TramSim: Console Version Assessment (PS5)

Whereas we’d have most well-liked the sights and sounds from Blackpool’s Pleasure Seashore by way of to Bispham, we suppose Vienna’s iconic tram line comes an in depth second. TramSim: Console Version is a scrappy locomotive title trying to develop on the success of Practice Sim World 3, and whereas it lacks the TLC of Dovetail’s flagship simulation, it’s actually profitable at embedding you in its gorgeous surroundings.

We’ve by no means visited the Austrian capital – if the developer wish to invite us over for analysis functions, we’ll fortunately pack a bag straight away – however we spent a bit of little bit of time taking a look at YouTube reference movies, and there’s no query this launch options some outstanding consideration to element. Regardless of by no means setting foot within the metropolis, we had been in a position to pick a variety of real-life landmarks and buildings, purely as a result of we’d seen them within the recreation.

Exterior of the startup process – which you’ll choose to skip in most modes – working the trams is extremely easy, and that makes the gameplay so much breezier than a few of the routes in Practice Sim World 3. However some cumbersome management features may be infuriating, and we wished higher effort would have been made to really tune the title to consoles – it looks like going again to a simulator from a decade in the past, when builders hadn’t fairly grasped the idea of a conventional recreation pad.

Whereas there are some extra particular situations with predetermined targets and aims, you’ll get most of your enjoyment simply driving the tram round. A second route impressed by Munich provides some much-needed selection, though you do get the sense that the developer spent the vast majority of its time and funds on Vienna, as that is clearly the extra detailed of the 2 areas.

Whereas there’s a gentle sense of development enabled by an XP system, the sport usually feels fairly hands-off when it comes to steering or course. We loved studying the operation of the trams and even the signalling system, however as soon as we’d pushed each routes a handful of instances, we didn’t really feel massively compelled to do it once more. By comparability, Practice Sim World 3 – with its medals, collectibles, and deeper situations – feels much more moreish, and thus we’d solely actually advocate TramSim: Console Version for those who’re comfy with setting your individual guidelines and rewards.