I've been waiting for The Movies to come out since I saw a 3 sentence mention in a Gamepro of like 2001. I finally got it... then waited a month for the patch... then played for 3 days. The tycoon part of The Movies is very addictive, combining Sims with micro-management, and by itself could be the whole game. The movie making process, however, left everyone frustrated. If you were like me, you were expecting total freedom of ragdolls and giving them total plot, but instead were given slightly adjustable animation scenes to piece together. With a lot of effort and time you could make a decent 5 minute movie, but it lacked the range and freedom most were counting the days for.
It is a great game, and was fun playing, but I hope they somehow come out with a The Movies 2 with more in depth directing options?
With a 4 year buildup and an unhealthy obsessive anticipation... nothing could've lived up to my expectations though.
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