The world itself though doesn’t feel much improved in terms of graphical quality. From the little valve that covers the exhaust of some tractors (which moves when accelerating) to the rotating axles, it’s hard not to get lost just looking at all the equipment. We’re getting used to Giants Software delivering stupidly detailed virtual farming equipment but they have pushed the bar even further this time.
Farming wheat, maintaining live stock or forestry, it’s up to you! Earning more money will allow you to buy more machines and land leading to the decision of what aspect of Farming Simulator world you want to focus on.
You start doing the various things that you can and sell the products that you obtain. Whether you started in easy, medium or hard mode will decide how much starting funds you have. The great thing about this sort of games is that you make your own story. There is no traditional form of a story to be found here. Let’s take a look at the latest in farming simulation, Farming Simulator 15. Over the years they have gained a large mod community which brought a lot of extra content to the games.
Since 2011 they have been releasing bi-annual iterations of their Farming Simulator. Giants Software seems to be aware of this.
While farming in real-life is taking a turn for the worst, virtual farming seems to be more popular than ever.