The Beauty of Crap Simulators (and Why Goat Simulator is Not Crap)

I love breaking simulator games and Goat Simulator was one of my favourite games of last year, but ever since then we have seen a glut of jokey non-simulators released in the wake of Goat Simulator's success (Rock Simulator, Grass Simulator, etc.) - the vast majority of these have been catastrophic failures. In the seventh episode of Writing On Games, I attempt to break down why genuine simulators are so fun to bend and break, why these post-GS 'simulators' are so unfunny, and why Goat Simulator is different. So strap in, it's going to be a bumpy, poorly constructed, screen-tearing, texture-clipping ride! --- Patreon: http://patreon.com/writingongames --- As usual, thank you very much for watching, and if you enjoyed it, hit subscribe for new videos every week, and share it with people you think might enjoy it! Footage borrowed from: Jim Sterling Arie2929 CoffeeStainStudios Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition GameSpot BirgirPall DCS OfficialNerdCubed oneplayscom Thani Mitchell SteamXR1 Lexeron xpcmania Денис Иконников Alwec JammyDuel FatNature Etechno Techno SCSSoftware Thanks so much!