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In reply to the discussion: Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 [View all]
 

mr_lebowski

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8. I wasn't baggin on ya man, I think there's a lot to be said for just loving the gameplay
Tue Mar 27, 2018, 12:37 PM
Mar 2018

and not worrying about the graphics.

Just sayin', me personally, I get a lot of my joy playing games from how good they look. I'm into building PC's (though mines long in the tooth at this point ... it's a 1st Generation I7 overclocked Xenon with 6-cores (12 w/hyperthreading) so it's a strong enough platform still) and have managed to scrape up enough to replace my GPU with a good mid-range card every 2-3 years which keeps me running most games on high to very high settings. Squeezing out all the perf I can is a bit of a hobby, and so getting an image that looks really cool is a goal.

That's just me ... and no I've no builds ... I mostly play FPS (single player stuff, not into running around shooting other people with the kiddies ... though I like Co-Op stuff like Borderlands) and action RPG's like Grim Dawn, Diablo, Titan Quest, etc. Don't have any Coaster games.

You could probably buy a used desktop PC strong enough to run Planet Coaster (and most other newer games) off of someone in need of a quick buck for probably $150-175 ... it doesn't take THAT much juice esp. if you're willing to play with lower settings until you can afford a nicer GPU than you'd find at that price. Just throwing it out there.

Anyways, Happy Tycooning!

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Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 [View all] Thx Mar 2018 OP
Complete with a buffet even - nice. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2018 #1
Gotta Thx Mar 2018 #5
2004 just called, it wants it's graphics back ... lol ... mr_lebowski Mar 2018 #2
Oh Thx Mar 2018 #4
I wasn't baggin on ya man, I think there's a lot to be said for just loving the gameplay mr_lebowski Mar 2018 #8
I just die Thx Mar 2018 #9
As far as processing power Thx Mar 2018 #10
Of course, the more of anything in computer land, the more resources req'd ... mr_lebowski Mar 2018 #11
Nice designs! PatentlyDemocratic Mar 2018 #3
Thank you. Thx Mar 2018 #6
Those Thx Mar 2018 #7
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