I started Not for Broadcast and it's a masterpiece of unique gameplay + British humor
Any fans of Not for Broadcast here? I remember finding out about this game on Reddit but I don't remember if it was here or on another sub. I started it yesterday and it's blowing my mind!
The gameplay is so unique – you are the director of a news channel and need to choose what to air from 4 screens, also jumping from a speaker to the other, while juggling increasing challenges to ensure the audience keeps on watching. All of this happens in a hot political context and you need to make private and personal choices linked to a new totalitarian party and this affects what happens next (I'm still in the first days of the game so I'm not sure about what awaits me).
The thing that I'm loving so much and hadn't read about is that it's full of comedy bits in full British humor mode. Interviews, live reports and ads get increasingly silly and surreal. After a work day, you can access a room where you can replay everything that went on air plus the bits where hosts and guests talked off-air and you missed while focusing on the main audio and it's hilarious. It's like watching a whole comedy mockumentary show within the game.
If any of this sounds appealing to you I really recommend getting it! There are 5 levels of difficulty so you can also choose to enjoy the story without too much stress while you're on air. I'm trying the normal level right now ("Broadcast") and I'm loving the challenge.