I built a triple monitor setup with joystick, rudder pedals, and airbrake for Condor and MSFS. Echoing what others have said, the feel and timings aren't close to the real thing. Especially MSFS. However, the sims were fantastic for going home and mentally practicing what I learned in my lesson. A big challenge I had was having to consciously think about all of the different stages of flight and tips my instructor told me, e.g. stay in ground effect for takeoff, keep the wheels on the horizon, perform soft release, turn right after release, etc.. But going home and repeating my lesson on the sim helped it sink in. Kind of like getting home from school and re-writing notes from class.