Simulators are ... simulators!
There was a fairly lengthy thread here on Pprune some years ago following the response of (IIRC) a United Co-pilot who had to deal with a destructive engine failure shortly after Take-Off. He had considerable problems adapting to the noise and, particularly, the vibration and consequent difficulty in instrument scan. He made the point, quite forcefully, that nothing in the sim had provided adequate preparation for the 'real thing'!