The Movies

[lth1301]

Widescreen Grade: B
Ultra-Widescreen Grade: Incomplete
Multi-monitor Grade: Unsupported
4k Grade: Incomplete

Read Full Detailed Report - The Movies

The Movies is a sim game made by Lionhead Studios which allows you to be the owner of your own movie studio. You can direct, write, edit, and produce your own movies while managing your actors and lot.

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[Dem Pyros]

==Game Information==

The Movies is a sim game made by Lionhead Studios which allows you to be the owner of your own movie studio. You can direct, write, edit, and produce your own movies while managing your actors and lot.

==Version==

This info is based off of the first retail version (1.00)

==Method==

Vert- via a registry edit. See here.

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The menu is stretched

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==Supported Resolutions==

Tested: 1280x720, 1280x768, 1280x800, 1440x900

Not Tested: 1600x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200

==Singleplayer Anomalies==

Certain 2d interactive menus (such as the advanced movie maker) stretch.

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==Multiplayer Support==

The same as singleplayer.

==Aspect Ratio Support==

Correct, but still Vert-

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==HUD Stretch==

The HUD Stretches

==Cut Scenes==

The only cut-scenes are the intro scenes, which are stretched.

The movies you make yourself are vert- because they are re-rendered whenever you play them.

For "The Movies" screens, look closely at the logo.

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==Grading==

Calculated grade: C+

Major unresolved issues: None
Minor unresolved issues: Are 1600x1050, 1920x1080, and 1920x1200 supported?

Summary of widescreen-related flaws:
Registry hack solution
Vert -
Stretched HUD
Stretched menus
Stretched FMVs

Cranky's coverage estimate: 99.5%

[The_cranky_hermit]

==Singleplayer Anomalies==

What is the impact on gameplay by this? Are there any stretched parts where it would have been possible (from a design perspective) to be hor +? Or are there any times where the gameplay is hurt by being stretched?


==Multiplayer Support==

Is there even multiplayer in this game? I thought that The Movies was singleplayer only.


==Cut Scenes==

Do any of the intro scenes have to do with the game itself, or are they all logos?


==Grading==

Calculated grade: C
Potential grade: C+

Major unresolved issues:
None

Minor unresolved issues:
(waiting for your response)

Summary of widescreen-related flaws:
Registry hack solution
Vert -
Stretched HUD

Cranky's coverage estimate: 97%

[Dem Pyros]

The single player anomalies don't hurt the gameplay, and yes from a design perspective most of them can be Hor+

Yes, there is multiplayer.

Cut-Scenes are logos, and then there is also the intro video.

[The_cranky_hermit]

from a design perspective most of them can be Hor+

How so? The example you gave was the advanced movie maker, and I don't see any way it could be hor +. At best, it could be re-centered, unless I'm missing something.

then there is also the intro video

Can you show screenshots from the intro video?

[Dem Pyros]

from a design perspective most of them can be Hor+

How so? The example you gave was the advanced movie maker, and I don't see any way it could be hor +. At best, it could be re-centered, unless I'm missing something.

then there is also the intro video

Can you show screenshots from the intro video?

Well, the advanced movie maker (if you exclude the opening screenshot there and look behind that window) there are different sub-menus, which are all stretched.

The biggest and most obvious case where the developers could have made it Hor+ is the timeline, which is also stretched.

And the "The Movies" screenshot is from the opening/intro video.

[The_cranky_hermit]

I guess I'm asking questions that don't really need answering. You already said that the gameplay isn't harmed by things stretching, so that would make all of the stretched things "minor anomalies."

So,

==Grading==

Calculated grade: C+

Major unresolved issues: None
Minor unresolved issues: None

Summary of widescreen-related flaws:
Registry hack solution
Vert -
Stretched HUD
Stretched menus
Stretched FMVs

Cranky's coverage estimate: 99.5%

[Dem Pyros]

Edited. Thanks.

[mengzor]

uh... theres no multiplayer. . .
where exactly does one go to access this multiplayer mode if it does exist.

[Cynagen]

Did you know you can click and hold on the Lionhead logo and fling the container as well as all the little bits around and jumble them up, scoop them up, throw them around all over again? I wasted 20 minutes one day playing with that!

[The King of Pants]

Edit: Talking out of my ass 1680x1050 seems to be fine

[The_cranky_hermit]

Updated grading:

Calculated grade: C
Potential grade: C+

Major unresolved issues:
None

Minor unresolved issues:
Are 1920x1080 and 1920x1200 supported?

Summary of widescreen-related flaws:
Registry hack solution
Vert -
Stretched HUD
Stretched menus
Stretched FMVs

Cranky's coverage estimate: 99.5%

[anna0cat]

Using reg edit to make it 3440x1440p 21:9