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[–] proper@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago (1 children)

FS’25 isn’t locked to Epic.

[–] Brumefey@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The franchise is not available on GOG unfortunately.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

FS will probably never be as you stream the satellite data.
At best low res map packs.

[–] Brumefey@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Which satellite data are you referring ? I played the game a few years ago and it was offline (I think). Maybe you misread the title as Flight Simulator ? Or there is something I do not get ?

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

Oh whoops. Yeah I thought FS was referring to Flight Sim :')
But point still stands for that.
As for Farming Sim idk. The only time I played it was on my 3DS playing the FS13 demo.
Was okay to play with.

[–] Vesker@lemm.ee 18 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

As a fan of the original, I still haven't played Alan Wake 2 because I refuse to buy anything from the Epic Game store.

That being said, I also haven't played any of the farming sim games, though that's because they look incredibly boring--no offense to those who enjoy them, they're just not for me.

[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 5 points 3 days ago
[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

i wonder how much of that has to do with the e sports scene.

[–] overload@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (6 children)

Who is the market for these simulator games? I don't know anyone who plays them. They don't look bad to me, but there must be a type of gamer I'm blind to.

Edit: great answers thanks all.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 9 points 2 days ago

i have over 300 hours in farming sim 2015. i bought the deluxe edition. got a little model tractor and a keychain.

i... don't know.

[–] stardust@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It seems so niche but somehow more mainstream than horror games like Alan Wake. It always blows me away how popular simulators are despite not knowing anyone who plays them.

[–] BurningRiver@beehaw.org 7 points 2 days ago

Sometimes I just want to sit back and play something that doesn’t involve shooting at anything or blowing shit up. It’s relaxing I guess.

[–] aluminium@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Germans, the game is a #1 Bestseller there every time it releases.

[–] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago

They get you in different ways. Maybe Dave the Diver hooks you with some fun farm and restaurant mechanics. Then you make a little garden in Valheim and that feels pretty good. You think maybe you'll experiment with a bit of Stardew. Then next thing you know, BAM you're mainlining Farming Simulator-- Ironically at first, and then not.

[–] Manzas@lemdro.id 4 points 2 days ago

Super relaxing multiplayer

[–] Realitaetsverlust@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's not a games job to protect the children, but the parents job. It's pretty weird we've got to this point here.

[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 10 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I think you replied to the wrong post (maybe a client bug?)

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 20 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

The context here is hilarious. Makes it seem like farming simulator is some kind of super subversive, fucked up thing we shouldn't allow children to play. lol

"What if they actually become farmers? That's not what we want for our children is it?"

[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

If our kids become farmers they’d have to rely on goberment subsidies and I’m not raising no socialist!!!

[–] Realitaetsverlust@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

Lmao, no idea what went wrong there

[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Can you grow hemp in farm simulator

[–] perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Definitely. Can't remember if it's in the base game (update: no, it's a mod) but it works like cotton and tobacco.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 6 points 3 days ago

You can if you get it on PC and install mods to be able to.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

It's not farm sim, but Project Zomboid has some decent farming mechanics (and a shitload of mods). A lot of the very popular mods just add drugs into the game. A couple of those highest rated ones add a ton of weed stuff to the game (papers; grinders; bongs; pipes; farmable seeds and hemp with different strains, stages of growth, and even disease the plants can catch). Modders are wild.

[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Funny comparison. One is a yearly multiplayer-ish release and the other is a sequel to a 13 year old singleplayer action game. I have no doubt AW2 could sell a ton more copies… but they’ve decided they don’t want that

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No, they decided that Epic was the best bet to get the game done at all as they were willing to finance it, and this is the unfortunate outcome.

[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yep, I’m aware of why they went with Epic, but if Epic wanted to make more of a return they’d put the game on the platform with more paying users. But they decided they don’t want that

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Sorry, I thought you were blaming Remedy and not Epic.

[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 2 points 3 days ago

Fair, I wasn’t clear! I’m sure Remedy would LOVE to get the game in as many player’s hands as they could