Dig, Demolish, Dominate: Giant Machines 2017’s Colossal Campaign
Step into the cockpit of colossal industry with Giant Machines 2017, where every mission feels like steering history’s most powerful beasts. From tearing down mountainsides to hauling space shuttles across vast landscapes, the game immerses players in a gritty, diesel-soaked world of engineering marvels. Each challenge is a spectacle of scale, blending raw mechanical force with precision control. Giant Machines 2017 isn’t just about operating machinery; it’s about experiencing the awe of human invention at its largest and loudest, inviting you to explore its campaign with unshakable curiosity.
Giant Machines 2017 Review Pros
- Decent graphics.
- 3.46GB download size.
- Ten trophies.
- Controller options – Invert axis and sensitivity sliders, vibration on and off, and you can remap controls.
- Volume sliders for – radio, dialogue, effects, master, and here is where you change the language.
- First-person view in a full 3D game world.
- Heavy machinery management gameplay.
- Opening the tutorial section, you get pop-ups and button prompts as you play.
- Click the left stick at any time to bring up the list of controls.
- Mission markers show and thank God as the locations and machinery are huge.
- You can and will drive many different types of machines and vehicles.
- I do like the fact that a small diamond comes up when parking, and it fills in as you nail the parking.
- Huge open areas, and you can get to a marker however you want.
- When in a vehicle, you can change the camera views, including third person, depending on the vehicle depends on how many views you get.
- The voiced narrator over the top gives you orders.
- Many great-looking locations and weather types, and biomes.
- Physics engine in full force.
- It’s a game you could put on and play for a bit, and just drive big trucks around.
Giant Machines 2017 Review Cons
- No Platinum trophy, just ten trophies.
- The handling of the machines doesn’t feel weighty; they just make it all slow, they just don’t have the feeling of what I’m doing.
- Some of the placement goals in missions have to be so perfect to the pixel that it’s frustrating.
- Generic soundtrack, nothing of note.
- So much pop in and it happens late, like silos just appearing in front of you!
- It just feels like a huge fetch quest with the odd bit of tedious driving.
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Giant Machines 2017
Developer: Code Horizon
Publisher: Code Horizon
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Giant Machines 2017 Review
Summary
Giant Machines 2017 – The Thrills and Highlights of Gameplay:
Step into the cockpit of colossal industry with Giant Machines 2017, where every mission feels like steering history’s most powerful beasts. From tearing down mountainsides to hauling space shuttles across vast landscapes, the game immerses players in a gritty, diesel-soaked world of engineering marvels. Each challenge is a spectacle of scale, blending raw mechanical force with precision control. With decent graphics, a full 3D world, varied vehicles, and a physics engine in full force, it’s a game you can put on and play for a bit just to drive big trucks around.
Giant Machines 2017 – Where It Falls Short: Key Negatives:
The handling of the machines doesn’t feel weighty; instead just slow, leaving little sense of impact. Mission placement goals demand pixel-perfect accuracy, which quickly becomes frustrating. The soundtrack is generic, pop-in is frequent and late, and overall, it can feel like a huge fetch quest with tedious driving. With only ten trophies and no Platinum, progression feels limited.
Giant Machines 2017 – Immersive Story and Narrative Elements:
A voiced narrator delivers orders over the top, adding structure and atmosphere to the campaign. While the focus is firmly on machinery management rather than deep narrative, the narration helps frame missions and keeps the experience moving forward.
Giant Machines 2017 – Visual and Performance Aspects:
Graphics are decent for the 3.46GB download size, with many great-looking locations, weather types, and biomes. Mission markers are essential given the scale of the environments, and camera options add flexibility. However, pop-in issues and a lack of polish in sound design hold back the presentation.
Giant Machines 2017 – Overall Verdict: Is It Worth Playing?
Giant Machines 2017 delivers awe-inspiring scale and the thrill of operating massive machinery, but its flaws in handling, repetition, and presentation stop it from reaching its full potential. It’s a game that offers spectacle and curiosity but struggles to maintain momentum beyond its initial impact.
Back of the Box Quotes:
“From mountainsides to space shuttles, Giant Machines 2017 puts you in control of engineering marvels.”
