Jurassic World Evolution 2 Is Over - How Much Did It Improve? (Re-Review)

Man I remember this game launched like yesterday... Time flies man.

For me personally, only three things hold JWE 2 back from being perfect: - The absence of boat tours - The absence of more buildings from the films (the aforementioned T-Rex Kingdom comes to mind) - The lack of enclosure variety (Mini-exhibits would be nice)

24:16 when bestinslot said " " I felt that

Yutyrannus got added, so of course it improved massively

Definitely VERY interested to see how much Evolution 3 changes from the current game in terms of gameplay and mechanics. Improved terrain tools and scenery items? Baby dinosaurs and ontogeny? An upgraded, more in-depth skin system with more options?

ON the bright side! We can now have mods not break! Though for Evolution 3 I really hope we get some features that weren't in JWE2, like more options for genetic manipulation and mutations, enhanced security options(aka armed security like the ACU from Jurassic World), new and better behaviors and traits for Dinosaurs(especially from genetic manipulation and mutations), and of course longer and less annoying yet more dangerous storms. And most importantly... COW FEEDERS!

Don’t be sad that it’s over be happy that it happened. 😊 At least it was better than the sudden ghostly abandonment of JWE1 after the return to Jurassic park dlc. If I had to choose my five favourite dlcs and packs I’d say… 1. Cretaceous Predator Pack -(Because of Utahraptor and Gigantoraptor) 2. Biosyn DLC -(Because of Dimetrodon, Pyroraptor & Therizinosaurus) 3. Secret Species pack -(Because it brought back the missing three from the first game and gave Ankylodocus a most needed make over) 4. Feathered Species Pack -(Because of Deinochierus) 5. Marine Species Pack -(Because of Shonisaurus, Placeable Ampitheatre, Able to favourite a creature and re animating the Spinosaurus). Hopefully in JWE3 we get more Palaeozoic animals and possibly Cenozoic ones too and Finally give Pterosaurs social animations can’t believe they didn’t get the chance to add that into any update.

Can’t belive it’s been 2.5 years.

14:10 It is in sandbox on all maps.

Honestly is a bit sad how a lot of the updates content is just like... basic stuff that you would see on most good park builders. Idk is like, one of the few gaming communities where people would get hyped for trashbins and benches. As for the game on general, I think plenty of issues come of the approach they have to challenge mode and its elements, such as breakouts. On general the game takes this speedrun approach wich I think is a bit contradictory for a park builder/managment, the game isnt developed for one to be able to make a good looking park that can be functional, but rather parks that would get to the 5 stars as fast as possible. You can see this sort of approach affect other aspects of the game, for example, why is not terrain editing better? Simple, breakouts, given complex terrain would give player a wider and more efficient way of containing animals, they simply want to force breakouts to be able to happen, instead of finding ways they could work with more complex terrain (Dinosaurs being able to swim) or other way bad animal welfare can impact your park.

I've been here since JWE1 And I've bought every single expansion and dlc for both games a few on multiple platforms JWE1 had it's flaws that 2 fixed such as the AI being smarter (mostly) and more diversity in the behavior of the dinosaurs That being said JWE2 isn't without it's flaws - The Campaigns felt flat as a story mode even the expansions - the Chaos Theory mode while yes fun as a "what if" it just feels flat and not as thought out 2 of them is literally "what if the park succeeded" - The Lagoon definitely wasn't flushed out as they should've been but I am glad they got alot of love over the years I hope 3 expand that alot - The carnivores mostly felt like reskins of one another even if they share completely different models but there were definitely a few gems added later on - the removed previewing in the hatchery and that didn't change when the dino showcase was added (This one is more of a personal gripe) As I am typing this I'm also watching this I see I share alot of gripes and whatnot with you Bestinslot lol Honestly at launch this was an easy 8/10 for me Now it's more of a 9.5 I love 1 alot and 2 improved alot at launch And as of now it's sooo much better

Having sauropods, hadrosaurids and other herbivores that can't fight back is a HUGE negative and something I would love to see fixed in JWE 3. Having more scenery options like waterfalls, caves and small exhibits (like planet zoo) would be awesome. The game also needs more decorations- more statues, skeletons, billboards, fountains, kiosks, etc. I would also love a river and submarine tour. This would make the game perfect for me.

Evolution 2 is what the first game SHOULD’VE been. Nothing more nothing less. It’s basically just evolution 1 but for newer gen consoles etc etc. A 7/10 I feel like is a good score. But still, it’s just the first game. Doesn’t feel like a proper second game yknow? Still excited for evo 3 but I’m worried about it.

Finally, i can start using mods

9/10 game, a MASSIVE improvement over the first one. New Dinosaurs, Pterosaurs, and Aquatic Reptiles. New Locations and Maps, customizable Aviaries and facilities, Lagoons, Ziplines, Placeable Decorations, Underground Viewing Domes (JPOG moment), Aquatic Viewing Domes (JPTG moment), Adorable Dinosaur Social Animations, The list goes on! Almost perfect just flawed in some areas. Some more facilities and decorations (i.e. boat tours, ballon tours, bridges, waterfalls etc) weren’t needed but would’ve been nice. Same with baby variants for some of the dinosaurs, at least for the movie ones. I also think the Base Game Roster for the Pterosaurs and Aquatic Reptiles should’ve been larger Plus there are some bugs, at least for me (Some small dinosaurs on sandbox will somehow noclip through fences for some reason?). I understand not many people think its not as great as Im putting it, saying It could’ve done better to differentiate it from the previous and be more expansive with customizability (akin to planet zoo) but I personally prefer JWE2’s simpler style. Thank you Frontier!❤

Hoping we'll get walking pterasaurs

They should add an attraction called "Arena", and allow for modular customization. You could make it into a San Diego style amphitheater, or a JW era Indominus paddock." Same goes for the other attractions. Instead of having different tour rides, just have one attraction: "Guided Tour". You could choose the look of the station and vehicles Rollercoaster Tycoon style.

Like many others, I really hope Evo3 has better terrain tools like deep water, caves, better mountain creation, etc. Frontier just needs to add the terrain mechanics from Planet Coaster/Zoo.

I’d give JWE2 a solid 8. If it had more attractions, better hunting mechanics, aviary & lagoon improvements, more marshland terrain options, and a few more first person options (along with the ability to be hunted/eaten and ejected back to overworld-view from first person) It would be a lot closer to a 10.

And yeah, one thing that annoyed me is the release of small dino's by airlift. Why would 10 compies need to be transferred by 10 choppers? XD