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0 Electric circuits can be a dangerous gig. Thankfully, Take It Studio! has created a game that gives you a glimpse into the world of a spark. In Electrician Simulator VR you get to know the basics, without the danger associated with playing with electricity.
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Having been previously released on the PC, the VR version was built from the ground up. Aiming to replicate what real-life electricians would get up to. Does it pass the judgment of TC’s resident VR Sim expert? Let’s find out
Gameplay
You start the game by being thrust into a nice little tutorial. It takes you through the basics that you need for your gameplay. That includes repairing outlets and switches, running new cables, as well as connecting electrical appliances.
This tutorial is actually set within a call from your Dad, who starts to talk you through being an electrician – if only it were that easy in real life! You get your first job; to go over to your grandad’s and repair a bathroom light. It sounds simple enough, and the game does a great job at guiding you through each step. Once you’ve got to grips with what you’re doing, the jobs start coming in thick and fast.
Everything is done with three tools. Well, four if you count your hands. You have a scanner on the left hip that allows you to scan where cables are. As well as scanning the potential power that can run through a circuit. On your right hip, you have your cable tool. Allowing for both removing unwanted cables as well as running brand new cables. Then on your chest is your clipboard. This holds everything, your missions, objectives, settings and any other mission-based tasks.
Earning Money
As you do jobs you are given money for completing the job. However, if you need to purchase anything new, this comes out of your profits. I’d also recommend that you be careful, as if you break anything, this also comes out of your pocket. Meaning that the job you thought was lucrative might not be so if you keep breaking bulbs and lights.
Money racks up pretty quickly, and there was never a situation where I couldn’t purchase something. You can even sell unwanted items, just grab them off the wall and hover them over the shop. It’s a good way to make a few extra pounds here and there.
Objectives
Alongside the main objective of the job, you are given a few optional ones to complete. These can range from the simple changing colour of some lights. To the more mundane, like moving boxes into a particular room.
The first few missions are pretty straightforward and ease you into the rest of the game nicely. Check the light switches in a house, check the outlets. All straightforward, and each time you complete one, you get a little audible chime to let you know you’ve been a good electrician.
Graphics & Audio
As with most virtual reality simulator games, the graphics are simplistic. Now this doesn’t diminish the enjoyment of Electrician Simulator VR, it’s just good to know. Just in case you were expecting some photorealistic graphics to be waiting inside your headset. All the cables are neatly coloured, so as long as you can match up two colours, you should be fine.
From a soundtrack point of view, I do find it a bit eerie. The tracks give me sinister vibes, so I ended up turning the sound down on my headset just so I wasn’t constantly living in a state of fear.
Longevity
All in, you are looking at about 10 hours of gameplay. Now that’s if you look to get all the optional objectives as well as the main ones. There’s plenty to do and it really does also depend on how fast you work through the missions.
Final Thoughts
Electrician Simulator VR is a great game, but it’s not brilliant. However, I don’t think that it strives to be. It’s taking an already successful formula on PC and bringing it into the virtual world. It does exactly what it sets out to do. All you now need to do is go and play it for yourself, oh and don’t forget to turn the fuse box off.
Electrician Simulator VR gets the Thumb Culture Silver Award.
Disclaimer: A code was received in order to write this review.
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