Cattle Call: Hollywood Talent Manager

The game simply dosen't work

This game had great potential, but was completely abandoned by devs in an unfinished state. I can't even start the game currently; it just crashes as soon as I try to load it. I logged 40 hours on the game previously, a long time ago, but most of that time was spent dodging and weaving around the countless bugs. This is a seriously awesome premise, and what did work in the game worked well (when it was still loadable, I mean). But this should be avoided at all costs, and unless the dev someday decides to work on it again, definitely don't spend money on this. It's not even going to load.

I bought this game on sale knowing it had bad reviews but I wish I had my money back. The interface is clunky, the gameplay is boring and confusing, and it looks like the devs are making no effort to improve on the game. Waste of 2 hours. 2/5.

Normally, I do not post a review, but this "game" frustrated me enough to post my first review. I tried to like the game, but I should have went with my first instincts and quit when it crashed for the first time, 30 mins in. Anyway, let's start with the good: - Great idea - I like the idea of having a herd of talent and matching them up to TV or movie roles and watching them develop into great actors. - Lots of different combos - It seems like no 2 actors are the same, which makes finding the perfect role for each person challenging and rewarding. Now for the bad: - Crashes - Like I said, it crashed 30 minutes in. A sign of bugs to come - Filters don't clear right - You can filter to find just the right actor, which sounds great, except you can't really clear the filter. You can turn it off, yes, but if you clicked one of the special skills, it's there on future sorts, and worse, even if you quit (or the game ends), that filter is there on the next game unless you restart the whole game. - Can't submit for roles - It will tell you that you submitted for a role, but then it disappears. - Too little money to start - No way you can build a stable of actors before the money runs out. Even banking on one person is expensive because of the percentage you get. There are lots of other reasons to dislike this one, but I'll stop here. You've been warned.

Steep Learning curve can be rage inducing at times

Keeps you busy for a few hours to bad after a while it justs crashes. Needs more in-depth gameplay.

I bought this game because I've been enjoying similar games recently. This is a great example of how to get a game like this WRONG. It's so tedious. Training your actors in more skills to make them suitable for more roles takes way too long so you end up with a HUGE roster of actors just so you have a semi-decent spread of skills. Then you have to click into different casting calls, into each role within a project, and then click through all of your suited actors to find the best one for the part. All the devs need to do is add some extra columns and filters so we can easily search by skills. I wish I'd read the reviews before I took a chance on this!