I went back recently to revisit this series from my childhood. And while I saw the age of the first Thrillville game, making me like it much less than I remembered, Thrillville: Off the Rails offers an amount of robust improvements for a sequel. It holds up well.
Of course though, it's not a perfect game, but Frontier Developments had some real good heart with this one. There's an actual overarching narrative this time, unlike the first game's premise of you simply running parks. The dialogue is also charming and hilarious at times, just like the original, and its soundtrack is much more notable this time around, with tracks from Miley Cyrus, The Veronicas, and even Yellowcard. Little improvements are here as well, such as unlocking new parks after every 2 levels (rather than just 1), as well as adjusted difficulty to certain missions. Some of the mini-games are still unbalanced however, in terms of their design.
Bigger and better than its predecessor, and one that's still fun to play today. And if you're running on Series X, the backwards compatibility additions add some gorgeous 4K HDR visuals.
You give me whiplash, baby!
Of course though, it's not a perfect game, but Frontier Developments had some real good heart with this one. There's an actual overarching narrative this time, unlike the first game's premise of you simply running parks. The dialogue is also charming and hilarious at times, just like the original, and its soundtrack is much more notable this time around, with tracks from Miley Cyrus, The Veronicas, and even Yellowcard. Little improvements are here as well, such as unlocking new parks after every 2 levels (rather than just 1), as well as adjusted difficulty to certain missions. Some of the mini-games are still unbalanced however, in terms of their design.
Bigger and better than its predecessor, and one that's still fun to play today. And if you're running on Series X, the backwards compatibility additions add some gorgeous 4K HDR visuals.
You give me whiplash, baby!