I always love me a good Tycoon game. Especially one that has a real "Code Monkeys" type vibe. The concept is simple, you own your own studio in the Empire TV building where you schedule tv shows and movies with varying "freshness" and "quality" ratings (generally the highest) in an attempt to become the most successful channel on cable. You have the ability to buy new movies/tv shows (or pirate them) while also selling old stock to keep an influx of fresh content rolling on your channel. You're also able to schedule ad blocks to supplement your income and you can even purchase advertisement which will boost viewer numbers. There are an assortment of other features in the game from Award Shows, Studio upgrades, making your own movies/tv shows based on a point system and so on. You will be doing all of this while competing against 2 other players (AI). Be sure to move fast though, the AI players are incredibly efficient and will not make your rise on the Silver Screen, easy.
So what do I think of the game?
Well, it's simple, addicting and all about managing time and money in an efficient manner. Despite it's simplicity, Dreamsite managed to include a pretty decent amount of depth and things to do in the game, so you will never be "waiting" around for something to happen. The TV business is constantly rolling and if you even think about slowing down, you will be left behind. It would've been nice if the dev could've gotten more music, it seems like there are only about 2-3 songs in the game that play on loop but honestly, that's just a minor issue. Aesthetically, it's your usual pixel based game... personally, I love it because it makes me think of G4's Code Monkeys! What it does, it does well and it even has time to throw in a lot of Pop Culture references such as actual movie titles; Star Wars, Back to the Future etc and even features TV/Movie characters like Don Draper, Silent Bob and "Doc" Brown. So, I think it's pretty clear that I very much enjoy the game.
Gameplay Footage and Review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzXUGXl6cnQ

I always love me a good Tycoon game. Especially one that has a real "Code Monkeys" type vibe. The concept is simple, you own your own studio in the Empire TV building where you schedule tv shows and movies with varying "freshness" and "quality" ratings (generally the highest) in an attempt to become the most successful channel on cable. You have the ability to buy new movies/tv shows (or pirate them) while also selling old stock to keep an influx of fresh content rolling on your channel. You're also able to schedule ad blocks to supplement your income and you can even purchase advertisement which will boost viewer numbers. There are an assortment of other features in the game from Award Shows, Studio upgrades, making your own movies/tv shows based on a point system and so on. You will be doing all of this while competing against 2 other players (AI). Be sure to move fast though, the AI players are incredibly efficient and will not make your rise on the Silver Screen, easy. So what do I think of the game? Well, it's simple, addicting and all about managing time and money in an efficient manner. Despite it's simplicity, Dreamsite managed to include a pretty decent amount of depth and things to do in the game, so you will never be "waiting" around for something to happen. The TV business is constantly rolling and if you even think about slowing down, you will be left behind. It would've been nice if the dev could've gotten more music, it seems like there are only about 2-3 songs in the game that play on loop but honestly, that's just a minor issue. Aesthetically, it's your usual pixel based game... personally, I love it because it makes me think of G4's Code Monkeys! What it does, it does well and it even has time to throw in a lot of Pop Culture references such as actual movie titles; Star Wars, Back to the Future etc and even features TV/Movie characters like Don Draper, Silent Bob and "Doc" Brown. So, I think it's pretty clear that I very much enjoy the game. Gameplay Footage and Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzXUGXl6cnQ