The cat’s lastly out of the bag; eight years because the 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 method to whet the urge for food of aspiring park homeowners 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 kinds of rides and facilities to maintain your visitors completely satisfied, then there’s much more to sit up for when water is concerned.
There was a quaint sense of nostalgia as we noticed what appeared 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 sights to choose from, gamers might be happy to know that plotting these rides down stays a simple and intuitive expertise. Every little thing that labored with land rides will translate over to the underlying techniques for the brand new addition, and if you’re pondering of coasters that make water a core component, you’re in the suitable place; simply ensure you have these new altering rooms and lifeguards on obligation to forestall any mishaps.
As senior govt producer Adam Woods shared with Twinfinite, the water park parts have been a “pure development” for the sport, growing 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 might have new rides to play with, however with energy and cleanliness simply a few of the elements to think about, good administration is all the time the popular possibility.
It stays to be seen simply how expansive the number 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 limitless amusement, one thing that Woods was eager to emphasise. As huge followers of the assorted theme parks, it stays a surreal expertise for the staff to have the ability to use their instruments to convey these inspirations to life throughout 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 even be glad to know that Frontier Developments has heard the pleas, with enhanced pathing instruments making it doable to create the sorts of plazas that we have now all most likely 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 staff locations the ability firmly within the participant’s palms. You can simply get by with simply the inventory rides and decorations, however for these actually into making issues your personal, there’s little room for disappointment. Virtually each side of the park and the rides themselves might be tweaked and adjusted, with the latter particularly getting loads of love and a focus.
With each base experience, gamers can mess around with colours, set decorations, and even constructs of their very own making, promoting a really immersive expertise for park guests the place each single piece of the experience might be modified. You possibly can high all of it off with the improved occasion sequencer instrument, placing collectively unforgettable shows that may embrace using animatronics, fireworks, smoke, and extra, all timed to your specs.
“As we confirmed throughout 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’ll be able to customise additional to create a really distinctive experience 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 actually 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 totally different recreation modes. Profession mode will stay the de facto method 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 appears to be each bit the sequel followers need and extra. The very thought 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 return from the staff at Frontier Developments, we’re undoubtedly excited and strapped in for the experience
