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GameSpot Presents Rank: Street Cleaning Simulator (PC)
August 10th, 2011, 18:02
Gamespot is bringing you a healthy chunk of social realism with their indepth presentation of Street Cleaning Simulator:
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/stree…video%3Bhd%3B1
They also made a video that sumarizes some of the raving reviews of the game;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyaCzyIp6I4
Jim Rossignol also offers his experiences on Rock, Paper SHOTGUN
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011…ing-simulator/
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/stree…video%3Bhd%3B1
They also made a video that sumarizes some of the raving reviews of the game;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyaCzyIp6I4
Jim Rossignol also offers his experiences on Rock, Paper SHOTGUN
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011…ing-simulator/
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An eye for an eye, and soon the whole world is blind. - Mahatma Gandhi
The world is my country. To do good is my religion. My mind is my own church. This simple creed is all we need to enjoy peace on earth. - Thomas Paine
Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind. - John F Kennedy
An eye for an eye, and soon the whole world is blind. - Mahatma Gandhi
The world is my country. To do good is my religion. My mind is my own church. This simple creed is all we need to enjoy peace on earth. - Thomas Paine
Last edited by JemyM; August 10th, 2011 at 20:09.
Okay, now roll sanity.
August 10th, 2011, 19:01
This appears to me to be one of the "simulator" games sold here in Germny with quite some success.
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“ Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction.“ (E.F.Schumacher, Economist, Source)
“ Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction.“ (E.F.Schumacher, Economist, Source)
TL;DR
August 10th, 2011, 20:01
Who keeps buying these things? This is not the first very odd simulator to be released as a game in recent years. Ever wanted to drive a combine harvester? You can do it in this game. There are also real time truck driving simulators, where you go from town to town (in real time!) loading and unloading goods.
Keeper of the Watch
August 10th, 2011, 22:41
So-called "Farm Simulators" are hugely popular here in Germany - not among gamers of course.
Gamers both despise them and are puzzled about who might buy them at the same time.
It seems to me that these "Simulation Games" cover a "target group" that hasn't been targeted before.
It must be a customer/buyer group completely parallel to the usual gamers groups, I think …
Gamers both despise them and are puzzled about who might buy them at the same time.
It seems to me that these "Simulation Games" cover a "target group" that hasn't been targeted before.
It must be a customer/buyer group completely parallel to the usual gamers groups, I think …
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“ Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction.“ (E.F.Schumacher, Economist, Source)
“ Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction.“ (E.F.Schumacher, Economist, Source)
TL;DR
August 11th, 2011, 00:48
Not just Parallel to the usual gamer group, but also so far removed from it that we can't perceive its existence, outside of a few ripples it causes.
I've watched a few videos of these simulators on YouTube, and I really can't see why someone would play these games. Simulators of more glamorous or exciting jobs (pilot, fire fighter, police and so on) i can understand, but Road construction simulator actually managed to look less interesting than cleaning my apartment. What kind of person suddenly gets the urge to play a construction worker, on a computer, when all you do is some very mundane tasks?
I've watched a few videos of these simulators on YouTube, and I really can't see why someone would play these games. Simulators of more glamorous or exciting jobs (pilot, fire fighter, police and so on) i can understand, but Road construction simulator actually managed to look less interesting than cleaning my apartment. What kind of person suddenly gets the urge to play a construction worker, on a computer, when all you do is some very mundane tasks?
Keeper of the Watch
August 11th, 2011, 11:58
Casual gamers, and I tend to believe its casual gamers of an higher age. People who just don't play Crysis.
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“ Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction.“ (E.F.Schumacher, Economist, Source)
“ Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction.“ (E.F.Schumacher, Economist, Source)
TL;DR
August 11th, 2011, 12:05
Well, the gameplay looks more complex than some AAA games these days, to be honest.
Anyway, I don't know who the target group is (although I assume Alrik is on the right track), but it is clearly a viable niche. Just look at the portfolio of these guys:
http://www.astragon.de/simulationen.html
Heh - demolition company simulator could be fun…
Anyway, I don't know who the target group is (although I assume Alrik is on the right track), but it is clearly a viable niche. Just look at the portfolio of these guys:
http://www.astragon.de/simulationen.html
Heh - demolition company simulator could be fun…
Wose extraordinaire
RPGWatch Donor
August 11th, 2011, 12:08
GBG is "Rasmus Modsat" today
That said, I always appreciate simulators like this - even if I'd never - ever - play them myself. I think they're worth it, just to give people an idea of how something might work in reality. Any actual knowledge taught to the interested (or, perhaps especially, the disinterested) is potentially a positive.
That said, I always appreciate simulators like this - even if I'd never - ever - play them myself. I think they're worth it, just to give people an idea of how something might work in reality. Any actual knowledge taught to the interested (or, perhaps especially, the disinterested) is potentially a positive.
Waste of potential
August 11th, 2011, 12:13
Originally Posted by DArtagnanWho???
GBG is "Rasmus Modsat" today
(GBG needs to exceed pesky character limit)
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RPGWatch Donor
August 11th, 2011, 12:16
Originally Posted by GhanBuriGhanIt's a Danish expression used to describe a person who says, thinks, or acts in a way opposite to everyone else
Who???
(GBG needs to exceed pesky character limit)
Waste of potential
August 11th, 2011, 12:30
Originally Posted by DArtagnanOh come on! Bearded dunmer, street cleaing simulators - who could possibly resist!
It's a Danish expression used to describe a person who says, thinks, or acts in a way opposite to everyone else
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RPGWatch Donor
August 11th, 2011, 12:34
Originally Posted by GhanBuriGhanYeah, I get your point
Oh come on! Bearded dunmer, street cleaing simulators - who could possibly resist!
Waste of potential
August 11th, 2011, 12:36
I wrote from the last year's Games Com, where there was a banner hanging over the booth of such a Simulation-game developing firm, saying they had had more buyers than WOW …
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“ Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction.“ (E.F.Schumacher, Economist, Source)
“ Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction.“ (E.F.Schumacher, Economist, Source)
TL;DR
August 11th, 2011, 12:38
So do you guys think this game's target group is much larger than the amount of gamers who aren't intimidated and terrified by things like character generation in an RPG?
Watchdog
August 11th, 2011, 12:39
Probably. Maybe we should just sell our niche as "Role Playing Gamer Simulator"! 
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Waste of potential
August 11th, 2011, 12:49
Originally Posted by DArtagnanI thought they were dating simulations
Aren't recent Bioware RPGs actually RPG simulations?
Watchdog
August 11th, 2011, 12:54
Originally Posted by TheSiskoThey might become good dating simulators once they hire a designer who's been on an actual date
I thought they were dating simulations
Waste of potential
August 11th, 2011, 14:15
If I understood it correctly, "dating simulators" actually do exist - for the Japanese market.
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“ Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction.“ (E.F.Schumacher, Economist, Source)
“ Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction.“ (E.F.Schumacher, Economist, Source)
TL;DR
June 28th, 2012, 09:14
Thread Necromancer brings you: The agriculture simulator!
The review is in German - unfortunately, because it is quite funny…
http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/games…-a-841094.html
The review is in German - unfortunately, because it is quite funny…
http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/games…-a-841094.html
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