OpenTTD (64-bit for Windows Vista/7/8/10)

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• A challenging and addictive game.

  boilpoilFebruary 11, 2013

  Pros

  The game is very in-depth, excellency in itself as a free spin-off for the original Transport Tycoon Deluxe, while paying due respect to the aforementioned video game, it pushes the features even more by adding different functionalities. Its allowance towards addition of NewGRFs enables a vast majority of great contributors to create extra contents for the game, improving it in a wide aspect of ways. I also appreciated its depth of simulation and the customizability of the difficulty and options. Its support for multiplayer real-time action opens another dimension apart from your usual AI competitions.

  Cons

  However excellent this game is, it is rather hard to grasp an idea of what to do during the first moments of gameplay; this is, nevertheless, solvable via tutorials offered in the Wiki or online content. Yet it should be noted that a new player, unaware of these support, may have a hard time on their own. Also worth mentioning, no matter how complete their Wiki may be, the 'Signals' part and other rather hard to understand parts should be improved by relying more on graphical examples and, a much better alternative, video narratives or the likes, particularly the 'Timetables' page could be made into a video tutorial since it helps fixing one of the most notable problems of vehicles possibly queueing up and decreasing profit.

  Summary

  Despite its flaws, the game is very addictive once you understand the basic game concepts, therefore I highly recommend any strategists and the likes to try out this game and experience a full blown simulation of growing a transport tycoon. It is also very challenging that you start with literally 0 money and have those you are having borrowed from the bank, which, of course, require you to pay loans on a regular basis, so you must always think of ways to keep your cash balance. Finally, I wish all of you good luck and congratulate those that decide to try out this fabulous game.

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