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posted by martyb on Friday April 05 2019, @08:59PM   Printer-friendly
from the paging-C.-W.-McCall dept.

Physicist and Linux geek Igor Ljubuncic has posted a detailed game review for Euro Truck Simulator 2. He includes lots of screen shots and descriptions of game dynamics.

I have to admit, when I first heard about a game that is essentially a truck simulator, my first reaction was, what the hell? Why would anyone bother developing - let alone playing - a game where you lug heavy workloads across Europe at moderate speeds, snail-pace acceleration, and with long, boring slogs of roads between your source and destination? Ah, little did I know how crazy and addictive this idea was.

[...] Euro Truck Simulator 2 is a fantastic game. I'm so happy to have found it - and decided to play, as I had it in my arsenal for a year or two. It's got everything - a need for speed, a need for skill, drama, tension, you actually care, and the devilishly simple premise turns out to be full of twists and turns - literally.

This title blends strategy and simulation in a unique fashion. Some games manage to pull this off, but most either focus too much on one or the other. Yet, somehow, the seemingly most boring concept that could be has been designed into a thrilling, captivating game. Really splendid. I hear there's also American Truck Simulator. Well, you know what that means. A real convoy!

He does not cover acquiring and installing the game which happens via Steam, with the advantages and disadvantages that brings.


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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Friday April 05 2019, @11:54PM (1 child)

    by bob_super (1357) on Friday April 05 2019, @11:54PM (#825188)

    > and if I want to play a female character, I need to keep tampons stocked in my ship.

    Future version of the game will require a special desk attachment, which will punch you in the gut at random times to remind you that it's time to check the stock of tampons.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 06 2019, @12:16AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 06 2019, @12:16AM (#825196)

    Good idea! Gotta have muh immershun!