Not For Broadcast - Dystopian Newsroom Simulator

[@OwMyLiver]

I work in a newsroom. It isn't nearly so organized and efficient as this.

[@mattevans4377]

How would you describe said news room? Any particular biases, for example?

[@OwMyLiver]

​@@mattevans4377 Well, there isn't exactly a lot of thought diversity in most newsrooms. Fortunately, most reporters are professional enough to at least try to be fair. That's on the local level, anyway. Behind the scenes it's a different story.

[@abelincoln7473]

LOL... likewise, i did sound in a tv studio many years ago still laugh about those days. The censorship was needed on the in-studio headsets,

[@cuchalainngwndwyr1052]

Not in a newsroom, but I have done live TV and radio editing in a similar vein. This game is amusing me and giving me horrific flashbacks simultaneously. Fun times, but holy ferkbahls the stress....

[@BewareofTarps]

This makes me glad I've only ever worked in print newsrooms.

[@bourbonbear218]

I picture baby Jon saying concerning things to his parents like "I wanna be a PA for a totalitarian propaganda machine when I grow up" and they'd just laugh and laugh and warn others.

[@EzeKry]

I am deeply concerned that could be true

[@riki4644]

69 likes nice

[@D3fact01]

Maybe Jon's real name is Winston Smith...

[@whitneylackenbauer9782]

D3fact01 except smith hated the party

[@sirprintalot]

11:33 Jon changing the feed so he can hear the argument, forgetting that the feed is going out live on the TV, is the funniest goddamn thing I've ever seen.

[@pomaranczowamamba9200]

D5

[@1sonictheghog]

You know, maybe you should turn up the broadcast volume

[@inactive736]

You won't be able to censor it if you don't turn up the broadcast volume!

[@MST3Killa]

A nightmare dystopian newsroom? So... a contemporary news room.

[@KiRAyylmao]

yeah but more potatoes

[@decap112]

Well leftist only work in a Utopia. So anything not idoitic is a dystopia to them.

[@NavidIsANoob]

@@decap112 shut up boomer

[@훈이8]

Nice to finally have an accurate, modern news simulation.

[@Akeldama9]

I was thinking that meself. Sounds perfectly like news stations in the US.

[@BradTheAmerican]

Fuck it, we'll do it live

[@Akeldama9]

@@BradTheAmerican STOP THE HAMMERING, WHERE IS IT? WHERE IS IT!! FUCKING OUT OF CONTROL, SHIT.

[@MulleDK19]

Ironically, it takes place in the 80s.

[@thobiex]

22:57 Morse code for "help, i'm trapped in a dystopian news room"

[@jaxcraft2848]

PFFTHAHAHA! X,D

[@Retsonine]

But the true question... have you had your eye on this one for a while?

[@winterlantern8032]

tbh despite the interference and the whole dystopian thing this is a pretty accurate depiction of what its like behind the scenes of live tv

[@RaketenKuhGewehr]

Having working in broadcasting: Yeah, this is accurate. Except that the tech doesn't work this well. What fun is a live show anyways if none of the mics fail halfway through and you have to run on set, while the cutter frantically tries to cut around you as you fix it.

[@roguishpaladin]

I have a feeling that equipment failure will be a part of future levels. After all, there is a fan and a heat warning light there aching to be used. Remember, this was the easy level.

[@RaketenKuhGewehr]

@@roguishpaladin it was a joke tied into a personal annectode.

[@youngmasterzhi]

Does that include the live censor button?

[@MaxNexus]

Luckly for you, in one of the broadcasts, depending on your choices, you might have to constantly change cameras to make sure protesting nudists dont get on camera

[@austinfordyt]

PART TWO WHEN IT COMES OUT PLEASE IM NOT KIDDING I REALLY REALLY REALLY WANT TO SEE MORE OF THIS!!!!!!!! pleeeeeeeeease

[@ternauven]

Austin Ford I smell a livestream!

[@Draconarious]

my mind: "i'm not kidding I REALLY REALLY REALLY WANNA ZIGGA ZIG AH!

[@denissdenisson6823]

Its very nice of other signals to make increasingly difficult minigames for the bored live editors

[@roguishpaladin]

Jeopardy is very considerate that way.

[@RpTheHotrod]

This is brilliant. Live-editing is super stressful. So much can go wrong XD Kudos to those who can manage it!

[@5Andysalive]

I guess experience goes a very long way.

[@disgruntledwelsh3817]

For your next birthday special PLEASE sing the jacket potato song!

[@drakkenmensch]

That Jacket Potatoes song is firmly jammed in my brain now!

[@ryandrost9589]

@@drakkenmensch JaCkEt PoTaEtO

[@disgruntledwelsh3817]

When I say jacket. You say potato! JACKET!

[@ottopike6000]

POTATO!

[@disgruntledwelsh3817]

JACKET!

[@robertkyle137]

If Jon ever decided to show his face in a video, it would HAVE to be him reenacting the Jacket Potato commercial.

[@ChiaroscuroxX]

We've actually traced Jon's family history and found he's a direct descendant of George Orwell ...

[@charlesuzozie5747]

Srsly?

[@namavoid3266]

Ben Dover yes, we did.

[@metetural9140]

@@charlesuzozie5747 woooosh

[@TheKlink]

Orwell wasnt actually an authoritarian. maybe you meant Mosley?

[@rusaccord]

1984 was supposed to be a cautionary tale, not an instruction manual, you maniacs!

[@SharlaBlades]

This game NEEDS too come out. It's so bizzarely engaging.

[@user-sl7tm9mf8y]

Its gonna be exciting to see the full release to this a year or two from now. There was... a lot to this; that entire left side was very interesting and would love to see what goes wrong with that.

[@felix34ever1]

I like how Jon is so focused he doesnt commentate the tutorial after he gets into it

[@aethonz]

Did you go to the George Lucas Film School? It's all shot/reverse shot

[@uknownhero2764]

Oh God, this game has potential for some really funny moments.

[@alansmithee419]

The only time when the adverts are a moment of bliss...

[@axelerate13]

When I say Jacket, you say Potato! JACKET!

[@milomessing5611]

POTATO!

[@theseagullwithteeth116]

JACKET! No wait POTATO!

[@incrediblyStupid678]

@@theseagullwithteeth116 You had ONE job!

[@mattevans4377]

What's a potato? I'm Irish. (Not really, but I wanted to do the joke regardless, sorry.

[@detjen6403]

Mono-DOH

[@gosportjamie]

Jon's angling to be the new director of the BBC, I see...

[@KleinesStein]

John, the “Jacket Potato” is actually a song, being inspired by Monty Python and some other old classics, and you can actually buy the song on iTunes. Just search “Jacket Potato Song” on the KZbin search bar and it should show up.

[@NotGamesUK]

Also available on KZbin and Spotify 😉

[@ofdragonsdreamed8218]

Why hello there Jon, the scary dystopian manager of news.

[@patrickripleyiii134]

I feel like Jon likes running dystopian media a little too much

[@jaxcraft2848]

13:49: Hey! A "Hello Neighbor" reference! Aww, man. Wish Jack could have seen that!

[@lynnetaylor2544]

So now I have Jacket potato stuck in my head.

[@NerdPulseGaming]

It's such a good song though. 😂

[@roguishpaladin]

JACKET!

[@codsworth3996]

@@roguishpaladin POTATO!

[@Triviata84]

The jacket potato moment absolutely sold it for me. Please revisit this when the full version releases.

[@alexanderc9462]

lol I think Jon was attempting morse code with his censorship

[@dikembef]

Watching this caused my sides to hurt with laughter. Brilliant concept for a game and guaranteed fun even if the player makes a pig's ear of things (perhaps even more fun). Thank you Jon for sharing a peak at this game and of course the marvelous Potato Song with us.

[@BarbarianGod]

Missed a great reaction shot at 9:15 when she was like "wtf"

[@clank400]

I think this captures the essence of Outside Broadcast life. Especially if it does have overheating mechanics. Just add 28 more sources and it'll be perfect

[@greenhowie]

This might be the worst or the best game for youtubers/streamers, I'm not sure. In any case... this is brilliant.

[@dustyb58]

he was a jacket potato, i was a girl, can i make any more jacket potatoes?

[@ryancouchman-sawyer2355]

2:35 "Bigfoot: Richard Osman" ok so this game has humorous easter eggs in it then

[@kokosan09]

Anybody else reflexively join in during the "Jacket!" - "Potato!" bit and get ridiculously happy when Jon did so as well?

[@gosportjamie]

Somehow I think Jon deliberately broadcast the actor's rant deliberately...

[@5Andysalive]

Well i as an audience would have loved to see that.

[@jeffreyvauxhall3260]

The fmv's are freaking hilarious

[@Shads62]

Your therapist would take up bricklaying.....

[@Zichoria]

Such a quiet video 0-o It was so weird not to hear commentary when Jon was having to switch between screens. So much concentration!

[@screenfunfan]

7:37 Wait a Second, I recognize that Cover. *Checks Steam Page* Well draw me poorly and call me David Cameron it's from NotGames, the Guys who previously made 2 rather simple parody games. Turning GTA into Snake and CoD into a Side-Scrolling Shooter. Nice to see that they now made an original game.

[@NotGamesUK]

screenfunfan Well butter my crumpits - someone who’s actually heard of us. Thanks for sticking around. Yeah - we’ve gone from 0-100 on the ambition scale. We’ve gone through 237 sets of pants, 18 metric tons of tea and 3 or 4 nervous breakdowns.

[@screenfunfan]

@@NotGamesUK I sure hope it will pay off for you. I've wishlisted it now and am looking forward to a potentialy pleasent "End of the Year"-Surprise.

[@robbert-janmerk6783]

This is what I love about this channel, discovering these indie gems.

[@preyo6511]

Wonderful Jon, thanks for showcasing this! Please revisit when it gets a full release/more levels.

[@Bibi-lt6qh]

you should check out the game "her story" its an fmv game were you look through police interviews with a woman and you unlock more clips by hearing words or phrases relevant to said clip being unlocked to find more pieces to the mystery

[@samdaley8484]

Please play more of this when it comes out! I'm actually super interested in the story going on in the background!

[@joshuawilloughby2696]

You have to play it when it comes out, this is glorious

[@nicoletelovejoy5565]

That is why we have seperate broadcast engineers and censors! Who can censor it because they have turned up the broadcast volume!

[@Hacker-pt3wm]

Ahh, Dystopian. A wonderful genre.

[@Jon_the_Wizard]

"Greatest game, Skies of Arcadia..." BROTHER.

[@PoisonInc]

Cruisin' in the car park, it's a raht lark... Oh and yeah, The Day Today and Brass Eye are works of utter genius.

[@xyz-yp5yt]

Also, Drop The Dead Donkey, wherein the writing team incorporated major/breaking real-world news stories into the weekly episodes.

[@TheJanemba999]

This is one of those games nobody knew we needed.

[@thomasesr]

This game is all about attention and perception. God save us all...

[@blinddevotion08]

I hope you play more for us, Jon. This looks absolutely wild and I can't wait to see how things develop.

[@dajosh42069]

Dude.. John and I said in perfect unison: "This is the greatest thing I've ever seen..." POTATO. POTATO!

[@classicfrog80]

This game looks awesome! I would never dare to play it myself. I'd get too stressed with multitasking. But it would be so much fun watching you playing it Jon. When the game is out you MUST do the let's play or stream!

[@billsbrothertv5701]

I mean, sure it may be a dystopian future, but at least in this timeline Safeways never went under.

[@chrisedwards3866]

I just checked out The Day Today - it is great. In the US, we had an under-appreciated talk show called Fernwood Tonite (named after the claimed broadcast location of Fernwood Ohio), and in its 2nd season it was renamed America Tonight. It had some of the best dry comedy of the era. And I can't mention dry comedy without mentioning the Red Green Show - all episodes of which are on KZbin! And the host now does comedy tours.

[@Dinosaursrecycle]

Jacket potato jacket potato i say jacket you say potato. Jacket!

[@tomchaney6085]

Potato!

[@rodolphov.santoro8829]

Pocket!

[@xerrox1182]

Potato!

[@Dinosaursrecycle]

@@xerrox1182 Jacket!

[@xerrox1182]

@@Dinosaursrecycle Potato!

[@ProfessorRotom]

I think it would have been brilliant if Claire at the end cut on Jon having a tantrum.

[@MyDogisEvil]

anyone else seeing this being a VR game in the future, god that would be fun

[@thatguy3421]

I smell a series brewing

[@jonathanboram7858]

I hope we see it again when it comes out. I think it's one of the most interesting of the "Orwell" type games you have played.

[@ZalymBiscayn]

This looks great, thanks for taking the time to play this one! :)

[@samuelsisti4849]

I love that you didn't even bother with censoring swearwords. Just let that bloke go nuts, hahaha

[@Freekymoho]

Is Advance really a nightmare dystopia? I mean as far as dystopias go, one that only discriminates against the disgustingly wealthy really isn't that bad

[@VanVelding]

Within two days, the game's new liberal government is going to hit every doomsaying talking point conservatives have about the dangers of being slightly to the left of The Pope. It's dystopian from the other side and I'd wager it'll be ridiculous to watch.

[@plaidpvcpipe3792]

It still is a dystopia, just one in transition, like the quote goes: "First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out- Because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out- Because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out- Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me."

[@NotGamesUK]

What they said

[@plaidpvcpipe3792]

NotGames haha!

[@Freekymoho]

@@VanVelding an interesting take for sure. I was speaking purely for what we've actually seen in the demo, no speculation as to what advance will do afterwards

[@mcjesus9975]

Jacket Potato (D) Spud- U- Love (Remix) Lyrics This goes out to my little homies here This aint Tesssco's this aint Waitrose's But I still get my jacket potatoes Cruzin in the carpark it's a rattler But I really want a jacket potato Jacket potato Jacket potato Jacket jacket jacket jacket jacket jacket jacket jacket potato Jacket potato jacket jacket jacket jacket jacket jacket potato I don't go to Morrisons nor Sainsbury's or Asda or Aldi's or Safeway Chilin out in aisle 3 that's the laugh of me but id rather have a jacket potato Jacket potato jacket potato jacket jacket jacket jacket jacket jacket jacket potato Jacket potato jacket potato jacket jacket jacket jacket jacket jacket jacket potato Ello I'm Ense Tennent and I'm the manager here at Little Swindles This is a customers announcement, there may be drug addicts in the carpark but that's what its for other than parking cars obviously When I say jacket you say potato Jacket potato Jacket potato When I say jacket you say potato Jacket potato Jacket potato

[@ellaisplotting]

right lark*

[@ellaisplotting]

Lidl Swindon*

[@ellaisplotting]

life for me*

[@mcjesus9975]

@@ellaisplotting Sorry, forgive me I am not a natural English speaker lol

[@polishenglish8356]

What a fantastic little game!

[@Thebatman0808]

Thanks Jon. This has got to be a live stream.

[@MW-pb2gf]

nothing like a posh british man saying “i do enjoy the music of beyonce”

[@michaelcumming2097]

Honestly that jacket potato ad was priceless.

[@silliussoddus1449]

This looks terrific.

[@YoungTheFish]

Jon's editing is good enough to earn an Oscar like Bohemian Rhapsody.

[@silliussoddus1449]

Playing as The Sun simulator.

[@tibsie]

Anyone else still humming "Jacket Potato"?

[@LAChantrose]

21:48 If that's not Richard Ayoade it's a damn good impersonation.

[@blepblops]

Fuck, I gotta go buy some jacket potatoes now

[@tylerbartlett8249]

I would’ve guessed that he’d nail the censoring part after all these years of censoring Matt

[@katejones8705]

Rewatching this from the beginning... Jon, you made a joke about a nuclear explosion outside the window...

[@boomerpro87]

Ahhhh I love when Jon covers nightmare dystopia news room games. I wish we could make it a mkee popular genre.

[@jacekatalakis8316]

Came back here for the jacket potato song. In Ep 2 there's the Mr Bear song. That's just as catchy and can end up insanely dark, but with a hella catchy chorus...aieek.

[@raspymorten]

I honestly judged this book by the cover at the start. the title screen made it seem kinda dumb. The actual game just keeps getting better and better and better and better...

[@mikejamesporter]

Wow, as someone who played it fairly late into the Episode 1 Early Access release its interesting to see how it was in Alpha stage. Shows its already come a long way since then and we're still a way off until episode 3 comes out

[@EmJJ86]

The Day Today was truly brilliant, favourite episode: CAKE

[@NerdPulseGaming]

Jon, you should seriously play Netflix's interactive film Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. I have no doubt you'll love it.

[@MrGabe45rlima]

I clapped for his cuts sometimes Loved the game. I'll pay extra for the jacket potato DLC

[@NerdPulseGaming]

Great now I want a Jacket Potato, but it's almost midnight, so I'll have to wait for day to go into town to see my local Jacket Potato stand for freshly cooked Jacket Potatoes.

[@Ikcatcher]

I’m not even playing it but I’m stressed just watching all this multitasking

[@pale2457]

What's really funny is when you're so used to everyone swearing you don't notice it and have to retrain yourself.

[@abagoffrozenspinach]

You can almost feel the moment Jon realises This Is Too Much Stuff Oh God, what a great game

[@nopopshots2722]

0:54 Gerath! What are you doing in this game? Get back to your king you loyal dog!

[@bheathrow]

Jon this is AWESOME! I'd never play it, but watching you play it is worth $$$$

[@RealRabidRabbit]

This game looks awesome. I can’t wait to play it when it gets finished!

[@erikhouse7907]

When it comes out please do a series Jon!

[@BeauDougall]

Really craving a jacket potato right now.

[@Prussiaz]

Tiny build is an excellent indie dev! you should really really look up streets of rogue, it's a rogue-like by them that I think you may want to take a look at

[@DownWithLogic]

3:10 Skies of Arcadia is getting a spoiler free playthrough over on MontyGlu

[@aleckretschmar]

Oh my god we need more

[@unuseddatagaming]

PLEASE JON, please make more videos of this im intrigued