Ministry of Broadcast is a narrative-driven single player cinematic platformer mixing Orwell’s 1984 with modern reality TV. The game is rife with dark humor, sarcastic quips, and the absurdity of the system.
Seemingly built overnight, The Wall has divided both a country in two and a man from his family.
To see them again, our ginger-haired protagonist has decided to become a contestant on “The Wall Show”, a Regime-organized TV show allowing competitors the opportunity to escape to freedom on the other side. However, as he progresses through the camp, our contestant soon realizes exactly how the Regime and the show operate.
The promise of freedom is not exactly what it seems.
- Run, jump, climb, and smash your way through each Arena while events unfold around you
- Much of the story is revealed through seamlessly integrated animation sequences, environment details, or NPCs dropping bits of dialogue as you sneak, dive, and dodge around them
- Instead of a screen cluttered with distracting indicators, mini maps, and HP bars overlaying the action, all the information the player will need is incorporated directly into the environment
- The game's art contains important hints and clues, so players will need a keen eye if they want to get through each Arena unscathed
- You'll need to use your wits, and sometimes a dash of ruthlessness, to advance through each deadly Arena
- Much of the puzzle-solving requires you to interact directly with the environment; use your momentum to shift platforms, find and flip the right levers, and possibly sacrifice an NPC or two on your journey
- The game features a heavy dose of impish humor, grade-A sarcasm, and comic mischief, balanced against the dark, heavy themes of a thoroughly dystopian world