Park / House of Happiness

06-December 07

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Kumba Offline

A room theme is not an all-new concept in RCT. Back in the H2H3 days Janus had the idea to make one and started it with Penguin_BOB, but then there was a re-draft, teams were split and it never got done. It seems the idea leaked and next thing you now two Room parks were released at the same time by Magnus & Anolis and by Roomie. Now we get a look at what might just be the best room park yet by... wait who are these guys, Ivo and Giel? Well I know a little about Ivo thanks to Micro Madness where put up a good fight againest Midnight Aorura. Giel on the other hand is someone from RCT-Guide I know almost nothing about. Well whoever you two are thank you for the House of Happiness.

Please post your feedback below.
posted 16 years ago
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Magnus Offline

Nice to see this theme again.
I remember the days Anolis and I showed the one we made on our team forums and Janus saying he and pBob had a similar idea.
When we released it and Roomie basically did the same it was really strange - and funny.

This room was larger than the H2H ones, but did not really appeal to me, as it looked way too copied.
The desk with the model one it, the railroad and even the station, the yellow wheel loader, the lego, the wooden ground, the cars track, the shelf and even the mouse track looked like directly copied from what Anolis and I did for H2H3.
Many other ideas like the clock etc. looked a lot like Roomie's park.

Apart from that I am not sure if the war area fits into a "House of Happiness".

Nevertheless this is a solid Creation, with a great but old Concept.
The new ideas like the buildings behind the window and the power sockets looked great to me.

Congrats on winning this one you two,
Magnus
posted 16 years ago
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ekimmel Offline

These kinds of parks do nothing for me. It's just a giant scene made out of virtual Lego blocks. There's no park -- which to me is the whole point of the game.
posted 16 years ago
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Levis Offline

These kinds of parks do nothing for me. It's just a giant scene made out of virtual Lego blocks. There's no park -- which to me is the whole point of the game.

thats why we call it a concept creation .

nice job guys .
posted 16 years ago
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FullMetal Offline

Totally excellent, dudes. I loved all the small details like the mice under the floorboards, the clock on the wall, and the sockets and cords. The army men definitely brought back memories of the little plastic green figureens. (Almost made me want to go look for mine. ) I also liked the bass guitar. The wheel loader on the floor was neat too. Although my mom would've been pissed if I brought dirt in on the floor...

Overall, a very nice Creation. I'd really like to see something like this again in the near future, but maybe expand on the idea a bit. (e.g. Kitchen, Bedroom, Bathroom, etc.)
posted 16 years ago
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Milo Offline

These kinds of parks do nothing for me. It's just a giant scene made out of virtual Lego blocks. There's no park -- which to me is the whole point of the game.

then what's the reason of your post other than to point out that this goes against the way you feel the game should be played?

anyway looks nice from the screens... some cool new details to the standard bedroom theme. overall I'd say that this is a nice CC so congrats guys
posted 16 years ago
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Jaguar Offline

Looking at this to vote brings back some nostalgia, even though it's not the first, it's really a cut above the other bedroom parks with the extra details and recognizable toys. The board games are very well-done, as is the army base. The floorboards with the mice running under them and various pipes and wires adds a lot of depth, really makes it more immersive. I also appreciate the scale here, it's not massively huge like the others and has enough detail that it's still probably the best bedroom park made.

This theme is rarely done outside of secondrun's stuff and micro madness, which is a bit of a shame imo. Someone could probably use Openrct's cutaway view to their advantage with this.
posted 4 years ago
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