Farming Simulator 2013

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7.4

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  1. AlleyRat
    Feb 16, 2013
    9
    This game is definitely not for anybody. It plays at its own relatively leisurely pace and is easy to get into not for action freaks.
    The game runs great on my Win7 system I haven't encountered any bugs in hours of gameplay. I found the graphics and sounds very pleasant, but the interface is not intuitive or handy because it's kept out of sight most of the time you'll have to press    This game is definitely not for anybody. It plays at its own relatively leisurely pace and is easy to get into not for action freaks.
    The game runs great on my Win7 system I haven't encountered any bugs in hours of gameplay. I found the graphics and sounds very pleasant, but the interface is not intuitive or handy because it's kept out of sight most of the time you'll have to press keys repeatedly to bring up certain info on the screen, which I found annoying. Aside from that only gripe, I found the controls of the many vehicles good and easy to learn.
    Running the farm is fun and relaxing, with lots of stuff to do once you have several fields going (you'll have to hire some workers to keep up). You can also change the game speed and enable/disable missions (mowing grass pays off) at anytime during gameplay, or download a free ATV to drive around at high speed.
    Really enjoying this game a totally different experience from anything else I've played on the PC.    … Expand
  2. thatfool
    Nov 1, 2012
    9
    This is surprisingly good for something that doesn't even try to hide the fact it's a farming simulator. That said, of course it still *is* a farming simulator, so you *will* be doing some things that are a little more tedious than you'd expect from a typical game. For example, there's no denying that a large part of farm work is driving up and down a field at slow speed, so you will beThis is surprisingly good for something that doesn't even try to hide the fact it's a farming simulator. That said, of course it still *is* a farming simulator, so you *will* be doing some things that are a little more tedious than you'd expect from a typical game. For example, there's no denying that a large part of farm work is driving up and down a field at slow speed, so you will be doing some of that. At the same time you don't have most of the sources of excitement that other open world games have, you're doing honest work (except if you're stealing golf carts, which is possible and apparently nobody cares) so you're not going to be in any police chases or shootouts. The game does a very good job at simulating a farm. You start out with some money, machinery, a loan, and a field (depending on difficulty) and manage the operation from there on. You tend your fields, buy machines, buy more fields, perhaps some animals, and so on, and the level of detail is mostly pretty good. All this takes place in a completely open world, and while you can't buy any cars unless you install mods, there's a very large selection of tractors and other equipment that you can drive around. The nice thing is that equipment generally works like you'd expect it to work: Trailers can be attached to tractors, or in some cases to other trailers, making trains; then you drive them over a grate and press a key to unload your grains, which will happen in a way specific to the type of trailer you're using. Front loaders can pick up things and carry them around, sowers sow, sprayers spray, additional tanks attached to the front of your tractor provide more fertilizer for the sprayer attached to its rear, balers pick up straw and make bales, which you can then pick up with a front loader or another machine that stacks them. Cows produce manure, which you can use to fertilize your fields if you choose to do so, and so forth.

    The game does try to alleviate some of the tedium by letting you hire help for some of the repetitive driving tasks. For example, plowing, cultivating, sowing, fertilizing, spraying, and harvesting can all be done by a computer controlled clone of you. This is implemented very nicely, you just drive the machine to the starting point and press H and it'll start doing what you'd expect it to do. For example, a combine harvester will start slowly harvesting your field, driving up and down, and eventually stop when it's full. Then you can pull up next to it with a trailer and the computer help will extend the combine's pipe and unload the harvest into your trailer and continue. Similarly if you drive next to it while it's harvesting, it'll transfer the harvest to your trailer as you go. This makes it very easy to do some of the typical farming tasks that normally require more than one person. It also adds an aspect of time management to the game when you have multiple computer controlled helpers working your fields and need to jump around between them to support them.

    You also don't have to wait for your plants to grow. There are three settings to control how fast plants grow, and separately you can also speed up time by 120x. Machines only work at one fixed pace, though.

    The farming aspect of this game includes various types of grains, potatoes, beets, as well as cattle (for dairy), sheep (for wool), and chicken (for eggs). Additionally, you can buy green houses that you can freely place on the map to grow things such as herbs or tomatoes, and you can buy bee houses that'll produce honey.

    In addition to typical farming tasks, there also are some half arsed missions (basically two types: one requires you to pick up something with a front loader, another requires you to mow strangely rectangular areas where grass suddenly appeared on the golf course). You can also buy solar panels and wind energy converters, which will provide a nice consistent stream of extra income (they're a little too good).

    I'm rating this game a 9 out of 10 because it's a good farming simulator with a very nice open world and very detailed equipment. But as I stated above, it's still a farming simulator, and not an action game, and I would not necessarily expect it to appeal to the same audience as other open world games.    … Expand
  3. Elblanco
    Oct 25, 2012
    10
    This is the best farming sim yet. Harvest moon and farmville are very clearly 2nd tier games at the advent of Farming sim 2013. It has up to 10 player multiplayer so you and all of your friends and simulate the exciting work of the agriculture industry. With the addition of sugar beets and potatoes the possibilities are endless. This may just be GOTY 2012. Farming Simulator 2013 is a mustThis is the best farming sim yet. Harvest moon and farmville are very clearly 2nd tier games at the advent of Farming sim 2013. It has up to 10 player multiplayer so you and all of your friends and simulate the exciting work of the agriculture industry. With the addition of sugar beets and potatoes the possibilities are endless. This may just be GOTY 2012. Farming Simulator 2013 is a must buy for any fans of the hardcore farming simulator genre. 10 out of 10.… Expand
  4. KotikPotaskun
    Aug 25, 2013
    10
    Really good game for relaxing and for trying some mods...love it. With the tight mods you can build your own little wold. Not for pro gamers. Although keep your girlfriend away from XBOX.
  5. ThomasIS96
    Nov 12, 2012
    10
    This is an epic game. All of the graphics are amazing but there one or two bugs for instance the red tractor you get at the start resists falling over even when it should be on its roof but overall this is an amazing game just needs a bit of patch work.
  6. rehydra
    Nov 7, 2012
    10
    This is currently the best farming related game. The value and amount of stuff you get for the low price of the game is just amazing. Keep up the good work and hopefully big brands like John Deere will join your great game!
  7. rjsb123
    Apr 14, 2013
    10
    Good game! Lots of good features. Much better than farming simulator 2011. Lots of new equipment. Very good game and I would reccomend this game!!!!!!
  8. Diablo92
    Feb 2, 2014
    10
    Awesome simulator. Its nothing like the euro truck simulator where you mainly drive loads everywhere. In this simulator you work your way up so you can own more land and do twice as much more harvesting as you did from the beginning. there are animals in the game and greenhouses and electric producers and much more to help you gain a big amount of money. There's over atleast 20 differentAwesome simulator. Its nothing like the euro truck simulator where you mainly drive loads everywhere. In this simulator you work your way up so you can own more land and do twice as much more harvesting as you did from the beginning. there are animals in the game and greenhouses and electric producers and much more to help you gain a big amount of money. There's over atleast 20 different brand names you can buy from and all that do different things to get the job done.

    I have so far put in 150 hours into this game and i thought it would be tough but it turns out i was wrong. It's incredibly time consuming and when you go to purchase items that can be placed on the map, it can only be placed one direction. Greenhouses need supplied water AND manure instead of manure alone.

    When i first started getting cow and and a bunch of animals, i thought i was biting off more than i can chew but its becoming even more fun and now i can see almost the whole games features and what its got to offer. I really enjoy this simulator. Best simulator yet! 10/10    … Expand
  9. Zenchina
    Jul 15, 2013
    9
    You must not forget the most beautiful thing about this game... Creating mods for game. If you didn't create your own mod, you didn't actually play this game.
  10. creepy854jg
    Oct 20, 2013
    8
    This is probably the best Farming game that I have played in a long time. The game-play is smooth. I like the Multiplayer because I can have my normal save game to play on with my friends so I can show them what I have done.
    I also like how you can easily mod the game. The mods from the website and from 3rd party websites such as farming-uk.
    It's also buggy at some points with the    This is probably the best Farming game that I have played in a long time. The game-play is smooth. I like the Multiplayer because I can have my normal save game to play on with my friends so I can show them what I have done.
    I also like how you can easily mod the game. The mods from the website and from 3rd party websites such as farming-uk.
    It's also buggy at some points with the driving. That is the only problem I have had with Farming Simulator 2013.
    I think that people should get this game if you want a good Farming game to play in your spare time, or with friends. The missions that you get are nice, the best mission that I have found is the Mowing missions, they pay good and they are easy jobs to do/    … Expand
  11. Jbrown
    Jan 2, 2014
    8
    This is the first simulator game I have played due to liking other genres of games but so far loving it!

    It is a game you can spend hours on and although it takes some time to learn the ropes once you get the hang of it you will be ploughing those potatoes all night long! I have given an 8 due to the fact the tutorial does not go in depth enough for beginners as it shows you how to use    This is the first simulator game I have played due to liking other genres of games but so far loving it!

    It is a game you can spend hours on and although it takes some time to learn the ropes once you get the hang of it you will be ploughing those potatoes all night long! I have given an 8 due to the fact the tutorial does not go in depth enough for beginners as it shows you how to use the machines but nothing about the environment factors such as fuel, selling or location of services.

    The graphics are not the best (No reflections in side mirrors when in 1st person view) but with the amount of vehicles and features it gives you it can be forgiven. The mission timers are a let down as it does not give you enough time to complete them in some cases but it does let you explore more parts of the large map and use other vehicles apart from tractors and harvesters. Good Game from Giant Software!    … Expand
  12. bungholemcgee
    Feb 16, 2014
    8
    It's not the best simulator i've ever played, and the physics kind of suck, but it is still realistic and fun to play after spending hours shooting people in violent video games.

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 4, 2013
    60
    You can find a lot of educational value in this simulation, but as entertainment, it just doesn’t work – it's more edutainment than a game. [Jan 2013]
  2. CD-Action
    Jan 6, 2013
    60
    This is not a product for a typical gamer and has plenty of shortcomings but it does fit lazy afternoons pretty well. But on the other hand so does blowing into ocarina… [1/2013, p.74]
  3. Games.cz
    Dec 28, 2012
    60
    What sounds as a simple idea, ends up being a complex game that simulates agricultural life from many perspectives and in the best way possible. Just do not look for perfection nor a revolution in it.
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