The Movies

[Goodsport]

Anyone else here looking forward to this game by acclaimed game designer Peter Molyneux?

It's scheduled to hit stores in early-November.


-G

 

[Goodsport]

GameSpot has a preview of the game here.


-G

 

[trancejeremy]

Most Peter Molyneux games are big on hype, short on gameplay.

 

[JimAde]

The Gamespot review makes it pretty enticing. Though I'm much more interested in the "sandbox" mode than in trying to actually manage the studio. This could be an interesting tool for making cut scenes for my games. I wonder if it will be possible to add your own costume and prop models. Could we film Dungeons and Dragons 3 on a really really low budget?

 

[trancejeremy]

Argh! Does the official website actually have any info? I visited it, and after about 10 minutes of loading (I'm on dialup) I finally get to the screen. Only to find a "Coming Soon" every time I put my mouse over something.

Anyway, it could be a decent game. It seems awfully like this shareware game called "Hollywood Mogul", which is a lot of fun for a while (downside, it's all text). But the novelty wears off pretty quickly.

 

[Goodsport]

Here are the descriptions of the game's Regular Edition from the game's EBGames.com site page:

Imagine you could make any movie you wanted to. Imagine you could pluck someone from obscurity and turn them into a superstar. Imagine you had control of an entire movie studio, competing with other studios to create box office hits and predicting what audiences want--from epic action films to campy B-movies.

With The Movies, you can make it big in Hollywood by building the ultimate movie studio and shooting the ultimate picture. Choose a script and turn it into a major release. Pick or create actors and locations. Control budgets, build sets, settle into the director's chair and film a hit.

Just as you can create or modify unique films, you can create or modify actors, customizing their look and renaming them to resemble anyone you wish. You can even replicate every movie star currently in Hollywood and remake all your favorite films with them. Anything you've ever read about Hollywood--from starlet scandals to broken box office records--is right here in The Movies.

Extended Information:

The Movies is a "life simulation" game that enables players to build and control their own Hollywood motion picture studio. Players create unique movies, choosing everything from the script, cast, crew, lighting and sound to the marketing, the money and the sequel. These movies can be altered and saved, then posted and viewed anywhere.

Through strategy and skill, players build their studios into entertainment empires by making hit movies, researching and introducing the newest cinematic technologies and nurturing the biggest stars.

Conceptualized by renowned developer Peter Molyneux and created by Lionhead Studios, The Movies is taking life simulation to a whole new arena and is set to be a groundbreaking smash hit.

Features:

From nobody to mogul -- Become a mega-rich studio honcho, calling all the shots and hiring and firing at will. Will you ignore the stars’ tantrums? Will you give in to their monstrous egos and allow them to fall in and out of love, gain weight or get plastic surgery? Or will you show them who’s boss by ruining careers, crushing dreams and putting yourself first?

From pitch to premiere -- Handpick the scripts you want to greenlight, watch them being shot or direct the movies yourself. Make the films you love to watch or create brand new masterpieces. Innovate with new technological advancements or let other studios make the investment and ride their coattails.

From flops to runaway hits -- Make comedies, action films, war movies, romances, sci-fi flicks, horror films or anything you choose. Different genres at different times attract different audiences, so are you after a box office smash or is pleasing the critics and winning awards more your scene?

Anything is possible with The Movies -- Ultimately, you'll be judged by the movies you make. Will you be brave enough to put your movies on the web or share them with friends? Will your movies pick up a nomination and win you a real award? Will this game launch you into an actual movie career? Studio power broker, talent spotter or film director—you can be one or all three. That's the magic of The Movies.

Two sides of Hollywood, two modes of gameplay -- In Sandbox Mode, you can focus exclusively on making movies. In Story Mode your objective is to build your own studio from the ground up by starting with an empty lot. Now it's your chance to find out if you have what it takes to make it in Hollywood. Live the Hollywood dream by picking scripts, hiring stars, building sets and directing the action.

Here's additional information regarding the game's Premiere Edition:

• Costumes: 10 exclusive star costumes that can be used in The Movies game
• How to Make a Great Movie mini-guide: Tips on advanced movie making
• Music: 20 track soundtrack from the game. All playable in CD players and on you PC using your audio software
• Background Art: 56 exclusive concept art images
• Movies: 5 trailers from the "This Is Hollywood" series

-G

 

[John Crichton]

I will almost certainly be picking this game up. I've been following it for some time now and am so far really impressed and curious. Looks like a really focused Sims-type game with objectives, setting and then you get all the machinations and technical stuff that goes along with movie making.

This game screams outside-of-the-box which is really appealing.

 

[Goodsport]

I will almost certainly be picking this game up. I've been following it for some time now and am so far really impressed and curious. Looks like a really focused Sims-type game with objectives, setting and then you get all the machinations and technical stuff that goes along with movie making.

This game screams outside-of-the-box which is really appealing.

Here's a two-page interview with Associate Producer Brynley Gibson that further elaborates on the game.


-G

 

[Dark Jezter]

While I agree that Peter Molyneux games are usually overhyped, this one sounds like it could be pretty awesome. If my World of Warcraft addiction has died down a little by the time it comes out, maybe I'll have to give it a try.

With this game, I'll finally be able to create by epic, box office record-smashing Pirate Versus Ninja movie.

 

[trancejeremy]

It does look good, but I was hoping for something of an open ended mode between the Tycoon mode (where you play a film studio from the dawn of the movie industry until the modern day) and the Sandbox mode (where you can do anything).

Ie, something more along the line of the Sims, where you have no goals or time limits, but you do have to play to get money and such.