With your hunting dog by your side, explore the Texan desert and forests of Colorado and Europe as you track down 33 animal species. Choose your gear from over 160 official weapons, accessories and clothing items (including Browning, Winchester and Bushnell).
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Xbox Series X – First Impressions
Seeing as I've put close to 15 hours into the game since I downloaded it a few days ago, I figured it was time for me to give my first impressions of Hunting Simulator 2 for Xbox Series X.
Overall, I find the game to be very good and certainly not deserving of the hate and low scores it seems to get. What players need to understand is that, while it may not be 100% realistic, this game is a hunting SIMULATOR. This means that it doesn't have the more arcade-shooter vibe of something like theHunter: Call of the Wild.
Because Hunting Simulator 2 strives for a lot of realism in its gameplay, while still keeping things fun, players need to take into account the caliber of bullet/type of amunition they are using when hunting certain species as well as make sure they have the license to hunt that type of animal. The realism of the game also means that there won't be something to hunt hiding behind every tree or behind every hill, just like with hunting in real life you'll have to be paitient and willing to put in the time and effort to track your prey.
While some mechanics could use a little fine tuning, such as your tracking dog being practically useless at the start of the game until you bond with it more and the inability to check animal/caliber requirements while in the firld, the overall gameplay is very good and the slower pace makes for a more relaxing feel than other hunting games out there.
While slower than more arcade-style hunting games, the progression system in this game does a good job of being satisfying and bringin players back to the hunting grounds time and time again to get more cash to improve their arsenal and gear collection as well as to pick up some more trophys to line the walls of their hunting lodge.
If there were some changes I could suggest, either for this game or a potential sequel, it would be the addition of hunting sidearms (such as revolvers) as they can play quite a large role in real life hunting when it comes to smaller prey and would be a nice way of giving the player another choice of weapon that wouldn't take up a backpack slot. The addition of optional ballistic bullet drop (something this game doesn't have) as well as backpacks with increased ammo carrying capacity would also be useful to further add to the realism of the game.
Overall Hunting Simulator 2 is a very good game and one of the best hunting games on the market today. If you are looking for a slower paced, more realistic alternatives to theHunter: Call of the Wild, or just want to gat into hunting games, you really can't go wrong with this pick.
Seeing as I've put close to 15 hours into the game since I downloaded it a few days ago, I figured it was time for me to give my first impressions of Hunting Simulator 2 for Xbox Series X.
Overall, I find the game to be very good and certainly not deserving of the hate and low scores it seems to get. What players need to understand is that, while it may not be 100% realistic, this game is a hunting SIMULATOR. This means that it doesn't have the more arcade-shooter vibe of something like theHunter: Call of the Wild.
Because Hunting Simulator 2 strives for a lot of realism in its gameplay, while still keeping things fun, players need to take into account the caliber of bullet/type of amunition they are using when hunting certain species as well as make sure they have the license to hunt that type of animal. The realism of the game also means that there won't be something to hunt hiding behind every tree or behind every hill, just like with hunting in real life you'll have to be paitient and willing to put in the time and effort to track your prey.
While some mechanics could use a little fine tuning, such as your tracking dog being practically useless at the start of the game until you bond with it more and the inability to check animal/caliber requirements while in the firld, the overall gameplay is very good and the slower pace makes for a more relaxing feel than other hunting games out there.
While slower than more arcade-style hunting games, the progression system in this game does a good job of being satisfying and bringin players back to the hunting grounds time and time again to get more cash to improve their arsenal and gear collection as well as to pick up some more trophys to line the walls of their hunting lodge.
If there were some changes I could suggest, either for this game or a potential sequel, it would be the addition of hunting sidearms (such as revolvers) as they can play quite a large role in real life hunting when it comes to smaller prey and would be a nice way of giving the player another choice of weapon that wouldn't take up a backpack slot. The addition of optional ballistic bullet drop (something this game doesn't have) as well as backpacks with increased ammo carrying capacity would also be useful to further add to the realism of the game.
Overall Hunting Simulator 2 is a very good game and one of the best hunting games on the market today. If you are looking for a slower paced, more realistic alternatives to theHunter: Call of the Wild, or just want to gat into hunting games, you really can't go wrong with this pick.