RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Complete Edition

Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 is competent and playable as a first remark. But it feels a lot of the magic of the series was lost here. The 3D models are all a bit stark and lacking phrasing, of the time. Compared to previous entries, there are features missing as well, such as being able to idly monitor multiple rides. Another aspect is that it feels like guests will swarm your park no matter what; which was an important aspect of the previous games. But as a counter, peeps walk and therefore queue slower, meaning overall ride throughput is slower. There's a lot less scenery, and a lot of it feels rather on the nose as well. Also, there's a lot of annoying micromanagement introduced in scenario play, where wages and training have to be INDIVIDUALLY set. That unfortunately echoes over from and into different games, which frankly, baffles me. In short: The game is...okay. Not something I'd make a frequent mission of returning to. Pools are overpowered.

I have always loved these type of games.

I wish I had known that I could buy this game for just $8 here... I already bought it for $30 on Steam. I don't regret owning the game at all, though. It's a lot of fun. If you liked RCT 1 and 2, you would like this game. It's very similar in design and controls. The main difference is that this one is in 3D, and you can freely move the camera angle, and even view things in first-person, including riding on rides, which is very fun. The customization is also fun and easy. It can be a little buggy like the past games, when it comes to terraforming, but this game allows smoother and more realistic terraforming, as well as allowing the old methods as an alternative. I would definitely buy this here if I did not already buy it.

On the fence about buying it because it's 20 bucks? It's plenty worth it. I've played this for 5 years or more and this game is so awesome. And very advanced, especially considering the publication year. Get the game and you really will have no regrets.

I've played RCT 1 & RCT 2 a lot, over and over again so when RCT 3 came out i immediately went to the store to buy it. I think till this day I haven't played it for longer then 48 hours. The graphics looks better then RCT 1 and 2 but i guess that's the problem, at least for me. It needs to look a bit old and nostalgic. That made RCT 1and 2 great. I just don't get the same feeling with RCT 3 like I get with 1 and 2 (which i still play) Only thing that works out great is that you can actually be in your rollercaoster you've just made and the fireworks