LOGistICAL 3: Earth

This game is not for those who wants to build a transport empire. I feel that this game is more of a puzzle rather than a business simulator. Personally I fire this game up whenever I feel like unwinding.

This game is so good, I took a holiday because I could not stop playing.

Fantastic game. The addition of Zen mode really makes this game how it should be played. With a focus on moving goods around the world and solving the logistical puzzles, Earth is an unfolding tapestry that is masterfully put together even if there are major UI shortcomings that really should be fixed but likely never will.

The UI is awful and the initial tutorial doesn't make sense

One satisfying puzzle down...... 199,999 to go.

It’s like a puzzle—or even a jigsaw puzzle in some ways. Sometimes, you really have to think carefully about how to manage all the logistics (duh!) to accomplish a goal. But other times, you can just relax by handling simple, straightforward tasks, wich involve only drag and drop. There isn’t any real time pressure, and if you can look past the clunky UI, you might just discover an unexpected hidden gem. If you can forgive the clunky UI you may find a niche gem you wouldn't expect.

This is a game for those that have extreme patience and want to spend maybe a year chipping away at their first playthrough. It big, long and taxing. You start by simply sending truck 1 to town A to collect goods for town B. Soon you add more trucks Then you get a truck on another island Then you get away of moving goods between islands Then you get a train (Eventually you will find planes - but not pilots - yet) All the time you are expanding in a fairly logical manner, Then the fun starts: In normal mode you have to supply goods in quick order to complete some towns, in ZEN mode however you need to deliver (much) more. As you progress the challenges to both increase: Export roads that require an entire country to be completed first Towns that are locked by businesses. Goods that cannot be exported requiring you to upgrade them in-situ to allow the business to be started somewhere else Towns with "the wrong" connection type (not really wrong but need to be used differently) Money ties up by excessive "stockpiling" Truck limits, age, type, weights, location, relocation, storage Islands Score (if that's your bag) Seeing things on the map and thinking "how do I get there?" etc. The game is satisfying especially when you complete one of the objectives you set yourself - for me - building the longest railway line ever!. However, once you do, the next challenge is just around the corner. Some days I can sink a couple of hours in, others 5 minutes. The UI is highly complex and never quite seems to have the information I need when I need it - but the game has me coming back for more and more and more.