You expect to be challenged and rewarded accordingly. As a simulation, you expect bullet drop, wind influence, bullet travel time when you take the shot. Problem is, despite getting a kill, it was far from satisfying. I took aim, blew the lungs out of the nearest sheep, skipped over to it, and bagged my first kill.
Even then, I found my prey on multiple occasions just running for the hills for no discernable reason, despite being so close to the ground I could actually be legally declared dead and buried.Īfter almost two hours of ‘hunting’, I finally got to a point in my journey where I could shoot my gun, and to my surprise, the gun handling in this game is actually not too bad, but not really what I was expecting either. Baring in mind, your walking speed is already fairly ponderous, being forced to crouch or crawl is nightmarish to say the least. As animals will run away at the first sign of danger, you are actively discouraged from even walking – ever. What compounds the issue is how slow the game is, in terms of actual tangible movement-based progression. In that respect, Hunting Simulator 2 nails the experience on the head.
Once an hour had passed and I had only seen a glimpse of the darn sheep I was tracking, I truly understood what hunting felt like – frustrating, yawn-inducing, and ultimately pointless in this day and age. This easily carries the experience for a good 30 minutes or so, and then the boredom kicks in. Plodding along through the Colorado wilds, gun grasped firmly in your hands, dog by your side, tracking various breeds of sheep – it’s calming to the soul, almost ASMR inducing, if you are subject to such tingling reactions. This is actually a good thing, initially, as Hunting Simulator 2 takes on this surreal, relaxing but also interestingly tense atmosphere. That’s right, this thing, whilst maybe not an entirely accurate representation of a gun-toting hunter, is much slower paced than what you were led to believe. Once you take away the gruff vocals, the scripted deer, and even the scoped rifle, you are left with something altogether different – an actual Hunting Simulator, believe it or not. Unfortunately, the tutorial is an elaborate lie, artificially designed to make you believe hunting in this game would be that satisfyingly compact. The whole affair takes around twenty minutes or so, and is surprisingly satisfying and gets you hyped for all the tracking and hunting you are will be doing from here on out. You take aim, shoot it through the chest, nab its carcass and haul it back to camp. Before long you will stumble upon a classic hunters mark – a deer of some description. In no time you will have been introduced to your pet dog (Humphrey in my case), your gun, and even your feet as you go out tracking. You are guided by a gruff old voice who shows you the ropes. The game starts with a brief creation kit allowing you to pick your gender and whatnot before being thrust into the big wide world of hunting. Hunting Simulator 2 is here to give you the most accurate representation of this pastime, all from the comfort of your own home. The rush of the hunt, the thrill of the kill and the satisfaction of eating, displaying, or selling your gruesome handiwork has attracted many a man, or woman, to the now sporty profession. Hunting Simulator 2 packages up the worst aspects of the hunting experience: waiting and boredom.Since the dawn of mankind, hunting has been a staple part of our survival. In that regard it may work as a hardcore simulator of hunting, but as a game it fails to remain engaging for more than a few minutes at a time. Those who hunt in the real world may find this game very similar to the experiences they are used to, and may find quite a bit of enjoyment in Hunting Simulator 2. Realism in video games is nice sometimes, but only if it doesn't take away from the experience. Most of the issues present in Hunting Simulator 2 are there because the developers were striving for realism. Players won't get many chances to try out their new weapons in the wild though, and will need to visit the in-game shooting range if they want to test out the differences. Players won't have to worry about things like wind speed and bullet drop when shooting, but adjusting for moving targets and bullet speed when firing can make for a fun challenge. Each weapon feels unique with its own strengths and weaknesses. Its a shame that the player doesn't get to fire their weapons very often, because using the different kinds of guns and bows can be a lot of fun.
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