Microsoft Flight Simulator review - a sim for everyone, and one of the best sims yet | Eurogamer

Eurogamer writes:

So often, Microsoft Flight Simulator feels like the future. I've been playing daily for pretty much a month now, and I still struggle on occasion to believe it's real; dozens of hours logged in the skies and the sight of the sun dipping over the horizon, some troublesome weather bubbling over a city or the hazy dawn seen from five miles high will still have me catching my breath, fumbling for the capture button or hurriedly getting out my phone to take a picture of the screen. As a technical achievement, what lead developer Asobo has conjured here is remarkable - in a year when we're seeing the introduction of powerful new consoles, I'd be surprised if either can yet produce a spectacle as eye-catching and awe-inspiring as something that can run without much grumbling on an aging and moderately specced PC.

[waverider]

The problem is that a sim isnt for everyone. Thats why there isnt any hype with the game. But with covid this is the best way to travel to another country.....

[Bladesfist]

A flight sim is much easier to dabble in than flight school so if you're enthusiastic about flight then give one a go.

As a light dabbler in flight sims, I'm hyped to give it a go. I've been struggling to learn how to operate the Mirage, Harrier and to a lesser degree F16 Hornet (as this thing is so much easier) in DCS world and am excited to have things like in game tutorials and in game checklists to help learn how to fly a plane without having to look for the real life manual or watch a youtube series. It's all in the game.

It's downloading now but looking forward to giving it a go after work

[waverider]

I think the F16 are very cool. Amazing design.

[DaReapa]

@Bladesfist
Same here. I have X-Plane 11 and two modules in DCS World (AC-10 and F18). This will be a welcomed addition.

[King_Noctis]

There isn't any hype for this game? What? Have you been on the internet recently dude?

[waverider]

Nope, there isnt. The amount of comments on the news shows that.

[rainslacker]

Hype is more prevalent within the flight sim community. It's a more subdued hype than you'd see on the typical gaming forum though, and not overwhelmed by the typical console war nonsense we see on a daily basis.

As far as the gaming community goes, I won't say it has a big AAA hype level going for it, but a modest and respectable amount of hype, which is more than I usually see for this kind of thing.

[LordoftheCritics]

Nothing except the bare necessities of life is for everyone.

I just want to know why are you stalking this games review articles if you're not interested?

[lonewolf10]

No genre is for everyone though.

[sprinterboy]

Watched 4hrs last night with "flightdeck2sim" yt, a pilot who helped MS witht the game.
Worth a watch to learn what all the buttons do on the cockpits and stuff and was certainly a good refresh for me.
Game looks great and looking fwd to playing it sometime soon.

[LoveSpuds]

I am sure people will dabble but the reality is, most will drop off after a few hours. The problem in the short term for flight simmers is that the default planes are so simply modeled in respect of their systems and procedures that they will only really enjoy it once the add on aircraft from 3rd parties start arriving.

I cannot go from a PMDG aircraft to the default planes, they just don't compare. I see me messing around in it, but when it come to my flights for my virtual airline, I'll be sticking with earlier iterations of flight sim for the time being. It does bode well however, the idea of my add on aircraft inside this sim has me super excited, I cannot believe how good the visuals are in this game.

[rainslacker]

I think you'll have a lot of people who will probably drop out when they hit that massive learning curve that comes with the more detailed stuff. It takes some dedication to really get into the deeper systems available here, and it's not as forgiving as a typical game would be.

I'm sure a lot of people will at least try it though. There is a lot of attention on the product, and it's kind of hard to ignore.

But, I will disagree with the title here, as this sim is not going to be for everyone, and will go even further and say that the average person probably isn't going to get too into this title.

[Father__Merrin]

Can't wait for Thier in depth performance analysis I want to know what they mean by "something that can run without much grumbling on an aging and moderately specced PC"

[XxINFERNUSxX]

While it does look amazing, for me I find it boring just to fly around without much action.