Author: Lin Big Cat
EP0. Game Information
Car Detailing Simulator
Release date: April 13, 2022
Developer: Games Incubator, GameFormatic S.A.
Publisher: Games Incubator, PlayWay S.A.
Price: 48 yuan (shi low) / 54 yuan (original price)
EP1. Preface
With the development of the game industry, in addition to the adventure in a variety of fantasy worlds, some manufacturers will choose the game theme of the eyes on the reality, from the reality of all walks of life, a variety of work continue to take materials, there are a variety of simulators - "PC installation simulator", "glue guy simulator", "carpenter simulator" ... Even when you search for the word "simulator" in the Steam store, all kinds of strange simulators will pop up, there are real jobs, there are celestial bodies, there are animals, there are hobbies...
It's really "everything can be simulated"!
This game is a game that focuses the eyes of the simulation on "car beauty", in which the player plays the owner of a car beauty shop, by accepting orders from others, and then using various kits to clean, polish, paint and a series of operations on the car. Isn't this a real beauty shop! Car beauty, in fact, is an industry that we often come into contact with in reality, and the work done is relatively simple, especially cleaning, polishing, painting may be more difficult. Some doorways have been learned even if they have not been learned by themselves, and they have been learned after watching them a few times. Of course, this work is a very good opportunity to learn car beauty, maybe after learning to buy some kits like in the game and clean it yourself ~ it is also a fun and educational experience.
EP2.Boss + car washer, your shop you decide, operate
Just like other simulators focus on the XX simulation mentioned in the title, this game is also a more pure gameplay game, focusing on the "car beauty" thing.
One, be the boss, buy, upgrade kits, upgrade garages, and take orders
Many simulators, such as kitchen simulators, will separate each prop into pieces, and you can take whatever props you need. However, unlike some simulators, this game adopts a simplified operation mode and uses the form of "set".
In the computer, you can receive some orders, through the customer's requirements - usually some simple operations, such as car washing, polishing, painting, etc., and you need to buy or use the corresponding kit to complete the task. In addition to some unlimited tasks, there are also some time-limited missions in this game that are challenging.
Earn money by completing one quest after another, and buy some upgrade options to keep your shop growing and leveling up.
Second, as a car washer, car wash, paint, polishing
Body, interior cleaning, painting after washing, flashlight + polishing... This series of operations requires the support of their own sets, and the vehicle is made clean through step-by-step operations.
Each set has the tools needed to complete the process, and the player switches the tools to make the vehicle clean and shiny.
In addition, like cleaning, you can choose to fix one side to clean, and then arbitrarily switch to the other side, greatly reducing the difficulty of cleaning, this setting is actually quite good, although it will reduce a certain sense of reality, but provides convenient operation, which is very comfortable for players.
In the process of beauty, you can always open the stain tip to see if there is any place in the vehicle that has not been cleaned, which is also more intimate.
After completing your order, you can also take photos and collect photos of the various types of vehicles that have been cleaned up.
In fact, the boss himself as a car washer is indeed a bit of a hardship, but this work does not support employees, and can only suffer themselves. In reality, I have also seen many bosses choose to personally wear clothes to wash the car in order to save labor costs, including the car wash shop I often go to near my home, the boss is more enthusiastic, sometimes when he is busy, he will do it himself, and he is much more skilled than ordinary employees. After all, everyone's life is not good, although it is a shop, it is still a hit worker.
EP3. Physics Engine
Although I don't know what engine this game uses, the physics engine used is certainly not very good. For example, in general, the spray foam must be a diagonal parabola that sprays into the car, but this work is actually "filling" and "covering" within the range you choose, eliminating the process, so it is difficult to spray like the roof of the car, and it needs a certain angle.
The physics engine of the really good simulator can refer to "Goat Simulator", and write the engine for some collisions in order to be more realistic.
EP4. Some advantages and disadvantages
+ Realistic car beauty gameplay experience
I have to say that the car beauty gameplay of this game is still relatively real, very close to the store we go to in reality.
+ Simplified operation to throw away complicated work troubles
This point originally felt that it should be attributed to the shortcomings, and then think carefully, usually work is so tired, simulating some other types of work, easy point is also very good, the operation of this work is relatively simple and easy to understand, but in fact, it is also a small defect, is not very fun.
-BGM is too repetitive
The author is a person who likes to listen to BGM, these music without words, or dynamic, or deep, let people immerse themselves in the game world, unfortunately, the BGM of this work is basically equal to none, or hope that the author will enrich it later.
- Gameplay has room for improvement
Although the gameplay basically touches most of the content of "car beauty", under the condition of simple operation in this game, it reflects the hollowness of the content, in addition to when the boss takes on tasks, upgrades the workshop, when the small worker washes the car, spray paint, etc., it can also be expanded on some content, such as more beauty items (stickers and the like), so that the content does not look so small.
EP5. Conclusion
The overall content of the game, the gameplay is relatively simple, the experience is more realistic, the screen, the model is acceptable, the BGM is monotonous, if you are more interested in the "car beauty" job, you can buy this game, personally try the car wash, painting, polishing and other fun.