![]() ![]() So whilst you're managing where and how to place your things, you also need to consider how far apart the movie sets and actors' homes are, for example, since they will be moving from set-to-set so a shorter travel distance will help make movies quicker and slow the decay rate of their happiness. The condition of your studio also matters, as in, the actual physical hygiene and conditions of the sets, decoration, grass, many things! Keep those janitors cleaning and builders working to make your studio lot have a higher rating with cleanliness to win more awards at the ceremonies, which in turn, gives you permanently unlockables and campaign mode boosters. You need to make movies to make money, to make good movies you need good actors, to make good actors you need to adhere to their needs, to do that you need to read their traits (both good and bad) and adjust arrangements accordingly. More than just babysitting your minions: There is a strong management meta gaming side to this game, although as previously mentioned, it's not the most complex and in-depth system you'll ever see but it works to the game's favour for balance and fun factor. Mix and match movie sets, actors and get creative in the studio for high replay value! You can also do cool things like fire aging actors to make room for the young ones or sign them off to rival studios for extra cash. Additionally, you can do things like make your actors rehearse your scripts for their upcoming movies, make them socialise with co-workers for improved relationships or just give them lots of goodies to make them happy and motivated! It's a nice little mini-game of balancing your and their needs. Their performance whilst shooting your movies will depend on how they are treated, so they aren't just mindless "imps" you throw around, you should treat them as humans if you want to have higher rated movies. You'll be dressing, feeding and taking care of actors' needs such as social, entertainment and bladder. You can even make your very own actors in a separate tool and then import them into your campaigns. so yes, you can make an experienced good-looking actor the janitor! Or, reversibly, promote your favourite janitor to a film director! Each NPC has random traits, stats and pre-defined names. Randomisation and replay value: Each new game, you'll get randomly generated blank slate NPCs you can assign for jobs you aren't restricted to x NPC can only do Y job. more.! You can, of course, freely place these buildings and such anywhere you want and there is an in-game reason to actually take time and plan ahead (more on that in a bit :P). basketball court), trailer homes for your actors. sci-fi, romance), build decorative objects and monuments (more on this in a bit), toilets and baths for the needs, bars & social places for actor needs (again, more on this in a bit), entertainment areas (e.g. You can build script offices (to create custom movies), research new technology, build movie sets from different themed categories (e.g. So what does this game really do well? Well, let's break it down:īase building: A huge variety of buildings that relate to the growth of your tycoon, actor and human factor needs. It doesn't offer the most complex business management and statistics crunching but that's also this game's strength, because one of the main focuses is making movies and "living" the fantasy of running your own movie studio without all the real life hassle of doing so. ![]() What this game excels in are the fun factor, immersion of running a business sim and management satisfaction. That aside, if you haven't played this game or want a reason to return, hopefully this thread will get the wheels turning. well, if you don't count The Sims of course. ![]() Anyway, yes The Movies isn't a perfect movie-making game but it's still a one-of-a-kind game that hasn't been replicated since. but some of the most highly rated games ever made were made for consoles during the 90s that had even more restrictions and limited scope of visions. Sure, it has technical limitations like unbindable keys, undetailed sim models, somewhat restricted actual machinima making with a wonky interface. Simply put, imo, The Movies is not only one of the best tycoon games but one of the best games ever made. This isn't a rose-tinted glasses or "good ol' days" nostalgia post because I only played this game for the first ever time a couple of years ago and recently got back into it for casual on and off play sessions. Hi guys! First post in this subreddit! As one of my favourite genres, I love tycoon-style simulation games and I just need to get this off my chest. ![]()
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