Simulations games are, by their very nature, not for everyone. Since they try to be as realistic as possible, they are complex affairs that can quickly overwhelm someone just looking for a few minutes of mindless, relaxing entertainment. A true simulation is anything but mindless, so while The Sims may be an outlier in that anyone can enjoy watching the antics of a virtual person ruining his or her own life, things get truly intimidating with something like the old Microsoft Flight Simulator series.
Eurogamer:
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has toured the offices of Dovetail Games, the developer behind Train Simulator.
While at the studio, Cameron was shown Train Simulator 2015, relaxing angler-athon Dovetail Games Fishing and Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.
The trip to Dovetail's Kent-based headquarters was tied into the announcement of a new government scheme, Help to Grow.
The new initiative is designed to help grow small UK businesses into medium-sized ones by securing extra financial support.
I wonder if he also knows that foreigners are crucial to the UK economy, especially in areas like the games industry given that apparent he wouldn't have any issue to make a coalition with his UKIP friends.
If only he was German I could've made a train joke -- and maybe regret it after.
In terms of the core game engine, TS2015 doesn’t provide as much of an update as TS2014 did last year. However the addition of the TS Academy and it’s host of tutorials make it easier for new drivers to get into the game
GamingLives takes a look at the latest in the Traim Simulator franchise from Dovetail Games.
"The new Academy feature is brilliant, yes, but after about five years of the series being around, it's way too late to make any big splash in terms of drawing in a new crowd. It's a neat little update, but Train Simulator 2015 is nowhere near as much an improvement as its predecessor."