Cherry Creek

강줄기를 모두 이어서 모든 나무에 꽃이 피도록 만들면 되는 퍼즐게임 타일마다 위치하는 강줄기를 클릭하면 90도씩 회전하며, 모든 타일을 회전하여 강줄기에 강물이 모두 흐르도록 만들면 되는 간단한 규칙을 지닌 퍼즐게임이다. 사실 퍼즐의 정확한 목표는 강줄기의 말단마다 있는 나무에 꽃을 피게 하면 되는 것인데, 결국 이걸 달성하려면 강줄기에 강물을 다 흐르도록 만들어야 해서 그거나 저거나 같은 목표라고 생각한다. 다만, 이 게임은 일반적인 퍼즐게임처럼 일정 개수의 레벨이 존재하는 게 아니라, 난이도를 정하면 랜덤으로 레벨을 만들어 주고 (정확히 말하자면 252개의 레벨이 다이긴 한데, 이 게임 내 252개의 레벨을 다 깰 사람은 없다고 생각한다....) 그 레벨을 얼마나 빨리 깰 수 있는지 자기 자신과의 싸움을 하는 퍼즐게임이기 때문에 단순히 레벨을 달성한다는 목표 말고도 무언가 게임에 큰 목표를 원하는 사람들은 이런 게임을 별로 좋아하지 않을 가능성이 크다. 개인적으로도 게임 내 8개의 난이도가 존재하기는 하지만 절반 정도의 난이도밖에 도전을 해 보지 않았고, 난이도가 4종류밖에 없지만 재미는 이 게임의 배였던 지뢰찾기가 그리워지는 게임이었다… 게임을 하다가 지루함을 느끼게 된 다른 요인은 단순한 규칙의 반복이 이 게임의 전부라 생각돼서 그렇다고 생각한다. 물론 위에서 말한 지뢰찾기의 규칙도 매우 단순하긴 하지만, 이 게임은 그래도 기반이 퍼즐게임이라 난이도를 높일수록 뭔가 더 심화된 메커니즘이 나오지 않을까? 라고 생각하게 되는데, 최고 난이도에서 (퍼즐 메커니즘이 아니라 유저들에게 엿을 먹이려고) 특정 타일들을 안 보여주고 강줄기를 맞추라는 규칙 빼고는 최고 난이도 미만 7개의 난이도는 그냥 게임판을 크게 키운 것 말고는 어려워지게 하는 요소가 없다. 위에서 말한 “게임 내 큰 목표가 없으면 지루해지는 사람” 과 “게임을 진행하면서 아무런 추가적 요소 없이 단순 반복되는 걸 싫어하는 사람” 의 교집합에 내가 존재하기 때문에, 개인적으로 게임 자체에 오류가 많거나 기술적인 문제가 있지는 않았지만, 세 네 판 해보고 그 뒤로는 다시 하기 귀찮아졌다고 느낀 것 같다. 결론적으로, 못 만든 게임은 아니지만 단순하고 반복적인 시간 때우기 게임을 벗어나지 못하기 때문에 굳이 돈을 내고 이 게임을 사라고 하고 싶지는 않다. 차라리 컴퓨터에 무료로 할 수 있는 카드놀이나 지뢰찾기를 하는 게 시간을 더 잘 때우고 돈을 아낄 수 있을 것이다. 여담) 재미가 없다고 위에서 이 게임을 까긴 했지만, 비주얼적으로는 굉장히 마음에 든 게임이었다. 눈이 아프지도 않고 단순하면서도 챙길 건 다 챙긴 비주얼이여서 흠 잡을 게 없었다고 생각한다.

[i]Cherry Creek[/i] is a darn fine little puzzler. Probably worth the baseline price, definitely a great grab on sale if you're into this sort of thing. Just be sure you're looking for [b][u]casual[/u][/b]." It's got a great, calm aesthetic in both A/V. Your goal on each board: rotate "river" tiles to bring water from the 1 fountain to all the cherry trees. Sort of a minesweeper feel, but you can't explode. I've spotted a few charming little easter egg animations hidden around the margin, a little extra fun if you drift off-task. There are 8 chunks of levels sorted by difficulty, and all are immediately available to you from the get-go. When playing a level on a given difficulty it tracks your time, clicks, and moves and (upon completion) reports whether you've beat your own personal best. But there's no achievements and no leaderboards right now -- [u][url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/1018990/discussions/0/3398435622563845415/]maybe later[/url][/u]. So it's all just for fun. And to be honest, [b]most of the difficulties are not terribly over-challenging, with the exception being the "Impossible" levels[/b] that make some tiles invisible. Apart from those, once I had the hang of things I could solve even the harder levels in ~10m, even without rushing or being super strategic about it. So: casual. It's not endless, but it's not clear how many levels there are (devs say "a lot" in the link above). I've played a few hours, and unless you really sank in many hours, I doubt you'd notice any repeats. On the plus side, all levels are hand-crafted and guaranteed to be solvable (in principle). [u][url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2184912699]Settings are respectable if minimal[/url][/u]. One weak spot: there are a fixed/limited number of control schemes, none of which are [u][url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/1018990/discussions/0/2793873197763538150/]the one that I would personally prefer[/url][/u] -- none of the control schemes lets me "lock" tiles in a way that makes sense to me. But honestly, Idunno who's going to be clicking so frantically that it would even matter. Gameplay is very nicely summarized in a series of 8 help screens, which I'll link below: [u][url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2184912747](1)[/url][/u], [u][url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2184912764](2)[/url][/u], [u][url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2184912783](3)[/url][/u], [u][url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2184912803](4)[/url][/u], [u][url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2184912826](5)[/url][/u], [u][url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2184912852](6)[/url][/u], [u][url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2184912874](7)[/url][/u], [u][url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2184912893](8)[/url][/u]. Thumbs up from me. [quote]For more puzzle game reviews, news and everything puzzle-related, follow [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/25928931-Puzzle-Lovers/]Puzzle Lovers[/url] and check out our [url=http://steamcommunity.com/groups/puzzlelovers]Steam group[/url].[/quote]

This is a competent take on the classic "guide water to all fields" type of puzzle. If you like these types of games, you should definitely consider picking this title up. It looks beautiful, plays well (the UI is solid!) and it offers multiple difficulty levels with loads of puzzles that will keep you occupied for hours. At this price point, it is practically a steal. Highly recommended!

In Cherry Creek, you simply rotate the pipes to connect all of the cherry trees to the water source. For me, puzzle games that make you think a lot are stressful, while ones that are too easy are boring. This game hits that sweet spot of engaging your brain just enough to be addictively relaxing.

I have really enjoyed playing this thoughtful and relaxing game - I love the gentle music and all the lovely little touches in the graphics. I also found it deceptively challenging at the higher levels and had to go back a level or two when I first started, so this is a game with plenty to keep you coming back - either for a fun, relaxing chill out session or as a challenge to your puzzle solving skills! Great game!

Slick & calm puzzle game. The goal is simple: Rotate tiles (including the water source if necessary) until every tree is watered. Larger grid sizes can significantly increase complexity, as the possible number of routes from A to B grows significantly, and the game doesn't artificially boost the difficulty by throwing extra rules at you - and it doesn't need to. Also I saw a spacecraft rising out of a swamp. So I've got that going for me, which is nice.

Pleasant graphics and music bring this sliding puzzle to life.

I'm not normally one for the Indie tile sliders but I love this one! It's good to have so many difficulty levels! Would be nice with some steam achievements.

This is absolutely lovely. There are plenty of selectable difficulties, and you can choose whether you want the time or number of moves scored, or keep all numbers away and just fiddle with the puzzles at your own pace with no pressure. The music's gorgeous and I love the art style. Recommended; if you like it you'll get hours out of this.

Cute game that desperately needs a story mode, or achievements (or both) to create some narrative drive and give the player a reason to return. I am giving it a mild recommendation because I did have fun with it for a few hours, and because I like the warm and friendly vibe, but it could be so much more with just a little more development time invested.