![]() ![]() The amount of action you are actually required to take while out on the shift is optional, but this really does offer a true simulation of the role. Progression isn’t incredibly tricky, but the draw provided by the game’s wealth of unlockables does encourage successful and accurate driving during your shift. Once you have enough coin in the bank, you can then expand your routes in the city, purchase and upgrade new buses and hire new staff to drive the additional routes. All of your actions are linked to your overall level at the end of the route with your success at each element of the role linked to how much you are subsequently paid. Sure, you can drive like a maniac, miss your stops and avoid taking payment, but you’re not going to make it far in your career if you do so. Handling the buses themselves is easy enough with the weighty vehicles providing enough challenge without ever feeling genuinely unwieldy, but with troublesome travellers, variable weather conditions, traffic and timing issues to take care of, there is always plenty to do at any given moment, and with success at every level of the role linked to your paid progression, all of your actions feel admirably consequential. ![]() The pace is invariably leisurely, but with so many minor challenges to keep your mind on, it never feels like a passive experience. Still, if you can get past the decidedly dated visuals, StillAlive Studios’ move from PC to console gaming brings with it plenty to like. The buses themselves look great and benefit from a huge amount of what I suspect to be very accurate internal details, but those details often serve to highlight the inconsistency of the game’s visual design. The still images don’t actually look that bad, but in motion, this is a dull, largely lifeless affair, one that, from an artistic perspective, could do with a lot more character (perhaps the bland visuals represent a genuine commitment to recreating the role), and from a technical perspective, one that suffers from horrendously wooden characters and poorly realised surroundings. There are minor issues throughout, but in terms of its core gameplay and structure, it’s a largely sound experience, one that is only soured by some genuinely budget visuals. It won’t be for everyone of course, but the solid challenge, engaging sense of progression, mostly decent handling and wry sense of humour combine to make this a wholly unique console gaming experience. But yeah, there is something about the unique pace and gentle challenge that make this an oddly compelling experience. ![]() Honestly, I wasn’t expecting to enjoy this at all, I mean, c’mon, it’s driving a bus for heaven’s sake. Who the hell wants to drive a virtual bus by the defined rules of the road? Well, me it turns out. Heck, if you want to be a……bus driver? Wait, who wants to be a bus driver? There is nothing wrong with it as a profession of course, but you might as well be playing Office Administration Simulator. Whether you want to be a fighter pilot, a space marine, an elf or a professional footballer, video games have you covered. ![]() Not only will the quality of your driving influence how much you’re paid, but some mistakes (such as hitting people or causing property damage) will cause you to owe money.Video games might be the finest form of escapism in modern society. You’ll need to use it when you have passengers in wheelchairs.ĭrive carefully. Your bus is equipped with a wheelchair ramp. Aim for a high rating before you turn a route over to NPCs.ĭriving with your lights on, especially at night, is particularly critical if you’re driving in first-person, due to your limited view. When you drive a route, your satisfaction rating will determine how well your NPC drivers drive that route. If you use the cockpit zoom while in the cockpit, you’ll be shown an overlay with each button/lever’s purpose explained.ĭepending on your settings, you will be able to click any bus stop, depot, dealership, or paint shop in order to fast travel to it. There are four different difficulty settings that affect both driving controls and convenience features (such as fast travel). ![]()
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