The cat’s lastly out of the bag; eight years for the reason that world was handled to a colourful and entertaining world of theme park administration and roller-coaster constructing with Planet Coaster, Frontier Developments has lastly unveiled the highly-anticipated sequel. The appropriately titled Planet Coaster 2 has had loads of time to gestate, and from what we noticed as a part of a hands-off preview with the builders, the last word coaster park expertise has discovered a solution to whet the urge for food of aspiring park house owners much more.
That’s primarily right down to the addition of all-new water park gameplay, giving gamers yet one more dimension of thrills and spills to supervise as a part of their purview. If the depth of the simulation was spectacular earlier than, with all types of rides and facilities to maintain your visitors joyful, then there may be much more to look ahead to when water is concerned.
There was a quaint sense of nostalgia as we noticed what seemed like a typical theme park, earlier than we panned over to a towering waterslide with keen parkgoers queuing to land with a splash. With much more points of interest to select from, gamers shall be happy to know that plotting these rides down stays a straightforward and intuitive expertise. All the pieces that labored with land rides will translate over to the underlying methods for the brand new addition, and if you’re pondering of coasters that make water a core factor, you’re in the best place; simply ensure you have these new altering rooms and lifeguards on obligation to forestall any mishaps.
As senior government producer Adam Woods shared with Twinfinite, the water park parts have been a “pure development” for the sport, rising not simply the “enjoyable” concerned in administration but additionally all of the “strategic challenges” that gamers will face as they have interaction within the numerous modes of the sport. It’s all the time enjoyable and video games when you may have new rides to play with, however with energy and cleanliness simply a few of the elements to consider, sensible administration is all the time the popular choice.
It stays to be seen simply how expansive the collection of new rides can be, however one factor’s for positive, Planet Coaster 2 stays dedicated to the thought of permitting gamers to stretch their imaginations and creativity, be it in replicating real-life parks or creating their dream parks of infinite amusement, one thing that Woods was eager to emphasise. As huge followers of the assorted theme parks, it stays a surreal expertise for the group to have the ability to use their instruments to carry these inspirations to life inside the context of the sport, and for his or her family members to benefit from the fruits of their labor and be equally impressed.
Anybody who has tried creating aesthetically pleasing paths and located themselves struggling may also be glad to know that Frontier Developments has heard the pleas, with enhanced pathing instruments making it attainable to create the sorts of plazas that we have now all in all probability stepped on in actuality. Gone are the times of remoted rides that visitors will discover it troublesome to get to, and the much less grass or sand I see, the higher it’s. And the thrill doesn’t simply cease with plazas.
The quantity of customizability showcased by the group locations the ability firmly within the participant’s fingers. You might simply get by with simply the inventory rides and decorations, however for these actually into making issues your individual, there may be little room for disappointment. Nearly each facet of the park and the rides themselves might be tweaked and adjusted, with the latter specifically getting loads of love and a focus.
With each base trip, gamers can mess around with colours, set decorations, and even constructs of their very own making, promoting a very immersive expertise for park guests the place each single piece of the trip might be modified. You may prime all of it off with the improved occasion sequencer device, placing collectively unforgettable shows that may embrace the usage of animatronics, fireworks, smoke, and extra, all timed to your specs.
“As we confirmed in the course of the demo, we’re giving gamers all of the instruments to unleash their creativeness in Planet Coaster 2. Constructing has by no means been simpler with the intuitive system of placing issues collectively piece by piece, and the added themes are solely the tip of the iceberg, as you may customise additional to create a very distinctive trip expertise,” mentioned Woods. Gamers will certainly have a good time with what’s already within the recreation in relation to genuine and impressed rides, however this added freedom to make issues really their very own takes issues to a different degree.
The entire new bells and whistles, in addition to the general quality-of-life enhancements being made for the sequel, might be loved in three completely different recreation modes. Profession mode will stay the de facto approach of easing gamers in and placing them in numerous conditions to problem them, whereas Franchise mode lets gamers take the primary steps in establishing a world park community. Lastly, having the ability to go all out in Sandbox mode will solely result in epic parks.
Set for an Autumn 2024 launch, Planet Coaster 2 seems to be each bit the sequel followers need and extra. The very concept of getting water parks cross over with their on-land counterparts will undoubtedly create a brand new synergy, and elevate what has already been a powerful administration simulator to the following degree. And with extra to come back from the group at Frontier Developments, we’re positively excited and strapped in for the trip