Train Sim World 6 PS5 Review

Train Sim World 6 on PS5 was sent my way by Dovetail Games, which I always appreciate. Now I know a lot of people haven’t had the chance to play a Train Sim World game and just want to know, is this a good place to start, and don’t care about the rest of my review or what I have to say. So for them, yes, Train Sim World 6 is a great place to start. Feel free to stop reading now and go buy the game.

For the rest of you, let’s get this train moving. Yeah, the game is beautiful. No doubt about that, and I doubt anyone ever thought it wouldn’t be. I live in Scranton, Pennsylvania, home to the Steamtown National Historic Site. A place that has a literal train museum attached to it. I am not claiming to be a train expert, but I have been on a few and seen even more. Walking around some of these trains and listening to them isn’t much different than being at the museum itself. Listening to the trains glide across the tracks or the sound the tracks make as the rails move from one side to the other when tracks are switched is as close as any game has made it to real life as I have ever heard.

Now, all that means nothing if the controls aren’t as good as the visuals and the sounds. Well, truth be told, the controls are the same as they have always been. Your character, while moving around, feels a bit still, but not bad. Aside from that, pressing buttons on the train and starting and stopping it takes quite a bit of getting used to, but the game has a ton of tutorials to get you moving. Hours and hours worth in fact. Don’t worry, you don’t have to play them all; they just have them in case you want to learn more about each individual train. You are free to learn the basics and go from there, which is what most people do.

I wouldn’t be doing my due diligence if I didn’t mention issues other people have reported. Honestly, I didn’t come across these issues, but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. There have been reports of some in-game crashes, some assets popping in and out while people are driving the trains on longer lines, and issues with passenger AI at times. I haven’t come across these, so they won’t factor into my score, but they are worth mentioning. I enjoyed the game and will definitely be playing it more. The game is a solid 8/10 for me. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

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