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  • United States Turtle Go to post #799758
    Secrets in the Snow by AJ
     
    a vibe. the music is great, lots to see, and some interesting rides. overall a little too much weird scenery for me to really get pulled in, but appreciate the kitschy-ness.
     
     
    Moonrace Alpha by Ge-Ride
     
    quite on-brand for you, lots of abstract shapes and textures but ends up feeling a little cartoony for me. 
     
     
    The Cosmodrome by GigaG
     
    feels like a scenario overall, some pretty blocky architecture and sparse surroundings left it feeling a little bare. 
     
     
    McCarthy Air Force Base by hypnopompia and deanosrs
     
    a great main ride, and some really interesting layering of the map that reminded me of that one micro madness map (apologies i can't remember which one) - underground bunker style. overall it's a really nice map that feels maybe slightly spread out in terms of content, but everything on there is really good quality. lots to like from a new face.
     
     
    Race To The Moon by InError
     
    really impressive scale and vision here, and some really interesting object usage - the rockets are a real high point. enjoyed it!
     
     
    [REDACTED] - Rumble in the Red Rocks by MorganFan and mamarillas
     
    what an interesting map. music pulls me in straight away, and the mass of landscaping is really impressive. really solid main coaster too, awesome inside and outside parts to it, a joy to follow. the landscaping is even better on the second viewing, actually, some really intricate stuff. the mass of yellow supports is a really strong stylistic choice that pays off, i love it. great map.
     
     
     
    The Men Who Stare at Oats by Narc and RWE
     
    nice quality map but overall felt slightly disjointed, like a theme park that isn't a theme park.. just not sure i got this one. some little slices of really high quality work though, maybe a little weak conceptually.
     
     
    Disney's Kennedy Space Center by Steve and Xtreme97
     
    mind-blowing. actually insane how good it is, the amount of grid-breaking is just next level stuff. both of you guys are on a tear this year, easily the two best parkmakers around right now i think, in terms of released work. this feels like the disney park i always wanted to make, but could never even imagine building to this level. an underrated part of all these amazing releases is that you guys are developing a really identifiable style - lots of through-lines in the underlying theming between this and other maps, feels like you could almost stitch them together into a full park without any weak parts. it feels effortless which is unfair, there's so much clever stuff going on - it melds together into a seamless whole so well that the individual parts kinda get missed. damn, just amazing work congrats. 
    posted 6 days ago in the park Secrets in the Snow
  • United States Turtle Go to post #799756

    very much enjoyed this park as you can tell by the score, there are sections of pure brilliance and the rest is very high quality too. harry potter is a definite high point - as much as i enjoyed the other areas, harry potter felt like a magical and fully fleshed out park section. 

     

    as others have mentioned, the half diagonal usage is clever and feels natural.. the whole park feels organic and clean, with interesting layouts.

     

    My one negative takeaway was the overuse of brown - obviously you've picked three fairly brown themes, but there were definitely parts that could easily have been a different color and would have allowed them to stand out, but them being brown on a generally brown background kinda blends everything a little too much. would love to see you tackle a "colorful" theme next as a challenge for your style, although it's very obvious that you're perfectly happy building whatever you want to... and we're very lucky you do. 

    posted 6 days ago in the park Trilogy Park
  • United States Turtle Go to post #799664

    insane foliage, looks really good.

    posted 2 weeks ago in the screenshot On the Hunt
  • United States Turtle Go to post #799662

    it's really, really, really good. i love it so much, great idea and great execution.

    posted 2 weeks ago in the screenshot Halitosis
  • United States Turtle Go to post #799634

    i struggled slightly with this one, but ultimately the score and the silver feels pretty spot on to me.

     

    love the opening scene, very clever. lots more very clever moments all through the park, and overall a decent job of getting the point across. 

     

    i couldn't quite get on board with a lot of the theming, the water in particular felt very strange and pulled me out of the viewing experience. however the rides were all pretty strong, especially the wooden coaster in the back which i particularly enjoyed - that was more like 75% work for me, great track color there and the vines snaking up the supports was a really cool look. 

    posted 3 weeks ago in the park Chernobyl

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