Design Hero Studio Demo

Being out of college after fifteen years of school and very little responsibility can be a difficult transition for some, depending on the field you have prepared for. Some careers are easier to get into, but others require you to get some kind of experience before you start earning money. Obviously, this is a bit of a paradox, so it takes a lot of luck to land a good internship gig.

Design Hero Studio is a very interesting interactive visual novel that allows you to play the role of a young designer trying to start a career in the field. As you might imagine, it’s not easy to make a good impression and convince your potential employer that you are worth the pay cut, so the decisions you make along the way shape the plot and your character’s future in the business.

To begin with, you are allowed to choose the gender of your character, although the full version promises many more customization options than that. Thus, it all starts with the main character being hired as an intern in one of the biggest design companies in New York. The goal is to do your work and play nice with the people around you in order to keep working there after the internship ends.

You do not have to stop there, on the other hand, since by doing the right things and using your talents to full potential you can actually become a rockstar of the business, which would make everyone happy. Granted, the demo is still rather tiny and non-interactive sometimes, but you can tell already that the final product is going to feature a lot more freedom and many possible routes to follow throughout the plot.

Lastly, the graphics are very nice as well, although for a game about graphic design, the interface and some of the backgrounds are a bit of a letdown. These issues can be fixed by the time the full version rolls out, but it would be nice to see more attention to detail in such cases. Other than that, the main idea is quite neat, especially since you have so much control over your character’s choices.

All things being equal, Design Hero Studio is not quite there yet, especially in terms of graphics and story. However, it’s definitely on the right path, at least if you give the story a chance and you can identify a bit with the character’s situation.