In 2012, SCS Software launched Euro Truck Simulator 2 for the PC.
I recently wrote abouthow relaxing it is, especially in these troubled times.
It’s gaming’s greatest road trip.
This is a simulator after all.
For every moment of natural beauty there are miles of grey highways.
But this is how it should be, because it makes it feelreal.
It also means that when you do finally see something visually exciting it’s more impactful.
If it was stunningly beautiful all the time you’d just become numb to it.
This is a very different kind of open world compared to the likes of GTA and Assassin’s Creed.
It’s one enjoyed mostly passively, streaking past your window in a blur.
It’s the scale, and its continuous nature, that makes it special.
It feels truly massive, giving you a palpable sense of travelling a long distance and crossing a continent.
Yes, I really sat for five hours pretending to drive a truck.
I’m not even into trucks.
That’s the terrifying power of ETS2.
This adds to the feeling of being on a journey, watching the roadside ephemera change around you.
It just keeps growing too, with more expansions planned in the future.
In time, this will be one of the greatest open world games ever made too.
