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alessandro ( alessandro@lemmy.ca )  to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 years ago

Farming Simulator 25 has sold 2 million copies already - that's more than Alan Wake 2

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Farming Simulator 25 has sold 2 million copies already - that's more than Alan Wake 2

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alessandro ( alessandro@lemmy.ca )  to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 years ago
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Farm Sim 25 has sold 2 million copies already - that's more than Alan Wake 2.
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  • Vesker ( Vesker@lemm.ee ) 
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    As a fan of the original, I still haven’t played Alan Wake 2 because I refuse to buy anything from the Epic Game store.

    That being said, I also haven’t played any of the farming sim games, though that’s because they look incredibly boring–no offense to those who enjoy them, they’re just not for me.

    • Gamma ( GammaGames@beehaw.org ) 
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      Farming Sim has an esports scene!

  • Realitätsverlust ( Realitaetsverlust@lemmy.zip ) 
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    It’s not a games job to protect the children, but the parents job. It’s pretty weird we’ve got to this point here.

    • Gamma ( GammaGames@beehaw.org ) 
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      I think you replied to the wrong post (maybe a client bug?)

      • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 🏆 ( Kolanaki@yiffit.net ) 
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        The context here is hilarious. Makes it seem like farming simulator is some kind of super subversive, fucked up thing we shouldn’t allow children to play. lol

        “What if they actually become farmers? That’s not what we want for our children is it?”

        • Gamma ( GammaGames@beehaw.org ) 
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          If our kids become farmers they’d have to rely on goberment subsidies and I’m not raising no socialist!!!

      • Realitätsverlust ( Realitaetsverlust@lemmy.zip ) 
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        Lmao, no idea what went wrong there

  • Gamma ( GammaGames@beehaw.org ) 
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    Funny comparison. One is a yearly multiplayer-ish release and the other is a sequel to a 13 year old singleplayer action game. I have no doubt AW2 could sell a ton more copies… but they’ve decided they don’t want that

    • Coelacanth ( Coelacanth@feddit.nu ) 
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      No, they decided that Epic was the best bet to get the game done at all as they were willing to finance it, and this is the unfortunate outcome.

      • Gamma ( GammaGames@beehaw.org ) 
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        Yep, I’m aware of why they went with Epic, but if Epic wanted to make more of a return they’d put the game on the platform with more paying users. But they decided they don’t want that

        • Coelacanth ( Coelacanth@feddit.nu ) 
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          Sorry, I thought you were blaming Remedy and not Epic.

          • Gamma ( GammaGames@beehaw.org ) 
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            Fair, I wasn’t clear! I’m sure Remedy would LOVE to get the game in as many player’s hands as they could

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    Who is the market for these simulator games? I don’t know anyone who plays them. They don’t look bad to me, but there must be a type of gamer I’m blind to.

    Edit: great answers thanks all.

    • BurningRiver ( BurningRiver@beehaw.org ) 
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      Sometimes I just want to sit back and play something that doesn’t involve shooting at anything or blowing shit up. It’s relaxing I guess.

    • lime! ( lime@feddit.nu ) 
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      i have over 300 hours in farming sim 2015. i bought the deluxe edition. got a little model tractor and a keychain.

      i… don’t know.

    • stardust ( stardust@lemmy.ca ) 
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      It seems so niche but somehow more mainstream than horror games like Alan Wake. It always blows me away how popular simulators are despite not knowing anyone who plays them.

    • thanks_shakey_snake ( thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca ) 
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      They get you in different ways. Maybe Dave the Diver hooks you with some fun farm and restaurant mechanics. Then you make a little garden in Valheim and that feels pretty good. You think maybe you’ll experiment with a bit of Stardew. Then next thing you know, BAM you’re mainlining Farming Simulator-- Ironically at first, and then not.

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      Super relaxing multiplayer

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