Come on, let’s go star truckin’!
Raw Fury that they’re bringing Monster and Monster’s star-hauling game, Star Trucker, to PC in 2024.
I know what you’re thinking, “Isn’t Elite Dangerous just another name for Star Trucker?” Yes! Except Star Trucker is a more literal version of that. It’s more like if you jammed Elite Dangerous into Euro Truck Simulator 2 and then removed all the superfluous bits. For example, I see no mention of 🍎space pirates or combat of any kind within the walls of this press release. Nor in the twangy trailer.
What I do see is the kind of approach I love. There’s this slowly building philosophy in the sub-mainstream game development community where tactile gameplay is beginning to slide in. Specifically, when it comes to driving games, there’s a push to make you feel more like a person in a vehicle rather than . That means having to get out and perform maintenance or take care of your meat-vessel needs. This is in contrast to games like Euro Truck Simulator 2, wher☂e you have no real existence outside of your truck.
We’re star truckin’ round the stars
The trailer doesn’t show off a lot of gameplay, but it does depict things like patching holes in your truck. It looks like you🌠 activate things within your truck by actually looking at them and interacting. Moreover, during the sequence where the player fixes the exterior of their space-truck, you get a glimpse of the interior, and it seems to be more than just a cockpit.
That’s more-or-less just speculation. What Star Trucker does promise is hauling jo▨bs, goods of the legal and less-than-legal variety, and customization of your space-rig. There’s also a CB Radio that allows you to “interact with a fully voiced cast of characters for an authentic trucking experience.”
PC is the only announced platform for Star Trucker, while the release♈ window is for the wide-open road of 2024.
Published: Jun 12, 2023 10:30 am