coradiafan2000
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I used to play Train Simulator a heck of a lot around a decade or so ago, but I lost interest after a while (as I do with lots of other video games). Plus I was a child back then and as such had more time to mess around with all the different features.
Nowadays, I find myself really wanting to get back into Train Simulator, although it seems really inaccessible to me now. For one thing I no longer have access to the PC I originally had it on (and can't afford one that's powerful enough to play it). The other thing is that there is such an overwhelming amount of new content that I wouldn't know where to start. There seem to be multiple versions of the HST, for example- are they compatible with all routes or are they only for certain routes? One route that I'd love to try out is Bristol- Swansea, as it is one I'm very familiar with, however there seems to be two different versions of it. Why? And what's different?
The North Wales route also looked like a lot of fun but when Avanti took over from Virgin, they took down everything in the game that had Virgin branding and made it unavailable to purchase. Is it naive of me to think it would have been better to simply remove all Virgin branding and have a plain livery, as opposed to just taking it down entirely?
I'd love to get back into Train Simulator, but it just seems so complicated and expensive. None of the routes currently offered in the base game interest me, so I'd have to spend a small fortune in order to put enough content into the game to actually make it worth playing.
I bought Train Sim World 2020 for my PS4 around 6 months ago, and overall my experience with it has been positive. My main complaints with it are mostly personal gripes- there are too many non UK routes (I don't really have much of an interest in trains outside of the UK, although I'm aware I'm probably in the minority with that), and a lot of the routes seem too short. It may just be my nostalgia of the Paddington to Oxford route in Train Simulator, but having the route only run as far as Reading in TSW seems downright insulting to me.
Overall I'm excited for TSW2. I know people are unhappy with the Bakerloo line but honestly I'm super excited for it. It's my favourite Underground line and if i was allowed to pick any to be in the game, it would be that. The ICE line also looks like one of the few non UK routes I'll actually enjoy. The TGV route that seems to be in planning also sounds exciting- high speed rail in Europe is something I'm slightly more familiar with.
I'm aware the Southeastern High Speed line was already in Train Simulator, but it was added long after my stint with the game was over, so it'll be a new experience for me. I'm looking forward to it a lot, although I can think of a bunch of other routes I'd rather see. That's what DLC is for after all. Only the future will tell.
Thanks for reading such a long post! Just thought I'd say my piece
Nowadays, I find myself really wanting to get back into Train Simulator, although it seems really inaccessible to me now. For one thing I no longer have access to the PC I originally had it on (and can't afford one that's powerful enough to play it). The other thing is that there is such an overwhelming amount of new content that I wouldn't know where to start. There seem to be multiple versions of the HST, for example- are they compatible with all routes or are they only for certain routes? One route that I'd love to try out is Bristol- Swansea, as it is one I'm very familiar with, however there seems to be two different versions of it. Why? And what's different?
The North Wales route also looked like a lot of fun but when Avanti took over from Virgin, they took down everything in the game that had Virgin branding and made it unavailable to purchase. Is it naive of me to think it would have been better to simply remove all Virgin branding and have a plain livery, as opposed to just taking it down entirely?
I'd love to get back into Train Simulator, but it just seems so complicated and expensive. None of the routes currently offered in the base game interest me, so I'd have to spend a small fortune in order to put enough content into the game to actually make it worth playing.
I bought Train Sim World 2020 for my PS4 around 6 months ago, and overall my experience with it has been positive. My main complaints with it are mostly personal gripes- there are too many non UK routes (I don't really have much of an interest in trains outside of the UK, although I'm aware I'm probably in the minority with that), and a lot of the routes seem too short. It may just be my nostalgia of the Paddington to Oxford route in Train Simulator, but having the route only run as far as Reading in TSW seems downright insulting to me.
Overall I'm excited for TSW2. I know people are unhappy with the Bakerloo line but honestly I'm super excited for it. It's my favourite Underground line and if i was allowed to pick any to be in the game, it would be that. The ICE line also looks like one of the few non UK routes I'll actually enjoy. The TGV route that seems to be in planning also sounds exciting- high speed rail in Europe is something I'm slightly more familiar with.
I'm aware the Southeastern High Speed line was already in Train Simulator, but it was added long after my stint with the game was over, so it'll be a new experience for me. I'm looking forward to it a lot, although I can think of a bunch of other routes I'd rather see. That's what DLC is for after all. Only the future will tell.
Thanks for reading such a long post! Just thought I'd say my piece