I PLAYED PLANET COASTER 2! | Exclusive Hands-On Gameplay!

[@Geekism]

PINNED POST UPDATES! (I'll add stuff here as I get it) - Track Rides WERE in the build, I was looking at blueprints and didn't click 'Create New' Boo! Still, we'll look at them soon - You can make ACTUAL dark interiors now!

[@ThaMango1]

the best thing about this game is seeing so many planet coaster videos pop up again all over youtube, very hype to see more gameplay!

[@Geekism]

Yeah! It kinda exploded today, having fun watching them all!

[@rawisericho]

I'm still fascinated by how many PlanCo fans are like "I need these slight modifications to coaster building!" as opposed to the much needed love that dark rides still need to be shown.

[@wooflex]

I don’t know if this is mentioned in the video (just started), but fully dark interiors are confirmed, so, a bit of an improvement there

[@Geekism]

Coasterheads are a different breed lol. Seems like Dark Rides are getting some love though!

[@Sealed-Seven]

Having Separated Entrance and Exits are high up in wanting to create realistic / match real rides.

[@rawisericho]

@@Geekism I hope so. Thanks again for this inside look. The dark ride fandom are a large but also largely silent group, so I'll be the noisy one. We would LOVE a look at PC2's take on dark rides. Flooring, how easy it is to build show buildings, entrance and exits, indoor lighting, track modifications, everything. I hated spending 90% of my time building the flooring and show buildings in PC1 as opposed to scenes and ride mechanics, would love QoL adjustments there.

[@TridentCoasters]

Well the game is called Planet “Coaster” lol 😂

[@Nerdchacho]

I failed in my coaster creating... I spent the full 45 mins playing with pools... and then when I was let loose on sandbox my tism kicked in and I spent my time clicking through menus finding fun things to use in the future! I'm currently 18 mins in and I'm loving your video! Your play looks so much better than mine..

[@Geekism]

Haha, I just watched your video and thought 'Man, he's nailed this... much better than my ramblings' lol Luckily Corvus has our backs, he's done a great video on all the switch/drop/tilt track options!

[@matthewgordon799]

Any update on the dumb white gates on the flat rides and coaster stations? 🙏

[@Geekism]

@@matthewgordon799 sadly not. But I'll keep fighting the fight

[@matthewgordon799]

@@Geekism put that in the email too! I’d much rather have it just open and have a staff member there. That’s what they would have in a real park. At Disney the classic “how many?” Then they direct you to which number hahaha

[@Aladdinboy]

Being able to attach stuff to ride vehicles without it physically 'touching' the vehicle is super exciting! I'm imagining burying a slow-moving ride unground, putting a really wide path above it, and building parade floats attached to the ride cars!

[@Geekism]

Yeah!

[@ASanctorum]

This sort of out-of-the-box thinking is the reason to read the comments! Brilliant!!

[@cabrelbeuk72]

It's the third hands on video i watch and none of them focused on the same thing. Love it. I need those singing wheels in a dark ride.

[@wowiplay]

The singing eels are a whole vibe 🎶

[@Geekism]

absolute vibes

[@BadWebDiver]

I loved them. Great little entertainment piece to put at the entrance or in a special section.

[@samtarver8446]

"So specific, most likely never get used". Nah, those eels are going in EVERY one of my parks

[@Geekism]

Absolutely fair

[@cabbie4788]

Definitely understand your point about selecting a new object during advanced move, that is a big thing that needs to be back in the game.

[@Geekism]

Yeah, really hoping it happens!

[@nolankurtzer8779]

yes plz, pc ppl need to let them know about this…i switched from pc to console (performance reasons) and it was an immediate gripe for me, rlly hurts the workflow of building tbh

[@BatteryH1862]

The ability to go in and scale things like trees might provide a real opportunity ... park through the years. You start your park with small trees and grow them a little every year. Screenshots as your park expands and the old area is well developed and tall trees, with the new themed area having brand new planted ones, particularly in those areas where you couldn't easily get a machine to plant an older tree.

[@Geekism]

Great idea!

[@RudiRennkamel]

I got (fully stressed out and try to find everything) to play the game.:D:D feel you!

[@Geekism]

yup! lol

[@maskedbandit102]

My favorite part was the wooden coaster POV with the big ass lamp attached--perfection! What a lovely rundown of your time. You learned a LOT more than I did, omg. Can't wait until we're able to really have a proper sit down with it and figure it out.

[@MsRedNebulaPlays]

I could see the singing eels becoming a Planco 2 meme, like "Hey, you. You're finally awake." Just stick them in a ride at really silly times. I kind of already want a singing eel t-shirt.

[@Geekism]

I'm all about it! :D

[@jamesmoses4604]

Thank you for taking the time to show us what it does then enjoy your own time , the only creator to go to for plan co!

[@sianlloyd7226]

22:46 🎶 They slapped his face on every váse, on every vasé 😠 🎶

[@flatridefanatic]

I love the manufacturers, specifically V & N and "High Peaks" construction. It seemed like they had fun giving little nods with those

[@MoominLittlesocks]

Thank you for doing many of the things I forgot to do!! Great video as always!

[@Geekism]

Thank you! Looking forward to catching up with yours (and everyones) after work

[@planetcoasterboycj7274]

That scaling element should make custom supporting super easy.

[@rollercoasterheaven2170]

@@planetcoasterboycj7274 Yes

[@Nite0wlz]

It doesn’t look like guest animations have been improved at all. I heard PC2 allows for more crowds to be in your park, but i was hoping the guests’ behavior and movement would appear more realistic, more sophisticated and interact with environment more. Perhaps this can be patched in later on. I love building, but the whole payoff for me is watching the guests interact with what I’ve built.

[@Geekism]

In close up clips, they show a lot of new animations... but yeah, they still seem to move very much 'on rails' from one ride to the next. Would really love to see more guests just 'meander'

[@Flupperz]

The ability to scale grouped items is pretty nice. You can make things like the alice in wonderland or it's a small world ride with that. Making a full building then scaling it down to look small.

[@Geekism]

Yeah

[@fitzy9703]

I'm still at work but had to press play as soon as I saw this!

[@Geekism]

Don't get in trouble at work! (but thanks lol)

[@z-beeblebrox]

24:58 see, this is what having a good QA team does, it keeps sneaky builders from breaking the game in the first 30 minutes of trying it lol

[@aceorb1996]

A whole theme park dedicated to the singing eels. That's it.

[@Geekism]

You madman I'm in

[@CorvusCoasters]

Quality video as always, im really loving long form relaxed approach, I need go try this next time! You went so much mode in-depth than I did. Finding it really interesting all the different experiences we had with the event 😊

[@Geekism]

Thanks! It's kinda awesome that we saw such different stuff. I love your coverage of all the rides and coasters! Can't wait to see what everyone builds!

[@TJGilbert21]

26:18 I know EXACTLY what you're talking about, and I'm DEVASTATED the advance move object replacement feature is missing!! It's been the most frustrating part about playing the Console Editions of PlanCo1 and Planet Zoo--it's a CRITICAL feature for precision building, and I sincerely hope Frontier brings it into the game before launch!!

[@Geekism]

Completely agree!

[@elliottmason5330]

The advanced move replacing thing is SUPER NEEDED! I don't think I will realise quite how much I use it till its gone!!!

[@thisisdede_]

Hi! Im so so happy you liked the singing eels! From one of the singing eels hahah :)

[@askjeevescosby2928]

They should make cedar fair tycoon where you buy parks then close them and destroy the communities arround the parks.

[@rcmaniac25]

Your short for this can totally be "places 3 poles, scales one to min, one to max, says 'thank you, good night'". I was cracking up with the coaster with the lamp post scaled to max. That's not going to get abused in any way or form...

[@alexdoublell7804]

God I can't wait! I hopw that the barriers simply aren't working yet. They're very useful in bot Planet Coaster 1 and Planet Zoo.

[@nathankennedy8704]

Having a checkbox to enable collision on scenery would be fantastic

[@nathankennedy8704]

Also, I would pay for an M or R rated dlc to allow me to properly fling people off the slides 😅

[@nathankennedy8704]

Last note: I hope they don’t “fix” the items not having to be directly attached to the coaster trains.

[@jaletu8173]

I can't wait to see what you do with this Planco 2, Jonti! So much fun for the future. It's on my wishlist.

[@Geekism]

You and me both!

[@BoogeymanBughuul]

Awesome review sir! I literally CANNOT wait to get my hands on this and go absolute bonkers!

[@AdventuresWithParker]

Thanks for sharing this Jonti! I think my biggest concern with any sequel release is the question of how assets and features will be available in the base game, and whether we’ll need to wait until a few DLCs are released until the game truly feels complete (or at least more on par with what we’re used to). I don’t think I have those concerns with Planet Coaster. Not as much as other franchises anyways (*cough cough* looking at you CSII *cough cough*). We already have so much to work with, so I think it’ll be easy to fully jump into the game right away.

[@jaspervb8425]

37:00 I think it's good the rounding tool didn't smooth out that corner, but only the 'nodes itself', because we'll be able to make more detailed paths whilest still being able to smooth them. (espacially handy for waterparks or an adventure themed area)

[@Geekism]

Fair point!

[@cien2004]

OMG i can't believe the release is so close, i can't wait anymore

[@shemarlockhart2494]

Frontier, please put a e&f miler kiddie coaster in planet coaster.

[@macgyveriii2818]

Thanks for the video Jonti! Hmmm with that "Attached to the coaster" segment you mention...I think that means scenery can become animatronics in a way.... Just hook it up to a hidden ride...lol

[@Geekism]

Yeah! There are also 'plain' moving pieces in the game for this, just couldn't see them in this build

[@macgyveriii2818]

@@Geekism Riiiiight, forgot you mentioned that. Yeah, hopefully that gets included.

[@boodro123]

Thank you for sharing this with us! Your always reliable for this type of information. Big fan of your work.

[@Geekism]

Thanks! I know what I would want to see if I didn't have access, so I try and pass it on :D

[@JCarls27]

In general, the UI looks a lot like planco 1 console version. This excites me as a console player because it appears they are trying to make a game that shares an interface between platforms. Soooo many hours spent watching PC players do something and having to figure out how to translate it to console version.

[@Geekism]

I commend them for making it work for all platforms... sadly it seems to be at the detriment of PC useability... let's hope they find a happy medium!

[@lhmagix873]

39:30 Custom Flying planes and airships / spaceships incoming?!

[@lewz_r]

I have no self control, it is 1 am and I have college tomorrow and I already know everything from other people’s videos BUT GEEKISM UPLOADED I GOTTA WATCH IT

[@Geekism]

You should have watched mine first! Lol jk, go to bed, video will be here tomorrow

[@lewz_r]

@@Geekism it’s too late now :) it was a great video though!

[@meekondastreets]

i cannot wait for this to be fully released always played themepark tycoon 2 in roblox then got planet coaster now i want this one lol, thanks for the video great content!

[@Sealed-Seven]

Slightly disappointed they still don't have Separated Entrance / Exits for coasters. Was a big request for PC1 to hopefully be added in DLC, shame it still isn't in the sequel either.

[@Geekism]

Yeah... I'm still hoping it comes. It may just be something they can't do with how the game is put together at a core level, Who knows!

[@LancerX916]

I remember starting up PC for the first time when it first came out and how disappointed I was that you could not scale anything. This right here is the biggest selling point for me.

[@Geekism]

Yeah, it's pretty great!

[@AItaica]

Jonti… if you don’t find a way to fit the singing eel animatronic into Meandreville I’m unsubscribing. 😂 (Joking, of course). They have so much personality, which I usually hate in PlanCo, but I’m just obsessed with them. Look at those dumb ugly singing faces, they’re amazing. & Forget paths, I’m over those. Now? Now it’s all about SCALING. I can’t believe the difference being able to scale things makes. Anyway, thank you for the look at the game! I was waiting to watching your video of the playthrough before anyone else’s and I’m so glad I did. I’m more excited than ever to see what you make in Planet Coaster 2!

[@martins3776]

Great minds think alike lol, have made a few Coaster Coast or Coast 2 Coast etc etc named parks myself in RCT and PC, the best name ideas are never original but it's such a good one even if it's sooo obvious! There are plenty for a water-theme/amusement park combo such as (thinks of good one then forgets it after typing that bit of sentence) whatever my mind's just forgotten, Water Goodtime, Blackpool Fluminations, Slides and Rides, The H2Ozone, ....

[@PetuniaGal]

i'm more of a zoo player than a coaster player, but with all the videos coming out, I may have to get this. I'm a little worried about the increased managent to deal with. I am hoping for a PZ2 earlier rather than later, especially seeing scaling, new pathing, and the scenery brush, I can't wait to see them in PZ2.

[@prcupine9066]

In Rudi’s video he was able to see the track rides from that coaster menu. So weird you couldn’t see them. But if you want to know what’s included you can check out his video. Looks like they have busses and I’m hyped up

[@Geekism]

Yeah, I'm up to speed now... it's because I was looking at blueprints and not 'create new'

[@LMinett]

Genuinely, after so many years, this feels more like a DLC than truly updated version

[@mattey456]

Yeah I agree, I felt the same way about the likes of RDR2, Elden Ring and GTA 6. Devs just don’t care anymore 😞

[@Bethgael]

Oh, so that happy yell _was_ you. Cool! Also, that whiteboard.

[@FoundationAfro]

ngl, I'm pretty excited about that power component. Weird thing to be excited about, but I think it's cool.

[@BadWebDiver]

Seems to be an offshoot of Planet Zoo.

[@FrappeInsider]

Really disappointed about the no dual stations. Alot of my rides badly needed that

[@keenanwhitham4920]

I heard the Duluxe edition comes with a free Old English Sheepdog 😂 I can't wait to get my hands on this game. I'm already planning out a park and deciding what rides to use.

[@JonathanLundkvist]

1:32 if this means we can let the park set our prices for us like that RCT2 addon does, I will be absolutely thrilled since that is what finally got me to do away with money cheats. If it does not, I want it to have that feature.

[@rutchjohnson]

I do wonder if there will be an management/strategy you need to do. Say rebuild rollercoasters once they get old and people lose interest. Figure out a way to get guests to certain areas of the park. Build hotels to keep guests in your park. Really just anything to give purpose to really decking out the build of your amusement park.

[@Geekism]

Would be nice to see that stuff fleshed out for those who want it :)

[@jbeattie02]

Hopefully they'll have steeplechase coaster options like at Blackpool or historically at coney Island, as well as the ability to actually build a true mobius loop coaster such as the grand national at Blackpool

[@sunnyquartz]

im so excited for PC2 def apreciate trying to show off everything you can

[@Geekism]

Thanks!

[@briankale5977]

I appreciate the little things, like High Peaks Construction is clearly Rocky Mountain Construction, Valais & Nidwalden strikes me as Bolliger & Mabillard, F&F is S&S Sansei, Vector aka Vekoma, Dart or better known as Arrow, Giovanni even though rather small made Goliath in Magic Mountain which is a beast from Giovanola. I think my favorite is Outamax being Intamin xD or maybe Jerry St. Lauer, yeah he probably owns Gerstlauer.

[@Geekism]

Yeah they are all super neat!

[@KironKabir]

I have a video idea! Could you give us tips and tricks on how to structure and organise the general layout of a water park so it doesn’t look like a chaotic mess. However it would have some logical flow (in terms of zoning) and have aesthetic beauty to it when seen from above. Thank you 😊

[@ThemeParkGamer5]

THIS IS GREAT I am pumped for planco 2!

[@Geekism]

Me too!

[@Stuntman707]

This is great, I’m already getting a few new ideas I couldn’t do in PC1.

[@Geekism]

Same!

[@NorthernRidesYaBoi]

Awesome look at all the coaster types! I wonder if those are all, or if there're even more to be revealed

[@Geekism]

Who knows! Check out Corvus, he shows of the coasters really well

[@ShraderDesigns]

Align Selected Items would be a good tool option. And Equal Spacing, Arrange along path tools like Photoshop.. That would be crazy useful.

[@Geekism]

align and space would be AMAZING actually!

[@bread476]

I really get the game because i love coasters but the addition of coaster car customization and especially SWITCH TRACKS!!

[@coasterdroidgaming3699]

I hope they bring back all of the DLCs from the original game and carry it to Planet Coaster 2.

[@mrmacc1312]

Wow looks amazing!! Thanks for sharing, was there any music as thats a huge part of planco 1 for me

[@Theme_parchive]

I’m hoping they add something akin to the S.C.O.O.P. Or Evac from Spider-Man and Transformers. 12 seater motion base tracked ride with walls on each side (with the right wall being a door that raises)

[@geforcegaming84]

Had to sub because of your Hercules reference with the vase 😊

[@drakervon]

Wow - This looks so awesome. Can't wait to get this and build in it. 😎

[@Geekism]

Exciting times!

[@Amy-hz4df]

I'm fully invested in those singing eels

[@Geekism]

yes. correct.

[@finng745]

They really need to look at Nolimits Coasters 2 for the coaster cam

[@amethysttalon3507]

Can't believe you don't think you'll use the singing eels! I demand a singing eels themed ride in your Planco2 Park! :p

[@Geekism]

Ok then.

[@jaydenvanvliet5531]

I hope they will add more trackrides like rapids and darkrides like the trackless darkride cuz there are actually no options for darkrides… maybe the ghost train thats it

[@Geekism]

There are lots, I just couldn't find the menu

[@jaydenvanvliet5531]

@@Geekism just 13 sadly of which 3 are trains and a buss and boat which leaves just a few trackrides used for darkrides

[@captain4318]

Yeah, this is definitely gonna be an excellent sequel 😍

[@Geekism]

I agree!

[@Marys_Revenge]

Thank you for this detailed Showcase especially on the scaling of objects. Absolutely agree on that very elegant way how they block underscaled/ overscaled objects when they are in a group. I still would prefer 1-500% but it limits one in a healthy way from going absolute insane. 😅By any chance did you or someone catched the max park size measurements? Thanks!

[@Geekism]

I think a middle ground of 25% (Or just having the pieces start smaller in the first place) would be right :D

[@MrAdrianSW]

As soon as they said "You can attach scenery pieces to ride cars" My brain went... "So, static Dinosaur statues on a Track Ride... Monster's Moving about the park!? " Im really looking forward to the... uh.. Public Beta?. Or release day on Nov 6th. Lol. I shall revisit my Friction testing videos as I did with PC1. Im hoping they did a better job this time. Im really excited to see where this all goes. It looks like the Render engine is similar to PZ and JP which means.... DARK RIDES (that function as dark rides, even when the Sun is up). Im really excited to see what the gfx are like at night though, how the Engine handles the lights and new FX rendering and so on. I shall def be sinking some serious hours into PC2 and Putting my Content Creator hat back on for it.

[@Geekism]

Exciting stuff! Looking forward to seeing what you create

[@MrAdrianSW]

@@Geekism OOh! And one more thought... a Flag in the Station settings to indicate if its a Load & Unload or Unload only station... Fin.

[@dellatus]

Fantastic first look, love the scalability. But you failed to answer the #1 most pressing question: Are there pebbles!?

[@Geekism]

Oh man! How did I not look for them?!

[@blue797]

I wish they'd release animatronics that looked more like real animatronics sometimes. The ells are cool, but I'd rather have realistic janky eels that have mechanical movements sometimes!

[@Geekism]

I've often thought this... I'd almost like 2 of every animatronic one with the smooth movement of a Disney animatronic and another one that's super janky lol

[@ASanctorum]

Really enjoyed this video and getting excited to play the game when it lands. I wonder what happens if you place multplie singing eels down? Would they sync to make a giant, very loud song, or could you time them to sing in a round? 😊

[@tommyho2691]

I can't wait for playing Planet Coaster 2!

[@Geekism]

Me neither!

[@king_noob_original]

LES GOOOOOOO you reached 100k and got verified !!! congrats !!!!!!

[@Geekism]

3 years ago! lol Woo!

[@Coasterfan312]

Regarding the switch track, It does indeed seem to 'just go onto those wheels and back again' like you said, so I don't think you were missing anything. I don't think they had modern swing launch coasters in mind.

[@Geekism]

That's a shame... perhaps I'll come in the future

[@Coasterfan312]

@@Geekism I imagine it will when the army of coaster nerds start demanding it 😅

[@DieselBlade93]

Really great that we can draw in paths

[@thaakiidty]

I think a lot of these coaster trains still need to be less themed. Not all flying coasters are themed to manta rays. Wing coasters aren’t themed to black hawks. Junior coasters aren’t always dragons. I hope they make these more generic.

[@Geekism]

Yeah... they are getting better, but I'd still like to see even more generic coasters

[@rollercoasterheaven2170]

@@thaakiidty Yeah I’m still a little annoyed about the flying coaster trains

[@MysticTempleCreations]

Can’t wait to build dark rides ! Hope there will be a VR fonction I am building dark rides on my channel if you wanna have a look . My next is Pirates of the Caribbean 🌴✨

[@SquishSquish]

im super excited for this!!!

[@Geekism]

Me too!

[@AskMeWhen]

Mark my words. I said it before they announced PC2. I would expect some tie ins with epic universe.

[@missaamane8580]

Thanks for not being clickbait.. alot of vloggers say they have footage but lie

[@Geekism]

Hate clickbait, I'm always as honest as possible :D

[@BatteryAz1z]

This looks like a 50 dollar DLC.

[@keithkolmos5933]

Preordered. And now I know what I need to upgrade my video card to. 😂

[@finng745]

DLC better add actual gameplay rather than assets. Your expectations need to be higher if you can only think in assets.

[@Geekism]

Gameplay additions have always come as free updates alongside DLC.

[@ChillGardensSV]

I'm going to make a Verrukt

[@kearseymorton2078]

fascinating to see how those games most important aspect shifted from "management" to "creativity", a trend that also exists in the city simulation genre, not to mention planet zoo. clearly the devs have realized that the "creative" side of a game gives it much better longevity, i was trying to generate a profit in the tycoon games, now i spend 100 hours prettifying a fountain in planet coaster. give your game infinite replayability by adding a new color to basic bricks, why bother with accurate management simulations

[@Geekism]

Not sure if it's a 'why bother', more of a shift in playstyle. I certainly think content creation has been part of it, creators make pretty stuff, viewers also want to, developers provide tools, repeat

[@DieselBlade93]

I'm sure they will teach you how to make pools etc on the career mode

[@1111dionysus]

So, it’s basically Planet Coaster 1 with a water park + electricity DLC and a shiny new number? Guess we should be grateful for the ‘totally new’ game experience…

[@Geekism]

No it's not that 🤷‍♂️

[@1111dionysus]

@@Geekism Maybe I formed my opinion too quickly. I'll keep an eye on the new content.

[@martinb.7568]

I like the curvature of the "body slide flume" and the leaning during the test ride at the turns when gravity pushes you to the side of the slide, but I'm scared by the angular shape and no tilt in the turn of the other water slides. It looks unnatural, because there are no natural physical properties that act on humans in inflatable slides. Do you think Frontier will fix this by the release date or is this the final behavioral design for flat water slides?

[@Datdus92]

I really like the videos!! Do keep them coming :)

[@Geekism]

Will do!

[@emilygrace7123]

Idk why I just feel like it’s so fun when sims die in games 😂 I wish here was an option for people to drown or be thrown off the edge of a waterslide. I think it’d be interesting if deaths affect park ratings - maybe to have a ‘safer’ park there needs to be more inspections.

[@dirtybaker]

I still need to know if they added Beach / Ocean terrain. It's important for my build ideas. It's impossible to make an ocean without it just looking like a lake.