Park / Zippo's Wacky World of Wonders

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  • CoasterForce%s's Photo
    This is the park that I think defines the "post RoB" era the best at this point, along with CP6's Watkins.

    I thought the foliage and architecture was nothing short of brilliant, and most of the supporting rides were very good. Every individual tile was layered with thought as others have remarked. The park was missing something from me, though, and I think it has a lot to do with how every single ride was nearly hacked in some way. This added to the realism without a doubt--log flume rotating platform that is completely peep-able for instance--but I thought it took a lot away from the experience. Part of the challenge of RCT is playing within the limits of the game and if nearly everything, even down to the railroad entrance/exit is hacked to achieve realism appeal, the game's "boundaries" are removed and effects like the station of "The Flood" in RoB (the default station w/ entry and exit is cleverly blended with its station building and the surrounding areas) cannot be achieved. I think this lowers the greatness of the park a great deal for me; so much of this wasn't Rollercoaster Tycoon as much as Modern Realistic Park Tycoon.

    That said, it was clearly built with a lot of skill and thought as I mentioned. Ye Peasantes' Revolte and the invert were good, not great coasters, but I wasn't really a fan of the rest layout-wise. Moments like the entrance to Meltdown below the top hat and the monorail in the Chinese area were well done, these little things that cumulatively add up to a meaningful whole. The other thing I liked about this park was that it had character. The themed areas were uniquely devised and convincing enough to make a meaningful whole, which was something I haven't seen in a long time.

    So, where do we stand in the end? This park represents all that I like and unfortunately all that I dislike about the parkmaking that's going on today. No longer are bondaries tested, forcing us to find a way to represent today's modern rides within the limitations of RCT; we can represent them by hacking the crap out of a file and even make it peepable. Your efforts are well-intentioned, though, and the end product is a park with great foliage, good flat rides, personality, and a few decent, but not memorable coasters.

    Congratulations.
  • FK+Coastermind%s's Photo
    Congrats Xophe! I won't go on and on as i could, cause it's late, but this park is turely a joy. From the entrance to the awesome loc ness, to the best functioning water slide ever. You can see the fun you had in making the park, and it makes exploring the details aton fo fun. Congrats again, easily one of the best park ive seen in a long time, and most likely this year.

    FK
  • CedarPoint6%s's Photo
    I thought the coasters were very memorable. I don't want to see some crazy unrealistic stuff. Sometimes the nicest stuff can come from a flowing layout the follows a manufacturer's conventions. I especially liked the yellow B&M in the back and the Intamin accelerator. Both had fantastic layouts.

    All in all, I do think this is one of the best parks we've seen in recent times and certainly lived up to the hype.
  • Steve%s's Photo
    I don't know what's more impressive, the park or the write-up on the Spotlight page. Holy mother of Christ, hahaha.

    Well done, Xophe! I need to take a better look at this still, but it's excellent dude!
  • Goliath123%s's Photo
    I hate my friends computer. The aeriel don't work

    Expect a review later in the day.
  • MCD%s's Photo
    Amazing park. The architecture, the scenery, the atmosphere, the snail, the fences made with the Side-friction coaster; it's al EPIC!
  • Jazz%s's Photo
    a very solid park on the whole. i'm not into realism at all but i can definitely respect the amount of effort and care that is evident throughout. coasters were good but nothing more, it was definitely the atmosphere and the theming that made everything all the more convincing
  • Jipalu%s's Photo
    I'm sorry I just didn't like it and I am wondering how it has got a spotlight. I would say its good, gold material.... There are things i like but overall i just found it all a little *yawn*. Sorry Xophie, concrats though and well done.

    jIp<
  • Liampie%s's Photo
    Yawn? I respect your opinion Jipalu, but I fail to understand it. How can you deny the outstanding and unique creativity here? It's very well executed and a one-of-a-kind, what else do you expect from a spotlight? :)
  • Fisch%s's Photo
    This might be the best >park< I've ever seen in rct (hotel, parking lots, good amount of restaurants and shops, good amount of shows, good amount of water rides, good amount of flats, good amount of rollercoasters, "gardens section", great themes, innovative coasters, great creativity).
    So far I only saw the overview but I've seen an older version of this ingame before and I already loved it back then! Congrats dude, this is just Xophetastic!!!
  • Kumba%s's Photo
    Congrats on winning spotlight Xophe, it really is a great park.

    I enjoyed it a lot and did vote for it to win spotlight, just I would not say its in the elite spotlight class with the likes of RoB, BGSA and WOMB. I think all the people saying "best park ever" are under the influence of the 5Dave effect :p

    I loved the invert, the layout was perfect imo. The rapids, invisible mini golf (how the fuck did you do that? Me and geewhzz cant even figure it out :<img src=:' />) and gardens were great too. I think some parts of the park should have been better like the hotel and most of the path layouts were a little big, empty and took the atmosphere down a notch.

    Again congrats an a hell of a park and getting an NE Parkmaker spot :mantis:
  • Cocoa%s's Photo
    Oh yah, I'd just like to add, Scotland was AMAZING.
    So was the gardens. Reminded me of Sydney's botanic gardens.

    However, I was a little bored by some of the other areas. My :) still stands though.

    EDIT: excuse my nubeness, but what is RoB and WW?

    Edited by Cocoa, 19 August 2009 - 09:47 AM.

  • Xophe%s's Photo
    Woo! :D

    Glad most people seem to like it. And thanks for the amazing write-up robbie!!

    I'm flattered that this is being compared to the likes of RoB and WW but I don't think I could compete with them! I'm just glad I finally got something finished haha.

    Oh and thanks again to Dave for the logo!
  • turbin3%s's Photo
    ^^Rivers of Babylon & Watkind Woods
  • jusmith%s's Photo
    What a "Zipporiffic" park! I will comment later when I have had better time to look at it, but I will just say that you are one of the masters at using negative space to glue every aspect of a park together. Brilliant!
  • posix%s's Photo
    So, I voted "no spotlight" and I kinda agree with Jipalu. I thought the park was very nice in places and a very solid gold winner, but not on a spotlight level. It's clearly subpar to me compared to anything geewhzz, RRP or 5Dave would build. I dunno, I kinda missed the "wow" part.
  • RCTNW%s's Photo
    I'll take a closer look soon however from the overview, it seems like a fun park to explore. Congrats on the spotlight and parkmaker spot!

    James
  • dr dirt%s's Photo
    This is one of the most fun parks I've seen in a long time. It is really unique and creative. I agree with the spotlight, but I don't quite think it can be placed among the greatest parks ever. The park as a whole almost reminded me of something you would find in a scenario, but obviously built with a lot more skill. This is because of the wacky themes you've got and that's what you're going for. Congrats on getting spotlight, you definately deserve it :)
  • Jipalu%s's Photo

    Yawn? I respect your opinion Jipalu, but I fail to understand it. How can you deny the outstanding and unique creativity here? It's very well executed and a one-of-a-kind, what else do you expect from a spotlight? :)


    I am not denying the outstanding and unique creativity at all, its a great park, I love bonnie Scotland. I just don't feel that it is on the spotlight level, it would be a fantastic gold. I guess it's just not the style I like.

    jIp<
  • geewhzz%s's Photo
    out of every park in existence this is ranked #1 for me. congrats.