Jakub the lead dev here, thanks for covering our game and glad you found yourself an accidental girlfriend 😊 If anyone has questions just reply below :)
I was just wondering how much play testing you did on the game, realising that there must be close to ∞ combinations of choices. In other words: How did you try to make sure that the game didn't become unbalanced? Looks like a fun game!
@@TheisAnd Thanks! The whole design is based on clear trade-offs to ensure everything has an up and down side. There isn't any specific "score" or win/fail condition either, just different types of stories/endings, so we didn't have to worry about players reaching an unwinnable state. As for playtesting, quite a bit! We have also been actively listening to our community on discord and Steam forums and have made several post-release patches, adding new content and seriously re-balancing some things based on feedback =) I think the current state of the game is the best yet!
@@Serahpin Curious why you're pointing to Seattle specifically, it still works the same as anywhere else in the US? As for my own personal beliefs, I think it's a net-positive for society to have a safety net, especially with something that cannot always be controlled (like health). I had a pretty bad accident a few years back myself, and was lucky to be on insurance at the time. As for the game, though, we tried to offer a more balanced picture, looking at the rhetoric on both sides of the debate. So some characters will be pro-, some against it, and it's ultimately your choice. At the end of the day, we wanted the game to spark discussion on both sides. It's more a commentary on how media shapes our viewpoints, rather than just those viewpoints themselves.
Speaking for scientific literacy, "preliminary studies" is approximately a step up from scientific gossip and I'd argue not news, although in the real world they get reported on all the time leading to confusion and ambiguity about scientific results. PEER REVIEWED STUDIES are the thing you're looking for. While not fact (and should not be reported as such), they are solid evidence. Spread the word if you love science.
Yep, saw that too. I read the article snippet and when Jon said there was a study I had to reread it to find what he was talking about, my brain glosses over "preliminary study" in a similar way it does the phrase "sponsored content" xD
YES and in fact almost useless unless supported over And over by high quality studies regardless of peer review or not Also I think the article author may play a part in this game's factual reporting eg genetic specialist Vs concerned activist or whatever
I hope you keep playing this game, especially since the way you're going about this path is really interesting, being an actual journalist in most cases
@Smash A Commie Imagine having such a sad life you see a post about someone talking about A VIDEO GAME ABOUT EDITING A NEWSPAPER and all you see is politics
@Smash A Commie Lol, but I didn't make any mention of politics, you assumed I'm left wing because of what I was talking about and MADE the conversation about politics.
I like how Jon seems incapable of telling how people are going to interpret news, despite much of it being blindly obvious. You mean constantly talking positively about an alcoholic drink in the news is going to make people drink more? You mean you can tell the truth but come at it from different perspectives? Amazing!
I love when Jon plays these type of games! His intellectual commentary is refreshing in comparison to the many gamers who scream during their gameplay.
I'm gonna be honest. I haven't watched your channel in many months. But I saw you played this and after watching a couple other channels play it, I really really wanted to see how you go about playing it. Even if I haven't watched in months, you're still my favorite channel for your commentary.
OMG Imagine a strategy style game where you make headlines and those headlines effect how your troops move. Like you are a war reporter and you are in charge of creating headlines or articles relating to a war, so as you produce headlines and choose different ones you change the public's opinion on the war and can end up improving tech or causing politicians to double down or pull out based on public outcry.
And a few times where you need to be careful because the headline you have the option of publishing contains information that the enemy can use. Maybe at a few points you're requested to publish factually wrong headlines to feint the enemy and need to decide whether to lie for the good of the war or just neglect to mention anything about troop positions that week.
The Healthcare article was talking about breakthroughs, and it is true that private systems are much better in those terms. Most of our progress comes from the US.
Saw GrayStillPlays have a go at this, looked great. I love these Orwellian titles, I have so many in my collection but I never get around to play them ^^; EDIT: As expected really, Jon did not tag the ones that really made things "interesting". I think it is worth him seeing that part of the game though. If you stream this, Jon, be less "thoughtful" with the choices and pick the ones that sound "good". It doesn't *always* lead to really bad outcomes....
Yeah, I've watched GrayStillPlays runs on this game. While he intentionally tries to push the limits, I'd love to see how/if things spiral out of control for Jon's run!
There's multiple different endings for each of the characters you encounter, as well as your own job and the fate of the city! There's also some... interesting things you might see if you play it a 2nd or 3rd time ;)
Hey Jon this game is awesome I saw you play it and went a brought it. I found out there are loads of different paths to take and I found that when the game ended because I got fried I started a new game and most of the dialogue was different as though your last play through had happened sort of thing. There are also different articles. And I unlocked a police lady and can play as her. I hope you play more of this (maybe a live stream)
@1:50 "He hasn't said 'print the truth'." And the slide to Jon being a monster begins very early in this game ;-) Day 1 - Rejects a ''story' which is blatantly an advert. Day 2 - Accepts a story which is a very thinly veiled advert. His journalists are stepping up their game. I wonder how much of a back-hander they gain for getting an "advert article" printed.
I felt pain when he approved the article about crime that was written by a Gene science dude and not a reputable source one the subject such as a crime analyzer or something. That article was opinion, not fact jon.
To be fair, the so called "Clearheaded Editor" is, in my experience, the most biased editor in the game. So i wouldn't put much stock in who wrote it, but rather what was written.
11:51 that would be because of government actually. There are many artificial monopolies in medicine, such as the one on insulin, because of a reoccuring granting of patents to a company for minor improvements on the drug. This keeps the monopoly in place and avoids the creation of generic substitute goods which would drive down the price while forcing all companies in that sub-industry to improve their drug. So the article was still correct
I think true nerd failed to notice that Eve's "glorious leader" was sarcastic. On the other hand, not sure if you'd want that in the news practically speaking, but I had noticed he took it literally.
PLEASE, Finish this run! I don't think it's that much longer. Probably one more episode. I've seen GrayStillPlays a few runs of this and it gets....well, things can spiral out of control really quick!
Jon, the point is the headlines and summaries. That blurb is supposed to be a summary of the article, not the full article. Evidence is supposed to be something for the article. The point isn't actual news, it's public perception.
If Editorial Em'Up is the genre du jour you should try Republia Times. I recall it to be from the developer of Papers Please. A fun, if very short game.
Jon, did you upload something earlier today? Because about an hour ago i saw something that said matn like all your videos have and i was looking for it. I think this game was it by the looks of thumbnail and if it was was it a mistake to upload it earlier?
he made the weekend's Bad North stream public before putting this up; so it showed up briefly as new in Suggestions but is labled on his channel as having been streamed 2 days ago
You know, an interesting variation of this type of game could be spin doctor. Where you have to factually report the news, but you choose how to phrase and report it to support a specific stance/agenda. Either way, good video, thanks Jon.
FYI the WHO rankings are based on subjective measurements, not objective. People may feel better about their system, bit when you look at actual outcomes, they are equal to or worse than other systems. Also, healthcare systems that are primarily private do produce more beneficial medical research and help reduce costs. Government run healthcare is just subsidized and not necessarily actually lower in overall costs.
I live in the EU, land of the wonderful free socialised healthcare and... It sucks the sweat from the back of monkey sack. I still have to pay for it, or they jail me, but when I want real health care I have to pay a private insurance, which is worth it. Forcing me to pay for something that doesn't work and I don't use is asinine, I DON'T want, I'm being forced to, should tell you all you need to know about socialised healthcare. If I could opt out of it, I would without even blinking.
39:38 - Jon rejecting a good article, because he only read the first three words *_which were SARCASTIC_* and not the rest, which was critical of the Government... I rolled my eyes so hard, I gave myself a headache.
Just read the speciality of each person providing different news bit, it doesn't fit some times making it easier to decide the legitimecy of the news...
Article: "Private healthcare has these benefits...." John: "I don't agree. Pure propaganda." *someone mentions the genetic plague* "Are we sure it's genetic and not just a natural virus outbreak?" Article: "We should have National Healthcare because people are getting engineered and there's a genetic plague." John: "Sounds about right. Approved!"
Jakub the lead dev here, thanks for covering our game and glad you found yourself an accidental girlfriend 😊 If anyone has questions just reply below :)
@@Serahpin I certainly think so.
I was just wondering how much play testing you did on the game, realising that there must be close to ∞ combinations of choices. In other words: How did you try to make sure that the game didn't become unbalanced? Looks like a fun game!
@@Serahpin Rates of death of breast cancer and prostate cancer are higher in the NIH system than the US System. Source JAMA/CDC
@@TheisAnd Thanks! The whole design is based on clear trade-offs to ensure everything has an up and down side. There isn't any specific "score" or win/fail condition either, just different types of stories/endings, so we didn't have to worry about players reaching an unwinnable state. As for playtesting, quite a bit! We have also been actively listening to our community on discord and Steam forums and have made several post-release patches, adding new content and seriously re-balancing some things based on feedback =) I think the current state of the game is the best yet!
@@Serahpin Curious why you're pointing to Seattle specifically, it still works the same as anywhere else in the US? As for my own personal beliefs, I think it's a net-positive for society to have a safety net, especially with something that cannot always be controlled (like health). I had a pretty bad accident a few years back myself, and was lucky to be on insurance at the time. As for the game, though, we tried to offer a more balanced picture, looking at the rhetoric on both sides of the debate. So some characters will be pro-, some against it, and it's ultimately your choice. At the end of the day, we wanted the game to spark discussion on both sides. It's more a commentary on how media shapes our viewpoints, rather than just those viewpoints themselves.
Speaking for scientific literacy, "preliminary studies" is approximately a step up from scientific gossip and I'd argue not news, although in the real world they get reported on all the time leading to confusion and ambiguity about scientific results. PEER REVIEWED STUDIES are the thing you're looking for. While not fact (and should not be reported as such), they are solid evidence.
Spread the word if you love science.
Yep, saw that too. I read the article snippet and when Jon said there was a study I had to reread it to find what he was talking about, my brain glosses over "preliminary study" in a similar way it does the phrase "sponsored content" xD
YES and in fact almost useless unless supported over And over by high quality studies regardless of peer review or not
Also I think the article author may play a part in this game's factual reporting eg genetic specialist Vs concerned activist or whatever
I hope you keep playing this game, especially since the way you're going about this path is really interesting, being an actual journalist in most cases
Would definitely see what route Jon ends up taking, big things are still to play out ;)
@Smash A Commie lol what?
@Smash A Commie Imagine having such a sad life you see a post about someone talking about A VIDEO GAME ABOUT EDITING A NEWSPAPER and all you see is politics
@Smash A Commie Lol, but I didn't make any mention of politics, you assumed I'm left wing because of what I was talking about and MADE the conversation about politics.
@Smash A Commie And I'm not a journalist, I'm a student
*Jon gets killed by government assassin"
Jon's final request: "please, I only ask you of one thing, take care of tabby for me."
We didn't make doggo for the game. We made the game for doggo.
Oh, you mean the dog preemptively assassinated the assassin. Beagles can be viscous if they are protecting their pack...
The point about an Assassin is he doesn't usually give you time to talk and prepare.
@@5Andysalive Who said the dog was going to waste time talking...
The drone kills the assassin before the dog gets a chance.
I like how Jon seems incapable of telling how people are going to interpret news, despite much of it being blindly obvious. You mean constantly talking positively about an alcoholic drink in the news is going to make people drink more? You mean you can tell the truth but come at it from different perspectives? Amazing!
He's learning about how the media can say one thing but context says another thing.
I really want this back as a mini series ^^
I love when Jon plays these type of games! His intellectual commentary is refreshing in comparison to the many gamers who scream during their gameplay.
Jon I freaking love you, listening to how you sort through headlines is fantastic.
Editorial-em-up... weird name, but at least it's not "Like FTL, but..."
Jackeea Totally agreed.
Or spunkgargleweewee
So essentially "Like Papers, Please, but..."
I think I've heard Bureaucracy Sim bandied about.
I'm gonna be honest. I haven't watched your channel in many months. But I saw you played this and after watching a couple other channels play it, I really really wanted to see how you go about playing it. Even if I haven't watched in months, you're still my favorite channel for your commentary.
Oh no, oh no, Novinews...oh god, with Jon’s perception this can only go bad...
Journalism-based games with Jon are always extremely fun!
I'd love to see some more of this, saw Call Me Kevin play it and this is interesting to see the other side.
I was wondering where i seen it. Thought jon played it already because its such a jon game
Oh I love these kind of games. Thank you Jon! Great job!
Jon would use a controller when browsing the internet if he could
This is fantastic, I love the approach that you're taking to it and I'd love to see more of this in the future!
Jon, I appreciate your thoroughness in gameplay.
Jon, I've been waiting for you to play this since I first heard of it! Super excited to see how this goes
17:00 I love that Jon rejects a news article because it's simply a statement of fact and doesn't have an opinion. My, how news has changed...
I think it's mainly because it's a "No shit, Sherlock" kind of fact given how obvious the cameras are.
I've heard that this game has like multiple endings and stuff, you should play some more of it.
Hope to see a series from this. Really good game
OMG Imagine a strategy style game where you make headlines and those headlines effect how your troops move. Like you are a war reporter and you are in charge of creating headlines or articles relating to a war, so as you produce headlines and choose different ones you change the public's opinion on the war and can end up improving tech or causing politicians to double down or pull out based on public outcry.
And a few times where you need to be careful because the headline you have the option of publishing contains information that the enemy can use. Maybe at a few points you're requested to publish factually wrong headlines to feint the enemy and need to decide whether to lie for the good of the war or just neglect to mention anything about troop positions that week.
Please continue this game, it seems very, very interesting.
Give a beagle 3 days worth of food in advance and you'll have 1 day of happy beagle, 1 day of sick beagle, and 1 day of hungry, whining beagle.
This kind of game, I like it.
* *approved with green stamp**
Please play more of this ! Great video thanks jon!
This was so much fun to watch I loved it I hope you play some more of it!!!
I hope you continue this I wanna see how it ends. Really loving it so far, hope you continue this.
Jon some times: this is facts, approved
Jon some other times: this is just facts, denied
Jon, you're really nice person, the way you make your decisions trully shows it. =)
The Healthcare article was talking about breakthroughs, and it is true that private systems are much better in those terms. Most of our progress comes from the US.
yes! Private everything is always better! Lawyers, doctors, entertainment (hee)... Jons Europeaness blinds his perception sometimes.
Would love to see this continued!
Jon. You have adopted Beagle! :3
Saw GrayStillPlays have a go at this, looked great.
I love these Orwellian titles, I have so many in my collection but I never get around to play them ^^;
EDIT: As expected really, Jon did not tag the ones that really made things "interesting". I think it is worth him seeing that part of the game though. If you stream this, Jon, be less "thoughtful" with the choices and pick the ones that sound "good". It doesn't *always* lead to really bad outcomes....
Yeah, I've watched GrayStillPlays runs on this game. While he intentionally tries to push the limits, I'd love to see how/if things spiral out of control for Jon's run!
@@BRUXXUS I just want to see his reaction to the demon child.
Keep playing jon plz, this game is amazing
The character art is really clashing with the low poly models
god I love editorial-em-up
more of this. I want to know if better buzz is bad for you, and what the guy in the coat is hinting at. :)
I just watched Call Me Kevin's playthrough I wonder how much this is gonna play differently!
same haha, I feel like it's gonna look like a completely different game XD
There's multiple different endings for each of the characters you encounter, as well as your own job and the fate of the city! There's also some... interesting things you might see if you play it a 2nd or 3rd time ;)
Same. I really wanted Jon to play this because I wanted to see it played differently.
Thank you! I knew I'd watched someone else play this but I could not remember who.
We need more of this
Part 2?
Please keep playing this game. It's one of the most entertaining recent series on the channel!
Hey Jon this game is awesome I saw you play it and went a brought it. I found out there are loads of different paths to take and I found that when the game ended because I got fried I started a new game and most of the dialogue was different as though your last play through had happened sort of thing. There are also different articles. And I unlocked a police lady and can play as her.
I hope you play more of this (maybe a live stream)
I could watch more of this!
@1:50 "He hasn't said 'print the truth'." And the slide to Jon being a monster begins very early in this game ;-)
Day 1 - Rejects a ''story' which is blatantly an advert. Day 2 - Accepts a story which is a very thinly veiled advert. His journalists are stepping up their game. I wonder how much of a back-hander they gain for getting an "advert article" printed.
"Like The Westport Independent, but executed differently."
Yeah, that describes my WI playthrough.
Plz do more of this!
Drone is bestest friend!
I felt pain when he approved the article about crime that was written by a Gene science dude and not a reputable source one the subject such as a crime analyzer or something. That article was opinion, not fact jon.
Pretty sure it’s a bug
To be fair, the so called "Clearheaded Editor" is, in my experience, the most biased editor in the game. So i wouldn't put much stock in who wrote it, but rather what was written.
I feel like you should have been checking some of the writers, as it shows any bias they may have
11:51 that would be because of government actually. There are many artificial monopolies in medicine, such as the one on insulin, because of a reoccuring granting of patents to a company for minor improvements on the drug. This keeps the monopoly in place and avoids the creation of generic substitute goods which would drive down the price while forcing all companies in that sub-industry to improve their drug. So the article was still correct
We want a "kill everything" -run on this game...
Having watched this play through from Graystillplays before watching i just know Jon is gonna love this gmae
I think true nerd failed to notice that Eve's "glorious leader" was sarcastic. On the other hand, not sure if you'd want that in the news practically speaking, but I had noticed he took it literally.
Have you had your eye on it for a while?
This Katz guy is consistently sensible, what secrets does he hide?
Is the A in the title supposed to be a reference to the Scarlett Letter?
PLEASE, Finish this run! I don't think it's that much longer. Probably one more episode.
I've seen GrayStillPlays a few runs of this and it gets....well, things can spiral out of control really quick!
1:18 Orwell is awesome
*PLZ DO ONE MORE*
These videos are amazing! I'd love to make my own channel as amazing as yours one day!
Achievement Gained: “Radical Centrist”
Series! Series! Series!
Jon, the point is the headlines and summaries. That blurb is supposed to be a summary of the article, not the full article. Evidence is supposed to be something for the article. The point isn't actual news, it's public perception.
How do you accidentally adopt a drone?
Full playthrough please!
Jon, you need to keep playing. It's not that long. A lot of videos on this game have a full run-through cut down into one hour.
"water is wet", some people might debate you on that
If Editorial Em'Up is the genre du jour you should try Republia Times. I recall it to be from the developer of Papers Please. A fun, if very short game.
Another game I think would be great for a series!
Jon...
7:20. Do it. The billboard. Look at the billboard.
More please!
I think it would be interesting to finish this
I may buy
How much is this game and is it on steam?
That big pile of TVs is giving me Persona 4 vibes.
I remember jon doing a news thing with the modification story thingy...might be a different person or just a coincidence
Well you must admit it's a very efficient way of displaying your wealth to guests.
Mysterious Hat Man
Jon, did you upload something earlier today? Because about an hour ago i saw something that said matn like all your videos have and i was looking for it. I think this game was it by the looks of thumbnail and if it was was it a mistake to upload it earlier?
he made the weekend's Bad North stream public before putting this up; so it showed up briefly as new in Suggestions but is labled on his channel as having been streamed 2 days ago
You know, an interesting variation of this type of game could be spin doctor. Where you have to factually report the news, but you choose how to phrase and report it to support a specific stance/agenda.
Either way, good video, thanks Jon.
FYI the WHO rankings are based on subjective measurements, not objective. People may feel better about their system, bit when you look at actual outcomes, they are equal to or worse than other systems. Also, healthcare systems that are primarily private do produce more beneficial medical research and help reduce costs. Government run healthcare is just subsidized and not necessarily actually lower in overall costs.
Even with perception -1 Jon knows privatized healthcare is a bad idea on developed nations.
Incorrect
@@Waffleman00 correct
of course, it only reinforces his -1 perception joke.
It's almost like private healthcare is regulated into inefficiency by layers of government bureaucracy
I live in the EU, land of the wonderful free socialised healthcare and... It sucks the sweat from the back of monkey sack.
I still have to pay for it, or they jail me, but when I want real health care I have to pay a private insurance, which is worth it.
Forcing me to pay for something that doesn't work and I don't use is asinine, I DON'T want, I'm being forced to, should tell you all you need to know about socialised healthcare.
If I could opt out of it, I would without even blinking.
29:13 for my own reference
39:38 - Jon rejecting a good article, because he only read the first three words *_which were SARCASTIC_* and not the rest, which was critical of the Government...
I rolled my eyes so hard, I gave myself a headache.
IM BACK and still want Jon to play starsecter
Please play more
The Uniob they are talking about mighty not be a COUNTRY, it could be like EU, BRICKS, or BENELUX.
Union*
Nice
Just read the speciality of each person providing different news bit, it doesn't fit some times making it easier to decide the legitimecy of the news...
Jon doesn't want to jump to conclusions with little to no facts. Doesn't sound like any real media outlet.
Article: "Private healthcare has these benefits...."
John: "I don't agree. Pure propaganda."
*someone mentions the genetic plague*
"Are we sure it's genetic and not just a natural virus outbreak?"
Article: "We should have National Healthcare because people are getting engineered and there's a genetic plague."
John: "Sounds about right. Approved!"
your nearly at the end of one playthough you should do one more episode and finish one playthough
This gets a like just for Jon talking the W.H.O.
Google will memory hole this game, like anything else that doesn't fit the narrative.
Joshua Perry What does memory hole mean?
How the bloody hell can you adopt a surveillance drone? Surely someone would notice, no?
A currency with the symbol for "micro"? sceptical...
In a world of microtransactions...
Episode 2!!!
This video is so on par with the actual pandemic.
Part 2 pls
_The whims of the people are fickle, are they not?_