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Let's be honest, the Xbox One reboot of the Zoo Tycoon franchise was generally seen as disappointing by hardcore fans like me.
We need a spiritual successor, and a good one at that. My third BulbaBlog will discuss my thoughts to make a good zoo-building game for 2019 onward.
Let's start with the animals, because they're the most important part. My ideal roster for the base game to include anywhere from 70 to 100 animals. Let's go the latter number for something this ambitious
Your zoo would go by rank, and what animals you can get depends on the rank of your zoo. There will be Normal, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Diamond. The higher the rank, the more and better animals you can adopt!
Normal Rank Animals:
Llama, Red Fox, African Spurred Tortoise, Indian Peafowl, Striped Skunk, Domestic Chicken, American Alligator, Dromedary Camel, Pygmy Goat, Shetland Pony, American Bison, Vietnamese Pot-Bellied Pig, Serval, African Penguin, European Hare, Border Leicester Sheep, Australian Black Swan, Caribbean Flamingo, Fallow Deer, Red-Tailed Boa
Bronze Rank Animals:
American Black Bear, Komodo Dragon, Masai Giraffe, Jaguar, Timber Wolf, Egyptian Cobra, Spotted Hyena, Aardvark, Southern White Rhinoceros, California Sea Lion, Baird's Tapir, Honey Badger, Two-Toed Sloth, Wild Turkey, Japanese Macaque, Moose, Reticulated Python, Grant's Zebra, Toco Toucan, Alligator Snapping Turtle
Silver Rank Animals:
African Lion, Sumatran Tiger, Hippopotamus, Sichuan Takin, Nile Crocodile, Ostrich, Indian Elephant, Polar Bear, Sea Otter, Okapi, Emperor Penguin, Black Rhinoceros, Grizzly Bear, Green Anaconda, Red Panda, Red Kangaroo, Koala, Tanuki, Mandrill, Fossa
Gold Rank Animals:
Amur Leopard, Giant Panda, Addax, Western Lowland Gorilla, Chimpanzee, Bornean Orangutan, Scimitar-Horned Oryx, African Bush Elephant, Snow Leopard, Przewalski's Wild Horse, Gharial, Matschie's Tree Kangaroo, Lesser Spotted Kiwi, Green Sea Turtle, Numbat, Scarlet Macaw, Bald Eagle, Giant Sable Antelope, Iberian Lynx, Tasmanian Devil
Diamond Rank Animals:
Triceratops, Unicorn, Abominable Snowman, Dodo, Velociraptor, Loch Ness Monster, Pulmonoscorpius, Gargoyle, Smilodon, Woolly Mammoth, Thylacine, European Dragon, Quetzalcoatlus, Chinese Dragon, Minotaur, Phoenix, Killer Rabbit, Holiday Reindeer, Ammit the Devourer, Megatherium
We need a spiritual successor, and a good one at that. My third BulbaBlog will discuss my thoughts to make a good zoo-building game for 2019 onward.
Let's start with the animals, because they're the most important part. My ideal roster for the base game to include anywhere from 70 to 100 animals. Let's go the latter number for something this ambitious
Your zoo would go by rank, and what animals you can get depends on the rank of your zoo. There will be Normal, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Diamond. The higher the rank, the more and better animals you can adopt!
Normal Rank Animals:
Llama, Red Fox, African Spurred Tortoise, Indian Peafowl, Striped Skunk, Domestic Chicken, American Alligator, Dromedary Camel, Pygmy Goat, Shetland Pony, American Bison, Vietnamese Pot-Bellied Pig, Serval, African Penguin, European Hare, Border Leicester Sheep, Australian Black Swan, Caribbean Flamingo, Fallow Deer, Red-Tailed Boa
Bronze Rank Animals:
American Black Bear, Komodo Dragon, Masai Giraffe, Jaguar, Timber Wolf, Egyptian Cobra, Spotted Hyena, Aardvark, Southern White Rhinoceros, California Sea Lion, Baird's Tapir, Honey Badger, Two-Toed Sloth, Wild Turkey, Japanese Macaque, Moose, Reticulated Python, Grant's Zebra, Toco Toucan, Alligator Snapping Turtle
Silver Rank Animals:
African Lion, Sumatran Tiger, Hippopotamus, Sichuan Takin, Nile Crocodile, Ostrich, Indian Elephant, Polar Bear, Sea Otter, Okapi, Emperor Penguin, Black Rhinoceros, Grizzly Bear, Green Anaconda, Red Panda, Red Kangaroo, Koala, Tanuki, Mandrill, Fossa
Gold Rank Animals:
Amur Leopard, Giant Panda, Addax, Western Lowland Gorilla, Chimpanzee, Bornean Orangutan, Scimitar-Horned Oryx, African Bush Elephant, Snow Leopard, Przewalski's Wild Horse, Gharial, Matschie's Tree Kangaroo, Lesser Spotted Kiwi, Green Sea Turtle, Numbat, Scarlet Macaw, Bald Eagle, Giant Sable Antelope, Iberian Lynx, Tasmanian Devil
Diamond Rank Animals:
Triceratops, Unicorn, Abominable Snowman, Dodo, Velociraptor, Loch Ness Monster, Pulmonoscorpius, Gargoyle, Smilodon, Woolly Mammoth, Thylacine, European Dragon, Quetzalcoatlus, Chinese Dragon, Minotaur, Phoenix, Killer Rabbit, Holiday Reindeer, Ammit the Devourer, Megatherium
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