like Diablo? Love this :) :) :)
I feel compelled to write this because of all the reviews that are saying how 'trains have bad AI' and that they 'just stand there waiting for each other to move'. They don't if you actually do your routing and/or signals properly! I imagine that those reviewers have not given the tutorial enough of a listen... With that said - onto the review :) I loved Sid meiers railroads back in the day because of the flexibility and simplicity it offered to make a beautiful rail empire and to watch them all chuff along haha! This game takes much from SMR and in my opinion - adds to it. Graphics and sound and cut scenes are great, level design and interactions between AI players are good too. You can ride along in your train ffs! Routing can be easy or hard dependant on your parameters but if you choose realistic, it can be hard! Which is great! A game should not be a walk in the park IMO - challenging but fun! I love the way I need to think in advance about routing in this game cos as my tracks grow, so space is reduced and options limited...Do I run parallel tracks for almost double the cost and more space? or do I hope that a web of tracks will work better? Do I put a warehouse in or direct tracks? Do I make this train solo passengers or solo freight or auto??? Ahhhh decisions. There are some bad points too though: Its a definite DLC pay pony - WTF are you doing Kalypso???!!! I paid full price for a game, I get 7 senarios and then gotta pay for the rest! Screw you!!!! But its so good so im proper tempted haha! The computer opponants are utter shit, you are essentially against the task list but that's ok. Overall: If you want a train sim like SMR (fun and challenging) get this when its on special. If you want a train sim like Railroad tycoon etc - don't get this cos its way different. Also - if you get it: Do the firkin tutorial AND read ALL the tips to play! :) All the best
