Lilly

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Temple of Hades (1): This park can be viewed from all angles but the one used in the thumbnail in particular is just so compositionally interesting for me, a unique shape as well. I thought the structures were well-built, the scenery and landscaping well-placed. A beautiful park and I feel like it had a very unique way of presenting the roman architecture. The small elements make it feel more like a real place rather than a diorama. It really just has an understated beauty in my opinion. Clearly showcases a lot of talent. Great work, great park!!

Port Adventure, the last Freehold of the North (2): Usually I prefer more contrast in a park, but this muted color palette just really worked for me and the tone of the park. I like the idea that it's this small kingdom, the last Freehold of the North and they've decided to put a rollercoaster going through it. The buildings are very clean and precise and so one small detail I like is that the caves that the coaster is entering through have that neat border around them. Small detail, but I noticed and appreciated it! Only tiny tiny thing I will critique is it seems to just be mainly one type of tree in a few sizes and colors, I'd love to see more diversity. But then again, I think a highlight of this park is it's neat and 'polished' quality, so very similar and manicured plant-life might make sense. Either way, a great park!

Mechanical Style - Bubbsy Remix (3): Wow! Such a colorful and vibrant park. After watching all the fireworks go off I was drawn to the very interesting situation happening below the park. Wild element, but created in a really cool way and I feel like it makes the overall composition more interesting. I love how lively this park is, the peeps feel like a really big part of it. This park has a real energy happening in it. Such unique architecture. And I also think those floating air balloons with the banners are too cool. Interesting audio. Stunning park!!

Gnome Crossing (4): That sure is a lot of gnomes! Cool technique to make the mushrooms. I think different sized/shaped mushrooms could have helped with composition! The landscaping and scenery placement outside feels a little random but perhaps that can be attributed to the randomness of wild nature. Also wish the rock terrain would have more seamlessly transitioned to the grass. Still, a cute concept!

War & Courage (1): Immediately so interested upon opening this park. Truly a lot going on but never in a way that made it feel too busy or overwhelming. Obviously from the start I'm looking at the horse. It's awesome, I love it. So impressed you were able to do that with ride parts. An actual insane talent. The rollercoasters weaving through each other with colliding ride parts was super cool, thought it was great symbolism for war. Clearly a lot of beige and similar tones happening with the roman architecture but the park as a whole has great contrast with the colors you do incorporate (red in the tracks, landscaping, etc.). Overall a stunning park and great to look through. Really excited to see more entries from you!

Home Away From Home (2): So cool!!!! Firstly, I was looking at the burning buildings and was impressed with how you actually made it look like burning buildings and not just black buildings with fire on top, clearly took a lot of skill. The visuals overall are stunning. The clouds in particular are a really cool element, and how they get lighter as they get further away from the burning. I was ready to give this park a vote from the lower part of the park already but the floating sky lantern buildings are also amazing. Contrary to your comment above I think you did translate it well. It wasn't immediately recognizable to me since I'd never seen them before but once I saw the picture you included it made perfect sense and I understood that the buildings were being carried by these lanterns. Overall, a spectacular park. 

     Can't decide on my third place park for this group so these reviews are void of placement!! 

Time's Arrow: I must of course mention the bow and arrow statue. Wow! Such skill to create such a visually interesting anatomical piece in rollercoaster tycoon. So many elements in this park and they are all done really well. Really cool concept to show a progression of time architecturally and especially in the unique way to display it vertically. I imagine it must have been quite the challenge to intertwine the different styles together, but it came out great! Very cool park!

80s Anemoia: Such a cool park with such a cool vibe. So many tiny details in this park that make it amazing. The reflections you create are stunning and with such great precision. The billboards, the buildings: fantastic. And the neon backdrop you create for this city is soo amazing. Great work overall!

Tin Train (1): Adorable concept. Total standout for me in this group. Even though all of these parks are 'micro', the fact that this is actually supposed to be a miniature train set in a tin just adds a layer of micro-ness that creates so much atmosphere for me. The train village is so well composed and it feels like each tree, bush, and shrub was intentionally placed. Perfect balance of train track, water, land, and town. Such a small thing to comment on but I really like how the train goes through the tunnel and underneath the town, so much better than if it had just been circling it fully-above. The tin itself is also so cool. The detailing on the lid is fantastic and the button feature on the bottom is also great. >> I'm really holding out hope with these votes because I feel like this shows a great mastery of skills with the micro-format specifically and I'd love to see what you would do conceptually with other entries! Wishing the best of luck!! <<<

Lombardy Poplar Tree Nursery (2): A very playful park, I really liked how each angle had new elements to offer. Big fan of the Dunkin' Donuts stand. I like the composition of the ride and how it flows through the different architectural elements. The style of architecture in the buildings is also very cool, the shapes of them definitely aid in making this park more visually interesting as a whole.

Pinewood Forest (3): Close call between this and the tree nursery. The park had a really cool 'cabin in the woods' feel and the wooden track meshed perfectly with the tone of the buildings & landscaping. The ride itself is really interesting in the way it travels from the higher points to the lower points. Very forest-y and well-built, great park!!

Almost Alone (4): Shocked they didn't cancel the contest and give you 1st place right now. No one's making parks like this nowadays.

Cape Canaveral's Galaxy Tower (1): I think the shape of this park is really ambitious and interesting! The structure itself is unique and even with how tall It is compared to the other elements it is cohesive in how it transitions. I also liked the elements that made it feel like a park with the admission gate as well as the landscaping on the edges. The coloring was also a big selling point for me, I'm a big fan of the bold colors (purple coaster!) against the green landscaping. And the inside of the top of the tower was so fun! A lot of details in there that I really appreciated. Great stuff!!!

Batman - The Killing Joke (2): So cool!! Such a large amount of detail in this park and a great amount of narrative. The comic was a really cool addition but this park was so great it spoke for itself! A bunch of neat tricks that made this park very fun to view. The details on each building floor were so intricate, I was very impressed.A wild color scheme but I think it worked with the concept. Looking forward to more cool concepts from you!

Treasure Hunt (3): I thought this park was really cool and especially liked the way that this coaster flows through the terrain & and the terrain building in particular is really well done. The beige/browns of the land against the orange coaster isn't the most dynamic color-combination but I think the colorful elements throughout the park (umbrellas, plants) help to balance this. Great entry!

Out of this World (4): I think that sticking to such a strict color palette is a really unique challenge and yet you still have such clear and distinct elements. I like the way that you incorporate ride and coaster pieces into this build, it definitely enhances the architectural elements. A super unique vibe in comparison to other MM4 entries. Very cool park! 

The Sand-Powered Sand Carts of Sand Ksar (1): Incredible building! Visually stunning and the way the sand interacts with the map is really creative and fun to discover throughout the map. I like the constant movement of the sand and all of the rides & wheels. Very cohesive, none of the individual pieces felt disjointed. The height & cut-off of the tops of the sand falling felt a little awkward for me but nowhere near enough to deduct any major points. Beautiful park! 

Voodoo Bayou (2): What stood out to me immediately was how much I loved the purple/red coaster contrasted with the bayou-swamp coloring. For me, this was a perfect balance between ride & scenery. Every angle was really interesting and there were new things to find in the narrative. A bunch of really cool details and overall an amazing park.

The Heist of Shri Jagath (3): So so so so so so so close to voting this for second. Closest decision out of all the parks today for me was between these two. The narrative in this park was really cool, made it fun to not only view the park but to experience the park. I really like the visual of the two islands, particularly the landscaping and shaping I was really impressed by. And even the water had interesting features. A playful but VERY impressive park. Great work!!

Goblin (4): I really like how coaster-focused this park is. The coaster is the highlight for me and I think that the unique shaping of it really helps considering the box-shaped park. Some cool landscape elements that I think fit the theming of the coaster and enhance it. It would be cool to have some peeps on the ride, but overall a really cool entry!

Such a shame for Voodoo Bayou and The Heist of Shri Jagath to be in the same group considering they both would've been top contenders in other groups, in my opinion. Toughest decision of the batch. A really great group!!