Car Mechanic Simulator 2014

Euro and American Truck Simulator had an undeniable effect on how I perceive video games. Had I not given that open-road lifestyle a chance, I never would have bothered with a grease-monkey simulator. But that experience opened my mind, and now I am actively expanding my gaming horizons. My history with this specific franchise is a bit backward. A few months ago, the 2018 installmen, which I believe is the third entry, was free to keep. Being the digital hoarder that I am, I gladly added it to my collection, though it sat unplayed. When the entire franchise went on a massive sale recently, I decided to finally bite the bullet. With the fifth game looming on the horizon, I thought it would be a fascinating experiment to start from the very beginning, working my way through the sequels chronologically to truly appreciate the growth, evolution, and polish of the series over time. So, what does the price of a single donut actually buy you in the digital garage? Because Steam sells this as the Complete Edition, the sheer volume of content is staggering. Between the 75-ish main campaign missions and roughly 30+ extra levels spread across the 4x4 and 1/4 mile add-ons, you are looking at…

Hey, it's that game they change slightly and rerelease every few years! The main problems with this version (which is the first CMS) is that the mouse is set to move the camera faster than should ever be possible by default. And once you've turned it down to 1; which is still slightly too fast; you discover the game does not keep the cursor in the game, so you constantly click outside and the game minimises. It is actually unplayable if you have more than one monitor, completing ONE order was a chore. I actually tried to play this game in 2015 and gave up without finishing the first order. The framerate is also choppy... but hey, you know that if you've played any CMS game.

This game taught me about some car parts, but it's sometimes difficult to do some things to the cars, overall it's an okay game.

Absolutely horrible unplayable camera settings. Lowering camera sensitivity to the lowest possible setting or just above it and turning off "head bob" is a must have to even make it playable. Mouse isn't locked to monitor either by default. Otherwise it's very boring and overly simplified.

Review by family member: For the 2014 Car Mechanic Simulator the graphics and game quality were nicely made, especially the car internals. The model quality was detailed down to the little bolts that you had to remove. I think the game's tutorial was kinda basic and vague, but I figured out how to play pretty quicky. This game was very fun and entertaining for the first 10 or so repair jobs, but then the game became repetitive, mainly because there wasn't enough variety in the cars themselves - there where only about 4 or 5 different car models that I found in my 16 repairs. The jobs were very fun to complete though, because the types of jobs where very diverse, with a different part or test every job. But once again, the game started becoming a bit repetitive after about 10 jobs. One thing I disliked was how I wasn't able to fully disassemble the cars, just the main components. I also didn't like how there were only an inline 4 engine and a v6 engine. I would have loved this game if it had more customization to the jobs, like replacing the whole engine instead of just the cylinder heads and intakes, and if there where more types of engines, like i3, i5, i6, v8, and even v10 e…

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