An extremely fun and original experience for everyone to try out. The online community is amazing too. Get creative!
This game has something for everyone. It's said to be a "business strategy" game, but I didn't care nearly as much for that part, as for the movie-making part. Anyway, you can have fun for hours and hours with this game, and in the end you will be proud of what you have made.
When you want to make a movie you first have to make a script, and it works this way: There are tons of different scenes where some characters perform some kind of action. There are sorted into different categories such as violence, romantic, traveling, incidental etc. You simply choose some you want, and put them in a line next to each other. Though this might sound like it will look stupid in the end, then it won't! When you've done that and the actors and crew have all the scenes shot, you can edit your movie in post production. (this might take a long time if you have many scenes, but you can switch it off eventually, so that your movie will be shot instantly, that is if you're not really into the business part). In post production you can add music and sound effects, cut scenes (so they will fit each other perfectly), and the coolest thing of them all: Add your own voice-over! This feature is just what makes it so great. Then when you've added a dialogue (you need a mic), you can also make that actor LIP-SYNC it. OMG!
If you're not the lucky owner of a microphone though, you can just have the actors "mumble" and then add subtitles :D
Now, be proud of yourself. Your first movie, directed, written and voiced by you! Then you put it online and you get some response. Usually good response, if your movie isn't totally lame 8-)
The community is very large, and people are friendly and mature. Also many movies in there, some of them are quite fantastic actually. Almost professionally made. (With a lot of mods I think)
Just a plain fun and original game, you should definitely check it out ASAP. I'm sure you'll love it, no matter who you are :)
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