This guys are getting better and better, generally you phase right through the NPC's, atleast now they applied ragdoll to them and they actually exist.
Well when i saw this i was hoping for a repeat of Jim's Bus Driver Simulator video, where he just runs off and does stuff. Started off a little disappointing but then Jim started mowing down pedestrians and we both seemed to start having more fun :D
6:10 6:38 7:02 8:00 8:27 Maybe there's a story behind that zebra crossing man. Maybe he was killed at a zebra crossing and now his ghost haunts every zebra crossing in the city. Maybe it's an army of programmed clones wired to compulsively cross zebra crossings for all eternity. Maybe the developers were just too lazy to code the zebra crossing functionality for more than one of their NPCs. Who can say for certain?
I'm assuming this isn't in the UK, considering you drive on the right-hand side. I'd propose it is America, but the speed limit signs look more European than that. Guess it's in one of the European countries that drive on the right, then.
Shadow Hog There are three lights for a reason, and any three-aspected traffic lights use all three when signaling stop and go in some sequence. There wouldn't be three lights otherwise. Generally it's red and orange/amber before green, orange then red after green.
Goblin Rat I never indicated anything about the number of lights, but as long as we're talking about it, I should note that in America, we don't use the red/amber combo - it goes straight from red to green. (Not sure why, I always liked that about British traffic lights.) All I'm saying is it's possible there's a European country that does it the same way. I do not pretend to know of any such European country, as I haven't been to many of them; I'm merely throwing the possibility out there. Either way, I stand by my assertion that the game clearly is not set in the UK, because A) they _do_ use the red/amber combo, and B) they drive on the left, not on the right like you do in this game.
Jim, for the sake of your sanity, please spend a week playing just games you know are good. Even if it's seven days of Dynasty Warriors. All this tripe can't be good for you.
But really, even in the shittiest simulators, there's something this one doesn't have : A purpose. This one, the purpose is non existent, just driving for the sake of driving !
to be fair, if not taken as a piece of entertainment, but instead an aid for someone learning to drive, there might be value in this. It reminds the player what they need to be aware of when driving and provides a stress free environment to practice what they learn... However if it's a buggy piece of crap it might undo any potential good. Haven't seen any bugs that do this in the video so who knows?
Well at least there was no Driver ID to thwart Jim's dreams. And now Jim knows what being lefthanded is like.WASD is no good for a leftie like me, and so many games don't have options for the arrow keys.
So how's your day? Me, I have stuff to do, and instead chose to watch a grown man play a driving school simulator, shouting at the screen whenever he forgets to blink.
Nikhil Sharma Obviously didn't work, since I can spot just about every car type there! They do look like models used in Mods for games like GTA4 or similar though. Just find it funny. Game companies have a hard time getting car manufacturers permission. GTR2 is a good example. Back in the day, Simbin had the license for Ferrari and Porsche, but when the game hit steam, the cars are blocked, because they don't have that license anymore.
I am actually waiting to see how long it takes for someone to make a driving school simulator that's actually near what its like in real life, just to see how I compare at driving irl to in a game
Those simulator games (those that are actualy pretending to "simulate" things, unlike the "ironic" simulator games) shouldn't be called "simulators", because they don't really simulate anything, like Xplane or the likes. "Busywork and Arbitrary Rules Driving School" would be a more fitting title !
luke timothy I can tell you that here in America, we put lights at all kinds of junctions, because red and green are for celebrating Christmas, and we're not gonna let the Liberals win the war on Christmas.
luke timothy lights are placed anywhere where a high amount of accidents occur. State and Federal agencies keep data regarding all traffic accidents and make decisions for road signage based on that. Basically, lights at that T means that the people there drove like maniacs
I have 2 fully fledged ideas if any dev's are interested:- *Crack Ho simulator* with *Hand Jobs to buy Crack &/or Meth DLC*, *Smoking Crack&/or Meth to keep your breath smelling sperm free DLC*. and the ever popular *How to avoid a beating when under paying your pimp DLC* which includes the micro transaction *Cover them bruises DLC*. for the hardcore street gamer we have:- *Hobo simulator* with *Learn how to build a cardboard shelter and survive with Pissy pants & Vomit encrusted clothing DLC* with the upcoming *Begging for Pennies to buy some methylated spirits DLC* this also has micro transactions to gain higher alcohol content spirits.. Note the heavy on education themes. Also both titles are actual real world applications AND cover both sexes! This breed of hard edge sims are endless & I'm developing the story for a new IP called *Meth Addict simulator* which will have Psychosis for all DLC with Lose all your teeth DLC which will include micro transactions per tooth.
I was kinda curios if you parked on the crosswalk and a pedestrian walked into you would it fail the test? *Edit Also WTF was up with the stop lights being on the same side of the intersection as you? Serious design flaw there you didn't catch Jim.
Oh Jim... Dear, poor masochistic Jim. How you torture yourself for our entertainment. I can only imagine that you get dry-heaves every time a game pops up on Steam with "Simulator" in the name. Yea everyone, and behold: Jim has taken on the sins of these shitty games so that we might live. Thank GOD for Jim!
Think this game was made for people like me. When female AND Asian, you're less deadly with a Uzi in your hand than behind a steering wheel. Sadly the controls are ass, though.
Jim should start a cult, I would follow whatever fucked up religion he made up if he was in charge. Just imagine him addressing his flock with hello (insert phrase here)
This game isn't bad. It's actually stricter on road rules than 99% of all current drivers. I don't care. You're TOTALLY speeding and he is NOT 'lagging'. This is a 60 miles per hour zone and you're driving 70. Stop lying!
I'm starting to gradually dislike Jim's reviews more and more. They were once humourous looks at games and gave them a fair shake, he now gives games zero amount of effort or patience. He sets up the games to fail. He doesn't even bother to find out what the controls are, or get them set up prior to recording, and then gets frustrated when they are not the most user friendly. If you aren't going to bother giving a game a modicum of preparation, the frustration he feels is mostly because of him. Not every game holds your hands through the controls. Some of the best games I ever played required a lot of tweaking the controls, or even playing around them. It can be argued that this is the fault of the game designers, but we should give them a fair shake. He knew this was a driving simulator, but because he is so determined to to use WASD instead of the arrow keys, he immediately shuts down in frustration and downright refuses to use any of the the controls. This shows a childish attitude, and is not very entertaining to watch.
If an experienced gamer that plays thousands of games each year can't figure your game out within 5 minutes you failed. You made a bad game. Also, this is squirty play not a review.
Simulators don't need to be fun, they just need to simulate properly the r/l experience, unlike this game. Still waiting for games vlogger/critic simulator 2015...
Twosteps Overtheedge The way I see it, there are two kinds. Actual simulators that aim to realistially depict an activity you otherwise wouldn't be able to do. Mock simulators that give a vague outline of the activity nd just inject a load of humour and stupidity into the mix, usually with a wony physics engine, to make you laugh at the absurdity of it. This is the third kind. The one that's not realistic and not mocking. It's just flat, boring, humourless, grey, miserable and pointless. So it's a life simulator, if you will.
I'm afraid Jim is slowly descending into madness.
You can't descend to where you already are.
He's single-handedly keeping the shitty devs on business.
Stan Claas and now... 7 months later... backwards running dog tipped him over the edge.
So, just like a real driving school experience, it's fucking awful. Check.
Deducts points for not following the rules. Makes you drive up on the sidewalk to complete the level. Makes sense. :P
Jim sounded legitimately angry during this. made it even more funny
"There is no reverse" should be your new motto.
Cubed Gamers Robin but he's Jim Fucking Sterling Son.
This guys are getting better and better, generally you phase right through the NPC's, atleast now they applied ragdoll to them and they actually exist.
i actually have tears in my eyes from so much laughing. 10/10 would recommend
this was your best video yet. Laughed till i cryed
Well when i saw this i was hoping for a repeat of Jim's Bus Driver Simulator video, where he just runs off and does stuff. Started off a little disappointing but then Jim started mowing down pedestrians and we both seemed to start having more fun :D
All the cars look like car mods from GTA San Andreas.
The end bit was worth watching him drive in circles for 9 minutes.
0Bennyman At least the game got it right with having the lights set to the L button. Only a fucking idiot would do anything else. Duh.
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Maybe there's a story behind that zebra crossing man. Maybe he was killed at a zebra crossing and now his ghost haunts every zebra crossing in the city. Maybe it's an army of programmed clones wired to compulsively cross zebra crossings for all eternity. Maybe the developers were just too lazy to code the zebra crossing functionality for more than one of their NPCs. Who can say for certain?
Traffic lights don't change from red to green like that... at least not here in the UK.
You're right. They turn to red-yellow combination first specifically so you can tell at a glance whether or not they're going to be green or red soon.
I'm assuming this isn't in the UK, considering you drive on the right-hand side.
I'd propose it is America, but the speed limit signs look more European than that. Guess it's in one of the European countries that drive on the right, then.
Shadow Hog
There are three lights for a reason, and any three-aspected traffic lights use all three when signaling stop and go in some sequence. There wouldn't be three lights otherwise. Generally it's red and orange/amber before green, orange then red after green.
Goblin Rat
I never indicated anything about the number of lights, but as long as we're talking about it, I should note that in America, we don't use the red/amber combo - it goes straight from red to green. (Not sure why, I always liked that about British traffic lights.)
All I'm saying is it's possible there's a European country that does it the same way. I do not pretend to know of any such European country, as I haven't been to many of them; I'm merely throwing the possibility out there.
Either way, I stand by my assertion that the game clearly is not set in the UK, because A) they _do_ use the red/amber combo, and B) they drive on the left, not on the right like you do in this game.
Not in the Netherlands. Red to green to yellow/orange to red.
Jim, for the sake of your sanity, please spend a week playing just games you know are good. Even if it's seven days of Dynasty Warriors. All this tripe can't be good for you.
Hilarious vid mate. Keep it up! Gonna actually try this game :)
I can tell, Jim, you are already much gooder at the drivings thx to this garme.
Poor jim missed the apply options button.. R.I.P.
😎 " Here comes Serling! "
Well, at least the game seems to capture the extreme frustration of being in driving school :/
What happens if you just stop the car in front of the pedestrian, though? Does him walking into you still fail you?
I don't believe this is a thing that needs to exist
You're in driving school and there's no instructor with you in the vehicule !? What madness is this !?
But really, even in the shittiest simulators, there's something this one doesn't have : A purpose. This one, the purpose is non existent, just driving for the sake of driving !
ChaoticPesme75 At least in the bus simulators the scenery is often nice. This just looks shit.
This video made me sad. Ill never drive as well as Jim Sterling can unless i grow a third arm.
How are your driving lessons going, Jim? If you don't mind me asking
zebra crossing sounds way better than cross walk. This scottish guy I live with told me about that and I started giggling like an idiot
That poor NPC just walking minding his own business and along comes Jim
to be fair, if not taken as a piece of entertainment, but instead an aid for someone learning to drive, there might be value in this. It reminds the player what they need to be aware of when driving and provides a stress free environment to practice what they learn... However if it's a buggy piece of crap it might undo any potential good. Haven't seen any bugs that do this in the video so who knows?
I propose that all curves in the road be composed of sharp 30 degree increments.
Jim Sterling is a sheep rustler.
you crashed a car into a building. but you got 100 xp for wearing your seatbelt, so you had that going for you, which is nice.
If Jim is chaging key bindings, he is giving the game a fair shake.
Unlike the Vanishing of Ethan Carter Squirty, which was not.
Well at least there was no Driver ID to thwart Jim's dreams. And now Jim knows what being lefthanded is like.WASD is no good for a leftie like me, and so many games don't have options for the arrow keys.
Jim, you're scary when you're mad.
So how's your day? Me, I have stuff to do, and instead chose to watch a grown man play a driving school simulator, shouting at the screen whenever he forgets to blink.
I wonder if BMW, Ford, Mini, Lexus, Audi and others all gave their permission to have their models used? =P
You can use the models as much as you want, you can't use the logo.
*****
Really? Then why did Rockstar say they couldn't?
***** That's not true, the design of the car itself is copyrighted.
Nikhil Sharma Obviously didn't work, since I can spot just about every car type there! They do look like models used in Mods for games like GTA4 or similar though. Just find it funny. Game companies have a hard time getting car manufacturers permission. GTR2 is a good example. Back in the day, Simbin had the license for Ferrari and Porsche, but when the game hit steam, the cars are blocked, because they don't have that license anymore.
I swear I pray these games never work right when he plays them. It's MUCH more entertaining when everything goes wrong XD
10/10 Would play again. (So long as I don't have to prove it.)
blinkers: if you manage WASD, you cna set blinkers at Q and E so you dont need 3 hands.
Anyone else think this could actually work if it was designed like surgeon simulator, with wonky physics and (delibrately) awkward controls?
I am actually waiting to see how long it takes for someone to make a driving school simulator that's actually near what its like in real life, just to see how I compare at driving irl to in a game
***** City Car Driving is what you're looking for then ;)
Nice to see how much better the (sound)recording became over the last year. Sadly, the games did not.
ultra subtle way of avoiding copyright by blurring out the car brands. since jim started with a bmw
I'm still waiting for my copy of IndieGoGo game "Existentialism Simulator 2015" to come out... It's been delayed for so long now!
Rumour has it that Jim was never seen again after uploading this video.
Neverending Nightmares came out yesterday and could probably use some attention. Perhaps that could be your next game?
That pedestrian is kinda like Judge Doom, huh?
That options menu misspelled initializing.
Those simulator games (those that are actualy pretending to "simulate" things, unlike the "ironic" simulator games) shouldn't be called "simulators", because they don't really simulate anything, like Xplane or the likes. "Busywork and Arbitrary Rules Driving School" would be a more fitting title !
I don't think I have ever seen lights at a T-junction before... Do Americans just use lights for everything?
Actually, not sure it's American... I think the Speedometer is in km/h.
luke timothy This is actually common practice here in germany.
luke timothy
I can tell you that here in America, we put lights at all kinds of junctions, because red and green are for celebrating Christmas, and we're not gonna let the Liberals win the war on Christmas.
luke timothy lights are placed anywhere where a high amount of accidents occur. State and Federal agencies keep data regarding all traffic accidents and make decisions for road signage based on that. Basically, lights at that T means that the people there drove like maniacs
ehh are you sure it isn't just because people are too stupid to drive stick so therefor they are probably also too stupid to use stop signs properly?
I'm getting a whole Midtown Madness vibe from this game..
At least that game had better controls.
You crash through a building but get 100XP for having your seatbelt on.... fucking LOL
I have 2 fully fledged ideas if any dev's are interested:-
*Crack Ho simulator* with *Hand Jobs to buy Crack &/or Meth DLC*, *Smoking Crack&/or Meth to keep your breath smelling sperm free DLC*.
and the ever popular *How to avoid a beating when under paying your pimp DLC* which includes the micro transaction *Cover them bruises DLC*.
for the hardcore street gamer we have:-
*Hobo simulator* with *Learn how to build a cardboard shelter and survive with Pissy pants & Vomit encrusted clothing DLC* with the upcoming *Begging for Pennies to buy some methylated spirits DLC* this also has micro transactions to gain higher alcohol content spirits..
Note the heavy on education themes.
Also both titles are actual real world applications AND cover both sexes!
This breed of hard edge sims are endless & I'm developing the story for a new IP called *Meth Addict simulator* which will have Psychosis for all DLC with Lose all your teeth DLC which will include micro transactions per tooth.
don't drive and jim at the same time?
I was kinda curios if you parked on the crosswalk and a pedestrian walked into you would it fail the test?
*Edit
Also WTF was up with the stop lights being on the same side of the intersection as you? Serious design flaw there you didn't catch Jim.
where can I download this game?
1:47: Fucking wall, Jim Sterling son just honked at you! Get out of the goddamned way!
For this game to be any more dry and devoid of fun it would have to pause once in a while to call you a misogynist.
Oh Jim... Dear, poor masochistic Jim. How you torture yourself for our entertainment. I can only imagine that you get dry-heaves every time a game pops up on Steam with "Simulator" in the name.
Yea everyone, and behold: Jim has taken on the sins of these shitty games so that we might live. Thank GOD for Jim!
4:40 Jim gets a little angry
Eh, I'm sure he'll pass just fine.
Why is Level of Detail on Low?
***** You obviously never played a game from the 80's.
Another Excalibur game?
It was actually fun for free on my tablet.
It claims to be a driving sim, but the actual driving looks about on the level of GTA 4...but a bit less realistic.
The driving doesn't seem better than Rad racer on the nes, for fucks sake.
Think this game was made for people like me.
When female AND Asian, you're less deadly with a Uzi in your hand than behind a steering wheel.
Sadly the controls are ass, though.
Apply was clearly on the Graphics screen to save the control settings Jim...
To be fair it looks more like a resolution only apply button but it probably works the same.
Looking at it again I think you're right.
I worked out from this video that Jim is using Windows 8 =D
Jim should start a cult, I would follow whatever fucked up religion he made up if he was in charge. Just imagine him addressing his flock with hello (insert phrase here)
bet the config file is listed under read only .... sigh
another shovelware on steam ....
Clunk Click every trip
4:20 that graphics resolution.........
This game isn't bad. It's actually stricter on road rules than 99% of all current drivers.
I don't care.
You're TOTALLY speeding and he is NOT 'lagging'. This is a 60 miles per hour zone and you're driving 70. Stop lying!
Stupid fucking drivers and long ass red lights. This game is actually very realistic.
Thats the one thing I can commend about this game, its at least a SIMULATOR
Who the hell uses WASD for a driving game?
I'm starting to gradually dislike Jim's reviews more and more. They were once humourous looks at games and gave them a fair shake, he now gives games zero amount of effort or patience. He sets up the games to fail. He doesn't even bother to find out what the controls are, or get them set up prior to recording, and then gets frustrated when they are not the most user friendly. If you aren't going to bother giving a game a modicum of preparation, the frustration he feels is mostly because of him.
Not every game holds your hands through the controls. Some of the best games I ever played required a lot of tweaking the controls, or even playing around them. It can be argued that this is the fault of the game designers, but we should give them a fair shake. He knew this was a driving simulator, but because he is so determined to to use WASD instead of the arrow keys, he immediately shuts down in frustration and downright refuses to use any of the the controls. This shows a childish attitude, and is not very entertaining to watch.
Missing the point of these videos mate.
If an experienced gamer that plays thousands of games each year can't figure your game out within 5 minutes you failed. You made a bad game.
Also, this is squirty play not a review.
Ferdinand Show me one person that understood the Witcher 2 in 5 fucking minutes mate.
also OP, this is a squirty play. the point of squirty plays is he just jumps right in with no preparation and sees what happens.
Why give a video effort when the devs you're doing a first impressions of didn't put any in their game?
omg use your fucking indicators! xD does my fucking head in lol
Talent gane make this game funny. And you sir, don't have it.
Excuse me! I'm a child watching this! Cut out the swearing!
FIRST. I AM AMAZING AND GREAT AND GENERALLY HEROIC.
Simulators don't need to be fun, they just need to simulate properly the r/l experience, unlike this game. Still waiting for games vlogger/critic simulator 2015...
Twosteps Overtheedge The way I see it, there are two kinds.
Actual simulators that aim to realistially depict an activity you otherwise wouldn't be able to do.
Mock simulators that give a vague outline of the activity nd just inject a load of humour and stupidity into the mix, usually with a wony physics engine, to make you laugh at the absurdity of it.
This is the third kind. The one that's not realistic and not mocking. It's just flat, boring, humourless, grey, miserable and pointless. So it's a life simulator, if you will.
***** A fascinating reply...but I was making a cynical joke about life itself, not the concept of a life simulator =P
I appreciate the read, though!
Jim, even though you're fat I like you since you're funny. Appreciate it.
You should thank God for him.
I rissiua
download please
link bro
i no english
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This video made me sad. Ill never drive as well as Jim Sterling can unless i grow a third arm.