Planet Coaster resurrected the Tycoon management style of game with a bang. Since 2006, the premiere tycoon-style games were Zoo Tycoon 2 and Roller Coaster Tycoon 3. Planet Coaster smashed through RCT3 with some of the most impressive customization options in a management game to date. Planet Coaster does away with the grid-based design system for the most part, allowing players to create much more organic parks, and an advanced terrain system permits unique terraforming.
Building coasters has received updates as well, with individual coaster pieces able to be adjusted after building and testing to help smooth the coasters out. Building and decorating is a blast as the Planet games allow for scenery objects to be rotated in any direction and clipped into objects and terrain freely.
While a direct upgrade to RCT3, Planet Coaster has a few missing features. Planet Coaster has no water park feature, something that was present in Planet Coaster's predecessors and something fans have been hoping for since release 4 years ago. Planet Coaster has also had a drop off on new content ever since Frontier's newer game, Planet Zoo, released, leaving something of a drought for dedicated players. Planet Zoo did incorporate a custom scenery option, but the process is complex and deters casual players from bringing in their own content.
Planet Coaster is a well needed update to the park management genre with the tools to create some truly remarkable creations and theme parks. However, the game also lacks some notable features and development for Planet Coaster seems to have ended. One more issue that many new players take umbrage with is how much content for Planet Coaster is DLC, often at a high price for little content, and it is a hassle to access all the content of the game.
Building coasters has received updates as well, with individual coaster pieces able to be adjusted after building and testing to help smooth the coasters out. Building and decorating is a blast as the Planet games allow for scenery objects to be rotated in any direction and clipped into objects and terrain freely.
While a direct upgrade to RCT3, Planet Coaster has a few missing features. Planet Coaster has no water park feature, something that was present in Planet Coaster's predecessors and something fans have been hoping for since release 4 years ago. Planet Coaster has also had a drop off on new content ever since Frontier's newer game, Planet Zoo, released, leaving something of a drought for dedicated players. Planet Zoo did incorporate a custom scenery option, but the process is complex and deters casual players from bringing in their own content.
Planet Coaster is a well needed update to the park management genre with the tools to create some truly remarkable creations and theme parks. However, the game also lacks some notable features and development for Planet Coaster seems to have ended. One more issue that many new players take umbrage with is how much content for Planet Coaster is DLC, often at a high price for little content, and it is a hassle to access all the content of the game.