The Reticule

Let me first say this, I don’t have any problems with crazy simulation games on one condition: they are actually enjoyable. See my review of Scania Truck Simulator for example, a strange premise for a game, but one that worked out very well. Further, while I haven’t reviewed Farming Simulator 2011, I was pleased to see it was a game that worked and some people could find some fun within it.

Sadly, the same cannot be said for Agricultural Simulator: Historical Farming 2012, a game which means well, but ultimately is broken and very poorly explained.

After ensuring the game was the right version with the auto-updater, I started a game on the Tuscany map, the alternative option being an Alpine setting. Naturally, I chose the easier sounding Tuscany level which I assumed would provide me with an easier landscape to get my farming on with. My first thought was that my screen had been smeared with margarine as everything had some strange blurred greasy look. Wandering around my farmhouse revealed a greater terror than a margarine filled view, horrid unplayable framerates topping out at 20FPS when standing still.