The narrative of Kamioshi has the player enter the role of an unidentified young adult protagonist. The game follows their journey of becoming an idol fan from first discovering a new group to becoming a dedicated supporter of one of its members.
Chapter 1: The First Encounter
The first chapter serves as an introduction to the game both in narrative and mechanics.
Chapter Start - The chapter opens by introducing the protagonist, establishing their life and interests by describing a normal evening for them.
It then describes them finding a video of a new and upcoming idol group and being instantly intrigued by their performance. After spending time learning more about the group they decide to attend their next live show.
Goal - Earn (x) amount of money to attend the live
Days - This chapter will likely contain only one in-game day, though this is TBC in playtesting based on how pacing feels.
During this chapter the player will only have the ‘Work’ option available.
Chapter End - If the player completes this chapter’s goal they will attend the live show. Text will describe the atmosphere of the show, the idol group’s performance and the protagonist’s feelings of excitement and awe.
Additional Scope: During this section there will be a short animated sequence of the performance synched to an original idol song.
After singing, the idol group members will each introduce themselves. It is at this point that the player will choose one member to be their favourite member. This character becomes their focus for the rest of the game.
After the performance, the player will have the opportunity to buy their first piece of merchandise.
It will be very difficult to not complete this chapter’s goal as the criteria will be very low for the purpose of the tutorial. However, if this were to happen the player will instantly receive the ‘Casual Fan’ ending.
Chapter 2: The Second Live
Chapter Start - This chapter takes place approximately 2 weeks after Chapter 1. The opening narrative describes how the protagonist has been dedicating more time to supporting the idol group and in particular their favourite member. There will be some text options in this section to provide some personalisation to the narrative.
This narrative section also establishes the next goal - to attend the next live show and also attend a fan meet happening before the show.
Goal - Earn (x) amount of money and have (y) dedication score before the live.
Days - This chapter introduces the ‘Fan Activity’ option. Players may now choose freely between ‘Work’ and ‘Fan Activities’ each day. This chapter will likely contain three days, though this is TBC in playtesting based on how pacing feels.