even on the ending, his face looks even worse. What kind of a glow up is that? Even other characters looks good years later.

I want to highlight the characters I believe it deserves. Mainly their characteristics.

Julia, the best sister anyone could hope for. A caring woman who always puts others before herself. She's the only sibling that respects and support MC's ambition. She even willing to be a wingwoman to MC for getting a girl.

The band, starting with Jacob. What more could you ask for? Good sense of humor, always supported the MC and have his back and his character development changed for the better. Lisa, sweet, caring, and genuine girl. Jade, quiet emo girl. She's genuinely good, she just needs someone to open up her door to the world.my only wish is to have an ending with her alone. It's just not possible unfortunately.

Jane, for me the best looking girl out of bunch. I enjoyed her romance the most.with the flashbacks of her and MC in their teenage years add so much depth to their chemistry.

Sound and Music score:

I don't like to compare to another AVN but that thought always occur to me when I play this game since it is based on the same theme, music. Of course I'm talking about 'Melody'.

The background music is good, it fits with the vibe and scene most of the time. But whenever they play instruments, rehearsing, or performing, it's always that same damn soundtrack that keep playing over and over. It can get really repetitive. I wish they take Melody's music as an inspiration and make it their own. I know it's easier said than done but I think it would really take this game to new height.

Verdict:

Overall, I do like Become a Rock Star. It has some memorable moments, wholesome moments, a little rollercoaster of emotions, and lovable characters. It also has some flaws here and there but it's nothing major and can easily be overlooked. and I still had good times playing the game.

8/10

Definitely one of the best products here on F95 and among my favorites. Long and well-structured story. Choices that matter and allow different routes. Good graphics and animations but that suffer from excessive development time. 5 years is a lot.

Become a Rock Star – A Journey of Music, Drama, and Missed Chances

I started this game with hope — for a heartfelt romance, strong characters, and a story that would pull me in. And at first, everything looked promising: the band Velvet World, the music theme, Lisa as the sweet and slightly chaotic lead singer, and the protagonist as the quiet bassist with a good heart… Everything seemed to be there. Almost.


The game tells an interesting story with ups and downs. There were emotional moments, dramatic developments — and yes, a few tears were definitely shed. Especially the hospital scene… that one hit hard. But despite everything that happened, I often felt like something was missing.


The relationship between Lisa and the protagonist felt too restrained most of the time. No casual affection, no cuddles, barely any public kisses — as if the romance had to stay hidden. I wished for more depth, more shared moments to make their bond truly come alive.


Another issue: a large part of the story seems to vanish if you commit to a monogamous route. I avoided every other “temptation” — on purpose — but doing so, I often felt like I had stepped off the main story path. Looking at the gallery, there are tons of scenes involving Jade and Emma, who played no role in my playthrough. Maybe there’s more to explore there… or maybe I was just too loyal.


What I appreciated:

• Nice atmosphere and music-centered theme
• Some strong emotional scenes (especially involving Julia)
• A few lovable characters, especially Lisa

What I missed:

• Deeper development of the main relationship
• Everyday romance — small gestures, true closeness
• A story that rewards monogamy instead of skipping large chunks

Final thoughts:
Become a Rock Star was a pleasant experience with real potential. It felt like a song that starts strong, has a few beautiful lines — but misses the big chorus that stays with you. It was nice, but not unforgettable. A decent story for in-between, but not something I’ll keep in my heart forever.

Solid game, worth going through. Surprisingly one of a few games where replays actually offer variable experiences in some way. Offer well made decision timing as they are plentiful yet not disrupting. The minigame of playing the music in the beginning wasn't the best, yet it somehow felt missing from later rehearsals as implicating that the first one was either forgotten there or the general idea of failing as a musician was got rid of.

Story is intriguing and well rounded, being very interesting in case of first playthrough. Still I found the individual concepts to be rushed. Both family drama situation and band progression felt like: Idon't feel like expanding on it anymore; which than unpleasantly makes the game pace too quick. Positive in this sense is that while replaying because of chosen character the dialogs and encounters actually differs in nice way so you feel ensured within your choice somewhat.

The characters are skatchy to rate. Found Lisa, Anna and Selene intriguing and was happy to go through their individual playthroughs, sadly Jade a as a character felt rly plain, as even if you go the within the band option she felt somewhat disconnected and unable to relate to. The rest of the LIs felt somehow forced on and felt like filling for someone who just rly wish to go through it all.

Goes beyond the traditional adult visual novel with well-crafted animations, a versatile cast of excellent love interests, and an interesting, if simplistic story.
There's no harem ending (but you can be in a 3-way with two bandmates) and if you try to have too many incompaitble routes on the go at once the game will unexpectedly cancel most of them at a certain story point. The cheat mod lets you cheat on and off of routes and gives a recommendation of when to flag routes off/on to enjoy the game to the fullest.
My biggest gripes are:
1. The story, particularly in the early stages, feels rushed. Like the developer wants the romance events spread across weeks if not months but the actual plot events take place across a few days, making it feel like things are going a bit odd.
2. After you end up on a route the game story does the annoying thing of being practically identical excep for minor scene differences, which makes it tedious to replay the game to get new routes.

On the whole though it's definitely well worth a play if you like romantic VN's with personality.

The dialog was a bit too cringe in my opinion... No one irl actually talks like that :'(
Also I have played Melody and couldn't help but compare the story progression here against Melody, and this did feel a more rushed and convenient. The LIs are super hot tho, in both models and characterization, so that's a plus. Also many great BGMs and I appreciate that it isn't a harem with everyone hopping on MC's dick by the end

- About Story, I think the main concept is a good one actually, a guy trying to become a Rockstar and every problem that comes with it. Sadly it felt rushed, I mean... two freaking gigs and these dudes are already hired by a major label??, yeah... right. Also everything that is lewd-related (hotness) is average at best, Sex scenes here are painfully vanilla for my taste, I'd say 90% of them are just "Foreplay/Blowjob/Vaginal Pen/Done" with boring dialogs.

- Characters: MC is just too fking corny... why the hell it seems that he's always falling for a girl after having sex with her??....About the girls (LIs), Sorry but I've never seen an AVN that has these many uninteresting main LIs. Lisa: Boring, Jade: Boring Emo, Selina: She started great but came up with some stupid story and asked for a serious relationship out of nowhere(I was like WTF??). Jane: too dominant, the only reasonable choice for me was Anna (luckily she was great), as for the rest (your ex, 2 milfs and Nicole) I didn't care much about them and I think they're not main LI anyway. And I don't know what the hell is your sister doing on the cover when you can't do anything with her xD (she would've been great though)

-Renders / Animations: Both are great.

- Music: Nice tunes.

- Others: I was expecting something more intense, kinky and why not? with some fetishes, you know... being like actual rockstars. Anyway, I think this is more of a Romance AVN than anything else.

Overall I think this game is a 7/10, story is not that bad and the visuals are great.

Story was solid and intriguing, but the pacing felt rushed in parts and some characters were glossed over or underdeveloped if they weren't the main love interest. Originality is appreciated with not many coming of age, musician stories expressing this quality. Renders are very solid, a cut above the other asset flips most uploads here are. 4/5

Hot girls, rushed ending, uninteresting plot. Dialogue doesn't have problems at least, a lot of games have really bad writing but this isn't one of them. The characters are likable and interesting, but the plot itself is rushed and starts good but ends flat.

Overall a good, replayable game but nothing to write home about.

OMG i love this game. i played it couple of years ago and i still have it on my computer.
i wish rating system was different so i could give this a 90/100.
i try to give a thorough review.
STORY : Story has 2 Aspects. 1st our mc's story and 2nd which ever girl you choose.MC is trying to make it as a musician and along the way has a romantic relationship with the girl (or girls ) you choose. so choices matter and i recommend to use a whalkthrough so you know what you are doing ( and not to waste your time with restarting ) with the fate of the story and who he ends up with.
story has a good logic to it ( real life logic not porn logic ). conversations are realistic . it doesn't drag on for ever to get to the next story plot or next scene. somewhere in between .
Spoiler alert >>>>> Girls: The all are really hot and based on your preferences you can choose a favorite. they have different personalities and different backstories. and its not like every one of them wants to fuck you the moment she sees you . i mean you can choose that route but even this rout is told in a believable way.
Graphics: as you can see in the screenshots they are great and sex scene are really hot. of course not all of them but most are hot.

Negatives: i wish Jade had a separate ( alone ) route she is one the best LIs in the game.
first scene of the game is unavoidable but after that you can go through the entire game without having sex.
i wish Nicole had an ending too she was awesome ( and an amazing sex scenes ) and my 2nd favorite girl after Jade.
Game is too vanilla which was right up my alley and doesn't have too many different crazy kinks.
Positives: Game has a gallery which i believe is very important. your choices shape the MC's personality and the fate of the story.
i love LOVE the fact that MC has 2 hot sisters and you don't even get single scene with them.in AVNs you either have a sister wich means incest or you don't have any siblings. it shows dev avoids AVN's most cliche topic which is incest.

Some really nice character designs, good animations. would have preferred more time with some other characters. The story is really not that great imo, that is the weak link of this game, also I have actually done all the runs, but sadly felt like it was not worth it, specially where some scenes were just exact same thing happening with same dialogue just different skin on characters.
By no means it is a bad game, and it starts pretty well, but I think the writing got sort of weak as the story progressed and at latter chapters it felt like lack of effort on story/writing.

Good art, good writing, good characters (even the side ones), a branching narrative with multiple endings, no bugs.

There are not many games that reach this level of quality, what more can you ask for ?

Go play it !

Become a Rockstar 1.01

Pros:

+The renders are fantastic and the girls are beautiful.

+Lots of attention paid to facial expressions and body posture which elevate the visual storytelling quite a bit and add life to the game.

+All the LIs are attractive and portrayed in a manner that makes it clear the dev knows how to make things sexy. They're not terribly deep characters but each is still alluring in different ways and they have fairly different personalities. There's also just enough diversity in looks and body type to make characters distinct without going overboard in any direction with proportions.

+While the LI paths can play out in a bit of a formulaic manner at times, there are enough differences that most people should be able to find at least one if not multiple routes that they can really enjoy plus plenty of great side-girl options.

+Just enough to get invested in with the LIs while staying pretty easygoing most of the time and not getting bogged down in much drama or anything that would bring the mood down for too long

+Lewd content is pretty generally pretty hot while not straying straying terribly far from fairly vanilla stuff most of the time (for AVN standards at least).

+Good variety of glorious facials and body paintings in addition to having visually satisfying results when finishing inside. Only nitpick are some of the same exact patterns are used a bit too often for some of the facials (they seem to be pretty commonly used assets in other games as well).

+Outfits pretty much all fit well with fabric that hangs in a believable enough way (I hate that I have to make this a positive since it should be the standard but there's still a lot of games being made with too many outfits that stick to the curves of the models in ridiculously unnatural ways) and attire is generally well suited to the character/situation

+Depth of field effects are used incredibly well in the renders with just the right depth, focal points, and subtlety. Again, I hate that this is not the norm but a lot of AVNs that attempt this ruin their renders by slapping on a super shallow depth of field that just turns everything into a blurry mess.

+Game is complete and decently sized in terms of length/content.

Neutral:

=Animations are a mixed bag. The first couple are an absolute train wreck. Following that there's a leap forward in quality and for a while short looping animations are used. These are hit or miss in terms of quality, lighting/color, and impact varying not only scene to scene but animation to animation within the same scene. Some animations will have good jiggling/bouncing and movement that is satisfying while others seem much more unnatural, static, lifeless, or occasionally robotic. In general, as the game progresses the animations do get better (as well as get a tad longer and more detailed/complex) but at a certain point they start to go overboard with unnecessary camera movements, occasionally too many extra angles, and animating things that didn't need to be animated. By the time you get near the end of the game the animations have improved quite a bit but still maintain the same problem with inconsistency in overall quality and impact from animation to animation so that they're really hit or miss throughout the game despite the improvements. Lighting and color of anims compared to the renders can also be an issue until near the end but generally isn't super-noticeable outside of the earlier parts of the game. I think, despite the issues, the animations were generally effective enough on the whole but everyone has their own standards on animation and for me these were not quite consistently impressive enough to count as a positive.

=There are two non-optional sex scenes early in the game. It didn't bother me as they felt in character for the MC at that point but some people may take issue with it on principal alone.

=Sounds are there for some things, but I had mine turned down pretty low to avoid being jump-scared by things like the doorbell. Nothing too special with the sounds.

Cons:

-Music was extremely disappointing for a game with a band as core of the story. The music is incredibly boring and repetitive.

-I personally didn't care that much for the MC for a good portion of the game (he does become more tolerable as things progress). He's not only an ungrateful self-righteous hot-headed horny brat and a bit of an a-hole for a good portion of the game, but he also lacks any kind of charm or anything to make him interesting outside of his blind ambition and poorly executed love of playing music. The horny part is the one thing that they actually got pretty right for his age - so that bit isn't a complaint. He also ends up getting and taking credit for things he really didn't do anything to achieve (he's the most useless member of the band that his friend does almost all the work for) and things that are clearly his fault are almost never recognized as such. The characters around him make the situation worse by enabling his behavior. Example below includes spoilers for Emma:

-Routes and reaching certain events can be anywhere from tad confusing and to just completely unintuitive. What constitutes getting together or breaking up isn't even really clear most of the time. Even the author seemed to get confused as there are continuity issues where the MC or another character will mention something they didn't do or didn't even have knowledge of in the current playthrough (which seems really confusing until you've played the path/part it's referencing). There are a lot of continuity issues in general between visual issues and dialogue/path issues but most are minor enough to not mind aside from a few exceptions. Anyway, regarding the routes, technically you can be with all the LIs (though some events may be missed) but things will eventually go south at a certain point. Each LI has a point of no return (none of which are at all clear without referencing a guide or the code) at which time it's your last chance to commit to that character or get out of the relationship before things go sideways if you're seeing multiple LIs (you want to try to commit to one and break things off with the others before this happens). Most of these big decisions start a little over half way through the game with the exception of Lisa/Jade. Lisa's path (and by extension Jade's) is the only one you need to commit to very early and then don't have any chances to get out of before judgement day comes which kinda sucks. Even some of the side girls you need to kinda plan for as they're mostly all fair game without interfering with the main LI relations but you still need to know the right steps to open up options with them and sometimes have to choose between. The best bet is to use the walkthrough and work backwards from what you want to the steps needed to get there to figure out the key save spots and decisions. You can also just use the WT/cheat mod or console commands but still need to understand what to do and when.

Example of how unintuitive it can be to get to certain outcomes/events (spoilers):

Side note about Jane's route (spoilers):

-As much as I liked the characters, they're mostly a bit on the shallow side in terms of characterization and progression. The LIs each have unique enough personalities, ambitions, living situations, and sexual tendencies to do a good enough job making them all seem pretty different from each other but, like other parts of the game, it still falls short if you're looking for any real depth. Aside from one story from Jade, what we know about their personal histories even in flashbacks only goes back approximately as far as MC has known the character (and the flashbacks themselves I almost always found myself disappointed by). A bit of laziness with the path writing also makes matters worse in this department as well. While they each have plenty of their own unique content in each route, various scenes always play out nearly exactly the same no matter which LI you're with down to the same setting, poses, and copy-pasted dialogue for each LI. If you've played multiple routes you've heard the different LIs do/say the exact same things in those sequences in a way that's very distracting and diminishes what uniqueness they do have.

-Writing - It's not great. I'd call the style utilitarian if I'm being generous. It's generally simple and gets the point across (though there are frequent superfluous little additions that often add nothing of value). What I assume are translations (or english from those whose first language isn't english) can end up leaving some wonky lines particularly early on. Dialogue and narration are usually some combination of very ambiguous and/or incredibly uninteresting with lots of "you sat there talking about everything in the world" type narrated lines in place of actual dialogue. When there are larger amounts of dialogue it made me regret wishing for that due to how poorly it's often written and how little of substance is actually said. There's also a ton of redundant or unnecessary lines in both the dialogue and narration which detract from the flow. Pacing tends to be a bit all over the place. There's a severe lack of dramatic tension with all issues being undercut by quick and easy resolutions. The whole story about the band and breaking away from the family seems like nothing more than just a poorly executed backdrop for the relationships to happen. The LI routes really do the heavy lifting for the game. Note that while the writing was certainly lacking, it didn't infuriate or irritate me (at least only rarely), which I wish I could say about lot of the more story-driven (which this game doesn't pretend to be) games in the genre as well as some others I've tried lately. The one positive thing I should mention is that the setups for a lot of events are actually well executed so when lewd scenes happen it's generally not without a nice sexy buildup. Within the lewd scenes themselves the writing can vary from route to route and scene to scene with a tendency towards a bit too minimal but it did make certain scenes much hotter when it was being used for more than spelling out silly moaning sounds and spouting super generic lines. See extended notes on writing below.

-One of the hottest girls (and likely best girl overall) in the game is unfortunately the MC's sister (Julia) who's not an option (it's not that kinda game). Too many gorgeous girls is a good problem to have in terms of constant eye candy I guess but in this kind of game you ideally want the beauty of the LIs to shine and not have the player wishing there was lewd content for other random characters instead. To this point, Erica is also a shame (nobody from Naked Park gets naked) and there were also a few other very attractive girls that are introduced and may even seem to be progressing somewhere and then just disappear (the two from one of the first days working at the bar come to mind). Some of the side-girls I also found even more appealing than a couple of the LIs. Yes, this whole part isn't a real gripe (aside from the Julia part maybe ;P) but just something I found a bit distracting at times.

Conclusion:

I absolutely loved playing this game despite its flaws. The writing issues and lackluster execution of the story weren't nearly enough to stop me from thoroughly enjoying the LIs and sidegirls that make this romp one worth doing multiple routes from. Characters may be a bit on the shallow side but each have their own unique charm and are either quite likeable or somewhat nuanced enough when you're not meant to like them (a few even have what might be considered very simplistic arcs - sadly the MC isn't really one of them). Figuring out the unintuitive routes/choices and how to proceed through them for each route is a bit of an enjoyable game in and of itself at times (even using a walkthrough). This is one of the rare games with multiple endings that I was interested enough in all the LIs to finish all the routes/endings for. It's also one of the few games where I found that the render quality and attention to visual detail could make up for other shortcomings as I find a lot of games lauded for their renders and attractive characters are often prone to having other issues too large for me to get past. For anyone that just wants a pretty basic story chock full of good times with plenty of very attractive females beautifully rendered, I highly recommend giving this a spin.

Rating: I'd like to rate this somewhere between a 4 and a 5 due to the issues (mostly with the writing/main story) but after trying a lot of other games recently they've made me appreciate just how much better this gem does so many things compared to most of the ones I'd normally give a 4. While it does have some pretty large flaws and is far from perfect I still feel like this one deserves to be rounded up to 5 rather than down to 4 as it really is a cut above.

An excellent VN that should be higher rated! Beautiful models and a very clever story to back it. Personally, it's the type of path driven VNs that I enjoy the most; you get to have your fun, especially with side girls that don't affect your main path, and an actual ending (even though I think you could've 2-3 more chapters before the ending).
I understand that some don't like the lack of a harem path, but you do get deep into the game before it's noticeable. I reloaded from a early save & ran 3 other paths after finishing the main. Yes, you miss a little, but it's still excellent and definitely recommended!

This game was a great surprise!! Girls are amazing, all of them look hot, and have great personality. Renders and animations are top quality too


The story is good, and the only problem I had with the game was the MC. For my surprise this problem was over by the end of the game, it felt like he matured 10 years in 1 month lol

Very fun game, I strongly recommend it

In a midst of a lot of abandoned games, Become a Rock Star is a game that essentially delivers on its promise.
A basic premise surrounding aspiring rock artists, loveable love interests and consequences to your decisions.
I'm personally really fond of solo-centric routes and this game really shines in that regard. Trying to juggle multiple relationships simultaneous (for the most part) will lend you some very deserving results.
The cast is pretty solid, also, the addition of a dedicated route to my favorite character (Emma) which was previously just a side character really tied it all up for me. It might not be a perfect masterpiece but it sure as hell delivers a solid experience from beginning to end, therefore, to me, it deserves a 5/5.
It might not be groundbreaking storytelling or dialogue but Mr. Jet has shown he is dedicated to creating very enjoyable Visual Novels (to completion) and I'm looking forward to support his new title Domino Beach.

The girls look nice (very nice even) to okay. Animations are above average. There lie the positives.

I don´t usually have a huge issue with MC´s visuals, but this guy is ugly af, in that uncanny valley kind of way. Also has a punchable face. The writing is genuinely terrible all around, from dialogue to "story." Not really sure there is a point in some complex breakdown, it´s like the average high schooler wrote this at best. Boring, uninspired, cringe slog of a game.

Terrible and cringy dialogue completely ruins this game.

You drive on a bus with a girl you barely know in the middle of the night and this is a conversation:
MC: You know what would be cool? If we just got off the bus at random station and start walking in random direction.
Girl: Idk, that sounds stupid.
MC: Nah, it will be great, trust me.
Girl: Ok, you convinced me, let's do it.

Also, the game is extremely boring and soulless. No real progression of any sorts, you just meet girls and get to fuck them without even trying.
I was very disappointed considering the high rating the game has, which left me very confused.

This is a well-executed game, with high technical quality and very beautiful female characters. However, it is a game for those who like everything to happen very quickly, without any development in the plot or the characters.

I found the storyline quite dull and tedious. I recommend it for those who just want to dive straight into the action and don’t mind skipping the dialogue occasionally.

Top tier game with amazing graphics and story. Personally, I find the the more I play, the more the game sucks me into their little world. So many paths and different choices, took me a couple days to complete the entire game more than once. This is one of the games I decided to take the time to give a rating because I enjoyed it so much. I tend to skip through dialogue in VN usually, but not for this one.