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[Sambo]

It's not just the ability to ride the rides that makes RCT3 so endearing...

• Its 3D with the ability to view anything at any angle
• True sandbox mode
• Unlimited scenery and custom scenery
• Fireworks, laser shows, water shows - that you create
• It's a real night and day mode
• working lighting
• ability to make billboards from your pics
• use your own custom music
• flying camera mode to take your own park videos
• much more intelligent peep behavior
• ability yo create custom peeps and "family" groups
• water parks where the peeps swim
• particle effects - smoke, fog, fire, etc.

The list is long. Not that all those things are perfect, and there are downsides, the biggest is the inability to make huge parks without a supercomputer. There are some annoying things to be sure like the night/day cycle too short, the coaster physics are not as accurate as RCT2, the peeps although smarter - are still not rocket scientisits by any stretch.

I love RCT2, but once I got over my annoyances with RCT3 and learned how it works - I find I am able to produce the parks I was only able to dream of in RCT2. For me - RCT3 is how I spend most of my RCT time these days.

[ClockworkMyr]

You and me are somewhat alike Sambo.

I've gotta say, those are, in my opinion, the best upsides of RCT3. But, I have to semi disagree with the parks able to be produced; like you said, unless you had the perfect computer, you can't make a full-scale recreation of a Six Flags park or anything with RCT3, but can with RCT2 (Actually, you can do it with RCT3, you just need a lot of tolerance for omega lag). So I can see where you're coming from.

[rcthelp]

RCT1 - for people who like to 'progress' and beat scenarios
RCT2 - as above plus more sandboxing for parkmakers, but nasty bugs make it not the best for scenario players
RCT3 - too many bugs make it the least attractive option for scenario players. Good for parkmakers.

RCT4 for me has to be RCT1 + RCT2 + RCT3. Great scenarios in 3D with no bugs. Great for parkmakers too. In fact, what RCT3 should have been in the first place!

[Trainman 2000]

I liked the nice graphics in RCT3, but I found them... corny. It was not that great. I mean, it was fun to build coasters, but it lacked that spark.

An RCT4, although it will never happen, would have to be slight more realistic, but i disliked too much 3D freedom. Personally, isometric is still my preference.

I would like more elements in coaster building, as in more funky twists and loops.

And i would also like a sandbox and the ability to use the zero clearances ability (but only for walls) without glitching.

Now I know this sounds like RCT3 - but really, it isn't.

[wabigbear]

As compared to mini-peeps that had no discernable sex or age? Now THAT'S realistic! LOL!

You haven't looked at custom scenery, it's spot-on realistic, have you looked at citytraders park in the rct3 section? You won't get the same result in rct2.

I build in isometric, because I'm used to it. Sandbox and zero clearnaces are realities in RCT3...so how would that differ in a rct4?

[Trainman 2000]

Doing that, only better.

[ClockworkMyr]

Yeah I generally actually use the normal camera for pretty much everything and the freelook for crash films (I can be extremely sadistic at times).

[Trainman 2000]

It doesn't count in RCT3. To kill them peeps is just the right thing to do.

[ClockworkMyr]

I don't have the heart to do such a merciless act.
*cough*SIGNATURE*cough*

Edited by ClockworkMyr, 28 November 2007 - 01:42 AM.

[Upperlevel the great]

I agree somewhat in some of the features. But I think having sexless ageless and mindless peeps with far from perfect graphics everywhere else made rct 1 and 2 unique. I just think rct 3 was too generic and mainstream. I also think rct3 is just way too confusing for the coaster building compared to one and two. JUST MY OPINION. And lastly, I grew up with 1.