Congratulations to RCT MAJESTY for bringing RCT Space our first ever WEEKEND GETAWAY!
WEEKEND GETAWAY was created in order to highlight those parks entered for VP in a month where a VP was not chosen. Even though this park was not chosen for VP, judges felt it would have won VP RunnerUP, had there been a VP...so we have WEEKEND GETAWAY...
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The RCT MAJESTY members who helped create this park were: RC_Freak, Fred, Mifune, Levis, and Ultratycoon. There is a readme in the zip, so check that out!
The judges this round were: Wabigbear, Emergo, rwadams, FK+Coastermind, and Buckeye Becky.
Here are some of the judges comments:
rwadams
I liked the park very much and it would be a good Weekend Getaway. The architecture could have been more detailed and the ride selection was poor. Most of the rides were non-functioning hacks that seemed to be done just for the sake of hacking and served no logical purpose.
FK+Coastermind
I felt as a whole the park looked good but didn't function well as a park because of the layout of the park. I loved some of the architecture. Parts of the park are VP worthy but as a whole I think it would most definitely be a Weekend Getaway.
Wabigbear
I thought the park looked rushed. As soon as I opened the park, the messages started coming in that rides were broken. While I can admire a clever hack, I also really dislike hacks that are done sloppily, and there were several of those in this park. Some rides were closed that should not have been closed. It was frustrating to judge. Some of the architecture was first rate but some didn't seem to have anything to do with the park's overall look. The park was original and clever and the landscaping was quite good. I think more time spent trying to better execute in areas and paying more attention to details and finishing touches would have helped them reach the VP level.
Emergo
Architecture-Entrance and castle part was pulled off rather nice, and I liked the horse stadium a lot. Consistent and convincing. The jungle part was a bit simple and repetitive, but colours were well-chosen and cheerful. I loved the stadium and grounds for the hacked mini roller coaster! Beautiful. I was less impressed with the Chinese part. The fact that in the readme you dared to say that "This area is based on China Charms from Emergo but tries to explore the theme even more where Emergo stopped" really is a downright insult...
Coasters-The coasters did not impress me very much. Tyrannosaurus was decent but too slow in the cobra roll. Whispering Flying Dragon was too short. I loved the mini roller coaster cars (pity they forgot to name them).
Landscaping-Nothing to be wowed or impressed by, but what was there was pulled off really well and tastefully.
Originality/Creativity-I loved the idea to have a custom-ride in every area. Phoenix was impressive. Terrodactyl crashed my game when I tried to open it (don't build an entrance for these things so you don't accidently open it and crash the game). The wheel was impressive but I have seen these custom wheels executed much better before.
Layout-Five separate areas in a small park were done well. The transitions were good enough and it seemed to flow well. The large blog of dark brown path in the jungle area stood out too much compared to rest of park.
Ride Selection-A bit poor IMO. Could have been some more flat rides. The coasters were not too attractive, except the nice mini RC cars.
Theming-All in all, unoriginal in some parts, good/very good in others, but overall a very solid job.
Buckeye Becky
I actually hadn't intended to judge because I had asked another forum member to judge. However, after sending the information to judge to the forum member, he hasn't been around...and the deadline for judging results passed. So the decision to give this park Weekend Getaway or nothing at all sort of laid on me. I agreed with generally everything mentioned above, but thought there was quite a bit of effort and the park certainly deserved this Weekend Getaway.
**Excerpts were taken from all the judges comments. There was more, and should they feel like expanding on what I have already posted, they will do so.**
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