Movie Studio Boss: The Sequel

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Movie Studio Boss: The Sequel is a single player casual simulation game. It was developed by Eddy & Gary & Friends and was released on December 16, 2014. It received negative reviews from players.

You have just been appointed the head of a new Movie Studio and have been given 10 (now 50) years to make it the most successful studio around. You are up against seven other computer controlled Studios all trying to be the best Studio in the world!

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24%

Audience ScoreBased on 66 reviews

gameplay3 negative mentions

The game is easy to understand and has a good tutorial at the beginning.
Some players found it enjoyable and appreciated its unique concept.
It can be a relaxing game to take your mind off heavier titles.

The user interface is clunky and the mechanics are confusing, making gameplay frustrating.
Many players reported that the game lacks depth and becomes repetitive quickly.
The game fails to deliver a satisfying experience compared to its predecessor, 'The Movies'.

gameplay
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
58%
25%
Gameplay has been criticized for its frustrating user interface and cryptic mechanics, which detract from the initial potential of the game. Players find the mechanics to be shallow and repetitive, leading to a lack of engagement and minimal rewards, with many issues becoming apparent within the first 15 minutes of play.
- “The mechanics are shallow with very little in the way of rewards.”
- “All of my points were honestly found within the first 15 minutes of gameplay.”
- “The user interface is nightmarish and the mechanics are cryptic.”
- “It had so much potential at first, but falls short with the annoying interface and overall poor gameplay functionalities.”
- “The game introduces you to its mechanics the first time you play, but it just gets too repetitive too soon.”
graphics
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
13%
49%
38%
The graphics are described as well-executed but ultimately serve as a superficial layer over a spreadsheet management gameplay, lacking any significant visual or musical rewards. While the background aesthetics are appreciated, they do not elevate the overall experience, leading to disappointment for players expecting more from the visual presentation.
- “The background graphics are plenty well done, and honestly don't need to even be nearly as good as they are.”
- “And it just doesn't give you any kind of musical or graphical rewards in any way, shape, or form.”
- “A big thumbs down for me, because I knew what kind of game I was buying; I knew it wasn't going to be a big graphics action game.”
- “This is a spreadsheet manager hidden behind a very thin coating of tycoon aesthetics as backdrops.”
music
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The music in the game is described as minimal and simplistic, lacking depth and variety, with only basic sounds like gongs present. Reviewers feel that the absence of a more engaging musical score detracts from the overall experience, as it fails to provide any rewarding auditory or graphical elements.
- “Just basic musical sounds or gongs or something would help a lot.”
- “And it just doesn't give you any kind of musical or graphical rewards in any way, shape, or form.”
- “Fairly simple game overall - pick out the same basic stats for your movie (genre, setting, etc.), hire the associated staff (actors, extras, director, etc.), get the thing filmed, send it to post production and hire vendors to do the work there (CGI, musical score, etc.), and send it out to the world (pick out your marketing budget, release format, etc.) and that's about it.”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
25%
The story aspect of the game is criticized for its lack of coherence, as players find the scoring system illogical despite high individual scores in story, sound, and comprehension. This inconsistency detracts from the overall experience, leading to frustration among users.
- “Game would be good if your movie scores made sense. It received a score of 100 for story, sound, and effects, 90 for comprehension, and 69 for acting, but the overall score was 21 out of 100. Can anyone explain how this makes sense?”