Alas, train driving is still the core of the experience after all. This wasn’t a hugely necessary mechanic to have, but it’s a good change of pace versus the usual affair of only driving the trains. You’ll also occasionally hop out to complete operations like uncoupling a set of cars, refuel the train and change signals. There are even little tasks at most of the station to complete on-foot, such as pasting route maps and replenishing first aid kits. You’re not confined to the cockpit of your locomotive at any time you feel like, you can simply hop out of the driver’s seat and walk completely around the train and the environment. A model train set come to lifeīut, what really makes Train Sim World 2 a different experience than any of the other railroad sims that I’ve played is its high level of interaction with not only the trains but also the world around them. Next thing you know, you’re having to wait three minutes for it to come to a complete stop before you can shamefully reverse it back to the station platform that you carelessly whizzed past. It’s surprising just how much ground a train can over in only a few seconds. Just don’t be like me and shift your glance down to your phone for more than a few moments. Alternatively, you can simply stick to pressing a few buttons on your keyboard/controller and still have a grand old time watching the scenery pass you by. Whether it’s controlling the brakes, throttle, electrical systems-if you want to manipulate your train in a way that a real engineer would, Train Sim World 2 gives you the option to do that. Almost every button, lever, switch and handle inside the train do something. It’s not overwhelming but neither is it as simple as pressing a few on-screen buttons in a 2D menu.
The level of complexity is particularly interesting. The heart of the experience is, of course, controlling each locomotive. For those reasons, it should be commended. Train Sim World 2 has a pretty neat take on the concept, offering a more in-depth and immersive set of gameplay mechanics than the typical sim experience. Combine that with my love of simulators and you have yourself the textbook example of a guy that will sit down for hours playing with virtual trains. It solidified my love for the rail-bound machines at a young age. Anybody remember Thomas the Tank Engine? That show was awesome! I don’t know why I found stop-motion model trains so entertaining, but to this day, I’d still go back and watch that show without hesitation.
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