Sports and racing games go to great lengths to simulate dozens if not hundreds of details of their real-life counterparts, but one thing they do differently by default is significantly abbreviating the length of the real events. Pacing is important even in a game that’s not telling a written story, and that is an area where PowerWash Simulator quickly wears …
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Sports and racing games go to great lengths to simulate dozens if not hundreds of details of their real-life counterparts, but one thing they do differently by default is significantly abbreviating the length of the real events. Pacing is important even in a game that’s not telling a written story, and that is an area where PowerWash Simulator quickly wears out its welcome. The game is all about details and methodical play, which it handles well from a gameplay perspective. The first level it pops you into after the tutorial is fun, but it is so long that I went from having fun to totally sick of it. It’s not just the gimmick running thin, I mean I wouldn’t want to be put right into an hour-long race in Forza either. I think a better version of this game could exist that shows a bit more restraint and allows more moments of “Okay I’m done, let’s move on” instead of “Okay I’m 23% done now”.
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