This gonna be a legit title or just one of those simulator grabs?

[Syncroniam]

I hope not the latter...

[PsychoCow]

How about watching some videos on YouTube. This one should give a good first impression for example:

https://youtu.be/POEO1g31_5g

[Syncroniam]

Originally posted by PsychoCow:

How about watching some videos on YouTube. This one should give a good first impression for example:

https://youtu.be/POEO1g31_5g

thanks.

[PsychoCow]

:-)

[m6ceb]

I think it's gunna be awesome! Fernbus was too long distance! This is more like it! :)

[Stringbean]

Originally posted by PsychoCow:

How about watching some videos on YouTube. This one should give a good first impression for example:

https://youtu.be/POEO1g31_5g

Of all the great YT video players out there that have the pre-release copy of BS18 , why choose Squirrel? Let me guess, it wouldn't be something to do with the 20% off coupon would it?

Let's get this into perspective and give a Shout Out to these other great First Look BS18 videos.

SIM UK.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcw4qc43JNA&t=1672s

Clumsy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTmIerZdIis

The Northern Alex

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uylq3rZBGWs&t=126s

Steve Chester

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_om4KSj6jCc

[iLikeSheep]

What's your issue with Squirrel?

Regarding the OP's question, we won't get what you call a "legit title" until SCS Software decides to do it themselves. However, with OMSI 2 having terrible graphics and being too hard to get into, this seems like the best possible pick.

Check Bus Simulator 16's reviews, and reviews for this game should be identical. It's in the middle ground between your definitions of "legit title" and "simulator cashgrab".

[Stringbean]

Originally posted by iLikeSheep:

What's your issue with Squirrel?

None!!!

[Stringbean]

Originally posted by iLikeSheep:

However,with OMSI 2 having terrible graphics and being too hard to get into, this seems like the best possible pick.

I have to disagree with you. Omsi is the best most realistic Bus Study Sim out there on the market right now. Bus Sim 18 looks pretty but it will always remain a game that has retained a lot of arcade elements to it.

People bang on about Omsi graphics, it's not exactly ancient and not that bad at all. Many people are frightened of Omsi because it's a proper study-level fully fledged bus simulator written by two Bus enthusiasts!

How about this for Omsi,..for a start, real renditions of cities like Berlin in true-to-life 1.1.scale maps, real bus time-tables, real-time weather for the city you are driving in plus the most realistic bus physics I've ever experienced and so the list goes on. None of that in BS18.

[PsychoCow]

Originally posted by stringbean6:

Originally posted by PsychoCow:

How about watching some videos on YouTube. This one should give a good first impression for example:

https://youtu.be/POEO1g31_5g

Of all the great YT video players out there that have the pre-release copy of BS18 , why choose Squirrel? Let me guess, it wouldn't be something to do with the 20% off coupon would it?

No, it simply was the first one on my list. The others you listed are good too - as well as many others you didn't mention here. :-)

[iLikeSheep]

Originally posted by stringbean6:

Originally posted by iLikeSheep:

However,with OMSI 2 having terrible graphics and being too hard to get into, this seems like the best possible pick.

I have to disagree with you. Omsi is the best most realistic Bus Study Sim out there on the market right now. Bus Sim 18 looks pretty but it will always remain a game that has retained a lot of arcade elements to it.

People bang on about Omsi graphics, it's not exactly ancient and not that bad at all. Many people are frightened of Omsi because it's a proper study-level fully fledged bus simulator written by two Bus enthusiasts!

How about this for Omsi,..for a start, real renditions of cities like Berlin in true-to-life 1.1.scale maps, real bus time-tables, real-time weather for the city you are driving in plus the most realistic bus physics I've ever experienced and so the list goes on. None of that in BS18.

I have never criticized OMSI 2's realism. What I have criticized are two major points that will keep OMSI 2 from being widely played:

- Terrible graphics. I don't think this is even debatable. One simple example is them announcing realistic weather effects and then we get this: https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/572313256313771331/2563CBA675F7294546CB99B1457D0D490246E5EE/

- Too hard to get into. Euro Truck Simulator 2 succeeded because they managed to cater to both hardcore and casual gamers, gaining the acclaim of both users and critics. OMSI 2 is an overly complex mess that is not suitable for the average gamer, unlike ETS 2.

Bus Simulator 18 is more suitable for the average gamer. However, due to its many flaws, both minor and major, I don't see it having much more success than the previous iteration of this game, Bus Simulator 16.

[Makmosel]

dont forget the terrible performance, random crashes, invisible/black or textureless AI-Vehicles and so on. OMSI isn't perfekt and has more gamebreaking flaws then bs18 imho. I have thousands of hours playtime in OMSI, most of the latest add-ons utilze busses made by myself. As a developer and a gamer, OMSI isn't fun anymore, especially with the latest add-ons which are pushing OMSI to its limits. Its unplayable in some cases.
Even though BS18 may not be as simulation based as omsi is, i already have 50 hours put into the game and its just a nice, fluid experience without any game-related issues, modding- and gamingwise. Sure, busses may have some problems at this stage of development or are not as realistic as in omsi, but the game itself works perfectly fine.