The vibrant cartoon-style graphics are beautiful and the randomized behavior of the guests gives the parks a life of their own. It would have been nice to have more unique staff, as you are expected to care about them throughout the game. Whilst this does help you identify them quickly, the sheer variation in guest models makes seeing the same person over and over again in different parts of the park a little jarring. Similarly, it’s not a big deal, but you soon notice character models are reused for the maintenance man and other workers. For me, this was fine, as the well being and salary level of the dinosaur mascot is not a fun part of the job, for those looking for the most realistic experience of park management, there might be a few who would have liked to see for detail on that side of the game. The business management side of the game is much less detailed than the park creation side. However, having so much detail in some areas does highlight a couple of small failures elsewhere. The level of customization is awe-inspiring and makes this the biggest, most ambitious theme park sim to date. There is so much for you to get stuck into, it can be caught if at first. Outside of the ride creation, players will also need to manage the park as a whole from placing bins, adding food outlets, employing staff, and increasing ticket prices. For those who struggle to get on board with the new control system, then keyboard and mouse support come as standard. Frontier has done a magnificent job of making every option just a couple of clicks away. The button mapping is hard to understand at first but after your first hour, they make perfect sense. Even if you are used to theme park sims, the tutorials are worth working through as they are both amusing and helpful. To introduce the new console control system, the console edition has a handy tutorial that is fully voiced and gives those new to the theme park building genre a gentle introduction to the various tools and options. Whereas those who have the time and inclination will marvel at the immense level of details that budding park designers can go to to create their perfect park.
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Time-poor players can use the wealth of standard rides or download the myriad creations available from the community.
Planet Coaster has a veritable buffet of park customization options allowing for an unprecedented level of creativity. As such, the first thing you notice when playing Planet Coaster is that it is truly massive. However, the limitations of the time and sometimes by the platform meant that creations were rudimentary by Planet Coaster’s standards. Having grown up with Bullfrog’s Theme Park and Rollercoaster Tycoon, I am no stranger to the theme park sim.
Players can design and build their dream theme park, manage the entire infrastructure and grow their careers as park directors. Planet Coaster is an extensive construction and management simulation game by Frontier Developments now available on Xbox.