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  1. Sep 3, 2020
    0
    El PC se sobrecalienta a niveles muy altos, teniendo una 2080 ti y un i7, no puedo correrlo ni a 60 fps. El Port de este juego es más cutre que el del gta IV. Parece un juego de 2006, literalmente. Con estar a 10 km ya se nota que la calidad de un edificio es bazofia. Después de haber venido del The Last of Us Parte II, este juego (gráficamente) es como dar limonada a un perro. Un 0 merecido.
  2. Sep 3, 2020
    10
    This is the best simulator for many years. It is great in so many ways, and well worth paying the $50 for the basic package. I cannot stress how USA centric this is though, as the majority of photorealistic cities are in the USA. Even FSX had high def bumpmapping and scenery in the USA, and the rest of the world was lower quality, much lower lol.

    As for flight controls, I have
    This is the best simulator for many years. It is great in so many ways, and well worth paying the $50 for the basic package. I cannot stress how USA centric this is though, as the majority of photorealistic cities are in the USA. Even FSX had high def bumpmapping and scenery in the USA, and the rest of the world was lower quality, much lower lol.

    As for flight controls, I have Thrustmaster throttle and joystick and they are seen, setup fine, and work very well. The game has sensitivity controls, and over 5 pages of A4 needed to print out the keyboard assignements. One downside is that 2 of those pages are for camera controls, and there is no replay!! It also strikes me as strange that the "fasten seat belts" switch is disabled!! It is one massive part of any pretend Captains flight to turn it off and on again - so strange how they left that out.

    I cannot help but feel sorry for those who had issues in the first week, but the truth is that many issues will be fixed, and fairly quickly. FSX was 15 years old this year, and I have been using it all those 15 years and had fun with it, it worked out to £3 a year. If this one keeps going for 10 years, it's going to be worth it.

    The real shame is the downside of modern-day DLC and payware addons. I expect my flight sim to be more complete than this, with at least 2 helicopters, and all the functions of FSX in this one - so to find that the A321 in FSX has more functionality than this one's A320 was disappointing.

    The upside is the community. Already there is a 2GB livery pack, and the A32NX project is restoring the functions of the A320 MFD for free. We already have some new airports released for free and utilities as well. It's not all pay to play. I am annoyed that Microsoft appear to be releasing helicopters as a DLC that we will have to pay for, I already forked out a small fortune for the Premium package, and I really think we should get two helicopters for free. Similarly there is no float/sea plane, and that also is a bit off.

    The scenery, graphics and AI are pretty high quality though, and flying at night and across scenery in the daytime is pretty damn amazing. It's great. it has some bugs, but they will hopefully be addressed in time. I have read reports that tell you the flight characteristics aren't real, I flew a Cessna 152 in real life, and I can tell you it was pretty realistic. I have read people saying "you shouldn't be able to fly upside down!!" - You know what? I don't care. I used to use FSX for training between flights in the real 152, and this one is 10 times more realistic thatn FSX. I have also wathced and lsitened to several real-world airline pilots flying the A320neo in the sim, and they are saying it's pretty realistic, so I think we have to say that it is more than 75% realistic, and at the end of the day, that's good enough for most people.

    When you try to model 110,000 airports around the whole of the world, even 0.5% is going to be a large NUMBER of mistakes = 550 ... The thing is, some of the mistakes are simple, and some are complex. There are some things missing, and there are a few simple mistakes --- I find it hard to believe that no one noticed the blue taxi arrows point the wrong way and lead you into a field instead of onto the runway, that sort of thing should have been fixed during alpha and beta testing.

    Overall, it will only be worth the money if we get fixes and addons for free that fix the flight planning limitations, and the lack of aircraft. The community will soon begin releasing more and more freeware, the FA/18 came out this week, and the livery pack is at 2.12GB, so in six months I think we will have so many addons we will be in a better position to say whether or not it was worth the money. Currently, buy the basic and don't wate your money buying the premium - it just is not worth the extra cash.

    Why have I given it 10 stars? Because I have spent at least 2 hours a day flying around, and smiled every time I think about flying it, every time I fly in it, and every time I start it I get excited.
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  3. Sep 3, 2020
    10
    Very good game with excelent flight model. Insane graphics and a lot of aircrafts in Basic version.
  4. Sep 3, 2020
    9
    The simulator for sure isn't perfect yet, but my god, it has more potential than any other simulator on the market right now, and it is already brilliant, especially with this being the biggest game that studio has ever done to date.
  5. Sep 2, 2020
    10
    Being able to explore the earth at a 1 to 1 scale is an incredibly thrilling experience that'll excite any person with an inner explorer. Along with truly realistic flight simulation experience that'll make any real world pilot wow with astonishment. It does have a few technical hiccups but which can be easily fleshed out in the future. Overall this game is a must play for our generation.
  6. Sep 1, 2020
    10
    Absolutely amazing! I’m having just as much fun with this game as I did back in the late 90’s
  7. Aug 31, 2020
    8
    Fun, like it a lot, I can't really experience it properly because my GTX 1650 cant handle this game
    Looks amazing.
    Summary: a good game, wish I could play this at 30fps
  8. Aug 31, 2020
    7
    Was widely looking forward to this game, but biggest PC gaming disappointment of the year so far fore me. Release seems to have been rushed in order to take advantage of the spike in video game sales during covid-19, and/or with misleading system requirements. Game hard crashes my PC almost every single time that I play it, almost always on the pre-flight loading screen.

    Originally
    Was widely looking forward to this game, but biggest PC gaming disappointment of the year so far fore me. Release seems to have been rushed in order to take advantage of the spike in video game sales during covid-19, and/or with misleading system requirements. Game hard crashes my PC almost every single time that I play it, almost always on the pre-flight loading screen.

    Originally purchased the game on Steam, got a refund after multiple crashes, then got it on Xbox Game Pass but still have the same problem. The installer for this is terrible, I might add. I have tried all recommended troubleshooting options; I have uninstalled and reinstalled the game multiple times (which takes minimum 3 hours each time). I have turned off all background applications, updated my GPU driver, updated Windows, updated the Microsoft Store app, uninstalled and reinstalled Windows Visual C++, performed Cleanboot, turned off antivirus and firewall, and disabled all third-party applications. I have installed the game on a SSD. I have an overlocked Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070, an AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, and 16GB of RAM, but I'm unable to play this game even on LOW-END settings without it crashing. If I turn off online functionality, the graphics look worse than a Nintendo 64 game, and it still crashes sometimes. I definitely would not recommend, unless you're looking for hours of aggravation, OR if you insist on trying your luck, wait until several patches have been released.

    [To Microsoft and Asobo Studios]: Please don't list a GTX 970 as fulfilling your official "recommended" system requirements, only to release a game that apparently can only run if you have two SLI-compatible GeForce 2080tis on your rig. Thanks.
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  9. Aug 31, 2020
    0
    ¿Y la gracia del juego? Si es que se le puede llamar juego

    Coges un avión, das una vuelta por tu ciudad, estrellas el avión en tu casa y a la papelera, juego para una tarde y a otra cosa, ABURRIDO
  10. Aug 30, 2020
    10
    Excellent, the future of the video games simply the best simulator
  11. Aug 30, 2020
    10
    Unbelievable, jaw-dropping, flawless. This is a masterpiece. This is not just a game. This game can become a hobby. This game will last a decade from now. Imagine in the near future you are waiting at an airport, getting bored. You have a super advanced portable VR PC. You strap it in an play MS Flight Simulator. Roaming around the world in stunning 4K, oblivious of the boring peopleUnbelievable, jaw-dropping, flawless. This is a masterpiece. This is not just a game. This game can become a hobby. This game will last a decade from now. Imagine in the near future you are waiting at an airport, getting bored. You have a super advanced portable VR PC. You strap it in an play MS Flight Simulator. Roaming around the world in stunning 4K, oblivious of the boring people around you. This game will stay in our PCs for a long time. Expand
  12. Aug 30, 2020
    0
    That was really really disappointment. Microsoft released this GAME for money. They didn't complete this GAME. This GAME needs to 1 more year to become real simulator. Oh wait not 1 year it's 2-3 years!!
  13. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Impossible à jouer, le jeu crash SANS CESSE ! J'ai beau avoir formaté et reinstallé windows 10 complétement, impossible de jouer plus de 10min sans que ça ne plante
  14. Aug 29, 2020
    0
    5h download
    failed
    another 5h download
    failed
    3rd 5h download
    installed
    doesnt launch
    3h looking for errors. My problem? Microsoft Username contains "Ü"
    Uninstall
    another download
    failed

    worst launch ever. 70€ for nothing.
  15. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Hey all I agree with many players here, especially with "Fair Player PL". Thank you for your time tests and patience with describing ideas and bad sides of the microsoft flight simulator 2020. Microsoft and Asobo focused tooo much on graphic, they completely abandoned the gameplay features like FS Airlines, FS Captain, FS Passengers which should be build in into simulator deluxe or otherHey all I agree with many players here, especially with "Fair Player PL". Thank you for your time tests and patience with describing ideas and bad sides of the microsoft flight simulator 2020. Microsoft and Asobo focused tooo much on graphic, they completely abandoned the gameplay features like FS Airlines, FS Captain, FS Passengers which should be build in into simulator deluxe or other versions of new product.
    REALISM?: Here is the most important aspect because it is the simulator - nit the GTA!!!
    To be honest it sucks hard. I will not go into details because I would have to write a book, but in comparable the A2A, PMDG or even FlightOne or Carenado, those defaults planes are a joke.

    Reasuming this product is nice graphic simulator game and to abtain status of real simulator like x-plane or P3D, users again will have to spent hundreds or thousands $$$ for addons to make it REAL!!!
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  16. Aug 28, 2020
    2
    In my experience and my friend's experience in this game, we had multiple crashes horrendous texture streaming, incredibly low frame rates, and a flight model that doesn't feel anything like real life. If you have a monster pc and an amazing internet connection then I guess this "sim" isn't that bad which is sad in my opinion, and before someone thinks I have a **** pc, I want to tell youIn my experience and my friend's experience in this game, we had multiple crashes horrendous texture streaming, incredibly low frame rates, and a flight model that doesn't feel anything like real life. If you have a monster pc and an amazing internet connection then I guess this "sim" isn't that bad which is sad in my opinion, and before someone thinks I have a **** pc, I want to tell you my specs which include an i7-6700k, a GTX 970 and 8GB of RAM which runs pretty much every game I get my hands on pretty damn well. Also for all the potential steam users thinking of buying this disgusting cash grab, just know that they have an "anti" refund policy which includes downloading a 500MB launcher on steam which you are supposed to download the game in, and bear in mind this download is counted as playtime which means no refund for you buddy, though there is a way to refund this garbage and it is making a support ticket with steam and explaining the situation and they will be glad to give your money back to you and if all else fails then just do a Paypal chargeback or credit card chargeback :) Expand
  17. Aug 28, 2020
    0
    jogo bem fraquinho. demoraram quase 3 decadas pra fazer uma continuação e é bem frustrante o resultado final. uma copia barata do google imagens e todo bugado e com graficos de geração passada.
  18. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Perfect, good game, good graphics, good play, excelent simulator, very goo job.
  19. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a masterpiece. Literally stunned by its visuals and level of details even when you zoom in and out while inside the plane, it does not blur rather it is perfection. Expand
  20. Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Best flight simulation ever! Beats P3D and XP in every aspect! I am overwhelmed and speechless. Thanks a lot Asobo and Microsoft.
  21. Aug 27, 2020
    1
    I'll be honest for 2 weeks, the players did more than the developers probably 3 times to fix the game. For $ 119, it's just Spanish shame, holes still sea, planes liners barely alive. Basic functions fail on failure.and sit and hope that people with even hands will fix the planes and fix the game instead of developers who sell it for such money, $ 60 a bum.package. this is sooo not aI'll be honest for 2 weeks, the players did more than the developers probably 3 times to fix the game. For $ 119, it's just Spanish shame, holes still sea, planes liners barely alive. Basic functions fail on failure.and sit and hope that people with even hands will fix the planes and fix the game instead of developers who sell it for such money, $ 60 a bum.package. this is sooo not a little,and at least they could produce micropatches, edit, show that they work.. and not, Hello, we in short fixed the installer, and a little bit of FPS online corrected, need to check.. aaaaaa, and the table of players optimized.. they still need a week to finish it (waiting for the RAID, MFS2020 is the best game in the world). Hire let still 2 Indians, will 4, and the these 2 only installer fix can, can modicum autopilot fix. Sorry, it's already burned from the revolutionary game. Expand
  22. Aug 27, 2020
    10
    As a person who has played almost all of the previous flight sim programs And Boy Oh Boy i have been waiting but this program is a vast improvement over the last sim because the graphics are amazing the joystick usage as well as controller usage is very intuitive i very much liked the landing in this sim compared to the prior it is just a vast improvement over the last one.
  23. Aug 27, 2020
    10
    i have never played a flight simulator before, my first flight i knew i was in love, I already have 1 day flying after 9 days of it being out!
  24. Aug 27, 2020
    0
    Boring just a simple flight simulator in the playstore are free and top and with cardboard graphis
  25. Aug 27, 2020
    0
    Great and looks amazing when it works, but it crashes (the pc not the plane) about 30% of the time. 2080ti 16GB ddr4 8700k
  26. Aug 27, 2020
    10
    Masterpiece, yes. Everyone who likes aircrafts should play it. Thank you, MS for welcome back with this AI.
  27. Aug 27, 2020
    0
    I very rarely write reviews but thought i really must on this occasion due to the worst launcher for a game i've ever seen. Tried to install, countless times it would lock after the ''press any key'' page, so annoying, even tried running as admin to no avail. Im now left with reinstalling all 90gb worth which im not sure i can be bothered. MICROSOFT THIS IS BLOODY TERRIBLE.
  28. Aug 27, 2020
    0
    It doesn't even start despite several attempts to reinstall the game, it only freezes before reaching the main menu. A complete desaster for such a highly anticipated and promoted game and a shame for Microsoft
  29. Aug 27, 2020
    6
    I'm giving this game the benefit of the doubt since it just came out and experiments with new game-changing technology. The game introduces amazing features such as satellite data that maps out every building and gives accurate weather settings which truly is a breakthrough for simulation games, and since this technology is new if you get close to any of the actual buildings you realiseI'm giving this game the benefit of the doubt since it just came out and experiments with new game-changing technology. The game introduces amazing features such as satellite data that maps out every building and gives accurate weather settings which truly is a breakthrough for simulation games, and since this technology is new if you get close to any of the actual buildings you realise that they look nothing like they do with real life, however, Microsoft Flight Sim devs have said they have plans to fully model buildings in certain areas. This is really good news but that isn't the biggest problem as playing the game on an RTX 2080 ti the game struggles to get 20 fps in dense areas on low end settings, and from what i have seen i am not the only one who experiences this issue. The game is £60 on steam which is pretty steep and could make you particularly disappointed to finally finish downloading this game and trying it out just to realise it was pointless as it barely runs. Luckily, this game is out on the xbox game pass so you can try it out for £1 for the first month so you can see if the game is for you. Expand
  30. Aug 27, 2020
    10
    el mejor juego del año XDXDXD es lo mejor de lo mejor de este año, un gran juego
  31. Aug 26, 2020
    0
    I had a lot of bugs and glitches in the game, frame rates droping and the price isnt that great, im disapointed.
  32. Aug 26, 2020
    6
    So far it's a pretty buggy mess. Some things do not work, sometimes the game crashes, sometimes it crashes when the controller is disconnected... we'll just have to wait for Asobo to patch the game a few times and then give it another go. It has huge potential and the flight itself is marvelous.
  33. Aug 26, 2020
    2
    Vergüenza ajena que exista gente que no le guste salir a la calle o a salir de su país y se ponga a llorar de felicidad al jugar este disque juego (es un simulador nadamás, como dice su nombre).

    Pierdo la fe en la humanidad, al ver que se arrastran por un juego hecho por gringos.
  34. Aug 26, 2020
    10
    buen simulador de vuelo uno de los mejores hasta la fecha, eso si hay que tener un buen pc para poder correrlo sus gráficos son muy buenos cuando estas en en aire.
  35. Aug 26, 2020
    10
    Wer glaubt, mit einem älterem System die volle Schönheit zu bekommen, sollte sich nach etwas anderem umsehen, der FS verlangt dem System viel ab.
    Dafür ist er unübertroffen, was an Detailreichtum und Grafik angeht und auch die Flugphysik ist sehr gut wiedergegeben.
    Was aktuell noch fehlt sind die Schnittstellen für die Homecockpits, diese werden nach und nach jetzt kommen. Bis dahin
    Wer glaubt, mit einem älterem System die volle Schönheit zu bekommen, sollte sich nach etwas anderem umsehen, der FS verlangt dem System viel ab.
    Dafür ist er unübertroffen, was an Detailreichtum und Grafik angeht und auch die Flugphysik ist sehr gut wiedergegeben.
    Was aktuell noch fehlt sind die Schnittstellen für die Homecockpits, diese werden nach und nach jetzt kommen.
    Bis dahin werde ich mit kleinen Propellermaschinen diverse Orte besuchen und einfach nur fliegen und genießen.
    Mein System ist ein Ryzen 9 3900 mit 32Gbit RAM, RTX 2070 Super, zwei super schnelle SSD M.2 und eine 1GBit/s LAN Anbindung, ich denke dass die Internetgeschwindigkeit auch eine große Rolle spielt.. Ich komme damit erstmal gut zurecht und habe im Schnitt 50 Frames/s in der ULTRA Einstellung, wichtig ist aber immer wie es sich anfühlt und nicht wieviel Frames man bekommt, bis auf wenige Ausnahmen war er bisher sehr smooth und das ist wichtig.
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  36. Aug 26, 2020
    1
    I was looking forward to MFS2020 but I have been very disappointing I have a really good rig not top but up there but the game runs pretty bad and when I say bad I mean by my standards, I have heard that even top rigs are lucky to get 50-60 fps but I was lucky to get 40 and this is supposed to be acceptable. No thank you, now if it was a consistent 40+ then that would not be so bad butI was looking forward to MFS2020 but I have been very disappointing I have a really good rig not top but up there but the game runs pretty bad and when I say bad I mean by my standards, I have heard that even top rigs are lucky to get 50-60 fps but I was lucky to get 40 and this is supposed to be acceptable. No thank you, now if it was a consistent 40+ then that would not be so bad but this game as far as performance goes is literally at the bottom. This game was and is not ready for release and just has way to many issues and I won't even talk about how the download was a complete and still is a mess. Not sure who's bright idea it was to download individual files and then unpack them while halting the next download, very poor. Stay away of this game for now and maybe revisit it in a couple of years. Expand
  37. Aug 26, 2020
    10
    Este es un simulador muy epico lo que mas me gusta es los graficos son muy realistas :3
  38. Aug 25, 2020
    1
    Ur game is terrible. It keeps crashing on my pc. My pc has great specs. Microsoft, fix ur game
  39. Aug 25, 2020
    0
    Ruim, podre, nojento, mal otimizado e o pior de tudo, não terá para o Xbox One.
  40. Aug 25, 2020
    0
    This is not a game is a SIMULATOR, dont know why is in this page as if it was a game, so boring after 2 Flights, awesome skies **** grounds..... this is the next Gen??
  41. Aug 25, 2020
    9
    juego muy bueno , funciona muy bien como simulador de vuelos , las ciudades estan muy bien hechas , la experiencia es muy buena , el unico problema es que tiene algunos problemas de rendimiento , pero por lo demas es muy bueno
  42. Aug 25, 2020
    10
    This "Game" is revolutionary. It is a generational leap in how we utilize technology to create digital worlds.

    This is the first TRUE "Next Generation" title we have had in a very, very long time. Just as KSP ignited a love for space flight and taught millions of people orbital mechanics, I suspect this game will inspire a love of flight and give millions of people who have no formal
    This "Game" is revolutionary. It is a generational leap in how we utilize technology to create digital worlds.

    This is the first TRUE "Next Generation" title we have had in a very, very long time. Just as KSP ignited a love for space flight and taught millions of people orbital mechanics, I suspect this game will inspire a love of flight and give millions of people who have no formal training a genuine understanding of what it is like to be a pilot.
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  43. Aug 25, 2020
    10
    Beautiful graphics, with the controllers its so good for know who a airplane work, so good game :3
  44. Aug 25, 2020
    2
    Ständige Abstürze des Spiels sei es im Download oder im Spiel selbst, meine Tastatur Funktioniert auch nicht mehr im Spiel, das Spiel ist zu dem auch schlecht Optimiert.
  45. Aug 25, 2020
    2
    Refund auf Steam wurde unmöglich gemacht, das Spiel hat ewig lange Ladezeiten, plötzliche Abstürze usw.
  46. Aug 21, 2020
    10
    Astonishing. Amazing graphics, this is the most complete simulator I have ever played.
  47. Aug 25, 2020
    10
    Eine ganze Welt, voller wunderschöner Orte, wodurch das VFR fliegen ein absoluter Traum wird. Bin einmal quer durch mein Bundesland geflogen, habe mich dabei lediglich an den Straßen und Ortschaften orientiert und siehe da...am Ende kam ich an meinem Ziel an, ganz ohne auf irgendeine Karte zu schauen.

    Für mich ist das ganz eindeutig der beste Flugsimulator, den es derzeit auf dem Markt
    Eine ganze Welt, voller wunderschöner Orte, wodurch das VFR fliegen ein absoluter Traum wird. Bin einmal quer durch mein Bundesland geflogen, habe mich dabei lediglich an den Straßen und Ortschaften orientiert und siehe da...am Ende kam ich an meinem Ziel an, ganz ohne auf irgendeine Karte zu schauen.

    Für mich ist das ganz eindeutig der beste Flugsimulator, den es derzeit auf dem Markt gibt, auch wenn es sicherlich noch einiges gibt, was zu verbessern ist.
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  48. Aug 25, 2020
    5
    Rapidement, le jeu est superbe, c'est du Microsoft flight simulator donc il n'y a rien à redire, de la pure simulation au service des amateurs d'aviation. Cependant, j'ai eu énormément de problèmes à l'installation, j'ai dû réinstaller le jeu plusieurs fois car il était impossible à lancer, ne possédant pas la fibre, j'ai du attendre 3 jours avant d'y jouer. Mais cela n'est pas tout, uneRapidement, le jeu est superbe, c'est du Microsoft flight simulator donc il n'y a rien à redire, de la pure simulation au service des amateurs d'aviation. Cependant, j'ai eu énormément de problèmes à l'installation, j'ai dû réinstaller le jeu plusieurs fois car il était impossible à lancer, ne possédant pas la fibre, j'ai du attendre 3 jours avant d'y jouer. Mais cela n'est pas tout, une fois le jeu bien installer et lancer, ici encore plusieurs problèmes très embêtants se sont présentés a moi. Le jeu à d'énormes chutes d'fps, que ce soit ingame ou dans les menus, cela est très frustrant sachant que mon pc est configuré comme suit : I7, RTX2060, 16 GB RAM, qualité graphique haute.
    J'espère qu'Asobo vont fixer les différents problèmes, et j'en suis persuadé.
    Je changerai ma note une fois que mon jeu sera stable et jouable de façon optimale.
    Malgré tout ce jeu reste excellent et le meilleur reste à venir.
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  49. Aug 25, 2020
    10
    Unbelievable graphical fidelity, fused with fantastic flight controls that have an unbelievable amount of depth to it. The only problem is like real life it’ll take a long time to master. You can however get flying in any plane after the tutorial missions with relative ease. But it’ll take longer to learn how to set you own waypoints in the cockpit before take off. The world is on anotherUnbelievable graphical fidelity, fused with fantastic flight controls that have an unbelievable amount of depth to it. The only problem is like real life it’ll take a long time to master. You can however get flying in any plane after the tutorial missions with relative ease. But it’ll take longer to learn how to set you own waypoints in the cockpit before take off. The world is on another level in terms of detail and realism to anything that came before. Even if certain lesser known areas are a little rougher than there hand build counterparts. We are talking about fitting a too scale planet Earth here. Which has never been done before. There is a steep learning curve to start off with but eases with practice. As someone who’s always wanted to fly this is the next best thing. You must come into this game without any preconceptions that it is a game, it’s not it’s a sim! There are no missions per say it’s a sandbox where you can fly anywhere! But there are definitely going to be updates allowing for more game mechanics such as missions and maybe careers etc. You can play Microsoft Flight Sim one most modern gaming laptops. I originally installed on an older laptop with a Nvidia GTX 980M and a Intel i7- 6700HQ and 24GB RAM and it could run the game and medium to some high settings. But struggled with frame rates at higher settings. Which is understandable as this is new ground in technology we’re talking. So I went and got myself an upgrade and bought a new laptop with a desktop quality Nvidia RTX 2080 and i7-9750 and the difference in quality is astonishing with it running Ultra settings at buttery smooth frame rates the majority of the time. Expand
  50. Aug 25, 2020
    0
    Aun teniendo una 1080 y 16GB de ram el juego nisiquiera alcanza 30fps estables, las fisicas son muy malas para ser un simulador lo cual es fatal, aburre totalmente a las pocas horas por lo malo que llegan a ser las fisicas, el pesimo estado tecnico del juego y es una estafa que te obligan a descargarlo mientras contabiliza como horas del juego quitandote la posibilidad de un reembolso comoAun teniendo una 1080 y 16GB de ram el juego nisiquiera alcanza 30fps estables, las fisicas son muy malas para ser un simulador lo cual es fatal, aburre totalmente a las pocas horas por lo malo que llegan a ser las fisicas, el pesimo estado tecnico del juego y es una estafa que te obligan a descargarlo mientras contabiliza como horas del juego quitandote la posibilidad de un reembolso como muchos pedimos, juego muy aburrido y con graficos bastante bajos para ser 2020 Expand
  51. Aug 25, 2020
    10
    Que jogo! Vontade de viajar o mundo todo agora, to curtindo muito, recomendo a todos. Ótima experiência
  52. Aug 25, 2020
    10
    اونایی که ازین بازی بد میگن فقط نوب های سونی فن هستن که از سوزش به بازی 0 یا نمرات پایین دادن در تجربه بازی شک نکنید بهترین بازی در ژانر خودشه
  53. Aug 24, 2020
    10
    Relaxing, I spend 4 hours un this game, im very fan of planes and its my dream become a pilot
  54. Aug 24, 2020
    2
    This Game Is Terrible. I can't Play this in HP 15-dk1064TX Pav Gaming Laptop. It is not recommended to buy this game with the usual gaming computer capabilities
  55. Aug 24, 2020
    10
    excelente video juego de aviones que podria tener mejores graficos para los requisitos que pide, pero igual emula muy bien la realidad de los mando de los aviones.
  56. Aug 24, 2020
    10
    Microsoft flight simulator 2020 es el mejor simulador de toda la historia..
  57. Aug 24, 2020
    9
    Un logro técnico sin precedentes. Tráfico aéreo en tiempo real, multiplayer, clima en tiempo real, mapeo por IA, fotogrametría... de verdad cuesta creer todo lo que pasa en este juego, sobretodo en aeropuertos concurridos. Gráficamente una pasada, claramente adelantado a su época, por eso su rendimiento. Como simulador excelente, incluso sirve para hacer turismo y conocer nuevos lugares,Un logro técnico sin precedentes. Tráfico aéreo en tiempo real, multiplayer, clima en tiempo real, mapeo por IA, fotogrametría... de verdad cuesta creer todo lo que pasa en este juego, sobretodo en aeropuertos concurridos. Gráficamente una pasada, claramente adelantado a su época, por eso su rendimiento. Como simulador excelente, incluso sirve para hacer turismo y conocer nuevos lugares, puedes usarlo como simulador o como juego. Los "bush trips" son tremendos, recomiendo el trip: El Cerro - Cochrane, un viaje de 8 horas por paisajes increíbles.

    Expectante a todo lo que se viene en este simulador con las actualizaciones y mods, sin duda es una plataforma donde se podran lograr muchas cosas mas.
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  58. Aug 24, 2020
    7
    El juego es tremendo despliegue grafico, pero eso si pesa bastante siendo un juego sencillo de simulación de vuelos, aunque mas bien deberian agregar mas cosas como objetivos a cumplir o mas aeropuertos.
  59. Aug 24, 2020
    10
    Excelente juego. De lo mejor en los últimos años. Ojalá nos den juegos de esta calidad a futuro
  60. Aug 24, 2020
    10
    La experiencia es muy buena y realista, el juego de simulador esta muy bien hecho
  61. Aug 24, 2020
    10
    This is the first legit next generation video game. Asobo has teamed up with numerous companies to create such a realistic experience. A very huge step up from FSX & X-Plane 11 in terms of pricing and features. The things you would get in this sim such as a fully function VFR display around the world, a great amount of high quality aircraft, Nav data and real world traffic come with thisThis is the first legit next generation video game. Asobo has teamed up with numerous companies to create such a realistic experience. A very huge step up from FSX & X-Plane 11 in terms of pricing and features. The things you would get in this sim such as a fully function VFR display around the world, a great amount of high quality aircraft, Nav data and real world traffic come with this sim for $60. If this were FSX or XP11, everything would be about $2,000. This sim is praised for it's outstanding visuals, but the audio is just fantastic as well. Asobo has also taken a step up in physics by using the environment to effect aircraft movement. However, this sim is very demanding on hardware which is expected since it looks so good and is really next gen. This sim is for avid enthusiast like myself and for those that want to fly for fun. Even with autogen areas, you will be able to recognize areas you've been to in your life. The best part is that this is just the beginning. There will be optimizations, more aircraft, helicopters, seasons, fighter jets (coming pretty close), and community developed scenery and aircraft using the SDK. This is a masterpiece and definitely a life changer for me aspiring to become an airline pilot. Expand
  62. Aug 24, 2020
    5
    I don't get it how people can give it 10/10. I think the game are in beta, because of all bugs and lack of features like replay function. I hope they fix all the bugs anyway in the game soon. I play this game from Game Pass.
  63. Aug 24, 2020
    6
    Mixbag review :

    PROS : The game is beautiful CONS: There are some things that should not have passed the beta, I don't understand how they come through but some things are at the edge of the unaceptable : - For the B350, the nav panel is unusable, it's "tactil" and completly annoying, plus the normal buttons are inactive so there is only the tactil way to operate the G1000
    Mixbag review :

    PROS :

    The game is beautiful

    CONS:

    There are some things that should not have passed the beta, I don't understand how they come through but some things are at the edge of the unaceptable :

    - For the B350, the nav panel is unusable, it's "tactil" and completly annoying, plus the normal buttons are inactive so there is only the tactil way to operate the G1000 and it just can't be done, the airplane is therefore unusable.

    - The flight model can be strange sometimes, some airplanes are too reactive, other not that much.
    The TBM900 for instance, in order to taxi, you almost need to keep the torque at more than 50% otherwise the thing won't move, I had also a drop in engine torque during take off for no reason whatsoever.

    - It seems there are similar navigation problems with the A320neo, I did not try it for the moment.

    - For VATSIM, IVAO or PILOTEDGE there is a bug that causes stutter and drop frames in the game, it seems it's on microsoft / asobo end.

    There is a LOT of general aviation aircraft, I like them but they could have find perhaps a better balance, I miss some planes like the 737 or another jet aircraft like the Learjet 45.

    I've noticed with the Cessna Citation CJ4 that sometimes the auto-pilot would do his life on its own sometimes, for instance, arriving at a VOR, it has not passed the first VOR that it already goes to the next waypoint way too early, like 5 minutes before it should have, I had to get back on manual in order to prevent the plane to completly miss a standard arrival procedure.

    The logbook and the achievements are completly bugged, my logbook does not count any take off that I have done but it counts the landings.

    For the achievements, I have unlocked achievements that I should not have, at strange moment, for instance I've unlocked the achievement for a long taxi road when I was FL200........
    I've unlocked the achievement for landing without any engine after a landing where my engines were working perfectly fine.
    Some timestamps and duration of flights are not correct with a quite large margin of error like more than 30 minutes.

    The general interface of the airplane is quite hard to deal with especially during flight when the camera and therefore the mouse move. I miss a 2D view of the cockpit like in previous FS in order to operate some systems with ease with the mouse during flight operations.

    This type of things should have come out during the alpha and beta and should have finished in the final game, especially the problems with the navigation panel of the B350 or the strange flight model of some planes sometimes.

    12/20 for the moment with all the little problems here.
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  64. Aug 24, 2020
    9
    Microsoft Flight Simulator really focuses on the third word in its title as the realism limits have been pushed by an outstanding amount, making it possible to fly over the whole planet Earth as we know it. It is an exquisite dish for the hardcore simulator players, but if you're looking to become one, it seems that the tutorial doesn't really explain most of the tricks of the trade, soMicrosoft Flight Simulator really focuses on the third word in its title as the realism limits have been pushed by an outstanding amount, making it possible to fly over the whole planet Earth as we know it. It is an exquisite dish for the hardcore simulator players, but if you're looking to become one, it seems that the tutorial doesn't really explain most of the tricks of the trade, so you're gonna have to do some research on your own. Still, If you just want to become a casual pilot for a few days, the basics are easy to get the hang of, and after a few lessons you will be ready to spread your wings and feel the wind in your hair.
    Don't get your hopes to high - you probably won't be able to recognise your home building from up close, and this game does not intend to make it so. This is a flight simulator, and it should be treated like one, because the scope of it is enormous and the result, just by seeing all the places from the plane's view, is astounding. I've flown over places I've never seen, like Beijing, Tokyo and Chicago and it really made me understand how big and impressive these places are. Then, I've flown to cities I've been to, like Amsterdam, Warsaw or my hometown, and if nobody had told me what these places were, I still would've been able to recognise them - the landmarks were easily recognisable and some of the parts of the city were even accurately represented by the algorithm architecture-wise. As for my hometown, a few buildings disappeared or were just a colorful stain in the grass, but it didn't make much difference, as most of them were pretty accurate shape-wise when looked at from above. The game also introduced me to many beautiful places I never knew existed like Lukla, Paro, and, above all else, Courchevel, which I definitely recommend seeing for yourself if you get an opportunity to play this game. The adjustable weather graphics makes visiting them a real pleasure to the eye. Be it sunset, sunrise, rain, snow - it all looks breathtaking.
    The game beautifully captures the thrill of flying and seeing picturesque landscapes from above, the sheer joy of being in the air. I'm not sure if it will qualify for the Game of the Year, as it really is more of an experience and a representation of what people can do with today's technology, but it undoubtedly deserves at least a honorary mention in that category, as it is the first game that has managed to recreate the whole planet Earth, at least to some extent. How many hours can be spent here depends on what kind of a player you are, but here and now, for 1$ on the Xbox Game Pass, it is extremely worth it and almost feels like a robbery on the developers.
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  65. Aug 24, 2020
    10
    The best flight simulator made ever!! Perfect graphics, all the world in your hands, you can see your own house!
  66. Aug 24, 2020
    10
    Absolutely amazing. It looks great and instill cant get over the fact that you can see the entire planet.
  67. Aug 24, 2020
    10
    es el mejor simulador de juegos que e visto es una pasada..es una obra maestra
  68. Aug 24, 2020
    0
    i got this game and its so bad, terrible graphics when i look down .gameplay is boring and i almost fall asleep playing it.
  69. Aug 24, 2020
    10
    optimization is not the best. While it's damp,but there will be great future, waiting for updates
  70. Aug 24, 2020
    10
    El mejor simulador de vuelo jamás creado. Excelente en cada uno de sus aspectos.
  71. Aug 24, 2020
    10
    Increíbles gráficos, puedo ir a donde sea, me encanta Lo único malo es la demanda de hardware, pero lo probé en una rtx 2060 súper y va muy bien
  72. Aug 24, 2020
    9
    It never ceases to amaze me reading all the negative feedback, the vast majority being about the download size (127gb for 2020 isnt that big, get over yourself), or that they have issues on the Steam edition for much the same reasons. The fact is it is quite frankly the best PC game of 2020 thus far, even if you hate this type of game, down-voting because you have a potato that can't playIt never ceases to amaze me reading all the negative feedback, the vast majority being about the download size (127gb for 2020 isnt that big, get over yourself), or that they have issues on the Steam edition for much the same reasons. The fact is it is quite frankly the best PC game of 2020 thus far, even if you hate this type of game, down-voting because you have a potato that can't play it is childish, would you rather have hot steam garbage like TLU2 take GOTY on a console?? I thought not. Expand
  73. Aug 24, 2020
    10
    un juego totalmente impresionante a años luz de cualquier otro videojuego en la actualidad. Técnicamente una total sacada de r**o!!!
  74. Aug 24, 2020
    10
    cumplió con creces su cometido
    gráficamente impresionante es un simulador completo!
    tecnologia y realismo impresionante
  75. Aug 24, 2020
    10
    Nice game, gostei muito, jogo lindo. Parece muito real, as cidades, nuvens, predios.
  76. Aug 24, 2020
    0
    The graphics, visuals, textures look amazing, however there are multiple issues within this game, xbox Exclusives suck lmao, go buy a PlayStation and quit wasting your time on this awful game made by untalented individuals
  77. Aug 23, 2020
    10
    El mejor juego que he probado, es impactante ver todo el mundo con una calidad grafica que hasta en resoluciones menores a 1080p se aprecia muy bien
  78. Aug 23, 2020
    10
    Masterpiece. Excellent game, honestly ....
    This is the best flight simulator at the moment. Asobo studios have done an incredible job.
  79. Aug 23, 2020
    10
    Best game ever made, revolutionary system with AI and real life air traffic, real time players flying around you, graphics are awesome and you can go literally anywhere in the planet
  80. Aug 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Awesome. I am really enjoyed this game. I love travelling so this is perfect for me Expand
  81. Aug 23, 2020
    0
    Why Micro$oft make this game... we must wait for good simulator. This simulator has so many bugs and "real" graphic is not good as we all thinking.
  82. Aug 23, 2020
    3
    Frozen Loading Screen Simulator 2020. If you want an infinite loading screen, this is your game. You only have to pay $60 for an inmersive loading screen with an amazing blue line at the bottom. The most funny part is when you try to get it work uninstalling the game and downloading it again, but at the 4th time you'll get bored, so please take that in mind. I recommend the deluxe edition,Frozen Loading Screen Simulator 2020. If you want an infinite loading screen, this is your game. You only have to pay $60 for an inmersive loading screen with an amazing blue line at the bottom. The most funny part is when you try to get it work uninstalling the game and downloading it again, but at the 4th time you'll get bored, so please take that in mind. I recommend the deluxe edition, it is more expensive, but that extra bucks makes the loading screen a little bit more funny. Expand
  83. Aug 23, 2020
    0
    Tons of problems, 0 fixes. Devs should've delayed this game for sure. Spent 5 hours trying to find fixes. 0 for now.
  84. Aug 23, 2020
    10
    absolutely a masterpiece, and all the sony ponys just trying to destroy it with low user score Because... it related to xbox.
  85. Aug 23, 2020
    1
    Perhaps the game is good, but I can't download it. The developers should fix it, but I don't recommend buying it yet.
  86. Aug 23, 2020
    10
    Empeze a jugar desde Fs 1.0 en 1987 ,y pase por varios fs.Este juego es increible , definitorio , espero que le agreguen un 737 o 777.
    Los gráficos , las opciones de jugar con transito online , mil cosas espectacular.
    Lo uso desde x-box pass , tuve que instalarlo 2 veces. y pesa como 100 gigas.
  87. Aug 23, 2020
    10
    El juego se ve espectacular lo que consiguieron con este juego es el sueño de muchos poder viajar a placer y contemplar cada rincón de nuestro planeta es verdad que el juego es muy demandante para los equipos actuales pero vale la pena aunque no sea con la máxima calidad cumplir nuestros sueños!
  88. Aug 23, 2020
    4
    Vietnam OWNS Truong Sa & Hoang Sa
    Microsoft DID NOT add them in the world map thought they add many details & location in Vietnam. But still, the names & locations of our islands, NONE OF THEME EXIST in MFS’ map!
    What a shame to DENY our sovereignty! Hope this is just a mistake and Microsoft would add them as soon as posible!
    Vietnam OWNS Truong Sa & Hoang Sa
    Microsoft DID NOT add them in the world map thought they add many details & location in Vietnam. But still, the names & locations of our islands, NONE OF THEME EXIST in MFS’ map!
    What a shame to DENY our sovereignty!
    Hope this is just a mistake and Microsoft would add them as soon as posible! https://m.vovworld.vn/en-US/current-affairs/vietnam-has-full-undeniable-sovereignty-over-hoang-sa-truong-sa-archipelagos-851267.vov
    Thanks!
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  89. Aug 23, 2020
    7
    Maneirinho ! ManeirinhoManeirinhoManeirinhoManeirinhoManeirinhoManeirinhoManeirinhoManeirinho!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@@@@@!@!
  90. Aug 23, 2020
    10
    It's amazing and that's all that needs to be said. The game is a technical masterpiece. Just make sure you have a good rig or you'll miss out on the spectacle.
  91. Aug 23, 2020
    0
    I don't see the Spratly Islands and the Spratly Islands on the map of Vietnam, which shows that the issuer has no respect for my island sovereignty. I'm boycotting this game until they fix it.
  92. Aug 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game was supposed to be the greatest game ever that would have the exact things on the earth but it had a lot of bugs for example there was a super long apartment that is not in real life , and milad tower in Iran was awful and it wasn't as exact as it should be Expand
  93. Aug 23, 2020
    10
    mucha gente no a tocado un flight simulator ni con un palo y se atreven a decir q no les gustan los micropagos, primero no son micropagos de asobo, son de 3º compañias que ponen hay sus addons, y todos los flight simulator han tenido addons que cada licencia costaba entre 60-100€ perfectamente y ahora los vemos a 14€ como mucho , segundo los flight simulator eran carisimos y ahora pormucha gente no a tocado un flight simulator ni con un palo y se atreven a decir q no les gustan los micropagos, primero no son micropagos de asobo, son de 3º compañias que ponen hay sus addons, y todos los flight simulator han tenido addons que cada licencia costaba entre 60-100€ perfectamente y ahora los vemos a 14€ como mucho , segundo los flight simulator eran carisimos y ahora por 69,99€ te traen el juego mas un monton de aviones fotogrametria etc...

    es el mejor simulador hasta la fecha, bien la tecnologia tiene sus limites ¿acaso eso es nuevo?
    con forme los mapas de bing recreen mas ciudades en 3d veremos esas ciudades en el flight simulator con fotogrametria hay que darle tiempo a BING Maps que es como google maps

    el simulador con mejores fisicas que he probado, nada que ver con anteriores entregas aunq si que es verdad que algunos aviones en especial aerolineas le falta optimizacion y estan muy verdes

    por lo general no merece un 10 , merece un 10000.../10
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  94. Aug 23, 2020
    10
    Es un excelente simulador para pasar un buen rato viajando por varios lugares del mundo sin google maps x,D. Ok es un simulador excelente! Buen trabajo!.
  95. Aug 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hola si eres un fan de sony o nintendo largate y pon tus review de mierda innecesarias en otro lugar Gracias por su tiempo =) Expand
  96. Aug 22, 2020
    7
    I will critique this as a game - not a flight simulator. Overall this game has a lot of promise - and will undoubtedly become a GameAsAService - with already landmarks being able to be purchased. The thing that I think it lacks is a drop in mode - where you set up exactly where/how you want to start. And I would suggest a sight-seeing mode that allows you to just 'fly the camera' around -I will critique this as a game - not a flight simulator. Overall this game has a lot of promise - and will undoubtedly become a GameAsAService - with already landmarks being able to be purchased. The thing that I think it lacks is a drop in mode - where you set up exactly where/how you want to start. And I would suggest a sight-seeing mode that allows you to just 'fly the camera' around - and they really need to be able to pin more landmarks from their Bing Map dataset. It is clearly aimed at both the flight sim and more casual users (hence the heavy streaming) but I don't think there's enough content to keep casual gamers interested. Also - for a game that focuses so much attention to "the world" then you have to accept that people will expect a basic level of realism in the places you can travel - and I wonder if such enhancements will be purchase-only (such as with XPlane 11). It's an easy way to spend your time - but I'm not sure that you will feel you have achieved much when you finished. I have a similar experience with Google Earth - great virtual tourism, but in the end, the separation from the places you're virtually visiting makes it feel coldly frustrating. Still it is a game for the times, and it may be popular for what it represents, and not what it is. As a flight simulator, it will undoubtedly be a great sandbox for wonderful (and expensive) add-on experiences.

    Pros: great concept of a 'virtual world' version of a flight sim - ambitious in scope and multiplayer aspects. This can be quite meditative in the right mood. The graphics fidelity is good in general, and it does feel great to watch the planes flying around. Yes - it does capture the magic of flight (though for most of us, it's the arriving rather than the transit that is the fun part of air travel).

    Cons: The launcher is poor - and overall main UI is poor - overly complex and unclear as to how to use. In-game controls are also mixed bag (it may be great for sim-players, but is downright un-intuitive to casual gamers). The ML-based building construction is very limited - making city-tourism downright generic (it's a harsh criticism, but don't play this game at this stage to "see what a city looks like". Also, if I look at my own home cities of Melbourne, Adelaide, or Tokyo - they really don't look that realistic. The landscapes are better. There are unusual LOD issues in the game which gives random quality issues, as well as occasional tile-tearing. The 'live' elements miss obvious things such as radio comms (you know how that would go wrong though). Also there are simple things that would have helped - like being able to adjust settings using mouse when using an external view). Playing in the cockpit is more challenging, and where the flight simmers will want to mess around most. For me however, it was not as enjoyable as a casual experience. I also experienced stutter and frame drops when there are a lot of other players in the sky.
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  97. Aug 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Espectacular gráficamente un simulador muy completo y el sistema del mapamundi donde representa al milímetro el mundo entero es espectacular lo recomiendo muchísimo comprarlo el mejor simulador del mundo actualmente mis dieces Expand
  98. Aug 22, 2020
    0
    Horiveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel! O q está acontecendo com os jogos?!
    C isso e jogo bom me diz o q e ruim então Tá loko
  99. Aug 22, 2020
    9
    Juegazo donde los haya. Una vez mas se demuestra que la PC master race manda
Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 66 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 64 out of 66
  2. Negative: 0 out of 66
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Nov 18, 2020
    91
    Microsoft Flight Simulator features some really impressive, even groundbreaking technologies that allow it to procedurally create entire Earth. [Issue#249, p.74]
  2. CD-Action
    Nov 16, 2020
    90
    It’s not just a game, it’s a phenomenon. It lets you explore literally the whole planet – cities, mountains, lakes, rivers, even my house was there – from the cockpits of 20-30 (depends on the version of the game) airplanes. Flying experiences are also great and vary from machine to machine. I’m sure I’ll be returning to MFS for years to come. [11/2020, p.38]
  3. Oct 19, 2020
    60
    When all is said and done, Microsoft Flight Simulator in its current state reminds me a lot of Sea of Thieves shortly after launch. The game has a lot of promise and a lot of potential, but it is marred by a number of issues that keep it from really shining. Once the issues have been worked out in six months or a year from now, I fully expect Microsoft Flight Simulator to be a must-have title. Right now, unless you are a hardcore flight sim fanatic, I would pass on buying the premium version and just stick to playing the basic version that's included with GamePass.