

Realising the error of my ways, I make a new save file – meticulously recreating my sullen (and now criminal) cowboy character and getting down to business. A city-slicker like me? Picking medium difficulty? Rule one of farming – if you can literally turn down a difficulty setting, do so. In a moment of post-home invasion clarity, I realise where I’ve gone wrong.


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I launch a duffelbag – probably full of stupid sorghum – into one particularly muddy-looking field and cease my paltry home invasion, wondering if there’s any sort of law enforcement in this game. He doesn’t seem to be around, so I walk into his basement and petulantly chuck his belongings on the floor. He has everything I want in life: a fancy red barn, and fields of prosperous veg. Right off the bat, I despise Leroy Wilson. I return to the lonely field of sorghum I started in, and notice it’s owned by a man called Leroy Wilson. It’s a bit too much like 28 Days Later for me, though at least I’ve traded in Cillian Murphy’s hospital gown for more dignified country attire – a cowboy hat and duster.įarming Simulator 22. Meanwhile, I feel myself growing steadily unsettled – I haven’t seen a single living human, every building is inaccessible, and it’s weirdly quiet. Feeling a little like Eric Andre, I hammer against door after door that refuses budge. I come across a few buildings – mostly diners, gas stations and supermarkets – but none of them can be entered. Without any land – or any notion of what to do – I began wandering the countryside of small town America. In a moment of agricultural hubris I had picked medium difficulty, and I was plonked into the middle of a field like a yokel Terminator. Despite that, I remained impervious to the allure of Farming Simulator – and it was time that changed.Īs I made my first tentative steps into Farming Simulator 22, I realised that change wouldn’t be coming any time soon. I’m no stranger to gaming’s romanticised approach to the rustic – I’ve spent more time in Stardew Valley than I care to admit, and – like so many others – the island living of Animal Crossing carried me through the early days of our first lockdown. Jaded with the launch of Battlefield 2042 and looking to try something new, I felt compelled to understand what brought over a million players to greener pastures. Last month, I caught wind of the hype surrounding Farming Simulator 22 – it’s already sold 1.5million copies, and in November it attracted more players than a freshly-launched Battlefield 2042. READ MORE: ‘Raft’ is a quietly brilliant survival game.As it turned out, this was a huge mistake – actual farming takes so much more effort, especially when you’ve got dreams of being America’s biggest grain baron. If you plan on selling a seeder, remember to sell unused seeds / fertilizer before you sell this machinery.I started my life in Farming Simulator 22 with just two things: a cowboy hat and a dream. Tip 2: teleport a vehicle / machinery to the shop and then move it to the selling zone.

