Game developers open Kickstarter campaign for Parkitect

I would think there would be some IP issues they need to skirt, but at the same time, these kinds of "tycoon" games all steal from each other. I hope they make it, because waiting for Atari to make something that doesn't suck isn't getting us anywhere.

"and unhappy enthusiasts will complain their butts off."

It looks almost exactly like RCT. Not that that's a bad thing. If the makers of RCT sees that someone else is working on a similar game, maybe that will give them a reason to get a move on. Competition is good.

I wonder how much it would cost to stop the peeps from walking through each other. :)

I like the Kickstarter description for this. Tempting. I would have expected the newer RCTs to have looked like this.

Hmmm. $200 to include a "Lord Gonchar" in the game....

...of course, that's how much they should be paying me.

So I take it this would be a guest that walks around taking pictures, not caring how many rides he does or doesn't get for the day, not purchasing a fast pass but not deriding anyone that does, shaking his head when he sees another guest volley with a ride host for a specific seat...sound about right?

You can't tell me that doesn't immediately make the game more appealing! :)

I want to create a guest that pulls out his ACE card every time another guest gets a fact wrong about one of the rides.

We all need to kick in $50 each and have them name guests after our screen names so it's like a CoasterBuzz event every time you play.

Looks like it could be good. But I think Theme Park Studio looks like the best. I got that on my Steam wishlist and hope it goes on sale soon.

Watch out for the guest named Timber Rider. Every time you build a new ride it'll complain that you didn't put it in Michigan's Adventure instead.

The game crashes if you build a hotel at Great Adventure.

Thabto said:

Looks like it could be good. But I think Theme Park Studio looks like the best. I got that on my Steam wishlist and hope it goes on sale soon.

Based on your extensive play testing, right?

No, I was just making a judgment based on what I saw in the videos and screenshots, just like how I do for almost every video game I buy. I'll give it a try when it comes out, no doubt. I do like simulation games. I even bought Farming Simulator and Surgeon Simulator during the last Steam sale. And I got Goat Simulator a while ago which is a good comedy game.

Surgeon Simulator. Seriously. That's a thing? That people do?

I thought about paying the money and naming a guest Bobbie1951, but I don't want to have to pay money to put first aid stands by all the kiddie coasters.

Sorry, you're too late. Bobbie already bought her version of the game 10 months before it is due to be released.

RCMAC said:

Surgeon Simulator. Seriously. That's a thing? That people do?

Actually, that's how I got my medical degree.

Seriously... All a company needs to do (or Atari...) is take RCT2 as-is, add more rides, a bit more customization and bam... Instant hit.

There is a reason people still play RCT2 to this day... Its a perfect game. I don't even want to think of the insane amount of hours I played in that game growing up and currently still play every so often.