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Posted July 14, 2014
I know you'll get to like it if you give it a chance now!*

Chris Sawyer’s Locomotion, a multi-layered transportation infrastructure sim described by the developer as the spiritual successor to Transport Tycoon Deluxe, is available 75% off on GOG.com. That's only $1.49 for the next 24 hours!

[url=http://www.gog.com/game/chris_sawyers_locomotion][/url]From a small entrepreneur with 2 bus stops and a rusty old bus, become the biggest tycoon of all time and connect the whole world with your spiderweb of transportation routes in Chris Sawyer’s Locomotion. Build railroads, trams, trucking lines, airplanes, ships and buses and manage your company from the early 1900’s to long past 2100 like an immortal economic entity would do. The game is played in a 2D isometric view and features beautifully-drawn historic and futuristic styles, with colorful and high resolution textures. Choose from over 40 pre-designed scenarios (including those based on real countries f.ex. USA, UK or Canada) and five difficulty settings to accommodate any playing style. This game is a special treat for vehicle enthusiasts: with lots of classic automobiles and trains, and Chris Sawyer’s insightful look on the future of transport past the year 2000!

Anyone who played with model train sets growing up will get a kick out of Chris Sawyer’s Locomotion, for only $1.49 today, on GOG.com! The Gem Promo 75% off discount lasts until Tuesday, July 15, at 9:59AM GMT.

*Sorry! It had to be done. We sincerely apologize to everyone who's got the song stuck in their head now.
Posted July 14, 2014
Do the locomotion!

Edit 14 mins and nobody cares about the Locomotion. Dsmn you Kyle was good back in 1987
Post edited July 14, 2014 by mrking58
Posted July 14, 2014
Nice promo, but I seem to recall this getting.. not so positive reviews back when it was released.
But here it seems to be getting favorable reviews.
I guess I'll have to do a little bit of 'research' before deciding.
Posted July 14, 2014
I really like Chris Sawyer's games....Wonder what he is up to now..
Posted July 14, 2014
Awesome game.
Posted July 14, 2014
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Smannesman: Nice promo, but I seem to recall this getting.. not so positive reviews back when it was released.
But here it seems to be getting favorable reviews.
I guess I'll have to do a little bit of 'research' before deciding.
The problem was that the game was supposed to be a Transport Tycoon game but this game goes more the way of Roller Coaster Tycoon and that's why it wasn't received very well at the time.
Post edited July 14, 2014 by Matruchus
Posted July 14, 2014
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mrking58: Do the locomotion!

Edit 14 mins and nobody cares about the Locomotion. Dsmn you Kyle was good back in 1987
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkN4J2l1UaA&feature=kp
Posted July 14, 2014
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Smannesman: Nice promo, but I seem to recall this getting.. not so positive reviews back when it was released.
But here it seems to be getting favorable reviews.
I guess I'll have to do a little bit of 'research' before deciding.
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Matruchus: The problem was that the game was supposed to be a Roller Coaster Tycoon game but this game goes more the way of Roller Coaster Tycoon and that's why it wasn't received very well at the time.
I think perhaps you meant "the game was supposed to be a Transport Tycoon game but this game goes more the way of Roller Coaster Tycoon"???
Posted July 14, 2014
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Matruchus: The problem was that the game was supposed to be a Roller Coaster Tycoon game but this game goes more the way of Roller Coaster Tycoon and that's why it wasn't received very well at the time.
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ChrisSD: I think perhaps you meant "the game was supposed to be a Transport Tycoon game but this game goes more the way of Roller Coaster Tycoon"???
Yeah somehow I wrote that wrong will fix it :)
Posted July 14, 2014
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Smannesman: Nice promo, but I seem to recall this getting.. not so positive reviews back when it was released.
But here it seems to be getting favorable reviews.
I guess I'll have to do a little bit of 'research' before deciding.
It had a lot of balance problems. It also repeated some Transport Tycoon mistakes and added some new ones. It feels incomplete and didn't get much support after release.
Posted July 14, 2014
I probably still won't pick this game up. It looks like Roller Coaster Tycoon with only the Scenic Railway ride and some scenery.
Posted July 14, 2014
I remember giving up when even on the first map first time playing, I encountered some serious bugs in the way it handles the transportation network... pathfinding or something. I was VERY sad about that.

However, it's not as bad a sequel as Railroads! was.
Post edited July 14, 2014 by mqstout
Posted July 14, 2014
Is there a reason to get this while there's a free version of Transport Tycoon Deluxe available?
Posted July 14, 2014
is it worth the money to play this game ????
Posted July 14, 2014
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Zoidberg.106: Is there a reason to get this while there's a free version of Transport Tycoon Deluxe available?
If only short version of this question was coming into my head every time I hit checkout )))
There's always a reason.
It really isn't so bad. It wasn't ruined by bugs. There may be a few but I've never encountered anything critical. Although not too much time was put into Locomotion so I'm not too good for statistics. It's just that the engine used was RСT2. And that was a problem (have to build every section step by step and not just drag and drop). If modding community treated Loco as they did TTD, my guess it would be so much better.
Expectations were high on this. My guess - this is why critics never took it kindly. Nor did players.
But still it's pretty good. Definitely worth the 75% off price.
So to answer your question - at least to help GOG and to remember Chris's legacy. And also that is a decent game. Especially for that price.
Post edited July 14, 2014 by ModaL
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