"Dull voice acting"
As opposed to the stellar, first rate voice acting in JPOG?
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As opposed to the stellar, first rate voice acting in JPOG?
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Refunded very disappointed Genesis fan
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I just think it's funny that some of the very same people who defend JPOG hate JWE. JPOG had no depth at all. Extremely small variety of buildings; very few missions; extremely low difficulty level. Don't get me wrong, I love JPOG, but the game has no challenge at all. You can easily build a five star park in a few hours, tops.
It's called immersion, realism and etc.
Well, JPOG was a game made in the early 2000's. That's honestly my only defense for the game and I don't believe the game receive any updates
due to the game being released in the early 2000's as I have already said. I didn't play JPOG but base on the videos and it's release date, that is the
only thing I can say.
due to the game being released in the early 2000's as I have already said. I didn't play JPOG but base on the videos and it's release date, that is the
only thing I can say.
Genesis is a 2003 game. move along from the past this is 2018. the engine if you actually bothered to get some info is highly customizable for devs and will allow in the long run to actually be supported unlike the crappy game known as JPOG. i hated it. and i hated that i wasnt supported for long, with frontier you can be guaranteed to take thoses words back in a year/year and a half. the WORSE of tycoon games back then eclipse that failure of a game.
yeah, caring about around 200 people or so was so great. again, i can guarantee that frontier will do a much better job the the bland finished product that blue tongue interactive spat out. tycoon games faired much better with personalities. not to mention the current engine has so much more potential.
its called satisfaction. if you cant be patient, move on to another game. granted pretty much everyone wants a fast forward but why would it take you a few seconds to complete anything? its immersion breaking.
Yes, the Dino AI could be much better, but its much better then most AI i have seen in many simulator tycoon style games (Cities Skylines for example)
have you ever thought that its probably to make place for additional future features? Frontier tends to do that. but that is a maybe so we will see (will most likely happen)
not maybe, they will develop it further. its frontier for heavens sake, they support their games pretty well after development.
fair enough. goodbye.
Exactly. JPOG was severely lacking. It's like all the people need to make the game good is multiple raptors jumping onto the backs of one herbivore. It's ridiculous. JWE is so much better than JPOG. Hopefully they get their refunds and just go away. Cause I am sick of seeing it myself.
Saying that JPOG is better is just silly. People are just blinded by nostalgia.
funny enough the JPOG fanboys wants to be able to have everything unlocked within minutes, which break immersion even harder for me then no day/night cycles.
maybe if Frontier adds spotlights to be able to SEE anything in the dark, then i wont be agaisnt it.
for now however, the game looks great in the day, i fear that day/night cycles will have you squint your eyes to try and see what your doing during the night, so no thanks (for the moment)
well i know that from your first reply.
I was talking about the other fanboy fanatics who are stuck in the past.
No, it isn't. JWE was never stated to be the new and improved JPOG; that's just something that's been established by fans of the genre and by extension, their desires.
JWE may be similar to JPOG, but it was never intended (nor officially stated) to be a new and improved version of.
JPOG was good - back in it's day. Whilst it would have been nice for Frontier to give us the ability to create our own Sandbox Island (in the same manner as JPOG) I am more than happy with the pre-rendered islands and the purpose behind them; this is an in-depth park management game, much more than JPOG ever was.
...if you have your fast-forward feature, you'll rush all your research, dig teams and Dino releases, you'll get to the last island, build your dream park, and then you'll be bored. I've found that, generally, if things are rushed through, they're not enjoyed - this applies to many aspects of life, from games, to eating, to writing (etc)
You shouldn't need stronger fences early-on. The Dinosaurs you get in the first park are generally content with their enclosures. The stronger fences are unlocked later for more tedious Dinosaurs. It makes perfect sense.
Thanks for the reminder. Such a feature is something that Frontier could add in at a later date - similar to how the RCT series had some guests that enjoyed thrill rides, some that enjoyed tamer rides etc?
Give Frontier time with this. Enough people have spoken up on the lack of Guest Management. I'm sure the Developers are taking note.
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Since you guys are going a little hostile at the mention of jpog, are you suggesting that JWE is excellent if you *haven't* played jpog, but starts showing issues if you have?
I think that explains the steam reviews, its only the jpog vets who are feeling short changed.. going in without any expectations makes jwe a neat package because you're not missing out on anything.
I think that explains the steam reviews, its only the jpog vets who are feeling short changed.. going in without any expectations makes jwe a neat package because you're not missing out on anything.
You're joking, right? The first map I more than adequate once you've cleared away all the trees.
Zoo Tycoon catered for all animals; JWE caters to Dinoaurs. There'd be no purpose (here) to have Snow and Ice (for example).
This'll inevitably be DLC further down the line.
I'll give you this one. These facilities should be able to sell more than a single product per.
All the Dinosaurs in JWE are girls. No mating.
Mine do.
I played JPOG, and I don't think anyone is getting hostile. It just seem as though JPOG fans had different expectations with JWE than they received.
That said, for everything JWE lacks (by comparison to JPOG) I'd ask the question; what has it gained? I'd be confident in saying that whatever JWE lacks by comparison to JPOG, it makes up for two-fold with some other feature.
This game is definitely not a fail. And could still be great if I believe the fans of the company and all the feedback and reviews I've read by them. I will say though, in ways JPOG was more advanced. It was mainly the dinosaur behavior though, but some of that was from the modding community. For example, raptors being able to jump on large herbivores 2 and 3 raptors at a time, attacking and hanging on the side of a large herb, or even if they were trying to drive a T Rex away. So maybe some of our memories of JPOG weren't the vanilla game, but something modders added. But after 15 years we have played those mods (and still finding new ones) so it feels like JPOG was a little better than it was on it's initial release. Still just with JPOG having "death duels", and maybe 2 or 3 other attack variances per dinosaur type, it did make it slightly more varied than this current game. I do like the combat system of this new game, the way a Triceratops will square up and get wide, basically not allowing a predator to flank them. That is a definite move in the right direction. Now maybe add in some different attacks, and even some ways for an animal to disengage and run for safety, at times. Just little things can go a long way here. I think this game and the developers are just getting started. I'm counting on other's experience with them and the trust I have seen shown. Right now, without any "new stuff", this game is easily worth playing. We've played non stop, all day.
Paragraphs? [noob]
But yeah, the aspect of several Raptors taking down a larger prey certainly has appeal, but it's not game breaking for me if Frontier can't make it happen; the majority of carnivores in JWE aren't pack hunters. I can't say I ever played a single mod for JPOG though, and if that's remotely where people are coming from, then the notion that JPOG I better is false, because it wasn't, it was the applied mods that made it rather than the default game itself.
At least JPOG doesn't best JWE in graphics.
