The Movies

by Steve Gibson Dec 21, 2002 12:30pm CST tags: Peter Molyneux, The Movies
So what is Peter Molyneux, the guy who blessed us all with Black&White going to bring us next? He's bringing us SimMovieStudio! Or well, something close to it. The Movies (Thanks VE) as it is being called attempts to encompass the job of running a movie studio dealing with scripts, actors, etc.

The cool thing is, while that movie is being shot, you can carry on running your studio, hire other scriptwriters, actors, etc. By adjusting the three onscreen bars/controls you can change the influence of the movie from tame to really violent whilst the movie is being shot. A movie in the 30s didn’t have much violence, whilst one made nowadays has a lot so you tinker about with it if for each occasion. Options for romance kissing to some X rated bits (this will be censored) can also be manipulated. Will the first female nudity give you a success or will it turn off the audience?

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