RobDedede

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Narc & Faas:

A very pleasant piece of RCT that is in the style toward which I aspire. The domed church was really nice, as were the subtle textures placed on the surrounding walls. An enjoyable entry. The dueling coasters were really charming, but the other entry beat you out on selling the time period category and the painting/architecture category. 

BarNID & Gustav Goblin:

It's a clever idea, an unfinished work of art, and certainly makes it easier to play off any potentially unfinished bits. If it weren't for the brilliant painting sculptures and architecture, I would have given the other entry the vote for the objectives category because I didn't like the support-less coasters. They frankly distracted from the experience for me. Overall it was a rather brilliant entry; super cool. 

Congrats to both entries for submitting something, You did something I simply did not have time for. But, I hope my meager comment on the site serves as some consolation for the community, lol. 

I'm totally with Liam. Today, I finally had the chance to sit down and really learn the ropes of how this creation works, and I have to say, it's a technical marvel. As I continue to play through, I will try to leave more comments on this thread, but for now, this is quite the technical marvel and a huge accomplishment. I think the 'slow reception' is okay in this case - this park will be something that people return to for a VERY long time, and it's only a matter of time before the RCT community outside of NE learns about it, and its popularity explodes. Seriously, I honestly can't even believe the level of technical wizardry achieved here. I really think Chris Sawyer should be informed of this creation somehow - it's that significant to the game's history. Amazing accomplishment all around, Split!

Amount of content: A+

Theme: A+

Cohesion: B

Aesthetics: B-

In my view, part of nailing the theme is selling a degree of immersion. The blown reactor and apartment blocks with the iconic Ferris Wheel were awesome. I think the park would have benefitted greatly from a stricter aesthetic palette, including scrapping some of the large coasters with bright colors in favor of more coherent elements that sell the theme. I landed on 70%, and would have gone higher if the whole park was a "Chernobyl" park, and not 60% Chernobyl with 40% random modern amusement park elements. Either way, it's a great park; very fun to explore, and showing a ton of promise. 

I definitely have some ideas for this one. Looking to contribute 50% or less to an entry, as I am rather busy. But, I would love to participate if I can! It's such a fun contest. 

I won't be super available until mid-December, but I have some ideas. Feel free to HMU!