LONDON: Atari has revealed the first gameplay footage of RollerCoaster Tycoon World, the next outing in the popular theme park management series, and, well… it doesn’t seem to have gone down too well with fans.
Releasing on PC in mid 2015, the latest RollerCoaster Tycoon promises to let players “create the coolest and wildest coasters imaginable” using the “best track editor ever”, before uploading parks to the cloud to share with friends.
Speaking of VR and 3D immersion, a few of the clips in the trailer above definitely hinted at a cool possibility of what it might be like to test out the roller coasters in Roller Coaster Tycoon World. Combining the ability to build and customize your very own theme park with the option of play-testing certain attractions in the park with something like the HTC Vive or the Oculus Rift could add a whole new layer of interaction and visual immersion to the RollerCoast Tycoon universe.
All of the basic strategy game elements are also planned to make a return to the game, so fear not, this isn’t like the Syndicate remake from EA a few years back where everything that made the first two Syndicate titles awesome were trashed in place of a generic but stylish looking first-person shooter.
This is more of a direct sequel to RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 from way back in the mid aughts, a decade ago, where construction and park management is the key gameplay foundation for the game. And unlike the more recent RollerCoaster Tycoon 4 Mobile, this newest game won’t feature microtransactions and free-to-play elements. Additionally, RollerCoaster Tycoon World will be a full 3D construction playground, so you’ll be able to explore and examine your theme park from every angle.
