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Re:Video Games Are Boring by mastazi on Monday November 07, 2016 @08:58PM (#12896998)
> I've probably spent more hours riding cars and bikes in GTA5's beautiful countryside and outback than playing actual missions.

Sounds like you would enjoy Euro Truck Simulator 2 or American Truck Simulator. Yes you still have a mission (taking a trailer from point A to point B) but you can choose from a long list of "jobs" that will take you to many different cities, and you even have the option to free roam.

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Re:Video Games Are Boring by filereaper on Monday November 07, 2016 @09:36PM (#12897148)
Heh, spent hundreds of hours on Flight Simulator doing just this, reading up on Encarta about beautiful cities, and then paying a 'virtual' visit in Flight Sim.
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Re:Video Games Are Boring by mastazi on Monday November 07, 2016 @09:41PM (#12897170)
Yes, simulators are strangely compelling despite being seemingly "boring" at first sight.

If you are interested in the genre, you can follow Squirrel on Youtube, I especially like his "trucking diaries" but there are flight sim videos as well: https://www.youtube.com/user/DaSquirrelsNuts

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