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About Not For Broadcast
Not For Broadcast puts you in the chair of the National Nightly News, where every cut, headline and commercial you select reshapes a nation’s story. The game mixes dark comedy with a branching adventure, letting you juggle personal family crises while the country slides toward totalitarianism.
With over 42 hours of full‑motion video, fourteen distinct endings and more than 50 humorous ads, the experience feels cinematic and replayable. All of this runs in single‑player mode with full controller support, Steam achievements and cloud saves.
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Choice‑Driven Newsroom
During each broadcast you decide which camera shots to air, which pieces of footage to censor, and which headlines to push. Those decisions directly shape the public’s perception and steer the nation’s political direction.
The game presents these choices in real time, so you must act quickly while the news is live. Each selection ripples outward, influencing later story beats and the fate of the protagonist’s household.
- Try different headline combinations to see how the narrative branches.
- Experiment with censoring versus airing controversial clips to notice story shifts.
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Multiple Endings
Your cumulative broadcast and family decisions lead to one of fourteen distinct endings. Each ending reflects a different balance of political power, personal survival and moral compromise.
Because the narrative branches at many points, replaying with altered choices can reveal new outcomes for both the nation and the protagonist’s family.
- Track which major decisions you change between playthroughs.
- Aim for contrasting political outcomes to explore the full range of endings.
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FMV Record
Not For Broadcast contains over 42 hours of full‑motion video, a Guinness World Records™ achievement for FMV length. This footage fuels the branching story and gives each broadcast a cinematic weight.
The video includes anchors, celebrity interviews and chaotic live events that react to the edits you make, reinforcing the impact of every decision.
- Pay attention to visual cues in early clips; they often foreshadow later consequences.
- Use captions if spoken dialogue is hard to follow.
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Ad Selection
Between news segments you can place any of more than 50 humorous advertisements. The ads you choose help shape public opinion and can provide extra cash for personal dilemmas.
Each ad is presented as a short video clip, and the variety ensures that commercial breaks never feel repetitive, even as you experiment with different line‑ups.
- Swap ads between playthroughs to notice subtle narrative changes.
- Mix light‑hearted and serious ads to keep the broadcast tone varied.
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Family Narrative
Beyond the newsroom, the story follows a single family dealing with crises such as a sibling trying to flee, a son drawn to a rebel group, and a grandmother needing costly treatment.
These personal threads intersect with the broadcast, forcing you to balance national propaganda with household survival as you make each editorial choice.
- Consider how a family decision might affect later news segments.
- Try playing with opposite outcomes for the sibling’s fate to see narrative impact.
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