Above the Fold

In 13 minutes, I had 2 CTD's. The little time I was able to play it, I saw that the stories appear and disappear. So you find a story about politics. By the time you have located the reporter that likes politics, the story could disappear. Plus you have to right click drag to see more of the city, and more stories. They don't tell you that. So instead of a newspaper management game, it's a pixel hunt as you drag the map around and hope you're in time to click on a story and assign it before it goes away. Who thought this was a good idea? I was gifted this game, otherwise I'd be hitting the refund button, fast. (edit) I thought I would give this game one more chance. Now clicking 'Start new day' immediately CTD's. I can't even play the game.

Its very early and developed by one person with a budget smaller then my allowance during all 4 years of high school combined. That probably isn't true though. Anyway, this game is a gem, and will be a gem in the future. Yes, turn your music off asap or adjust using your systems audio mixer, that is a bit of feedback that can be acted on. At the core this game is charming, you have a deadline you need to meet, an owner that can get angry with you, but also praise you. I imagine it is as similar to managing a news paper in the late 90's was, and a news website today is. This is after all a simulation. You are meant to scroll around and search for things. Leads for advertisers or stories don't just magically show up in an organized list until someone collects it and gets it to the reporter pool. Personally I'd like to zoom out, or maybe make the icons at the top highlight something specific, but, again that defeats the purpose of having to scour city for the next hot news! You are meant to read things here. You are expected to remember things, the game will remind you of what stories someone likes and their political leaning, only if you read it. You are expected to be undecided on the news paper layout until you get a grasp at what is selling well to your audience. It is fine to get it wrong a few times, the game will reward you when you did well but also punish you after many failures. The point is that you learn to work around the problem that is presented. The entire point of any game. TL/DR: If you like simulators and like seeing a game develop over time, worth it. If you want a finished product from something clearly labeled early access then move along because you don't get what early access is.