In this game you can farm crops, or animals, or trees or you can do a bit of everything. The game’s comprehensive features, such as realistic farm equipment, the weather patterns and ground working mechanics mean that you can customise your farm life extensively, to create the farm of your dreams.
You can operate a French vineyard, growing grapes for wine, eating and more, or grow olives in the Mediterranean – or perhaps grow immense fields full of wheat and corn in the American mid-west. Or maybe farm dairy cattle in the shelter of the Alps – you can choose from an astonishing array of farm types. A new area in the game is reminiscent of the Central European region, a varied area rich in diverse plant and animal life – look out for the storks!
New plants to grow include carrots, parsnips and red beet, as well as favourites from the previous games in the franchise, and you can make new products with them, too. As well as selling fresh fruit and vegetables, you can set up factories to make soup and tin the vegetables. You can also make crisps from your potatoes!
If you are growing some of the new crops, you will have to learn about the equipment needed to sow, harvest and transport them to wherever they need to go – but Zielonka (the new area) is perfectly suited to farming, with rich soil and plenty of readily available water on hand in the ponds and rivers that run through the area.
The game features more than thirty five vehicles and attachments from a wide range of manufacturers. All of these vehicles will help you to prepare the soil for planting, maintain your plants in the best possible condition and then harvest them quickly and gently, so your return on investment is maximized.
The Nitty Gritty
The game offers cross-platform multiplay so you on your PC and your buddies on different consoles can play together. There are also a wide range of community-created modifications which are available free. These have been officially tested and help to enhance the farming experience for you, so have a look and see which ones appeal.
If you opt for the Premium Expansion, you can grow your crops on an entirely new map with specialist machines. You’ll also get all the content from Year 1 and 2, making it a good investment in your farming joy.
What Machinery?
The game contains hundred of authentic machines and tools from over 150 genuine farming brands. These include the likes of:
Case IH
CLAAS
Deutz-Fahr
Fendt
John Deere
Massey Ferguson
New Holland
Valtra
and many more!