OMSI The Bus Simulator Game

You will first notice in OMSI The Bus simulator that the classic buses are reproduced in fine detail, from the color scheme to the dashboard. Not only do they look great and are well lit, but the audio is excellent here too; cranky old engines and traffic sounds really add to the immersion. They are not perfect by any means, but the spirit is there. The mechanics of driving are well simulated too, from the gearbox to simulated compressed air systems. Very importantly, traffic is intelligent and realistic, so you have the challenge of avoiding both calm and troublesome drivers as you navigate an authentic West Berlin. There are various animated objects too, but it must be said that overall the game always feels like a game- you cannot get totally lost in it. Graphical limitations are noticeable, however the attention to the period and the vibe of the city are strong enough to keep you playing.

OMSI The Bus Simulator Game

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The developers made two maps, Berlin-Spandau and Grundorf which is a fictional map, stating that the map was made for testing purposes, and for the new users of OMSI, so they can get familiar with the simulator before driving in Berlin. The simulation successfully gives the user the opportunity to feel what a bus is like with a realistic 3D cockpit with many interactions possible, by the simulators own scripting engine.

In Berlin you drive mainly the line 92, although a night line 13N is also available. The simulator includes realistic timetables, and most important of all, a unofficial SDK that enables developers to create maps, vehicles and everything else so they can simulate other cities and countries.

The catch is that The Bus's developers, TML Studios, say the game will launch into early access on March 25th with many of those above features absent. They're planning for early access to last 8-16 months.

In any case, it's the core of The Bus's simulation that will make or break it for me. Which feels like a strange sentence to write. I hope, by now, that Euro Truck Simulator has proven that smooth driving within speed limits is satisfying and relaxing, but that only works if the game is able to evoke a sense of place. I need the vehicle to feel heavy as I lurch around bends, metal to creak and rattle just-so, and headlights of passing cars to smear on my rainsoaked windscreen. If it can do those things, I can wait for more routes and things like online features.

The greatest bus simulator of all time got all of those details right, and was even set in Berlin. OMSI 2 was gloriously specific, in that it's not just a bus simulator, but a simulator of a particular kind of bus driving around 1980's Spandau. It's more immersive than most VR games I've played. 2ff7e9595c