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Not Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 28.3 hrs on record
Posted: 3 Apr, 2021 @ 11:58pm

Don't waste any money on this game. Play Farming Simulator (any version) instead. I used to make mods for FS starting back in 2009 and I thought I would try this out since it was on sale. I feel like I just wasted $10. But before I get to the bad there are some things I do like. The fertilizer and soil management is pretty cool as well as the realistic ground manipulation. Those 3 things are what made me put it on my wishlist when it was still in early access. What few equipment models they have in the game are not bad. Unfortunately that's about as far as it goes for the positives.

Now for the negatives. The worst part is that they advertise on their site a "By Gamers - For Gamers" (what games have they played I wonder? Not farming sims) I will make many comparisons with Farming Simulator because I played it and modded for it from 2009 until the 2019 version and I watched that game mature and grow over the years into a decent farming simulator. These developers should learn from the mistakes that FS made but it seems they are starting out exactly like FS did sadly. A weak game that will need a strong modding community to keep it alive unless they really start adding features in updates not DLC's. Any DLC's they try to come up with should already be in the game. As you can guess I won't buy any DLC's for this game either.

Lack of equipment- There is very little to choose from. Almost like they spent too much time making the good stuff I mentioned above and not enough time on equipment. You basically have 1 or 2 types of each thing and that's it. For example you have 1 combine to choose from. I couldn't even get the Lacotec forage harvester to work. They try to show 6 different tractors but really it's only 4 (1 tractor has a couple upgrades but it's still the same tractor) and no track vehicles, or trucks. 1 tedder, 1 windrower, 1 baler (square only), 1 forage wagon, 1 bale wagon, 1 granular fertilizer spreader, 1 cutter of each type etc etc etc. I won't name them all. Maybe they plan to let modders make this game better for them like Farming Simulator did. (yes I cut up FS over the years for their poor decisions as well)

Lack of Animals - You get beef cows....done. Nothing else, not even dairy cows. You do however get a dog that gets in your way when trying to drive, a full grown cat the mews like a newborn kitten and a rooster that sits on a haystack and never moves anywhere. Wow the options are overwhelming but at least you can see the deer and rabbits run from your tractor (some sarcasm). How about some sheep, pigs, chickens, dairy cows, I didn't play long enough to see if you can breed the beef cattle but I suspect not. I guess it's why it's CATTLE and crops.

Lack of crops (which is even more important than the animals to me) - You get Wheat, Rye, Maize, Barley and Grass. Done. Pretty much a throw back to FS 2009 version. No root crops at all (potates, beets, turnips etc). Or how about some soybeans, peas, cotton, sugarcane, etc etc etc. These guys need to learn from the mistakes of FS. Finally after years of multi fruit mods, FS added more crops. Be prepared to be underwhelmed with this game...not much going on.

I guess it should be called "Cattle Only and a Couple of Crops". I now wish I could get a refund but the 53 tutorials I had to go through used up all my time to return the game. Yes 53 not 54..I could never get the baling straw tutorial to finish. The combine filled its tank and sat there waiting for a trailer to offload to but never arrived. No more straw for me to finish baling....gave up.
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