Railway Empire 2

Badly calculated. The trains have low capacity while the cities need a lot to grow, and they grow way to fast. I did not get even to 1840 and the rails are jammed. I am sure they did not have 8 parallel tracks in 1840 yet it is still not enough to satisfy the needs of the cities.

Not far in but most of the pain points from the first game have been addresseed. Stations still feel a little dumb and the limitation on station buildings is an .... interesting design choice.

I bought the first game quite recently and that is a superb game, with some minor issues, for me personally, due to playing Transport Fever 2, which uses slightly different signalling methods, but it became a minor point after playing it for a while. Anyway, Railway Empire 2 has similar difficulties initially, because a few things have changed from the first game, but once you get used to those differences, it all becomes clear. As with the first game, the sound and graphics are gorgeous, especially on the ride-along. Track construction is much simpler and the game feels very polished overall. There is one issue, but again this is personal to me, you can change the size of the UI, which I HAVE to do, but this does obscure things, pretty badly at times and there is no way to move windows out of the way, so it becaomes a case of camera adjustment, which isn't ideal. I have adapted to that, but it would be easier if you could just move windows out of the way instead. I have the DLC also and that gives you huge oportunities for creating your rail empire in different parts of the world, no-doubt with their own individual challenges, along with some amazing scenery. All together, despite my individual issue, this is a fantastic game if you are a fan of this genre :-)

Adding tasks gradually makes it more motivating/challenging. I just ignored the long list in RE 1. Multi track bridges helps. I also enjoy having warehouses in the city. However, they should house more goods as the city grows going from 8 to 12 ressources. Waypoints can be a pain at times. I preferred the RE 1 method to select routes.

Big Improvement from the first