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  • Опубликовано: 12 июн 2023
  • Can't Live Without Electricity Part 2 - electricity makes my brain go brrrr. There's nothing more satisfying to me than bringing power to the entire city, no matter what color their houses actually are.
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  • @itshonk7313
    @itshonk7313 Год назад +1279

    I like the segment where Tyler talked about colors and then brought out 4 of the same color with different names

    • @cinnamoncat8950
      @cinnamoncat8950 Год назад +52

      That segment reminded me of when the exact same thing happened in Undertale, I don't think it was aliensrock but I could be wrong. If I figure out who it was I'll edit this

    • @hakeemoluseyi9431
      @hakeemoluseyi9431 Год назад +23

      @@cinnamoncat8950 Pointcrow

    • @aperson7664
      @aperson7664 Год назад +4

      ​@@hakeemoluseyi9431 Link to/name of video ?

    • @cinnamoncat8950
      @cinnamoncat8950 Год назад +4

      @@hakeemoluseyi9431 yeah I was thinking it might be him

    • @cinnamoncat8950
      @cinnamoncat8950 Год назад +20

      @@aperson7664 "Pointcrow plays Undertale for the FIRST TIME" 47:45 is exactly when it starts so go just before it

  • @galacticstorm621
    @galacticstorm621 Год назад +540

    I analyzed the hues (red is 0, orange is 30), the color next to the number is 17 (closer to orange) the building has a variety of shades between 16 and 13 (slightly more red than orange overall, but basically in the middle) the wire color is 9 (light red) the bridge color is 12 (closer to red than orange) and the roof of the house is 10 (red) while the walls are 24 (orange). Overall both hues of red & orange are used interchangeably, and all are still in between the colors, so its more up to the player what the color is.
    *A revision, the face in the top left is 4, which is very red. Seems like with this red was the intended color, even if it doesn't closely match what's on the actual board.

    • @SuperMarioOddity
      @SuperMarioOddity Год назад +34

      It's peach

    • @Zabankaunah
      @Zabankaunah Год назад +39

      He is a hero, not the hero we deserved but the hero we needed

    • @JustAnotherCommenter
      @JustAnotherCommenter Год назад +9

      Why does this lowkey sound like an AI comment

    • @osbonyuen3028
      @osbonyuen3028 Год назад +7

      It’s blue

    • @parmflace
      @parmflace Год назад +13

      I think it's a problem last time because it was paired with "yellow" which is more orange than the one that tyler perceived as orange

  • @bjoernpagaming2485
    @bjoernpagaming2485 Год назад +205

    At the optimization that ends at 14:17, I would have liked if we could see a brief before/after picture. Just an idea for the editors :)

  • @Syrahl696
    @Syrahl696 Год назад +142

    I want to see at least one more episode, specifically one on a hex tile map. Those can get a LOT crazier with the optimizations, especially on maps that offer pipes.

  • @MrFlame-zk5cy
    @MrFlame-zk5cy Год назад +11

    3:30 Ok well after turning the blue light filter on my phone off for a moment I will now shut the hell up

  • @syndere6755
    @syndere6755 Год назад +182

    Makes me think of Mini Metro/Motorway. I like the map themeing. And Tyler, we all know that they're uncyan

    • @stingrey6198
      @stingrey6198 Год назад +35

      cyan't, if you will

    • @absobel
      @absobel Год назад +23

      I prefer this game over mini metro/motorways because it's not in real time and it is less stressful overall

  • @blitzarsun
    @blitzarsun Год назад +35

    I really like the design of this game, such that it allows you to revert anything you built, even generators.
    A lot of other games make your decisions permanent and task you to work around any of your previous mistakes.

  • @camyron
    @camyron Год назад +3

    Tyler: this is orange, not red.
    Also Tyler: calls turquoise "green"

  • @Syrahl696
    @Syrahl696 Год назад +20

    15:52 could have been done much more easily. If you zig-zag the blue line right up against the upper green line, really jam it in there, and then tweak the way it comes out of 6, there would be just enough room for Purple to wrap around the top of the new Green house, which could then just link up at the bottom left.

  • @ataready8810
    @ataready8810 Год назад +29

    this looks like a puzzle game I'd actually play. The limitations are interesting, and at the same time you're given plenty of time to work on the solution. completely reworking everything IS an option, but it's also fun to make jank that just barely works with each new house.

  • @melovity4380
    @melovity4380 Год назад +7

    DEV: His skills are so good, so I feel comfortable while watching this video :D

  • @jort93z
    @jort93z Год назад +14

    I am colorblind, so I can't really tell purple and blue apart. But I like how the buildings are a different shaoe as well, helping distinguishing them.

  • @SamLabbato
    @SamLabbato Год назад +16

    dan strikes again!
    even just the simple zoom ins really help with the flow of the video. gotta love it

  • @quakeroats1722
    @quakeroats1722 Год назад +142

    Props to the editors on that intro 😂

  • @hatimzeineddine8723
    @hatimzeineddine8723 Год назад +57

    I'd love to see him delete everything on turn 50 and start again from scratch

    • @dailyyy5979
      @dailyyy5979 Год назад +4

      I think it'd have to be on turn 49, since turn 50 is just a win

    • @derfl007
      @derfl007 Год назад +9

      I tried that (not on the last turn but close) and it actually helped a lot. Until the next turn threw a house in the worst possible spot lol

    • @SirBroadsword
      @SirBroadsword Год назад +7

      @@derfl007 Yeah, you really want to try to use generators, jumpers, and angies to make sure you get to the last turn before deleting everything. Deleting a few turns prior to the last turn is incredibly risky.
      If you're wondering what I mean by angies - every unconnected house at the end of a turn generates one point of anger in their colour. When a particular colour hits three points of anger, you lose. This means that a house of a particular colour can be disconnected for two turns (or two houses of a given colour for a single turn) without game-overing you, and this also doesn't impact your ability to get three stars. So deliberately eating a few angies can be very helpful for ensuring you make it to that all-important final turn.

    • @jpage5350
      @jpage5350 Год назад +11

      There's an alternate mode which tasks you with doing just this! All the houses are placed from the start, you have to figure out where wires can go. I'd love to see Tyler tackle one of those - I tried it and it messed with my mind on even the first level xD

  • @anthonycannet1305
    @anthonycannet1305 Год назад +4

    Tyler starts out the video pulling out color swatches to prove he can tell the difference between red and orange, proceeds to spend the rest of the video not knowing the difference between blue, purple, green, and orange

  • @eugenekrabs141
    @eugenekrabs141 Год назад +2

    i love it when youtubers arent afraid to disprove their fans, a perfect example being you bringing out a color pallet to prove it was orange

  • @Escenity
    @Escenity Год назад +9

    Quite possibly the most unexpected place to see the canucks green men in but very cool thanks editors

  • @seaskydome
    @seaskydome Год назад +41

    Love this series!! The editing makes it a lot better too! thanks editors!!

  • @MonJilley
    @MonJilley Год назад +7

    I instantly went and bought this game after seeing the last video, and have been binging the hell out of it. I'm already passed where Tyler is in this video. It is so incredibly fun, but frustratingly difficult, too. I just spent well over an hour on the mushroom level. Can't wait to see Tyler try and tackle that one.

    • @GanonTEK
      @GanonTEK Год назад

      Me too. I've beaten the first 5 levels with 3 stars, the 6th with 2 stars and the 1st hexagonal one with 3 stars. Hexagonal ones with pipes are cool as you have so many angles. It's just a nice, relaxing game. Simple to understand, lovely visuals and cool mechanics. Love it.

  • @ohlookaflower.5961
    @ohlookaflower.5961 Год назад +18

    This game is so satisfying. I’d never play it but it’s wonderful to watch.

  • @anderedaan
    @anderedaan Год назад +9

    I feel like you could use the numbered portals better.
    When they are right next to the plant, connect that number to a different color so that you have a multicolored plant in a way

    • @lifetake3103
      @lifetake3103 Год назад +8

      That's a late game optimization to make if necessary. You saw him do it towards the end there. But at the start you don't have the resources to do it and in the mid game you're gonna have to rewire everything so it becomes a thing to only do if you have to.

  • @antoniotrivelloni8191
    @antoniotrivelloni8191 Год назад +6

    There was always something about Mini Motorways that I wasn't keen on, but I love this game, for whatever reason

    • @aer015
      @aer015 Год назад +3

      Is it possibly because of Mini Motorways' timed objectives, instead of this game's set objectives, thus giving a sense of stress during gameplay instead of feeling like a puzzle?

    • @antoniotrivelloni8191
      @antoniotrivelloni8191 Год назад

      @@aer015 Holy shit, that's it. It always felt like there was too much happening at once when it got big enough in Mini Motorways and I was in a constant state of panic. With this game, the panic doesn't go farther beyond "WTF was that house placement?!" and then the mindset shifts to "Okay, how do we fix it?" Having a set map size works wonders for that sense of closeness as well.

    • @lifetake3103
      @lifetake3103 Год назад +2

      Another thing is in mini motorways you are meant to lose eventually. Eventually it becomes too much and no amount of optimization is gonna save you. This game is meant to be beaten. It can be difficult, but you have the time and ability to optimize and solve or learn where you failed in your resource selection. And personally I appreciate a game that gives me a goal to push towards that isn't beat other peoples scores.

  • @puzzLEGO
    @puzzLEGO Год назад +3

    At 20:06, you could have directly connected blue and then purple could pretty easily go around 😢

  • @pseudonymsnake9318
    @pseudonymsnake9318 Год назад +1

    Loving these, great editing!!!

  • @Dxck
    @Dxck Год назад +6

    Great editing, makes a world of difference :)

  • @alliebonesVODs
    @alliebonesVODs Год назад +2

    I bought this game after seeing the first video and I'm pretty much hooked lol My only slight complaint is that the house colors being randomized means that the difficulty varies a lot, with some levels being impossible (to me, at least) to perfect without jumpers/generators on an unlucky run. I'm sure it would require a feat of programming genius, but it would be nice if the randomization algorithm assured a perfect was possible.
    It would also be nice to have some colorblind options! I have to look at the house shape to distinguish the blue and purple most of the time XD
    Would love to see ya take on one of the hexagon levels next!

  • @The94Nut
    @The94Nut Год назад +2

    I’m glad he talked about the colors, the whole time I was seeing “yellow” as orange and “orange” as red. Then he brought up blue light and I remembered that I have a night mode that turns blue almost off.

  • @Peachy_Soda
    @Peachy_Soda Год назад +1

    This game is so much fun please keep making videos on it! After watching your first one I actually bought the game too and it’s lots of fun to play but definitely gets quite hard when you’re nearing the end of levels and have to keep rerouting everything!

  • @oriontherealironman
    @oriontherealironman Год назад +2

    Loved it. Keep em coming Tyler

  • @theenigmatichaze4782
    @theenigmatichaze4782 Год назад +1

    I love this game, after watching you play in the first video I had to get it for myself and I love it, please keep making such good videos playing such good games!!!

  • @Linkstryfe
    @Linkstryfe Год назад +2

    Dude I love watching you play this.

  • @theexplodingspider4352
    @theexplodingspider4352 Год назад +1

    I bought this game after your first video on this and am absolutely in love with it! Hoping to see more in the future, perhaps even the hexagon levels!

  • @tylerferrusi7652
    @tylerferrusi7652 Год назад

    Just wanna say the editing has been terrific!

  • @mdqmatias
    @mdqmatias Год назад +4

    I really like watching you play this game!

  • @Flippirino
    @Flippirino Год назад +1

    That flew by
    Thank you for a nice relaxing video Tyler

  • @mikelezhnin8601
    @mikelezhnin8601 Год назад +6

    I'd love to see Tyler play some of the hex-grid levels in this game, those have some real nice geometry to them.

  • @Zxanonblade
    @Zxanonblade Год назад

    Yay more of this game! Was excited to see another video!

  • @ThreeFingerG
    @ThreeFingerG Год назад +1

    Hype for the hexagon levels. They're harder but pipes are more powerful.

  • @justseffstuff3308
    @justseffstuff3308 Год назад +1

    16:33 was ELEGANT, loved that optimization

  • @timbllen7032
    @timbllen7032 Год назад +1

    Heyy, I love your Videos. You got me through some difficult times.

  • @Darkassassin09
    @Darkassassin09 Год назад +1

    This has been a pretty fun series, I'd definitely be happy to watch more

  • @AFAndersen
    @AFAndersen Год назад +1

    This series is what brought me back to watching Tyler! Love it!

  • @josewilkins2517
    @josewilkins2517 Год назад +1

    When he keeps mentioning pairs of items like bridges and wires, just makes me think of the doors vs wheels debate.

  • @BlueberryCats_
    @BlueberryCats_ Год назад +18

    Tyler loves this game and so do we
    (I am not being held at gunpoint)

  • @Kallyn
    @Kallyn Год назад +2

    Environmental engineer Tyler would be very upset to see all the reckless hammering done by city planner Tyler

  • @APerson-14
    @APerson-14 Год назад +71

    MY DEFENSE FOR RED
    If you notice, the game has reds and yellows in this map. The red used for the factory is more similar to the red used for the outer-most ground. I'm not using a blue light filter, so in conclusion, it is red.

    • @APerson-14
      @APerson-14 Год назад +19

      Note that games may not use certain color palettes, so it may not always be exactly one color. This, in the game, is red. It may be more orange than traditional red, but it's red.

    • @ZealanTanner
      @ZealanTanner Год назад +4

      It totally is red

    • @blakewilliamses
      @blakewilliamses Год назад +5

      the outer-most ground is orange because the map is shaped like a peach

    • @snowfloofcathug
      @snowfloofcathug Год назад +7

      The colour itself is orange, but it’s still clearly red in context. It’s like traffic lights, a lot of them are technically “red, orange, green” but if you’re calling it orange instead of yellow I’m still going to judge you

    • @blakewilliamses
      @blakewilliamses Год назад +4

      in context it's orange because the map is shaped like a peach

  • @jamiesnow8190
    @jamiesnow8190 Год назад

    Thanks for the content!

  • @lwcky8929
    @lwcky8929 Год назад +4

    Loving mini motorways-but more satisfying

  • @kittenkommentries5796
    @kittenkommentries5796 Год назад +1

    3:14
    This color segment is interesting to me because for how I see it, it just somewhat comes down to what’s called “Bezold effect.”
    In the simplest of terms, Bezold effect is basically an illusion that makes one color look like slightly different variations of the same color or completely different colors based on the color that sits behind/on top of the color in effect.
    So red stripes in front of plain of blue would look like a slightly different then that same red in front of a plain of yellow.
    I say Bezold effect can be somewhat applied here because I don’t know if it can be easily applied here.
    It’s easiest on simpler color palette with more contrasting differences in colors (think primary colors like red, yellow, and blue)
    But in this game it has a more complimentary presence in it’s color palette. Or rather the colors chosen are pretty close to each other with smaller differences in hues, values, and tints.
    Sorry for the long comment. I feel like people more experienced in Color Theory could explain this better. Just this bit in the video came up and I got a bit intrigued to discuss it some more.
    Mostly because I just got done with college, and Color theory was what I happened to be learning last quarter. And I wanted to see how much I could talk about it while the knowledge of color theory learned was still fresh in my head. That and I wanted to share some color Theory knowledge as best as I could discuss it
    Please any experts in the matter correct anything that could be wrong here.
    If you made it this far then cool points for you, you get a star :) ⭐️

  • @jamesofthekaijukompendium
    @jamesofthekaijukompendium Год назад +2

    Bro, PLLEEEEAAAASE do more. It's Mini Motorways but without the time stress, it's perfect.

  • @Qreamey
    @Qreamey Год назад

    Love watching games like this that start super simple but quickly turn into Spaghetti Sorting Simulator.

  • @thedud3019
    @thedud3019 Год назад +1

    the red house by the blue factory that used 4 pipes to go around, instead of having the blue use 2 less roads to let the red use 2 hammers to go directly to the other red district, when it was mapped out it appeared you were going to use that space for green, but I was laughing looking at the horrible inefficiency

  • @maxbennett5412
    @maxbennett5412 Год назад +1

    I have a hard time seeing even simple connections. I am really impressed by what Tyler pulls off in puzzle games.

  • @sankang9425
    @sankang9425 Год назад +1

    Turn 46 was amazing- liking the video because of that single turn

  • @bex_cookie7932
    @bex_cookie7932 Год назад +1

    it was cool to see the bridges getting used rather than just like the pipes this time, very nice

  • @stelaras22
    @stelaras22 Год назад +2

    I hope we see more of this

  • @benismann
    @benismann Год назад +2

    You could probably use jumpers and generators more in the early-mid game, since the only thing that matters is if they're present at the last turn

  • @jackfreedman9908
    @jackfreedman9908 Год назад

    love the green men reference at 1:29!!

  • @remz94
    @remz94 Год назад +1

    great video!

  • @TheGrimbler
    @TheGrimbler Год назад +3

    As someone who is colorblind 3:10 confused me since it just looks red

  • @sachiko6530
    @sachiko6530 Год назад +2

    Have you ever tried playing the hexagonal puzzles

  • @A_Doofus
    @A_Doofus 9 месяцев назад +1

    i think the jumper is a pipe combied with a brige that goes over wires, and the genarator is just a power plat. ok so i was right about the genarator just didnt expect it to turn a house in to one.

  • @westarrr
    @westarrr Год назад +1

    This game is mini motorways without the stress of time. I love it.

  • @woopinah1074
    @woopinah1074 Год назад +3

    The glasses have returned

  • @yourmomlol5957
    @yourmomlol5957 Год назад

    this gives off mini motorway vibes i love it

  • @Thatgamer-rz9ex
    @Thatgamer-rz9ex Год назад +2

    I thought I was the only person petty enough about colors to pull them up but I have found a brethren in pettiness thank you

  • @group2gaming
    @group2gaming Год назад +1

    Man it takes a lot of effort to get all the colors to coexist but once you do it its beautiful

  • @kylerice4319
    @kylerice4319 Год назад

    I feel like most people dont appreciate all the zooming in the editor does, it really does make it a more enjoyable video.

  • @enderofbarts
    @enderofbarts Год назад +1

    Tyler disconnecting 50 houses from the grid because a new house decided they wanted to use electricity from the coal plant.

  • @mloxard
    @mloxard Год назад +1

    Last turn required so much brain power!

  • @DijonFromage
    @DijonFromage Год назад

    I'm colorblind. I appreciate how all the different colors of houses are different shapes, as well. Blue and purple look the same colors to me, but the different roofs make them discernable.

  • @Kappi__
    @Kappi__ Год назад

    I love how you pull up the example colors 😂

  • @electra_
    @electra_ Год назад +1

    i believe there was a solution at 2:26 with the 80 wires you had and not using a generator
    green gets connected to 3 from 2, and this allows it to reach the furthest greens by the blue power plant a bit faster
    blue no longer gets 3, but it only ever used 3 to connect to 6, and it can instead just use a pipe to go directly to 6.
    i had 2 wires left

    • @benniboi7231
      @benniboi7231 Год назад

      Sure does show the power of the generator huh

  • @ronanh.9261
    @ronanh.9261 Год назад

    I love it!

  • @breeze9915
    @breeze9915 Год назад +1

    amazing video

  • @noctiluca59
    @noctiluca59 Год назад +1

    3:09 - this was a lot funnier being colourblind
    mhm mhm yes 100% i agree

  • @SeymourDisapproves
    @SeymourDisapproves Год назад +1

    This game looks so good. I could watch Tyler play a lot of this.

  • @lychee349
    @lychee349 Год назад +1

    Big fan of this game so far!

  • @keenantheho
    @keenantheho Год назад +1

    Can't live without Tyler playing this game

  • @ScarlettCaelin
    @ScarlettCaelin Год назад

    I think the reason it looked more red last video is also because of the map. On a map that's already orange, just from a glance I could tell that this was more orange than red, but on the black and white, it seemed a little closer to red without something to compare it to.

  • @bluelemonade415
    @bluelemonade415 Год назад

    Very satisfying voice. 8/10 would fall asleep to again 👍

  • @danser_theplayer01
    @danser_theplayer01 Год назад

    Derailment executed beautifully.

  • @kingacrisius
    @kingacrisius Год назад +1

    There were several times in this video where I immediately saw a very simple solution to one of his "terrible houses" and then he somehow missed the obvious solutions but managed to find some crazy redrawings of the entire map XD

    • @ididagood4335
      @ididagood4335 Год назад

      Same. Then hearing him say at the end “this game never fails to be satisfying” feels so hilariously wrong after watching him struggle

  • @xremming
    @xremming Год назад

    3:31 your editor deserves a raise

  • @msidrusbA
    @msidrusbA Год назад +1

    i would be up for a 100% playthrough of this game. very satisfying, no foreword thinking necessary, and most of all it's relaxing 😎

  • @VD1461
    @VD1461 Год назад

    love tyler playing games like these but I cannot imagine playing them myself, what a headache it would be

  • @CowKirbo
    @CowKirbo Год назад +2

    Even with my blue light filter I can tell that is reddish orange

  • @danisob3633
    @danisob3633 Год назад

    I never imagined id hear the name f.lux on a gameplay of Tyler. i now feel related and shall rest in peace

  • @Xexelli
    @Xexelli Год назад

    I enjoy this content.

  • @nolife874
    @nolife874 Год назад +2

    If youre enjoying the game i would love to see more of it

  • @mikelezhnin8601
    @mikelezhnin8601 Год назад

    I played this level, and damn it felt uneasy. Not only you have all the issues from all the wiring of 4 colors (and the portals don't really help here), but you also constantly have to be careful with the hammers and bridges, since those run out super-fast.

  • @melodymsg
    @melodymsg Год назад +2

    Here is my argument for Red, from a game dev perspective
    To me it seems like a very strange design choice to include only two of the three primary colors, and to start you with orange of all colors. Logically speaking, it makes much more artistic sense for that color to be a stylized red instead of orange, as it completes the primary color set in the five color options that are there.

  • @DaFreak860
    @DaFreak860 Год назад +9

    Watch him call the yellow power plant orange soon, once he sees a few pixels on the structure looking orange enough for the colour picker to confirm it. (I know it is not red but orange, I am just joking)
    love your videos and this game, I hope to see more of it.

  • @1vader
    @1vader Год назад +1

    The power plant and houses are indeed orange but the wire is definitely red. Tbh I didn't even notice the color of the houses before, I just based it of the wires.

    • @Linck192
      @Linck192 6 месяцев назад

      Yes, that's exactly why everyone got confused

  • @SirSerpentine87
    @SirSerpentine87 Год назад +1

    God I love watching this game

  • @Langburkersdorfer
    @Langburkersdorfer Год назад +1

    nice stuff.

  • @xxcu83xxxx4
    @xxcu83xxxx4 Год назад +1

    Back at home, we had a bowl, whos colour we argued about. My Mother said it was Brown, while my sister and i were dead on thinking its blue… then my stepdad saying its black… 😂

    • @awaredeshmukh3202
      @awaredeshmukh3202 Год назад

      My parents and I once walked into my room arguing about whether a jacket was blue or green and I absolutely could not help them: "I think it's blue-green? or maybe green-blue". They have this exact argument about some shade of teal every few months

  • @LindenF
    @LindenF Год назад

    This game reminds of the puzzle with 3 houses and 3 factories and you need to connect them all without crossing any lines.

  • @internetdirigible
    @internetdirigible Год назад +2

    The only funny editor on youtube