Train Life A Railway Simulator gameplay part 1

Train Life A Railway Simulator releases today and this is part 1 gameplay from the early access release of the game. This is Euro Train Simulator! I'm working through the Train Life tutorial in the first two parts of this series before working on my own railway/train company to take over Germany and eventually the whole of Europe.

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Okay, that's a total lie, it's a link graveyard. It is however delivered with the kind of panache you have come to expect.

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(*) - Today's secret: The trains themselves handle nicely enough, but the success of this game will come down to how alive the world feels in career mode. Derail Valley has the similar carrot-pursuit style of gameplay and the trains are a lot of fun to drive because they're so visceral, but the world is dead. Train Sim World (BIAS WARNING) is far more intricate and works hard to achieve an authentic experience, but the reward is in the journey, not in the completion of a journey. It remains to be seen how Train Life will fare...

[Kinvarus]

Anybody else the "Try not to derail the train." would be a casual piece of advice, when the Colonel plays it feels like it's directed specifically at him, like the game's gone "We've seen your previous work, try not to derail this one."

[martinmyggestik]

Having the "Switch tracks" button in real life would make my job so much easier :)

[alameachan]

"Welcome to Munich in Germany..."
*stands in front of not a German signal with not a German loco under not a German catenary
Game devs. We need to talk.

[mikkdc]

For those on PS4/Xbox One with FPS problems, try this - The fps slowdown seems to be related to minimap zoom level (the more zoomed in the worse the fps). Yu can test this by turning off the hud and watching the FPS improve dramatically. Go into the options and switch the minimap to MANUAL and set it to around 500, 000 and now when the train slows down, the map no longer zooms in and the fps stay much higher. The price you pay is not being able to see the tracks in detail on the mini map but as long as you pay attention to the LEFT/RIGHT switch indicators its not a huge problem. So anyone still on PS4 or Xbox One with fps slowdown, give this a try!

[weswheel]

I can't believe that you didn't see the saw mill. Glad to see that the station generates logs, just hope that it doesn't fill the hard drive up. Red flashing light, shepherds' delight. Thanks for the video.

[MrScoot]

I bit the bullet and bought this after seeing the video. Purely from a gameplay perspective, it's basically Derail Valley with catenary tracks and German town names, but massively simplified train running. Got fined €500 like 6x in the first 5mins of playing career mode because I was allegedly on a blocked track - eventually I did discover a train but it wasn't really in my way or anything, but at least the presence of it is a positive. That being said, this seems alpha-esque, not even beta, so beware. Tons of potential in the idea, though.

[marco_grt]

"Notice the dwarf signals bla bla bla change to green color"
Colonel talk to the normal signal
Me: "Well, the possibilities he lost the dimensions' sense are notable"

[aircooledorion]

Nice to see the colonel playing by all the rules [ that won't last long ]

[Tyrope]

As a Dutchman: That's blue. Now why the heck would you be one of us if that's green?

[nickharper]

This is curious and interesting TSW + ETS 2 progression + sandbox kind a gameplay

[ovidiuz]

Looks like people are getting sick of Dovetail and they start to make alternatives...good

[ravenwinger]

Graphics are phenomenal. But it seems to be more game than simulator

[brothernotsmartius]

As a guy with the second name Hans and as a guy born in Berlin
1. We are able to speak English properly
2. Currywurst is trucking delicious
3.we do eat sandwiches

[JS-vsco]

Will your cousin Peter Zwangsbremsung make an appearance in part 2, I wonder?

[TeamWolfmountain]

No colonel cam? Thats disappointing but a good game and video as per usual

[eldarad]

You need to be completely stationary before using the reverser, you say?

[DoctorMagdaki]

I love that you immediately ignore the tutorial

[fishpop]

5:16 That loco looks like a baby version of those typical American freight diesels.

[Volkaer]

My biggest disappointment with this game is that the track switches aren't animated and it's just rails clipping into each other :( It's pretty much the first thing any self respecting train sim should sort out and has done so for decades.

[jacohavenga]

Just wish the game sound and commentary sound was on the same level, now you have to sound up and down all the time to hear what they say in the game.