PlayWay offers the final version of Motorcycle Mechanic Simulator 2021, developed by its subsidiary Play2Chill. The game is inspired by Car Mechanic Simulator. This is the “bike” leaning of the famous garage simulation. Cross-country, road, or sports motorcycles, it will be necessary to repair the two wheels and develop your workshop, while trying to understand the inconsistencies of this game ... Quite a challenge.
Let's say it right away, the prologue published on Steam last June had left us unsatisfied. Motorcycle Mechanic Simulator invites us to repair motorcycles in a garage with gameplay identical to other games of the "XXX Mechanic Simulator" type. After accepting a mission from a client, it is necessary to examine, dismantle, order or repair the defective parts and reassemble, before making a return to the sender. Simple, fun, effective, this gameplay has proven itself on a lot of games, for the most part with a refined ergonomics and easy to use. Except that…
Motorcycle Mechanic Simulator is the first of the series (if there is one…) and the basic concept is well taken up, up to the skill points of your mechanic and the expansion of the workshop with new tools, the general ergonomics is not there. The grip is hand is full of inconsistency. An example ? No problem. To fill a gas tank, you have to put the cap back on… in order to be able to click on it and order the filling (which will force the mechanic to remove, again, this damn cap). Another ? At your service ! To remove a wheel, you have to remove the axle (and the chain if it is the rear wheel) and, in reality, that should be enough… But not in Motorcycle Mechanic Simulator where it will also be necessary to remove the disc, brake pads and caliper, and even the crown if you want to remove the rear wheel. We will have to review some basics at Play2Chill.
For in-store purchases, everything goes through the tablet, like Car Mechanic Simulator 2021. But once again the comparison stops there and the searches are more complicated. The classification of parts still needs to be improved.
In the bestiary of the game, there are about ten rather well done bikes for this first episode. The mission orders are separated between a main frame, and a secondary one which is generated randomly. Orders are sometimes inconsistent. It is not uncommon for a customer to tell you about an engine problem but the repair sheet will ask you to change the tires.
As it stands, we are crossing our fingers that a few patches come at least to lessen the problems mentioned in this article. The game could well find its place and become a benchmark as Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 has become, after many opus. We will keep an eye, as a good biker and mechanic, on this umpteenth simulation edited by PlayWay.
On Steam, it's here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1078760/Motorcycle_Mechanic_Simulator_2021/