Animation Studio Manager

[table][tr] [td]🔵[/td] [td]Point of Interest[/td] [td]✔️[/td] [td]Positive[/td] [td]❌[/td] [td]Negative[/td] [td]💡[/td][td]Ideas[/td] [td]🍿[/td] [td]Video Link[/td] [/tr][/table] [h2]FIRST LOOK REVIEW[/h2] 🔵A pleasant and quirky little Resource Management game that is full of mini skill and chance games that can either help or hinder your progress. 🔵The challenge is to balance your workforce to produce the necessary units in a timely manner so that Media can be create and sold for profit. This is done by hiring multiple skilled employees to produce one part of a media product (director, animators & script writers). As you level up the media productions become more demanding requiring more units & NEW units, like art and music. 🔵Overall I found the game to be enjoyable but limited in certain areas. 🔵It is a one man dev team and still in early access and whilst I support that wholeheartedly I cannot let it cloud my judgement in terms of recommending it to my supporters. 🔵I certainly think ASM has potential, I like the game idea itself and I think there are areas where improvements can certainly be made (UI certainly could be improved). 🔵I'd like to encourage David Estes Creations to continue development and polish what already exists because I do believe there is a QUALITY game here in the making. ✔️If playing on HARD you will initially have zero capital. As such you will need to begin the game by selling a part (or parts) of your soul; a quirky and telling position which I quite liked and appreciated. ✔️The mini-games are chance, luck and skill based and can be quite fun. They can reduce or increase your expenses or have comical repercussions like somebody messing with the office lights and you end up with a disco. ✔️The soundtracks are not irritating and as such are palatable. ✔️The game has a certain quality about it, it is enjoyable if you like to balance resources and I think on my next try I would expect to do better and reach a much higher level. ✔️If you do fail the game I like how there are a few options available to you: Start again (with perks and unlocks) or go back 4 weeks and see if you can fix what went wrong quickly. ❌The overall production, style and design of this game is very basic. ❌The media creation is all about numbers, not visually engaging per se. ❌Right now I feel the price is a little too high for the level of polish the game delivers. Whilst I think the game idea/concept could justify the price (if a little more development and design were injected) right now (today) it doesn't; I wish the devs well in this endeavor. 💡I was hoping the Media creation would include some elements of character creation, scene direction and putting the pieces together to make an animated product. 💡More could be done with the staff element, instead of one desk representing lots of people, I'd like to see the lots of people in individual rooms etc.. 🍿 FIRST LOOK GAMEPLAY REVIEW (Processing will complete soon) https://youtu.be/XFIh0C_oJqU

My friend made this game and gave me a copy to play prior to release, and I've really been enjoying it so far. I completed levels 1-8 on both easy and medium mode. The easy level had enough guiding to help me through the game without being overly hand-holding, and it's been nice to switch to the medium level for more of a challenge. The game moves at a nice pace but there is a pause button in case you need to stop and evaluate your next steps, which I appreciate because it keeps the game from becoming overly frustrating. I started out playing to give the creator some feedback from the perspective of someone who loves to game but doesn't recognize herself as a hardcore gamer. Despite this, I have definitely found myself playing this game simply because I enjoy it and it helps focus my mind after a hard day of work. I can't wait to see the next levels! I would definitely recommend this game and I will continue to enjoy it :)

I am the wife of the creator and giving an honest review of Animation Studio Manager. I’m not much of a gamer to be honest…the games I tend to enjoy are games like, “The Sims”, “Clue”, “Life”, trivia games and Mario games (think Mario Kart/Mario Golf/etc.). This game from the very first time I play tested to even now, still gets me addicted and excited every time I play. I get lost for hours in trying to win awards and I’m obsessive with the minigames. (I’m looking forward to the release of minigames in the menu so I can play these exclusively. Bye any social life.) I find the animation in the game itself to be so cute and love seeing the different employees at their desk doing their specialty. (Whether it’s the composer creating the music or the storyboard artist creating their board, it makes me smile every single time.) This game is easy to get lost in, especially as you level up and get to the awards section. You find yourself trying so hard to not only win, but sweep the awards too. Maybe its just me….I can be a little competitive. Either or, this game is fun and continues to still bring fun even after multiple times playing. I highly recommend!

I had one weird glitch where the screen would get a sort of filter over it and some the intro stuff was a bit confusing at first but aside from those things the game is fun. Managing the studio isn't to crazy difficult once you get it going and the feeling of satisfaction when you make you first truly profitable animation is pretty good. overall a pretty good experience for game that isn't even done yet.

loved the game but it seemed slow to start to get off anywhere but other than that it was gd and fun

I’m hooked. I’m truly feeling the excitement and stress that a real animation studio manager would feel. It has cool mini games, an annoying producer, a sarcastic mother and a myriad of production and corporate employees. It’s a fun challenge as new demands appear at every level, like keeping employees happy making webisodes, episodes, and films. Try doing that while making enough money not to go bankrupt. Loved choosing the titles and genres of my TV seasons and watching them go viral. It was also exciting when one of my seasons got renewed. Next level, I get to compete for awards. Can’t wait.

This game is extremely addicting! I absolutely love it. The animation is cute, the dialogue is funny, and the gameplay is amazing. The game is very realistic, but there are some unrealistic, humorous options thrown in to keep it really entertaining. I highly recommend trying this if you are interested in animation or are just searching for a new fun and fast-paced game.

very good 10/10

meh

Fun, addicting, and surprisingly deep gameplay! The game introduces new concepts, minigames, bonuses, and more as you level up which keeps gameplay from becoming repetitive or stale. Recommended for casual gameplayers and/or anyone in the animation or similar industry, as it's likely very relatable!