WorldWarrior

Impressive scale, but little variety in the surroundings. When making a virtual trip through the Apennines, on the one hand, you admire the constant attention to detail with which the authors worked on every hundred kilometers stretching from north to south, and on the other hand, you get the impression that they did not have enough resources for such a large territory. Two effects led me to think like this. The first is the uneven development of different cities: it seems that the port cities and those inland were made by completely different teams. Ancona, Bari, Livorno, the Sicilian harbors are made with photographic accuracy and filled with historical landmarks. And places like Bologna and Florence are just a few offices and factories. Perhaps the main disappointment is Rome: I understand that in a city with such an ancient heritage, the movement of trucks is limited, but it could have been made memorable, but for now - warehouses and that's all. The second effect is that many objects, especially churches, are too often reused in different parts of the map. Despite these shortcomings, the game Italy as a whole turned out to be fascinating and colorful. I was pleased with the presence of signs with the names of regions on their administrative borders and the atmosphere of Corsica, which was added later, especially Sassari. Although the DLC requires updating the textures (after all, it is 2017), but, in my opinion, it is still worth buying right now - positive impressions are guaranteed.

Not a car simulator. And not an economic strategy. This is about the path in the deepest sense of the word. That's right, in ETS 2 the process is more important than the goal, and the road is the central element of this process. I would call the game a travel simulator with elements of cargo transportation. It is worth noting right away: the mechanics of building a logistics empire, the functionality of trucks and the vehicle fleet itself are extremely limited, especially by the standards of our time. The developers are focusing on the creating of an open world, and here they really have something to be proud of: you can rush along branched routes with large recreation areas, visit tourist areas with detailed recreated attractions (I checked on the Maps) and, of course, focus on logistics centers and enterprises of all spheres of activity: from farms to nuclear power plants. And all this taking into account the traffic rules and the industrial structure of the economy of each specific country. The only disappointments are the mediocre traffic AI and graphics features - the sky model and lighting have been completely redesigned, which has transformed the environment, but the texture resolution of almost everything leaves much to be desired. In general, if you like to explore new things, enjoying the feeling of driving a multi-ton truck (and the physics, despite the age of the game, are decent here - this is not a "soap" driving), then the purchase will definitely be worth it. From myself, I can recommend driving mainly on new or updated parts of the map (Germany, Switzerland, Austria and DLC not older than 2020s) and study useful modifications from the Workshop - there are a lot of them. It is also worth looking into TruckersMP, a separate "game in a game".