Goat Simulator 3 Review (PlayStation 5)
For this Goat Simulator 3 Review, Pilgor’s baaack! Gather your herd and venture forth into Goat Simulator 3; an all-new (at least on Steam), totally realistic, sandbox farmyard experience. Invite up to three friends in local or online co-op, create carnage as a team, or compete in mini-games and then not be friends anymore.
Goat Simulator 3 Review Pros:
- Decent graphics.
- 3.88GB download size.
- Platinum trophy.
- Graphics settings – field of view slider, motion blur quality, and motion blur amount.
- Accessibility settings – camera smoothing, camera shakes, and flip controller sticks.
- Subtitles – on/off and background on/off.
- Online and offline mode.
- Controller settings – Invert axis and sensitivity sliders, and remap controls.
- Crazy goat Mayhem gameplay.
- In-game cutscenes that can be skipped.
- A lot of humor throughout.
- Tutorial pop-ups as you play.
- Open world play how you want.
- The map fills in as you progress and shows question marks for locations, they fill in when discovered.
- Goat towers need synchronizing and then act as fast travel points.
- A lot of Easter eggs and nods to other game franchises and mechanics.
- Instincts and quests are lists of activities and missions that are tracked and give rewards.
- Seven mini-games to find and unlock for use in multiplayer.
- The game is going for a more in-depth meatier experience than before.
- Collectibles – ramps and trinkets can be found and ticked off in the list.
- Unlock and equip customisation options for your sheep – head, body, back, feet, fur, horns, and goat types.
- Now you can grind on wires/railings, and wall climb.
- The now traditional method of headbutting and using your tongue to grab and throw items is back.
- Ragdoll at any time with a button press.
- The goat tower can be entered and upgraded as you find more towers.
- Puzzle elements to some of the events.
- You just go around and do events as and when you find them or get them marked on the map for later.
- When finishing an event the world can change it up or add natural disasters. the game is a pure meme generator.
- Very accessible.
- Clothing can add new features like flying.
- Unlock and play as different animals.
Goat Simulator 3 Review Cons:
- Any online interactions or features require a PS Plus subscription.
- No colorblind support.
- Being aimless in terms of how you go about events you can grow bored of the gimmick.
- At times the game lets your character fall through platforms and walls.
- The movement is such that any narrow gaps are a nightmare.
- Had puzzles reset themselves for no reason.
- Annoying pop-ups.
- Some of the gear you put on can put annoying music or noises on it.
- Trying to be precise in anything is nigh on impossible.
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Goat Simulator 3:
Developer: Coffee Stain Studios
Publisher: Coffee Stain Studios
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Summary
Goat Simulator 3 is a game that offers a unique and humorous experience with its crazy goat mayhem gameplay. The game has decent graphics and requires a 3.88GB download size. It offers both online and offline modes, with any online interactions or features requiring a PS Plus subscription.
The gameplay is open-world, allowing you to play how you want. The map fills in as you progress, showing question marks for undiscovered locations. Goat towers need synchronizing and then act as fast travel points. There are a lot of Easter eggs and nods to other game franchises and mechanics.
The game includes seven mini-games to find and unlock for use in multiplayer. There are also collectibles like ramps and trinkets that can be found and ticked off in the list. However, the game lacks colorblind support and can sometimes let your character fall through platforms and walls.
The game allows you to unlock and equip customization options for your sheep, including head, body, back, feet, fur, horns, and goat types. You can also unlock and play as different animals. The traditional method of headbutting and using your tongue to grab and throw items is back, and now you can grind on wires/railings, and wall climb.
Despite its fun and engaging gameplay, Goat Simulator 3 has some drawbacks. The movement is such that any narrow gaps are a nightmare, and puzzles can reset themselves for no reason. There are also annoying pop-ups, and some of the gear you put on can put annoying music or noises on it.
Overall, Goat Simulator 3 is a game that offers a more in-depth, meatier experience than before. It’s very accessible and full of humor, making it a pure meme generator. However, it does have some issues that can affect the overall gaming experience but when it’s this mental who cares?