Park / Canyoneer

  • 28-November 11
Park_2132 Canyoneer

30 Comments

  • Comment System%s's Photo
    United Kingdom Comment System Offline
    posted 13 years ago
  • RamSam12%s's Photo
    United States RamSam12 Offline
    Excellent job with this. Just goes to show one does not need overly detailed fancy architecture to make a good park. It is at the right level of realistic for a park without feeling out of place by being more elaborate. That is something I strive for in my work, but often comes off as slacking for choosing to go with something simple. Great job too with capturing the feel of the southwest US, reminds me of many places around here. The coaster was great too, of course.
    posted 13 years ago
  • geewhzz%s's Photo
    United States geewhzz Fan Offline
    very very good. best thing seen by me in a long time.
    posted 13 years ago
  • MCI%s's Photo
    Germany MCI Offline
    Amazing work!
    I really loved the layout of this coaster.
    The setting was really well done, too!
    Congrats to this design win! :)
    posted 13 years ago
  • RCTMASTA%s's Photo
    United States RCTMASTA Offline
    Sooo...it's a Maverick/Rita-like coaster...built in a visitor center?

    :X

    Odd, but I've heard stranger.
    Moving on; The first thing I said when I saw this, was...
    There's so much brown!
    Seriously, Tiumba had less prevalent earth tones.

    Dirt overload aside, it seems to me that the visitor center is too beige, but I suppose that's the standard uninspired, bleak (or as rob put it, "fittingly-generic") architecture you'd see in real life.
    Yes, I'll admit that you've nailed the whole rest stop/visitor center theme. I'll admit that the coaster is good. Put them together and you get...meh.

    I'm going to go with Yannik on this, and say 60%. It's good, but it's not quite Design worthy. I'd like to rate this higher on the scale, I really would, but as harsh as it sounds I expected better from you.
    posted 13 years ago
  • trav%s's Photo
    United Kingdom trav Offline
    This was FAR too bare. The foliage was badly done in my opinion, the 'architecture' looked like it took 10 minutes, the landscaping was good, but was what I expect from a standard park, with actual scenery to compliment it, and so it wasn't good enough to be the obvious focal point of the park. I did like the coaster and the supports on the coaster were brilliant.


    Overall, I'd have given this 55%
    posted 13 years ago
  • Cocoa%s's Photo
    Australia Cocoa Offline
    I honestly can't decide whether I like this or not. On the one hand, its brilliantly realistic and just like what I'd expect from arizona or new mexico. the landscapiing is brilliant too. but on the other hand, I am bored... beyond a nice layout, there is just some bland buildings and paths. the mini golf is decent though, and the mine was cool... but really just not much too see.
    posted 13 years ago
  • deanosrs%s's Photo
    United Kingdom deanosrs Offline
    Absolutely amazing - I completely love it. Can see a huge Rita influence here! I really dig the landscaping too, less can be more. This is a really clear design for me.
    posted 13 years ago
  • posix%s's Photo
    Germany posix Offline
    I think this lacked some actual features to guide the viewer. You turned landscaping into a feature, which I doubt can ever really work well, as landscaping is after all always only complementary to what should actually be most prominent: rides, shops, recreational areas, park amenities, etc. whatever it is the visitor can use directly should be given most focus on.

    You've done that in that the layout is fantastic. Otherwise, you've also achieved a nice colour combination and aesthetic value. But other than that this didn't hold my attetion long enough.
    posted 13 years ago
  • RRP%s's Photo
    United Kingdom RRP Offline

    very very good. best thing seen by me in a long time.

    Agreed,fantastic design with subtle details
    posted 13 years ago
  • robbie92%s's Photo
    United Kingdom robbie92 Fan Offline
    Perfect. Absolutely perfect. I'm with Gee and RRP on this. Any more detail and it wouldn't have been realistic, or it would've felt off. Xophe is one of the few parkmakers who knows when to stop when it comes to detailing and it makes his work all the more special. His work has more room to breathe, and this subtlety makes every intentional detail feel even more special. The foliage and landscaping were awe-inspiring, the coaster was amazing, the archy was beautiful... It was all perfect.


    Frankly, I'd like to see all the naysayers do better... :p
    posted 13 years ago
  • pierrot%s's Photo
    Korea, Republic of pierrot Offline
    so boring, nothing much to see..fantastic theme,landscaping though.
    posted 13 years ago
  • Wicksteed%s's Photo
    Wicksteed Offline
    The landscaping made me give it 70%, cause i think landscape can in fact be a feature. The coaster, architecture etc. seemed to be just an extension of the landscape, so to speak. A good extension though.
    posted 13 years ago
  • Nitrous Oxide%s's Photo
    United States Nitrous Oxide Offline
    Love the first screen. The little midway right there is very well put together. Theme works very well. Congrats!
    posted 13 years ago
  • Chillsons%s's Photo
    United Kingdom Chillsons Offline
    This is fantastic! will write a review when i get the spare time! :mantis:
    posted 13 years ago
  • Xtreme97%s's Photo
    United Kingdom Xtreme97 Offline
    Brilliant stuff! Realism at it's best!

    The architecture was clean and simple, yet very nice. It didn't lack detail but didn't go overboard and is incredibly realistic.

    The landscaping was beautiful, and some of the ideas used were fantastic. The foliage wasn't very appealing, though, as I found some of the tree types ugly, and the colours didn't work very well.

    The coaster on the other hand was brilliant! Exceptional layout, perfect support-work and some lovely colour choices to blend into the surroundings. The golf course was a great addition, too, and the mine was a really nice idea!

    All-in-all an excellent design and I can't wait for your next project! :D
    posted 13 years ago
  • Comet%s's Photo
    United States Comet Offline
    Wow this was fucking awesome
    Awesome layout, awesome, details, and perfect landscaping

    The hiking trails are some of my favorite details I've seen in any park and I think you perfectly pulled off an Arizona/New Mexico style National Park look. The queue and architecture were also both executed well, although I would've liked to see a little more stone in the archy. Really my only real complaint would be the mini golf course, it was too short, the holes were too similar, and it really needed some shade being out there in the middle of a tiny desert

    Congrats tho, my favorite design in awhile
    posted 13 years ago
  • JDP%s's Photo
    United States JDP Offline
    atmosphere was bland at times however the whole design had an awesome flow. very enjoyable and one of my more favorite releases lately
    -JDP
    posted 13 years ago
  • Liampie%s's Photo
    Netherlands Liampie Offline
    This is really superb. Flawless and interesting coaster, good interactions, some great details, very believable atmosphere, flawless foliage (indeed) and incredible landscaping.

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    LOOK AT THAT FOLIAGE. And those signs, and those steps. I can so easily image walking there. It feels so real...

    The architecture was good but a little boring I admit. Also the midget golf looks a little weird there in the middle of nowhere. Also, the midget gold had no fences where I expected them. Lastly, it didn't have a fun atmosphere like Zippo's had, this was fun too but with a more serious tone. I desperately searched for the Zippo's atmosphere and in the end I found one single reference... Didn't really change my opinion of this but made me smile. :)

    Overall great job, and it's really great to have something by you again. Congratulations and please don't let this be your last work. Anything else in the works? What about that castle you had?
    posted 13 years ago
  • Xophe%s's Photo
    United States Xophe Offline
    Yay it's out! Thanks for the responses. Glad most people seem to like it. I understand it's pretty barren but that was kinda the point, I didn't intend this to be a theme park, more of a small isolated attraction. But to be fair it was hard to know when to stop - I could have spent months more adding more details but I thought I'd just call it a day and let go of it. Got the inspiration for this back in 2009 when I had a trip to the southwest US and visited some of the amazing canyons around Arizona and Utah. I just thought some of the visitor centres could have been jazzed up by some Intamin goodness haha, so that's where the concept came from.

    FYI, the architecture was inspired by the visitor centre at the south rim of the Grand Canyon:
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    @Liampie: I don't have anything else in the works just now but I guess it's just a matter of time before inspiration kicks in. That castle thing sort of died, but maybe I'll resurrect it some day or maybe just release it as a micro. We'll see...
    posted 13 years ago