BCTom Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 They are still taking in feedback, and apparently plan to develop it over time while still letting folks play it. I want to try it, but it feels like an awfully big risk. I was burned by SimCity, which was arguably released sooner than it should have been, and they never fixed the major problems with that game. There's no guarantee they will actually complete development of this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante80 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 I mean, who in the WORLD makes a Rollercoaster Tycoon game that only has enough space to build ONE ROLLERCOASTER?!?! This one..might be on you man. You start the sandbox map at 1/9th the possible map size, and buy 8 more pieces to extend your park outwards. There is more than enough space for multiple rollercoasters. And now for some funny videos... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BfNO5Tn9r0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIPDUDE Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) ^You need to BUY land? In a SANDBOX. Where you have UNLIMITED money? That, to begin with, is pretty daft in my opinion. Unless its like cities: skylines where you can choose to expand the park in just one direction for like 9 slots making for a really long park. EDIT - Wait I just remembered theres an option of not having ulimited money. Nevermind. Eh. doesn't matter. Game still sucked. Edited March 30, 2016 by FLIPDUDE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risky Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Because all the game needed was sex sounds, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 ^I mean, hey, sex sells... right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire2box Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 I mean, who in the WORLD makes a Rollercoaster Tycoon game that only has enough space to build ONE ROLLERCOASTER?!?! This one..might be on you man. You start the sandbox map at 1/9th the possible map size, and buy 8 more pieces to extend your park outwards. There is more than enough space for multiple rollercoasters. And now for some funny videos... Sounds like they were going for what works for Cities Skylines while not realizing that cities work that way, theme parks don't. At least in video games. And those graphics look bad for a 2015/2016 video game. I'd guess it was a game from 2012 at the latest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccron10 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Looks like I am stuck with this game. I just tried for the past hour to try to refund it on Steam, googling instructions, and through Atari's website and either the instructions presented aren't showing up on my account or there is nobody I can email about this. I pre-ordered Planet Coaster a few weeks ago and I must say that the gameplay with that is much more free and advanced than RCTW. The coaster builder feels the same like it did back in November during the beta, but now with RCT1 style buttons that cause the track to be filled with constant bumps and kinks. The physics is so horrible (as demonstrated with the spinning coaster), the path builder is so limited with only three sizes to choose from, and the peeps look pretty horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIPDUDE Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Looks like I am stuck with this game. I just tried for the past hour to try to refund it on Steam, googling instructions, and through Atari's website and either the instructions presented aren't showing up on my account or there is nobody I can email about this. I pre-ordered Planet Coaster a few weeks ago and I must say that the gameplay with that is much more free and advanced than RCTW. The coaster builder feels the same like it did back in November during the beta, but now with RCT1 style buttons that cause the track to be filled with constant bumps and kinks. The physics is so horrible (as demonstrated with the spinning coaster), the path builder is so limited with only three sizes to choose from, and the peeps look pretty horrible. Go to the game's page in your library and click support. the refund option should be somewhere in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zottewoef81 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 (edited) Played about an hour. To me it's a polished version of RCT3, some tweaks here and there, nothing more though. Graphics are poor and outdated. I do like the coaster editor, which gives you more freedom than before to make crazy coasters. I don't like the fairly steep learning curve however. And apparently this isn't a theme park simulator, but more a water park game: Oh, and before someone asks, yes these are screenshots from RCTW and not RCT3! Middle of the desert, making a glory hole (tutorial asked me to do that) and thought I hit the jackpot, until I discovered it was water and not oil. Wait, what??? Named my park Desert Springs after this. Rain boots are required...so is swimwear. This park is definitely located near a top secret military facility (maybe Area 52?). Just look, even the water realises where the no-go zone is (parking lot). What's with these stats? Excitement level of 2.9, but intensity is 17.9 and sickness 14.3??? And does someone knows what the new safety item means or what purpose it serves? Edited March 31, 2016 by zottewoef81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire2box Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Looks like I am stuck with this game. I just tried for the past hour to try to refund it on Steam, googling instructions, and through Atari's website and either the instructions presented aren't showing up on my account or there is nobody I can email about this. I pre-ordered Planet Coaster a few weeks ago and I must say that the gameplay with that is much more free and advanced than RCTW. The coaster builder feels the same like it did back in November during the beta, but now with RCT1 style buttons that cause the track to be filled with constant bumps and kinks. The physics is so horrible (as demonstrated with the spinning coaster), the path builder is so limited with only three sizes to choose from, and the peeps look pretty horrible. as long as you bought it directly off steam, ran it for less then 2 hours and had it less then 2 weeks (from official launch) you should be able to refund it without issue. Valve/Steam made guide on how to request a refund Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARK Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Oh my gosh. That Youtube video of the peeps WEIRDLY groaning in pain or moaning in pleasure, and then suddenly disappearing on the wooden coaster... I was laughing so hard, I almost love it! Who on earth remotely decides to include moaning as the sounds people make on a rollercoaster? And then it pans down to the exit of the ride, and it's just flooded with vomit and people spewing up over and over.... I swear it's like a parody. It's almost all been worth it for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Just played it for 5 minutes and I couldn't handle it, the paths were so annoying to connect, I couldn't get the food stores to connect to a path without buying a tiny section of path. Might give it another go on the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicman Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Watching this video , the coasters seem to be going way to fast, compared to a real 100 mph coaster like this . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccron10 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Looks like I am stuck with this game. I just tried for the past hour to try to refund it on Steam, googling instructions, and through Atari's website and either the instructions presented aren't showing up on my account or there is nobody I can email about this. I pre-ordered Planet Coaster a few weeks ago and I must say that the gameplay with that is much more free and advanced than RCTW. The coaster builder feels the same like it did back in November during the beta, but now with RCT1 style buttons that cause the track to be filled with constant bumps and kinks. The physics is so horrible (as demonstrated with the spinning coaster), the path builder is so limited with only three sizes to choose from, and the peeps look pretty horrible. as long as you bought it directly off steam, ran it for less then 2 hours and had it less then 2 weeks (from official launch) you should be able to refund it without issue. Valve/Steam made guide on how to request a refund I guess that means I'm stuck with it since I bought it back in October and have six hours of gameplay on it. Thanks for the link. I don't know where it was in Steam, but it was very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixFlagsAstroworld Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I'm HOPING Atari will improve it! Got refunded earlier (don't try recreating American Thunder) EDIT (better than double posting) if Atari doesn't do something, I'm getting Planet Coaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shavethewhales Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I was really hoping they would come up with a game that is at least competitive with PC, if not quite as good. I've been pulling for them for months that this would go down as a story of a developer who rallied when given poor feedback and went back to the drawing board to come up with something decent, but instead it's a tale of a desperate company throwing stuff at the board to see if anything sticks. This will probably be the death of Atari (again). They had one shot with this huge cash cow of a franchise, and they blew it multiple times. Truly a case study in terrible management all around. I kinda want to try it out, but I doubt that Atari will be able to fix half of what's broken by the time they completely give up, and the community is already sold on Planet Coaster anyway. What really makes me wonder is what would have happened if Planet Coaster hadn't come around? Would they have even bothered with the delays and the new developers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIAfan88 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 While it's not as bad as I thought, the animations are a joke. Coaster building has some bright spots but is jerky. I'll stick with RCT2 and 3 and move to Planet Coaster when it is fully released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante80 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 What really makes me wonder is what would have happened if Planet Coaster hadn't come around? Would they have even bothered with the delays and the new developers? If Planet Coaster had not come around, this would have been released a year ago or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risky Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I'm HOPING Atari will improve it!Got refunded earlier (don't try recreating American Thunder) EDIT (better than double posting) if Atari doesn't do something, I'm getting Planet Coaster LOL you actually still have faith in Atari and this game? I'm sorry for you, sir. Just get Planet Coaster and have some real fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixFlagsAstroworld Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 ^I just got it. I decided "screw RCTW, PC is better" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marney Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Jesus, those shadows. Those animations. That art style. Those supports clipping through the station platform. That lack of collision detection on the track. That horrendously inaccurate speed. All those bugs. Why? Why would a publisher think this is okay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCTom Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 For anyone interested, you can buy the game for about $20 via www.cdkeys.com/pc/games/rollercoaster-tycoon-world-pc No refunds I imagine, but at that price it's much less of a risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risky Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Why even risk it? I have been watching vids of the game and it's not even close to being done. Way too buggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 That's about as much as it's worth at this point (that or $15). I said that I would consider getting a copy if the price dropped to half of what it was, so I might actually consider getting that copy instead. There's no way I'm paying $50 for a horribly unfinished video game. This might be a dumb question, but is the website selling the game for that price even legal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCTom Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 That's about as much as it's worth at this point (that or $15). I said that I would consider getting a copy if the price dropped to half of what it was, so I might actually consider getting that copy instead. There's no way I'm paying $50 for a horribly unfinished video game. This might be a dumb question, but is the website selling the game for that price even legal? I don't see why it wouldn't be. They sell legitimate codes to unlock the game on Steam. It's not like they're selling a bootleg file or making up codes. A quick google search indicates they've been around for a while and people say they're legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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