Quite possibly the worst game I have ever had the misfortune of playing..

[[BWCC] Martin]

Terrible. Devoid of any sort of love or time spent in development, the physics and driving mechanics are absolutely laughable, take a quick trip into town and you'll see a cardboard filmset of quaint mock-tudor houses with it's denizens wandering around aimlessly...these people are also (strangely enough) intangible and can be driven through...

Also take care not to crash into other cars...hilarity will ensue and sometimes the car will become stuck on your tractor...don't worry though since this has NO impact on your speed at all, neithar do inclines...which your tractor will happily climb without losing speed.

Also be sure to look closely at the drivers of the other vehicles in the game...the developers didn't think they warranted being texturised..and so they are simply sprites placed on top of solid blocks...

Even the farming aspect..the part which you would have thought they would have got right is slow, laboured and joyless, you are able to switch at will between your vechicles with the TAB key...which is kinda...fun?....

How anyone could find this shoddily developed, horribly coded piece of rubbish entertaining is totally beyond me, even Eurotruck Simulator 2 with it's copy/pasted cities tops this. It is however great for a joke gift (if it were cheaper)

[Retro Hacker Developer]

It's a shame you judge the game based on such trivial matters. No the game isn't a graphical wonder and yes the driving physics leave plenty to be desired, but it never claimed to be a driving simulator. For what the game claims to do it does very very well. You called the farming aspect laborious and joyless, but that is not true for many others who enjoy the game. I personally find the farming incredibly addictive. As for switching between vehicles, it becomes a necessity when you have a large farm with many fields you want harvested simultaneously. Not to mention that the game is incredibly popular in Europe and the U.K., and was the best selling game in the world for about a week.

[Spicy]

No idea what are you talking about, the game looks beautiful, not the best but I do love the graphics. And dont know about you, but all these bugs just makes me want to play the game more, playing with friends and fighting graivty is just so funny and fun that it makes me want to come back for more!

[deeper]

Originally posted by Imperius:

Even the farming aspect..the part which you would have thought they would have got right is slow, laboured and joyless

Much like actual farming. :)

ETA: If there's a button to make your character shout, "Get orf moy laaaand!", I'm sold.

[KamasamaK]

Well, what did you expect? It obviously doesn't compare to Agricultural Simulator: Historical Farming, but then again, even Call of Duty needs to move over when that horse is in town.

[Shinjetsu]

I have to agree with Imperius. This game is....a disgrace. The graphics are lazy, this game has no textures for the underside of the cars you drive over. For a game that charges me full price (not an indy developed game for a few pounds) this screams "can't be bothered" - the fact that I can climb MOUNTAINS in a tractor up 90 degree inclines, the fact that collisions with the traffic - the re-use of the SAME pixels on clothes lines, the actual farming being boring, the realism of being able to teleport between farming equipment....its all that needs to be said. This is terrible. Worst game I've ever played. The farms feel, lifeless. How can it be entertaining to just farm crops, what business descisions need to be made here? Do I kill the chickens for meat? Do I keep them to lay eggs? Do I build a processing plant for milk or a slaughterhouse for the cows? No, I drive at a very limited speed through a field until it says stop.

[Retro Hacker Developer]

Originally posted by Shinjetsu:

How can it be entertaining to just farm crops, what business descisions need to be made here?

For a certain demographic, which you aren't in by the way, it simply is fun.

[[BWCC] Martin]

I have the distinct feeling the developers are laughing at you, this is such a niche market that they are cutting corners and putting out a titles that wouldn't befit an indie studio...let alone one with a franchise like Farm Simulator, the landscapes, the textures, the complete lack of real world physics....it's a shambles, I actually LOVE sim-games, grew up with them, love eco-sims aswell...but this is just a mess, perhaps if there were some degree of immersion...but the world you play in is empty.

[Oskar]

You must be a blast at parties..

[Retro Hacker Developer]

Imperius, it isn't as much of a niche market as you believe. If you check overall game sales for FS 2013 in the U.K. and Europe you would be impressed. They LOVE farming over there, but here in America it just doesn't do as well. The game has sold more copies worldwide so far than Batman Arkham City, and even Assassin's Creed 3. Quite impressive. Talking about the PC versions of those games by the way.

[Knottypine]

Ohnos... someone doesn't like the game?! Gasp! No need to be so critical Imperius. Inclines do effect my speed. :/ I must say, although you're final verdict is negative, sounds like you had quite a blast experimenting with it and it was money well spent! :)

[Lhosson]

Originally posted by Imperius:

Terrible. Devoid of any sort of love or time spent in development, the physics and driving mechanics are absolutely laughable, take a quick trip into town and you'll see a cardboard filmset of quaint mock-tudor houses with it's denizens wandering around aimlessly...these people are also (strangely enough) intangible and can be driven through...

Also take care not to crash into other cars...hilarity will ensue and sometimes the car will become stuck on your tractor...don't worry though since this has NO impact on your speed at all, neithar do inclines...which your tractor will happily climb without losing speed.

Also be sure to look closely at the drivers of the other vehicles in the game...the developers didn't think they warranted being texturised..and so they are simply sprites placed on top of solid blocks...

Even the farming aspect..the part which you would have thought they would have got right is slow, laboured and joyless, you are able to switch at will between your vechicles with the TAB key...which is kinda...fun?....

How anyone could find this shoddily developed, horribly coded piece of rubbish entertaining is totally beyond me, even Eurotruck Simulator 2 with it's copy/pasted cities tops this. It is however great for a joke gift (if it were cheaper)

Each to their own... I think you're being a little over-critical though. It's never pretended to be anything other than a farming sim'.

It's not about realistic driving physics on the roads. I regularly drive a tractor in r/l and they are very rigid vehicles at the best of times (much like in this sim). They're also slow (like in this sim) and they are only useful for working in agricultural scenarios (like in this sim). If you try to drive flat-out and make a tight turn they will topple (like in this sim)... The only unrealistic element of them in FS2013, is the damage/crash detection system and the physics attached to such a situation within the Giants game engine. On that, I agree the physics systems needs some love.

Graphically, there's been some real love put into the vehicles and implements. If I'm not mistaken, the game designers are qualified engineers, hence their attention to detail with all the little working parts of the agricultural machinery. It would seem they have favoured placing the graphical overhead into that, rather then trying to make the landscape pretty. Again, I would agree it's no Crysis, but then I don't think it really matters in this sim (not to say I wouldn't appreciate Crysis-like graphics in it). There have also been some subtle shader upgrades since the last version of FS, which has made it a little less drab. There are also some tweaks you can do in your driver settings to force a little more visual pazazz.

As far as game-play goes, it's strangely addictive (if you give it a chance). There's plenty to do and to work towards. Resource management is the primary focus, so it's a given that things are slow-moving at the beginning and can have moments of tedium. Work past that, though, and the rewards are enjoyable. This is a casual game, so don't expect adrenaline rushes.

Perhaps most importantly, try to remember that the developers/publishers are a small in-house team, without the massive financial backing of companies like EA and Activision, etc. Considering what they have set out to do, they've done a pretty good job. Who are we to judge? Could you do any better? After all, there's not much choice out there for this genre and this is by far the cream of the crop...

[Morgan_The_Builder]

Do you understand that the game isn't meant to be graphic heaven? It's meant to simulate farming, fair enough it's not the best game in the world, but I bought it because it is fun. It must be, I have put 200+ hours into that game. Please keep your opinion to yourself. No one cares about it.....

[FreeQuest]

Either you like it or you dont. If you dont like it why ♥♥♥♥♥ here about it.

Im sorry this is basically a troll thread.

you are trying to get validation why you should like a game you obviously do not like. And im afread if you cant actually figure this out yourself before you got the game no one here can help you figure this out.

Show some damn backbone do not make a long impassoned speach about why you dont like it what you think is wrong with it because the players of this game are well aware of the flaws in it but the majoty still enjoy it.

Man I dont know why are you trying to justify or unjustify your decestions why do you need us to help you figure this out... Why just Why.

Sorry to all of you that read this but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ some people just whine and whine and dont bother doing any proper researd into something that there not sure if they would like to play.

Hell there are plenty of lets plays on this game. there is even a demo.

Anyway sorry guys.

[pizzatimeplease]

go bite a creeper if u base a game off physics u wont get the joy of the game and so what there all the same farmers those are tiny tiny things off a whole game

[deeper]

Originally posted by FreeQuest:

Either you like it or you dont. If you dont like it why ♥♥♥♥♥ here about it.

Because it's a public forum where people share, amoungst other things, their opinions. He is posting here in particular because this is where most people come who have either played the game or are interested in buying the game. People who are interested in buying the game will come here to see what other people think about it, good or bad.

Originally posted by FreeQuest:

Im sorry this is basically a troll thread.

Please explain, given that he played the game, he didn't like the game and gave his reasons for not doing so.

Originally posted by FreeQuest:

you are trying to get validation why you should like a game you obviously do not like. And im afread if you cant actually figure this out yourself before you got the game no one here can help you figure this out.

I think you are missing the point, he is not asking for help, he is giving his opinion.

Originally posted by FreeQuest:

Show some damn backbone do not make a long impassoned speach about why you dont like it what you think is wrong with it because the players of this game are well aware of the flaws in it but the majoty still enjoy it.

But what about those who have yet to purchase, obviously a particular game will not appeal to everyone, there is not one game that is universally adored. Whether or not others like the game does not invalidate his opinions.

Originally posted by FreeQuest:

Man I dont know why are you trying to justify or unjustify your decestions why do you need us to help you figure this out... Why just Why.

Project much, one could equally ask why you feel threatened by someone not liking something that you like yourself..

Originally posted by FreeQuest:

there is even a demo.

Very good point.

Originally posted by FreeQuest:

Anyway sorry guys.

No problem.