Weekly ‘What’re you playing?’ Thread #8

Oh, I wouldn't really know how MSFS stacks up against other flight sims; I'm a pretty casual player. In fact, it's the first civilian flight sim I've played since the early 2000s. I got my flight stick to play X4 Foundations. Ironically, I think an Xbox controller might be a better bet for that game... but I wouldn't know because like 4 years after release, I still haven't started it in earnest...

What I do know is that the presentation in MSFS is absolutely awesome. The cloud and weather effects are amazing and the detail of the terrain is incredible. I found my house! And then crashed into the local supermarket. It's great for sightseeing.

There's a whole bunch of planes to choose from too, even in the poorcel basic version I have. Having said that, I've only really played with little propeller planes - my main squeeze is the Beechcraft Bonanza G36.

Again, I don't know how realistic the flight model is since I don't really have a point of comparison - the last two flight sims I played were Lock On (which I SUCKED at) and Combat Flight Simulator 3. But it feels good in my unqualified opinion, I guess? I have all the realism options cranked all the way up, and I like playing with all the switches and dials in the planes. I like the Bonanza so much is because it's like a flying car. You feel so tiny in giant international airports.

The one thing I really don't like is how it just fades to black if you frick up, instead of giving you a satisfying explosion or helpless tumble to the ground.

One thing I'd like to do but apparently can't is turn the pedals on my racing wheel to rudder pedals. Ah well.