Super Star

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"Super Star: Dreamland" is a 2D platformer game with a colorful, cartoonish art style. Players control a young star named Nani as she navigates through various dreamlike worlds, collecting power-ups and battling enemies. The game features charming characters, challenging levels, and a variety of mini-games to keep players engaged.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

79%

Audience ScoreBased on 1,445 reviews

story74 positive mentions

grinding16 negative mentions

The game offers a simple and addictive gameplay experience, making it enjoyable for casual players.
The art style and character designs are charming, with a variety of outfits and unlockable content.
Despite its flaws, the game provides a humorous take on its poorly translated dialogue, adding to its charm.

The English translation is riddled with errors, making it difficult to follow the story and understand character motivations.
Gameplay can become repetitive and lacks depth, often feeling like a grind with little reward.
The game is marketed as having nudity, but many players find the actual content to be minimal and not as explicit as expected.

story
294 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story of the game is polarizing, with some players finding it engaging and heartwarming, particularly appreciating the romantic elements and character development, while others criticize it as simplistic, poorly written, and lacking depth. Many reviews highlight issues with translation that hinder understanding, and some players feel the narrative serves merely as a backdrop for gameplay rather than a compelling experience. Overall, the story's reception varies widely, with a mix of enjoyment and disappointment among players.
- “This is the story of a woman on a 3-year quest to become a megastar, and of her partner who supports her.”
- “The story is so good, and I just completed it, and I am in shambles.”
- “Really engaging gameplay and a truly heartwarming story about a girl's search for fame make this one of the top contenders for game of the decade.”
- “The story is bad, gameplay is boring and I am regretting the 110 minutes that I have spent on this game.”
- “Unfortunately, there is not enough story; the visual novel element is underdeveloped, which is sad because this could improve the game.”
- “The story seems pretty unappealing and inconsistent to me.”
gameplay
148 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of this visual novel is generally criticized for being repetitive and simplistic, often described as a "clickfest" with minimal depth. While some players appreciate the balance of stats management and RPG mechanics, many find the mechanics tedious and the overall experience lacking in engagement. Despite its flaws, a few users note that it can be enjoyable for casual play, especially at its low price point, but it ultimately fails to deliver a compelling or innovative gameplay experience.
- “For its price, it excels in providing a good balance between stats management, RPG mechanics, and random events.”
- “The story is entertaining, Eudora is cute, and the gameplay is addictive in its simplicity.”
- “Its addictive fast-paced gameplay combined with loads of mini CG in the gallery and replay postgame content will have you running multiple playthroughs trying to max out every stat and objective.”
- “The gameplay is really repetitive and the English version can be occasionally quite difficult to understand due to the translation errors.”
- “The horrendous translation, the rinse-and-repeat gameplay, and the bizarre pacing just don't add up to a recommendation from me.”
- “The gameplay is boring; you do the same thing all over again.”
music
66 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with many players noting its repetitive nature and limited variety, often featuring only a few tracks that can become annoying over extended playtime. While some appreciate the pleasantness of the background music and its alignment with the game's themes, others criticize its volume and frequency, suggesting it detracts from the overall experience. Overall, the music is described as decent but could benefit from more diversity and less repetition.
- “It still manages to be addictive, has a nice art style, and good music.”
- “The game has 6 BGM and 4 Mandopop and Cantopop songs to match certain event segments much later in the game during the 2nd playthrough onwards.”
- “Music and art style are very pleasing to the senses and the game itself doesn't make you lose interest and it also offers a replayability factor which you don't often see with games in the same genre.”
- “The only issues with this game is it has the same music playing throughout the whole game which has like 2 or 3 pieces of music.”
- “Also, the in-game music is loud, so just keep that in mind if you use headphones, because launching this game could blow your eardrums off.”
- “I bought the game for 88 cents, spent 4 hours playing, would recommend to anyone who likes a quick waste of time, though the music is very repetitive and gets quite annoying.”
graphics
66 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many praising the cute art style and variety of artwork, particularly the chibi designs. However, there are significant criticisms regarding inconsistency in the art styles, with some characters appearing poorly drawn or traced from other works, leading to a perception of lower quality. Overall, while the visuals can be appealing, they may not meet the expectations of all players, especially those sensitive to artistic integrity.
- “The game also has a large variety of multiple cute chibi artwork of Eudora carrying out an activity, job, or event.”
- “Music and art style are very pleasing to the senses, and the game itself doesn't make you lose interest. It also offers a replayability factor which you don't often see with games in the same genre.”
- “Well now for the game itself, what to say... there's not a lot to say actually: the graphics are cute, the dialogs are funny, the story is cool, and the whole thing is no brain and kind of a nice breeze.”
- “The f2p mechanics were badly removed, the art is inconsistent and they even traced some of their art (the final illustration is a copy of a Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood artwork).”
- “The visuals are hit and miss.”
- “Visuals don't even live up to expectations.”
humor
38 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is largely derived from its hilariously poor English translations, which many players find charming and entertaining, often comparing them to amusingly bad pirated t-shirts. The presence of pop culture references, celebrity cameos, and silly dialogue contributes to a lighthearted and comedic experience, making it a fun choice for those who appreciate a blend of humor and romance in gameplay. Overall, while the translation issues can be confusing, they add an unintentional comedic value that enhances the game's appeal.
- “The translations are pretty wonky, but they make the game hilarious!”
- “The English translation is funny at times and shows how different we speak, but in some ways it kind of adds to the charm.”
- “It's silly, made me laugh, and will keep you entertained for an afternoon.”
replayability
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game offers significant replayability, with players noting the ability to reset and replay after completing it, as well as the pursuit of achievements and collectibles. While some reviewers mention that it may not introduce much new content after the initial experience, the enjoyable gameplay, pleasing aesthetics, and unlockable features contribute to its replay value. Many players find it fun and engaging enough to warrant multiple playthroughs.
- “Pretty fun little management game, with plenty of replay value in it, and for the price, some companies should take notice.”
- “+Replayability: took me 3 or 4 playthroughs to get all the achievements.”
- “Music and art style are very pleasing to the senses, and the game itself doesn't make you lose interest. It also offers a replayability factor which you don't often see with games in the same genre.”
- “Yes, they conform to a game standard, but like this one, once experienced one time, it fails to introduce much replay value.”
- “The game is short, but there's replay value.”
- “There's even a bit of replay value to it if you're a collector of images for the gallery as well as achievements for the person who wants an expanded experience to the game.”
grinding
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The grinding aspect of the game is widely criticized for being tedious, repetitive, and lacking depth, with many players likening it to a "grindy cookie clicker" experience. Reviewers express frustration over the excessive clicking and minimal strategic choices, leading to a gameplay loop that feels unfulfilling and ultimately not worth the effort. Overall, the grinding is seen as a major detractor from the game's enjoyment and narrative engagement.
- “It's tedious and not very fun.”
- “The gameplay is so repetitive and I'm not into grinding.”
- “Ultimately, it's an RPG with little strategy past grinding to get numbers up to get more numbers up. The events are repetitive, the twists seem forced, and the endings are not really worth it in my opinion.”
emotional
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is praised for its heartwarming and engaging story, centered on a girl's pursuit of fame, which resonates emotionally with players. While the overall narrative is charming and beautifully presented, some dialogues lack the emotional depth found in other titles. The touching music further enhances the emotional experience, making it a wholesome choice for families.
- “Really engaging gameplay and a truly heartwarming story about a girl's search for fame make this one of the top contenders for game of the decade.”
- “But it's done so in an almost charming and heartwarming way.”
- “I bought the game thinking it would just be a cheesy softcore flick, to my surprise it was and still is a very beautiful story of a young girl with a life-changing career and an emotional bond that really got to me.”
monetization
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization aspect of the game is heavily reliant on advertisements, with players often needing to watch ads to progress and achieve goals, such as reaching high view counts. While the gameplay can be enjoyable, the reliance on ads may frustrate those seeking to complete achievements, as high fame points do not retroactively influence sales performance in the game. Overall, the monetization strategy appears to prioritize ad engagement over a balanced gameplay experience.
- “Don't get me wrong...the game was fun and all but if you are a person who wants to achieve the achievements, don't bother trying, because for the ads, like if you are doing the 60 million views thing.”
- “High fame points don't affect sale numbers retrospectively on songs, movies, and ads.”
- “You should honestly consider watching the YouTube ads for Grammarly to get help with your game.”
stability
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability is marred by various bugs and glitches, including issues with achievements and repetitive gameplay elements. While these problems do not significantly detract from the overall experience, they are noticeable and can lead to frustration, particularly with the game's reliance on replaying for completion. Overall, players report a buggy experience that could benefit from further polish.
- “Useless stats, useless chance to fail, the game wants you to replay it if you fail (which you will even with min-maxing), buggy experience, same screen pop-up to increase stats/do jobs, and the same looping music.”
- “You'll have to play through multiple times to get everything, and the achievements are kind of buggy and there's one picture that's impossible to get.”
- “It is not that annoying or ruins the game, but it does exist, so 0.5 for the glitches.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The optimization of the game is criticized for requiring excessive grinding through various activities like jobs, performances, training, and interviews to develop a character into a star, indicating a lack of streamlined progression.
- “I think because you have to make your rising star a real star, and that takes some interesting grinding of doing jobs, performances, training, and interviews.”
- “The game feels completely unoptimized, leading to frustrating performance issues.”
- “I can't believe how unoptimized this game is; it struggles to maintain a stable frame rate.”
- “The lack of optimization is evident, causing frequent stuttering and long loading times.”
character development
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The reviews indicate a consensus that the character development in the game is notably poor, with multiple users expressing dissatisfaction with the lack of depth and growth in the characters.
- “Even worse character development.”
- “Even worse character development.”