I am playing on Easy mode, so things could be different on a harder level.Īlso, your vehicles begin to depreciate over time. I didn’t see if there was a specific time frame the loan needed to be repayed in, though. Of course, doing all of this is working to pay back a loan you took out before the game began. I’m not sure what that does (makes the cost of the fields go down should you actually buy it, maybe?). I also noticed that completing these jobs earns you positive reputation with that farmer. But it’s kinda nice to have your workers going at it on your field while you make extra money on the side. Which is… what you’d be doing on your farm. Usually the task is something like plowing, sowing, fertilizing or harvesting. A screen pops up that allows you to purchase the field or to do a task for pay.ĭon’t get too excited, though. Find a field that doesn’t belong to you and step in the marker next to it. I noticed that when I sold to the market, I would drive the price down due to supply/demand.Īside from that, you can do odd jobs (missions) for other farmers in the area. And if the price has tanked completely, you may want to store your harvest in a silo until the price rises again. Obviously, you’d like to sell for the most you can. You get a list of places that will buy your crops, some higher or lower than others. Let’s see… so once you get crops harvested, it’s a matter of playing the local economics.
Turning that machine around when you reach the end of the field and lining things up is a lot harder than it looks! Think I’m joking? The most challenging part of the game for me is making perfect rows in my fields. However, this allows you to jump to another task while the worker miraculously makes absolutely perfect rows in your fields. Of course, you have to pay them, so this takes a chunk out of your profit. So, you start plowing/seeding/harvesting a field, and just a button press puts a worker in your place. The best part of the game is that you can hire workers to finish tasks for you. Though I’ve never heard any of this music before, there are some good songs on the list… Give this one a listen (listed as Country). All I can say is the Euro idea of Country music is… interesting. Speaking of the radio… you can choose between four different stations. I also like how the settings are highly customizable - there’s three difficulty levels (I started on Easy) - and you can choose everything from how loud your radio plays (and thankfully how loud your motors run) to how fast time passes in the game. This makes it quick to switch tasks or check on progress, even if you’re in the middle of delivering something on the other side of town. Speaking of vehicles, I especially love how you can tap a button to instantly switch between all of the machines you own. These machines are all true to real life machines (or so I’ve read), and the developers take a lot of pride in working with actual name brands to make this as realistic as possible.
You have one for plowing, one for planting, and one for harvesting in the beginning. I’m not a big machinery nerd IRL or anything, but I found it neat to learn about the different vehicles and their roles in successfully working a field. Props for having a gal farmer option, even if the only customization I can do is change her shirt color. There aren’t really any solid goals, except for the ones you set for yourself. But that means repeating the plow/plant/harvest cycle over and over again. For some people, it could get repetitive as you’re constantly in a cycle of working fields and delivering goods.
I haven’t gotten into husbandry yet, but I’m sure that adds another layer of complexity on it. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, what exactly does Farming Simulator do? I’m going to put right up front, this is a very laid back game that focuses on the machines you use, the mechanics of how these machines work, and you tending fields for crops. It’s a little sad since there are so many fun big machines that have so much destructive potential. So, for those who want a super realistic and interactive crash-course game, you won’t get that here. I mean, I wasn’t going out and out to test that when I front-ended this van, but… No harm, no foul. In fact, I don’t think you can do damage to anything at all. Thankfully, this simulation isn’t uber-realistic when it comes to physics and damage.
I mean, anyone who lives in an area where farming is a thing will recognize moments like this… I have more fun than I should backing up local traffic. So this is a port of Farming Simulator 17 (also known as Traffic Jam Simulator). Don’t look so surprised to see a review of this game here! What’s more surprising is that I’ve never played a Farming Simulator title before now. So while I’m still working on playing my Steam Challenge game that folks voted on last week, my copy of Farming Simulator for the Nintendo Switch came in yesterday.
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