Root Mania by Cristi Mihai

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made by Cristi Mihai for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

Keep it alive!

Again, I bit more than I could handle. What I hoped it would be a team of 3+ it turned out into a me, myself and I team.

I spent most of the time trying to implement the fluid dynamics and make it pretty. The game play suffers yet again, as it's always my last priority :rolling_eyes:

Ratings

Overall 1481th 3.38⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1534th 3.167⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 630th 3.583⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1300th 3.625⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 921th 3.833⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 1042th 3.208⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1691th 2.409⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1048th 3.479⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 20🗨️

Feedback

DoctorTM
22. Apr 2020 · 23:54 UTC
It was a nice twist at the end :)
Great graphics and mechanics!
23. Apr 2020 · 00:01 UTC
That was fun! I spent more time that i could've though. The main (and only) probem I found was that the framerate ended being like 2fps at the end of the level.
Texz
23. Apr 2020 · 00:05 UTC
GG, but the end makes me a little sad :/
aetup
23. Apr 2020 · 00:19 UTC
It was both impactful and very amusing to see the fruits of my labour immediately demolished. The futility! Those foolish humans! I thought it was a great interpretation of the theme. Great graphics, too.
smilewood
23. Apr 2020 · 00:22 UTC
Cool concept, a combo of pipe connecting puzzle and Tetris. I liked the style of the game, the little sparkles that followed pipe pieces around was a good touch. The music was nice and calming, although the sound effect of pieces sliding was quite loud and jarring. As you said, the gameplay did not go anywhere, but as a beginning it was quite fun. I was surprised when I grew a tree and a bulldozer came out of nowhere and flattened it. I think that this is a great little concept piece, well done!
Nillard
23. Apr 2020 · 02:02 UTC
Wasn't quite sure how I was supposed to stay alive. Took a second to sink in... that's the point!
wheybags
25. Apr 2020 · 10:11 UTC
What is there is really nice, quite polished visually and the interactions work well.
Is there some way to save the trees though? I tried a few times and no matter what I did the bulldozers just came and destroyed them.
marcusnystrand
26. Apr 2020 · 22:28 UTC
I didn't really know what I was doing but I enjoyed connecting the pipes and seeing the water flow anyway. I think you greatly succeded in making in pretty!!

Well done :)
the_martijn
26. Apr 2020 · 22:41 UTC
Liked the way you could do nothing about these bulldozers.
The artstyle was simple but very special (in a positive way) at the same time.

Nice entry!
thebreakfast
26. Apr 2020 · 22:48 UTC
I wouldn't say the game play suffered here. The music is eh, take it or leave it, but the graphics are good, the sound is good, the game play is inventive and fun. I really liked your entry! Good job!
ShaubbyPlayz
10. May 2020 · 15:14 UTC
I like the game but if you gave water to the trees then the tree would instantly die because of the trucks.