Dorfromantik - Hex Appeal

[@joej8458]

"Manmade rivers, also known as railways." I see Jon is once again showing off his stunning knowledge of city planning.

[@ManyATrueNerd]

Trains and boats are basically different flavours of the same crisps.

[@esprit101]

@@ManyATrueNerd it's not wrong, if factory games and Valheim have told me anything, trains are just land-based ships

[@antonyslack1]

I really thought he was gonna say canals xD

[@Andvare]

I, too, drink rails.

[@SledgeOfHouseHammer]

Biffa bows to his mad planning skillz.

[@the_Book_778]

I love how Jon creates stories for the worlds he builds. The houses for train watchers and the little water way where the town residents race model boats, these cute stories made smile.

[@ClaireRousseau]

I love this game so much!! It's so chill and lovely and I am much better at it than Jon, which is a great bonus! Since Jon recorded this video, I got my highscore past 16,000 points. Jon keeps going "oh no, what have I done? I've created a monster, I shouldn't have shown you this game" :D :D :D

[@ManyATrueNerd]

Please ignore this incorrect propaganda. Jon is superior at video games.

[@joej8458]

So it's Islanders all over again, then?

[@juliajs1752]

@@joej8458 Well, the game IS Islanders, basically, only more zoomed in. It was inevitable.

[@ithinkihadeight]

How about a Co-Op Livestream? You each place tiles in turn, or maybe groups of 10 to keep things smooth.

[@aaronroe5971]

​@@ManyATrueNerd *yes o glorious ledger*

[@Tiberium10332]

"Dorfromantik" is German. Dorf means village, while Romantik means romance, if some wants to know.

[@esprit101]

It basically means something like rural romance, describing appreciation for the simple life in a small village

[@skinlesschickennugget2411]

Just wanted to comment the same😅 its very german to immediatly want to explain i guess

[@epistax4]

In the Dwarf Fortress community, a "dorf" is an especially stupid dwarf. That is to say, all of them.

[@legion999]

Yeah I forgot what dorf means. I had been wondering what does this game have to do wih dwarves

[@devrusso]

Had no idea about the Dorf thing. I always see it in games like Warhammer (Altdorf etc). Thanks german anonymous friend

[@Chris11231]

"Oh no I accidentally created a dystopia" I wouldn't expect anything else from Jon

[@marcushertz4434]

Probably ruled by Ylva the Head Ripper

[@Dead-EyeJuncan]

I see where the Suez situation went wrong now, it must have come off the rails.

[@Kay_McKay]

Why are you allowed to get away with this?!

[@Dead-EyeJuncan]

@@Kay_McKay According to Jon, manmade rivers are railways, not canals. This comment links this Jonism to the ship crash in the Suez canal due to "high winds". Please elaborate what you feel this comment is getting away with?

[@Kay_McKay]

@@Dead-EyeJuncan A pun. The worst of crimes imaginable!

[@Dead-EyeJuncan]

@@Kay_McKay Lol. I thought maybe I had said something offensive(other than a bad pun!)

[@Kay_McKay]

@@Dead-EyeJuncan All good, just stay on the right side of the law(n) from now on!

[@swimmingcat1275]

Hexagons are the bestagons!

[@aaronroe5971]

and A4 is everything

[@Azaghal1988]

I see, you are a man of culture as well.

[@piggysew797]

@@aaronroe5971 epic existential dread moment!

[@starsky-nq3mo]

A4

[@aaronroe5971]

@@piggysew797 hooray

[@ggmann13]

"Welcome to Dorf Romantic- which is really damn good" Alright well I've heard enough guess I will go buy it now.

[@dids2389]

At this point I don't care what game Jon is covering, just hearing his voice is enough for my entertainment

[@QuintonMurdock]

I think it would be fun to play this game for hours then when it’s all done write a story about the world. The abandoned railway to the woods overtaken by the forest it used to help drain of trees. The foresters lodge by the secret meadow. The crazy Railfans who build their houses next to the rail lines. The fishing company who sends their trawlers out into the ponds to catch a rare yet plentiful fish

[@jvseventeen]

I actually had the same idea. I dont have a pc or switch so I can't play it, but I'm thinking about writing stories or at least bits of stories from different peoples perspectives within the area using the backstory Jon made for them.

[@Rateus_Johanson]

"Man made rivers, also known as railways" seems more appropriate for canals, but you do you Jon :-)

[@mirjanbouma]

Canals are just railways for boats.

[@Rateus_Johanson]

@@mirjanbouma oh no.., I've gone cross-eyed.

[@infin8th0t]

🙋🏻‍♂️💭✌🏻. ⚖️📠. ⬆️🗳️.

[@mirjanbouma]

@@Rateus_Johanson I'm... Sorry? I hope your eyes are better now.

[@juliajs1752]

I think I've never seen a game on Jon's channel with that amount of uncut gameplay... wow.

[@johnmcdiarmid7010]

Jon literally put more thought into railway management in this video than Dr. Beeching did during his entire tenure as Chairman of British Railways.

[@falsehero2001]

Sad

[@xdeser2949]

Bidenpilled

[@Uchooze]

HEADLINE: JON BEATS GIRLFRIEND WHILST LAUGHING MANIACALLY.

[@xedden2]

I was going to stop watching 7 minutes in when It became clear this game was Carcassone then I read this comment. Guess I have to watch the rest of the video now.

[@davekachel]

@@xedden2 Its carcasonne but for artists

[@rodh1404]

@@davekachel I kept getting an Islanders vibe from it.

[@davekachel]

@@rodh1404 yeah they have a similar vibe. Though I believe Islanders is 400% more chill

[@Linzielke2010]

This game remind anyone else of Islanders? Also Islanders was such a nice chill game as is this one

[@wsconsn]

Jon can never resist building roundabouts.

[@Scott_C]

He made river roundabouts and man made "river" roundabouts.

[@CommissarMitch]

Here is a cool idea You build the Town using the Hexagons Then when you are done it turns into a first person Explorer game where you walk the Streets and Explorer the wilderness

[@Scott_C]

Needs to have a trading and merchant sim element where the cut off towns need supplies and if there's no road/river/train the hero is going to have a tough time. 😄

[@tinyman1144]

That sounds amazing, I'd play the absolute hell outta that.

[@Magmakojote]

@@Scott_C I don't think it would be a good idea to add too many features into the game. The appeal right now is, that it's very easy and therefore calming and relaxing.

[@Scott_C]

Yep, Tottaly get it. I just like the idea of having to deal with the consequences of your actions while building the landscape.

[@lordrosemount]

It's not right for this game, but i did have a similar idea once for a game based on the Dire Straits song, Telegraph Road: you'd build a city through the ages, everything would become rather dystopian and then you'd drop out of that and play some sort of RPG adventure in the city you'd created.

[@monochrome_soft9472]

Not to be confused with “dwarf romantic” which is a different type of game entirely

[@MsShikaNara]

This also sounds like something Jon would play honestly

[@sabinasabino141]

That would make an incredible dating sim. I think it could be really wholesome, like, showing relationships from a more diverse perspective.

[@Turiargov]

@@sabinasabino141 Yeah, you could have dialogue options like (compliment on her beard).

[@DiggerTheDwarf]

I'd play that ;)

[@mattevans4377]

I didn't think I'd see worse border gore than in Crusader Kings....

[@AshtonSnapp]

Or Stellaris. On the galactic scale, the border gore is real.

[@andywaterworth4570]

This game is well worth the price, time flies by and its one of those, Just one more game games. Its crazy frustrating as well when you arent getting the pieces you want but in a good way

[@sarcastronaut]

"It's a happy-happy game, dammit!" - Jon, audibly flustered and running out of tiles.

[@danthiel8623]

Hehe

[@tinyman1144]

It's almost amazing how Jon has one to two weekly series going on at any one time and yet still finds the time to also fill most days between those weekly series with random other games and videos.

[@davekachel]

"You never gonna have perfection everywhere" Perfection everywhere is possible and you should aim for it. The first 10 tiles have a high chance of imperfection, everything later is just patient. Also the +60 of perfect tiles is not important. The bonus tile they grant is important. No matter if you seek highscores or aesthetics, perfect tiles will make you last longer.

[@aaronroe5971]

in this episode jon builds a small lowland country

[@aaronroe5971]

also the class dived

[@mirjanbouma]

So ... The Netherlands?

[@TestarossaF110]

Saw a video of it, instantly bought it... played it for a day. It's perfect I want more of it, I NEED MORE OF IT!!! It's all I ever want to do. Please let there be an Sandbox/Creative mode in the future. It's already amazing in Beta... can't wait to follow them and see what they come up with/how the community can help. So excited!!! :D

[@triprpc01]

Bought the game, I love it! Thanks for also showing me how to play the game too.

[@jackmaney4276]

Seven minutes sixteen seconds into the video and I'm fucking sold.

[@ashleyhamman]

This game reminds me of "Rivers, Roads, and Rails", a tile-based boardgame from my childhood.

[@evilpandsaysyo]

Jon says satisfied. I have flashbacks.

[@NightMind0]

Carcassone, is that you? You sure did grow up!

[@korub1]

This is basically solitaire Carcassone and I am here for it

[@MrSteve1232]

Love this! Reminds me a bit of Islanders and Townscaper. Super chilled

[@gwaptiva]

Trust Jon to make the most chill game of 2021 into a competition :D

[@marcherdman3813]

I just bought this because it looked so good in the video. Before I knew it 100 minutes had flown by, my first game was over and I had almost beaten Jon with a final score of 10530. Thank you for the recommendation. This game is so blissful.

[@Elfishery]

Every time Jon says "well what can you do...", you could do better planning Jon, and look at the whole screen, you could do that.

[@morganrobinson8042]

It's a familiar pain we all share

[@davidloftus4741]

This game looks designed to grant me serotonin

[@FARBerserker]

"That's where the trains live. Where we keep them when they are asleep!"

[@barellevy6030]

Fun fact, this game was first created in the Ludum Dare competition. I had the honor of playing the first versions and it was pretty great even after 48 hours.

[@awmperry]

This looks like a really pretty and relaxing evolution of Carcassonne. Now I know what I’m playing this evening.

[@nindger4270]

I'm really going to regret the existence of that river at some point. - East Anglian villager, ca 900 AD.

[@Mathmachine]

I don't know how this early access chill game got so darn popular, but I am totally here for it.

[@alyssinwilliams4570]

This really really screams "Carcassonne" to me. I NEED this game.

[@fredrikkarlsson8594]

bought this one immediately, looks really fun

[@AgentWest]

So basically this is a game of dominoes with extra steps.

[@BigHenFor]

No, as as this game is dynamic. In dominoes you get a fixed number of tiles, and cannot generate multiplier scores, or more tiles. Moreover, you are playing in this game against yourself, whereas in dominoes you are playing against an opponent.

[@Hiekkalinna]

This reminds me of the way I played with Carcassonne as a kid, so I will need to buy this.

[@jamesren12980]

This would make a really awesome relaxing live stream!

[@brianp3570]

Jon has placed 5 pieces and I'm already ready for them to take my money lmao

[@brianp3570]

Update: this game is extremely addictive lol

[@venividiarrevederci4461]

Watched this yesterday, found it so damn relaxing I went ahead and bought it for myself. Great game. Anyone looking for a good unwind sort of game should check it out.

[@NialasDubh]

Literally under 2 minutes in and I immediately want this game.

[@ericjohnson7234]

That is how you can tell this game did right, did you buy it, I did its FUCKING AMAZING. SPREAD THE NEWS GET JACK TO PLAY THIS GAME

[@mrpages6384]

Because hexagons are the bestagons

[@BlockheadJiujitsu]

I played this game and thought it was ok. I definitely enjoy seeing Jon's enthusiasm about playing it more than actually playing it myself.

[@RenartRegal]

This game is also giving me some Carcassonne vibes. It’s a very soothing game to watch.

[@cacopoggers677]

Jon if you like this, you'd LOVE Islanders. It's a chill city builder in the same vein as this game.

[@SkandiTV]

Played this during the Steam Games Festival, really enjoyed the lo-fi and chill aesthetic. Funnily enough, there were like 3 other games with the same / very similar premise. Hexagonal town building.

[@DarthReluctant]

I just want to say that you've taught me a great deal about this great game, and with considerable humour.

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

Thanks youtube for randomly showing me this. I want this now.

[@psychopurple]

I swear everytime he panned over the little eastern town there was just another station out of nowhere.

[@AmishMinister]

You deserve so much more praise than you get.

[@JessWLStuart]

"It's a happy, happy game, damnit!" I laughed so loud my neighbor complained! :D

[@AddyAlden]

Kind of the same vibe as islanders which I absolutely didn't regret buying :)

[@jacksonheichel2318]

I watched about 5 minutes of the video before looking up and buying this game. Very chill and fun. Easy game to play without thinking too hard and very pretty.

[@FizzCashman]

This is such a perfect video for watching on a Sunday morning after the bloody clocks change!

[@lucyphillips4498]

Watched the first 3 minutes and sold!! holy hell this looks great!!

[@SullySideUp]

I know poor perception is Jon's bread and butter but him missing the opening on the massive forest for a good half an hour gave me severe anxiety 😂 and then "I can't close the forest" for 5 minutes when the tiles he had could exactly close it

[@kalajel]

Hexagon is bestagon.

[@munibe8563]

20 mins in and i've already bought the game... this is h*ckin adorable

[@Magmakojote]

it's the perfect game to relax after a stressful day, I really love it

[@e.millustration1759]

watched vid. enjoyed vid. bought game xD i can't count how many times that's happened, at this point i think my wallet wants a word with John about damages :D

[@sailfan6292]

i feel like jon and claire would love islanders as well, im getting vibes that are making me think of that game from this

[@shadow_nymm]

thx yt for the rec, three minutes in and i bought it, $12 on steam, y'all. thx Jon

[@Revenpsix2]

Basicly, this game is singleplayer Carcassonne. Still, I'll buy it in a heart beat.

[@quintonconrad5745]

Hexagon is the bestagon

[@sweetpeabee4983]

This game feels so cute and friendly. Watching this is definitely satisfying the pastoral yearnings I've been feeling lately.

[@alinoo1]

34:34 The 11+ means it needs at least 11 MORE and if you place the farm there it closes off the path to extend it any further.

[@figsille]

as an only child this was how i would play Carcassonne.

[@scbtripwire]

I kind of hoped this was related to the old Dorf movies, so funny!

[@Magmakojote]

In my first run I got almost 12.000 points, but now I can't even get above 7.000 most of the time :D I hope they release the creative mode soon, I would really like to build a slightly bigger map than I can now :D

[@rumblingcds]

This looks super chill and relaxing

[@frillylilly2237]

2 games of the year already your list is filling up fast

[@Zomgltd]

8 mins in an I purchased the game for my wife who loves this kind of game :)

[@loganjamesonhatch5050]

Hey, seeing this made me get it I am really enjoying this and I’m happy you helped me find such a fun game.

[@FARBerserker]

this looks kind of like setters of catan

[@bdk336]

8 minutes in and I've gotten so frustrated with Jon's tile placements that I went and bought the game XD

[@Burnthefirst]

And once more, Hexagon is bestagon.

[@weeboyjames_4666]

I've never watched a KZbin video for 1hr until today

[@Xarestrill]

This looks like a fun little game. It reminds me of playing Carcassonne with my friends,

[@epistax4]

Lonely and depressed today. Thank you for the distraction. I like your vids man (fallout and kotor especially). 👍

[@TheStuffedIguana]

This looks like the most relaxing game I've seen for ages

[@Magmakojote]

it really is, the soundtrack alone calms me down :D

[@ashblackmoore5052]

Jon's love to roundabouts now extended to rivers

[@alexisauld7781]

You might be the king but you killed the forest. Many a True Forest Murderer.

[@NotPaulAvery]

After watching the first 20 minutes of this playthrough, I'm extremely tempted to buy this game (perhaps the first game I would ever buy on Steam!)

[@mojoshivers]

I’ve logged 18 hours on this game already, hitting 13,000 high score. And now I’m watching Dorfromantik YT videos for tips and tricks. Yeah, I’m hooked. Lol I can’t get enough of this game.

[@motherfuckerunlimited7568]

I hope we get to see this on a stream soon! ::D

[@sabalos]

CW: stuck boat. This game looks like it would be extremely relaxing if not for the boat unable to get through that river. This world's economy must be in tatters

[@erikvale3194]

Well... It's on my wishlist now.

[@cycliclemming9741]

Man as soon as I saw 5 minutes of this instantly bought on steam

[@noobrat]

I'm hexy and I know it.

[@mirjanbouma]

I've given your comment the first like, three months after you made it. Is there no justice in this world?! Come on, people, that was good!

[@noobrat]

@@mirjanbouma thanks :3

[@mirjanbouma]

@@noobrat just stating the facts! 😎

[@Elfishery]

Omg the one piece of railway in the middle he kept neglecting is driving me crazy he could've solved that mess he boxed the railway into many times but instead just kept throwing away railway pieces at the top...

[@_OopsieDaisies]

This video could be chopped into a highlight reel and be played before every animal blooper video or what have you on KZbin and it would almost be as effective at selling this game as (judging by the comment section) this video is

[@crickett3536]

Jon's talent for dystopia continues 🤣

[@alanthomas8753]

Great video as a new player this has been a big help. 🙂👍