Not For Broadcast
NotGames · 2022 · Adventure, 1980s, Choices Matter, Dystopian , FMV
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About Not For Broadcast
✦ AI summary
Direct the news broadcasts as your nation descends into totalitarianism, where every editorial choice shapes both the public narrative and your family's fate across 14 branching endings. With over 42 hours of FMV, darkly comic storytelling, and musical numbers, it's a Guinness World Record-breaking experience that turns propaganda control into an intimate moral minefield.
Feature List:
- Deep and meaningful gameplay decisions
- 14 distinct endings
- Darkly-comic branching narrative
- Over 42 hours of full motion video (FMV) - a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ achievement
- Bursting with musical numbers
Take control of the National Nightly News. With the nation's eyes fixed on your choices, it’s up to you to decide what gets broadcast. Choose the shots, censor any “troublesome” content, and steer the narrative as your country tumbles into totalitarianism. No pressure, right?
\\Hand-pick the Headlines\
\Not For Broadcast drops you into the heart of a darkly-comedic tale of televised chaos, where your every decision helps shape the fate of a nation. From ego-fueled celebrities to deceptive politicians and enigmatic advertisers - you control the public’s perception. As long as you can hold the audience’s fickle attention, it’ll be your choice whether to toe the party line or hype up the scandal.
Will you make that sportsman seem like a national treasure, or an alcoholic disgrace? What about those scientists trapped in Dante’s Taint? Or that new boss at multinational giant Rymmington-Svist who seems to live a double life? Most importantly, will you help the brand-new government look benevolent, or is there something untoward about them that the public need to see?
The power is in your hands to change everything, but you’ll have to decide quickly - the news goes out live!
\\Craft the Narrative (and the Nation's Fate)\
\You are in the driving seat of a multi-level tale about both an entire country and a single family. Being the architect of the nation’s future is a challenge, to be sure, but so is trying to hold your household together through the dark times.
With multiple branching narratives, every choice you make resonates into the future. Will you help your spouse’s sibling flee the country... even if it involves breaking the law? Who are ‘Disrupt’ - concerned citizens or something more revolutionary? And how do you feel about your son spending more and more time with them?
And then there’s Grandma... Can you afford her life-saving treatment, or should you and your spouse be taking advantage of one of the Government’s brand-new Transition Centres? After all, granny, there’s nothing more noble than unburdening your children!
And then there’s your broadcast room - when it’s not overheating, it seems to be trying to electrocute you. Keep the plates spinning as best you can, but remember, whether it’s a newsreader who just won’t take it any more, naked streakers at the Sportsboard Final, or the ever growing threat of nuclear war... this show MUST go on.
Cue the Ads
Select your ads carefully to mould the public’s opinion. Why not choose to show only adverts for the companies you have shares in? Maybe that extra cash will help with the difficult decisions at home. Or maybe you’ll be selling dangerous toys to the nation’s children…
With more than 50 hilarious ads to choose from there’s never a dull moment - even during the breaks.
Endure the Unthinkable and Laugh in the Face of Adversity
There will be smiles, there will be tears, even as the world falls apart around your ears. So grit your teeth, close your eyes and keep those cameras rolling - the people are counting on you. Long live the National Nightly News.
DLC & expansions
🎁 Complete the collection
Base game + 3 of 4 DLC at today's best prices (some DLC unpriced).
$8.30
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
[h1] Wonderful Game [/h1] I picked this up for less than $10 USD with all of its DLC on sale. I'm a huge fan of telltale games and choose your own adventure games. Some of my favorite games include The Wolf Among Us, Dispatch, The Walking Dead, etc. I have a HUGE soft spot for the genre. [h2] So, what is this game? [/h2] It's a mix of a Full Motion Video (FMV) game & a choose your own adventure with elements of a game like Papers, Please tossed in. It also lightly reminds me of Five Nights at Freddy's - you sitting in an editing station stationary vs sitting in the security station in the original FNAF. You play as the live editor of a news station. You choose camera angles, what to censor or not to censor. All of these factor into the branching path of the story. Will you support the government & toe the party line? Will you support the resistance? Will you remain neutral? What about your co-workers? Your family? etc. It has around 14 different endings & tons of DLC available. So, there is value here if you like this genre like I do. Its undeniable - from my perspective at least. Overall, solid premise & wonderful game. [h2] The Downside [/h2] Some elements of the story …4 found this helpful
This game is so good, and as someone who does production work in real life, I so badly want to recommend this game to all my friends. This is literally all the best parts of having all the camera feeds in front of you jammed into a game, you get every hidden background voice line, every little comedically timed shot at your disposal to play with, and there's so much here. The actors all did a great job with their performances too. Believable and funny characters with heart and a story that keeps you invested. And so much fun trying to keep up with all the swear words in that Gordon Ramsay style segment. Buy this game.1 found this helpful
"Mr. Bear, what's that over there?" ... "That's where self-esteem goes to die!"
what a GAME. funny, entertaining, emotional at times. multiple endings and i'm definitely gonna try to get them all.
For me, one of the best FMV games ever made. I know comedy is subjective but I found it very funny, incredibly well acted by everyone who's in it, and with multiple paths there's a reason to play again once you've finished. It's so much more than "just another FMV game", things like being able to listen to what people are saying off camera when you're broadcasting something else adds depth and nuance. You genuinely end up caring about the people who you're watching, in their legally distinct 80's Britain. Honourable mention goes out to the Timeloop DLC, too.
Hands down the best moden FMV game. 10/10
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