So I realised what I enjoy about Snowrunner and Mudrunner.

Emergent gameplay. Remember when Oblivion came out and we all had ridiculous weird stories about things that happened that were unique to each player?

It happens in Snowrunner a lot. Its that moment when things go wrong that stick in your mind. When you have to do ridiculous and daring things to pull yourself back from the brink.

I faced an impossible situation trying to drag a small trailer up a cliff with a scout vehicle. I was webbing from tree to tree like Spiderman. Dropping back, getting stuck, making tortuous progress inch by inch, rapidly losing fuel.

Then at the top I got stuck and my wheels starting spinning and I couldn't make that last leap to get to flat land. But I had a feeling that if I strategically chose my winch point and used a mega powerful fast gear (risk of flipping on a steep cliff) I could make it. When I did the feeling of elation and satisfaction rushed through me.

Then there was a situation picking up multiple pieces of cargo around a tiny island where some hermit lived.

I decided for once to load up a trailer big enough to carry 5 pieces of cargo so I wouldn't have to make multiple trips. This works in Mudrunner as most levels are fairly flat and open. In Snowrunner having a long trailer can be a liability. I faced hell getting to the location. Then I picked up 4 pieces of cargo, and get stuck in the sand with no winch point for the final piece.

I had to return in a different truck to try and rescue the trailer, but I didn't have the right saddle to attach the trailer, so I couldn't unpack the cargo to lift with my crane. I couldn't winch the trailer out as I would have to be positioned too far out into the river.

So I winched the side of the trailer, the cargo I thought would be lost like Mudrunner, instead the physics engine had the cargo tumble out the side of the overturned trailer. At which point I drove up and used my crane to nab it and complete the mission.