I start out my adventures in Locomoto by essentially pinching a train from a surly goat called McGruff. I know that sounds bad, but before you judge me, I'm doing it on the instruction of a raccoon known as Finley… and if I'm ever going to trust anyone, it's the trash pandas of the animal kingdom that I've always had a great affinity for. And anyway, it's all in the name of a good cause. There's a struggling town nearby that Finley wants to help out, and after appointing me in the role of the new train conductor, they ask me to get it in motion so we can pick up the future mayor who's hopefully going to set the town to rights.
Once I've cleared some boxes off the track at this rather rundown-looking station where McGruff lives, I'm shown the ropes of how to run the rail vehicle, from filling the engine with coal, to boarding my passenger (and partner in crime) Finley by carrying their luggage to a vacant seat inside. Then, all that's left to do is use a map in the front carriage to set my destination and pull a lever to get going. Before I know it, we're headed to the first train stop of many I'll eventually journey to during my time in developer Green Tile Digital's delightful train management life sim. In fact, what was originally meant to be a short play session turns into a three hour-long stint as I get swept up in various quest objectives and spend a lot of time customizing my conductor and my train.
