corbeng 2021-04-26 21:29
Usually expect a lot of slow-paced planning from building games like these, but it kept me on my toes with the rapidly draining water! Maybe a bit difficult though. nice job :)
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD48 → Pipe Dream
By ittaiir, tomkal, aa4z2 and Amirdu
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 587 | 3.71 | 21 | |
| Fun | 595 | 3.55 | 20 | |
| Innovation | 184 | 3.94 | 21 | |
| Theme | 122 | 4.26 | 21 | |
| Graphics | 1433 | 3.13 | 21 | |
| Audio | 643 | 3.50 | 20 | |
| Humor | 646 | 3.00 | 18 | |
| Mood | 1281 | 3.22 | 20 |
Usually expect a lot of slow-paced planning from building games like these, but it kept me on my toes with the rapidly draining water! Maybe a bit difficult though. nice job :)
Hello, nice idea. I liked the music and gameplay. What bothered me the most was really quick finish, even at beggining of the game. It was unforgiving and sometimes I just "missclicked" and laid a pipe I didn't want to. I think "sell pipe" feature would be really nice.
Really like this game! The high pace works very well
I wish you could swap out pipes for an additional cost to help manage new incoming pipes. I also thought the music was a bit loud and I'd love to be able to adjust that, but that's super minor.
Solid game, brutally hard though haha. I always felt like I had so little time and resources to manage things, but maybe that's what you were going for. Works great technically speaking, maybe could have used a bit more time in play testing, but time is one thing we don't have in Ludum Dare. Good job!
Enjoyed the game, once I got the hang of switching pipes quickly and rotating them it was really fun. I ran out of water pretty quickly each time. Would have enjoyed more starting funds or a little more rime when water runs low before it becomes critical and empty. Great game.
This game is pretty interesting. I definitely think there should be a way of selling pipes, or swapping them out. The high pace is cool, but in order for that to work I think there should be a quicker way of placing pipes (perhaps maybe clicking and dragging?). Other than that, this is a pretty cool entry. Good job! :)
Reminds me a lot of a game I played on Windows 95 growing up (also called Pipe Dream, lol) - nice work finding a unique spin on the theme! Very difficult, but a lot of potential for strategic gameplay :)
Really cool idea! I found the fast-paced nature to be a really good fit for the game, would love to see notifications for when new taps are added to the surface -- I lost way too many games confused before figuring out why. And like others have said, the ability to swap out misplaced pipes would be an awesome addition. Overall, I probably spent the most time playing this game than any other submission, it's frustratingly fun, & as a water resources engg -- I approve :)
Ooh man, _so close_ to being an awesome game! I love the concept and the core mechanics. There are two things that make it not worth playing, though: * Mis-click once, and your whole pipeline is wasted. Yes, this encourages being careful, but it's still frustrating. Same goes, a little less strongly, for forgetting to put a T-junction in the pipe for later. * Sometimes, the water doesn't seem to flow in the pipes? I'm not sure if this is a bug or just a poorly-explained mechanic, but I'm pretty sure I've lost because a pipe randomly chose not to work. The fast pace makes this a killer. The intro text is great, and I like the music, it sounds nice and bubbly =)
I think the cursor was a little hard to read, and I would prefer a slower pace option. Very cool game though.
Fun game! Quite difficult, it would be good if you could swap out a placed pipe! Overall good job! :)
Loved the mechanics and the theme! The restriction of not being able to demo a pipe really hinders the fun on new buildings/sinks showing up. Altogether, frantic and fun! Great work!
The core concept was good. It was a little hard to tell the difference between the pipe types. I was not a fan of how fast you fail, though finding a balance during a game jam is really hard. I liked the idea and was fun.
Thank you for your game. Maybe a bigger difference between pipes could be good. Nice job :)