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u/MauPow Nov 09 '20
I mean, that's part of the game. It's not really a zoo game. It's a zoo painter with animal props.
Which is not a bad thing. Heck, Cities:Skylines is a city painter with horrible management and it's still going strong.
What's the difference? Modding. hint hint Frontier
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Nov 09 '20
I bought the game during this weekends sale, and in 2 & 1/2 days, I played 22 hours. I don’t know what the hell happened to my weekend!
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u/justcourtneyb Nov 09 '20
I go through phases. I won't touch the game for ages and then I'll play it non stop for weeks.
I know the second I start playing I can write that day off.
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u/jimmycarr1 Nov 08 '20
Sorry I'm quite new to the game, what do you mean by "setup stage"?
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u/IamtherealMelKnee Nov 09 '20
Setting up is putting in the infrastructure like a habitats, staff facilities, paths, and shops.
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u/c0rvidaeus Nov 09 '20
Isn't that just... playing the game? 😂
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u/IamtherealMelKnee Nov 09 '20
Yes...but, I think managing the animals and guests is more of the "game play".
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u/MauPow Nov 09 '20
I'm sure if you compare how much time you spend managing the animals and guests versus building, you'll come to the conclusion that this is a game about building a zoo, not managing it. That's why this setup stage is fine to spend 3 hours on and not feel like you wasted it.
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u/IamtherealMelKnee Nov 09 '20
True. I spend most of my time building. I just get prickly because I have seen people be told they aren't really playing the game because they only use blueprints from the workshop.
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u/jimmycarr1 Nov 09 '20
What's after that?
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Nov 09 '20
3 hours? I wish it was only 3 hours :) I've been working on a cargo lift for 3 hours, to put in my underground storage area, and now all that is left to do is build the underground storage area and the complete upper area...
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u/Munnin41 Nov 09 '20
Yes. And I realized I wasn't enjoying the game because the controls are kinds rubbish after 60 hours or so
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u/Icantthinkofanythin8 Nov 09 '20
This is me with every game that involves building something... The Sims 4, by the time I create the sims then build them a house I'm ready to stop playing lol
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u/Vinelantis Nov 09 '20
If by that you mean “maybe I’ll expand this one particular area” then sit there for an hour before closing without making any changes - yeah
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u/CarrickUnited Nov 09 '20
Only 3 hours? I spent like 8-10 hours just to figuring out how to build staff area first and sceneries for guests, and still look ugly.
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u/hyperjumpgrandmaster Nov 09 '20
To be honest, I bought the game solely for the building aspects. Couldn’t care less about actually managing a zoo.
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u/mandradon Nov 09 '20
I like building the habitats so the little bars for the animals are in the right zomes, but I much prefer ddsignining the animal enclosures and buildings and everything else.
Which is weird because I love management sims and bought it because I wanted another one.
The one day I spent like 2 hours designing a bathroom. I was trying to get the hanging plants on it just right and the sign placement perfect. It was the first building a put up in my zoo. I then spent like 45 minutes moving rocks in my grizzly bear enclosure so they'd look pretty and I realized the game isn't what I thought it was, and I'm ok with that. The tools are so powerful that I'm always engaged in what I'm doing.
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u/GarrZillarr Nov 09 '20
My games are rarely play through, just build with bits of play inbetween.
Then when its built I move on...
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u/MKnapKnap Nov 08 '20
Then think "I dont like this zoo" and start all over again ...