Planet Zoo vs Zoo Tycoon 2: Which Is Better? (2024)

[@ducklops]

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[@WingedFish66]

What I miss most in PZ compared to ZT2 is no "first person mode," particularly the feature where you could go down and take care of animals yourself (clean poop, refill food/water, ect.). I've lost count of the number of times in PZ that I wish I could just go and feed or clean a habitat myself instead of waiting for staff to get there

[@ducklops]

I couldn’t agree more - it would be nice to just deal with the problem myself my keepers and mechanics are so slow 😭

[@Agus-ph1kb]

Also they had such a good opportunity to do that with the barnyard animal pack but missed it

[@ripperrex7883]

Great comparison! My biggest trouble with PZ Is creating custom looking exhibits without using the default barriers 😂

[@ducklops]

Yeah, it can be a huge pain, especially for larger exhibits. To practice, I like making habitats for like red pandas or armadillos because they don’t require huge amounts of space. Also, building like Lemur Houses or large buildings can be really fun. You should give it a try!!

[@LeackyBee]

mfw god picks me up and plonks me down next to a long extinct species while I'm spending time with my family at the zoo: 😯

[@ducklops]

😭😭😭

[@dodoxasaurus6904]

Remember in Zoo Tycoon 2 lore, Dinosaurs exist and can be released into the wild, as well as a fictional giant Killer penguin.

[@ducklops]

Imagine you're trekking through the jungle, just to see a helicopter from some random zoo drop off a dinosaur next to you 😭😭

[@OGtruthserum]

@@ducklops And then you end up taming it and riding it!

[@ToastieBeard]

Did anyone notice the Raptor run across the screen at 3:55 and the hidden text at 3:41, boy I LOVE Ducklops easter eggs!😜

[@ducklops]

so that’s where my velociraptor went 🥚

[@Treestorm]

One great point to ZT2 over PZ is that you can run ZT2 on a potato and it'll work flawlessly. The graphics ain't so outdated that it's unplayable because of the cartoonish art graphic style. PZ, unless you rocking a 7800x3d and a gen 4 m.2 lol good luck running a big ass maxed out zoo.

[@ducklops]

That's a fair point to throw in - Zoo Tycoon 2 is 100% easier to run. I do struggle running Planet Zoo sometimes.

[@tempest4804]

As a person who loves animals and works with them, I still would have given a point to planet for behaviors the animals feel so alive and everything is super accurate having a sea life show is more on features rather than behaviors. I also think the main reason planet zoo hasn’t added in sea life shows is I think it’s because they’re very controversial and are seen as abusive in some zoos and aquariums but simulator is older so it’s understandable to not be afraid to add it in.❤

[@OGtruthserum]

That is a lame reason. This is a game, not real life. On top of that ZT2 had dinosaurs and prehistoric mammals, something that PZ does not have.

[@CheshireVulpes]

i give tycoon one extra point on its iconic status

[@ducklops]

That’s fair - I don’t know many people who haven’t heard of or played Zoo Tycoon.

[@moodapenkinislazy]

I feel like giving animals to zoo tycoon 2 is biased. I get your stance but they are way less realistic and there’s way fewer of them.

[@ducklops]

I get that they are less realistic, but you have to give it some leeway on that front - the game came out over 10 years before Planet Zoo. Also, I get that there’s fewer animals in Zoo Tycoon but there is such a wide range of classes of animals (birds, mammals, reptiles) that aren’t available in Planet Zoo. However, I do 100% understand your point, and thank you for your comment. 😀

[@n3n.t3z]

@@ducklops i do see your point, but having more variety of animals that are low quality doesn't exactly equal up to having some variety of mammals, reptiles and other animals with much better quality, the low poly birds, marine animals and dinosaurs don't compare much when you put them side to side with the animals of planet zoo, especially when it comes to behaviour, immersion and just general animations especially when put in a large habitat

[@PROEVOLUTION1]

Obviously it will be low quality because that game came out 10 years ago, that's why ZT2 got this point despite being old it has variety of animals​@@n3n.t3z

[@rogelio9225]

I think Planet zoo shouldve gotten the point alone for animal behaviour like i love zt2 but it doesnt even compare, when it comes to transport planet zoo has more variety of transports and you can also customize them, givin the point to zt2 for having variety in seats doesnt really make sense but i do think the system is easier on zt2, and guests do behave better on planet zoo the reasoning of givin the point to zt2 because you can move them when you can also do that on planet zoo but with a smaller button seemed a lil bias lol but i do love Zoo Tycoon 2 i played it for years before finally trying planet zoo this year and realizing ive been missin out on an amazing game, but zt2 is still very special.

[@sparrow838_]

Great video! Well thought out and entertaining to watch :)

[@ducklops]

Thanks! 🙏

[@ChickenGoogleSoup]

Zoo Tycoon 2 was easier for me to make mods for. there were also dinosaurs, and for that, ZT2 gets the "My favorite zoo game" badge. Planet zoo just has too many complicated game mechanics as well that make the game less enjoyable for me

[@ducklops]

That’s fair - I mean to this day the modding community is still going

[@leehonglocal]

Something I don't like about Zoo Tycoon 2 was that it didn't have giant anteater and another crocodilians, and there were ones that couldn't last, survive and breed in captivity in real-life like mountain gorilla, Ethiopian wolf and Javan rhino.

[@samuelb66]

Zoo Tycoon 2 should not have won the animals category. Quantity does not equal quality. Most of Zoo Tycoon 2's animals are copies of one another, with no unique animations or traits besides their model. Planet Zoo also has this problem but to a much lesser extent, and it's made up for with insane hyper-realistic quality (outside of the base game, at least). Planet Zoo also has animals that exist within captivity and provide a much more realistic experience, which should be the main aspect of a game trying to model itself on conservation and modern zoos. Even though ZT2 has more variety on the class level due to fish being in the game, Planet Zoo has far more variety on a Family, Genus and Species level, which matters much more when building zoos. If people want to build zoos for Dinosaurs, 2 different Jurassic World Games and Prehistoric Kingdom exist. Having them in a Zoo game almost detracts from the game's purpose and provides fewer slots for animals, that actually exist within real zoos. This comes from someone who grew up and loved ZT2, but it is not better than what Planet Zoo has given us regarding animals. Planet Zoo is an upgrade in almost every single way.

[@adrianaranda847]

The AI of the animals in Planet Zoo leaves a lot to be desired.

[@LeviHartz]

1:58 This is still in planet zoo with the crate mechanic. 🤓

[@notrelatedtosnake]

Zoo Tycoon beats Planet Zoo in the Challenge Mode and has better easter eggs in the game.

[@ducklops]

That’s fair - I haven’t played much of challenge mode in either of the games tbh. Do you recommend it?

[@notrelatedtosnake]

@@ducklops the challenge mode in PZ is the same thing as what pops up while in Franchise mode (examples: breed two exhibit animals for $1,000 award, earn X amount of income from drink stands, etc) so no, I wouldn’t play that version. I do like the campaign mode in PZ. The challenge mode in ZT is more similar to the PZ campaign mode where you have specific tasks you need to complete to “win,” but I find the ZT ones to be more unique. The PZ ones follow a story and can be a little repetitive sometimes. I’m not very good at the building aspect of the game and am good at the animal/management side so I enjoy the specific tasks/storyline modes. I do usually play Franchise mode though.

[@ducklops]

@notrelatedtosnake Ahhh ok - I’ll take a look at it later! Thanks!

[@Kanto141]

Nice video!

[@ducklops]

Thank you - I’m glad you enjoyed it ❤️

[@FollowerofFenrir]

How are you playing zoo tycoon 2? I’ve been trying to find a way to play it for days

[@ducklops]

I found the ultimate collection on oldgamesdownload.com

[@adrianaranda847]

zoo tycoon 2 have a better animal ai in planet zoo the animals are dumb In Zoo Tycoon 2, you could release the animals, and if you set it up well, you could create a fully functional ecosystem and observe them in what could be called a "natural habitat." If the map was large and you placed a water source on the other side, they would migrate to that water source, and you could create your own stories-or at least that's what I used to do back in the day. When I thought I could do the same in Planet Zoo, well, it turns out Planet Zoo doesn't allow it; they die before that happens lol.

[@ducklops]

the amount of times I’ve seen my animals in planet zoo walking on water is genuinely concerning lol

[@Astrapionte]

Let’s be fr here… PZ clears ZT2 in every. single. way.

[@Bryk-in9hj]

Actually I was tripping watching this entire video

[@adrianaranda847]

not in animal ai

[@Duke_of_Cali]

This video was chafa

[@ducklops]

what does that mean

[@ducklops]

i just googled it - you're mean.