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Folding by raincole

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made by raincole for LD26 (COMPO)
Welcome to the world of Folding.

There are only nodes and segments here, but for a minimalist, it's still crowded. Keep simplifying them, until only a simplest structure(i.e. line or loop) remains.

*Demo*:

For those who got confused: http://s9.postimg.org/abowma6ot/4_6_18_51_PM.gif

*Goal*:

Turn the structure into a straight line or a loop before you run out of moves(on the top-right cornor).

*Instruction*:

You can rotate a segment which has a handle(hollow circle) at its end. When it hits another segment, it stops if it's aligned to any axis(i.e. up, left, down, right), or it bounces back to previous position otherwise.

Only the outermost nodes will become handles.

*Control*:

Mouse: Select a handle.
WASD(or Arrows): Rotate a segment.

*Apology*: Sorry I couldn't code a geometric interpolation in such a short time, so if you have low FPS there will be some bug. Please use a fast computer.

*EDIT*: Beautify the web page. The game itself isn't changed.
Web http://raintomorrow.cc/games/folding
Source http://raincole.github.io/folding-page/folding.zip
Demo Gif http://s9.postimg.org/abowma6ot/4_6_18_51_PM.gif
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=17708

Ratings

Coolness 78% 2
Overall 3.56 207
Audio 2.46 694
Fun 3.26 310
Graphics 3.01 568
Humor 1.76 915
Innovation 3.88 75
Mood 2.65 788
Theme 4.11 95

Feedback

cwilloughby
29. Apr 2013 · 05:36 UTC
Cool idea. Liked the simplicity. The bounce back anim was cool. Liked the art and audio. Got confused a few times on how I should approach a situation, some hints or help would be great.
Perry
29. Apr 2013 · 05:40 UTC
This is hard, I took ages on each level trying to work out how the game works. It's a nice puzzle once you understand, maybe for the simple folk like me could you write out a description?
VDOgamez
29. Apr 2013 · 05:44 UTC
I never quite feel like I know what's going on in these kinds of games, but this is a rather unique puzzle and was fun to solve. It could definitely do with some more levels to further explore the kind of stuff you can do with the mechanics.
ananasblau
29. Apr 2013 · 05:45 UTC
Okay, I get the idea but i'm never sure why I did fail and that takes away a lot of fun. Other than that it is well done.
nseward
29. Apr 2013 · 05:48 UTC
I loved loved loved this game. Level 9 had me stumped for quite a while. Great job.
loxo
29. Apr 2013 · 05:54 UTC
I think a tutorial would help, but overall a good game.
Brian Corr
29. Apr 2013 · 05:58 UTC
Level 9 is great! That's a proper puzzle game.

I will say that I found the 'early' levels rather boring and simple. I would have preferred a few more using the concepts in level 9 (creating loops).

Great look, great concept. ::) :)
🎤 raincole
29. Apr 2013 · 06:04 UTC
Sorry for the inconvenience. I had added some description on the webpage(and here). I hope it helps:)
sparkleswirl
29. Apr 2013 · 06:12 UTC
Definitely a great game! A little confusing at first but it was a good kind of confusion.
daniel
29. Apr 2013 · 06:12 UTC
Once I figured out what was going on it was quite fun :) Inventive mechanic, great puzzler.
🎤 raincole
29. Apr 2013 · 06:14 UTC
@ananasblau:

There are only two ways to fail: 1) you run out of moves(displayed at the top-right corner) or 2) you have fixed nodes(X) only so you can't rotate anything any more.
Zaszx
29. Apr 2013 · 08:03 UTC
Very nice idea, great game. I ragequit at level 9, dont think I can solve that one.
patrickward
29. Apr 2013 · 10:52 UTC
Wonderful game. Great puzzles. The bounce backs made me laugh. Great job!
Xeke_Death
29. Apr 2013 · 12:34 UTC
Not sure how far I got, I wasn't paying attention. Too busy solving puzzles...!
bms
29. Apr 2013 · 12:36 UTC
Although I sucked at it I really liked the game, maybe you could make the movable parts more obvious

Well done!
noa
29. Apr 2013 · 13:04 UTC
good puzzle indeed ^^
rogueNoodle
29. Apr 2013 · 13:32 UTC
Unfortunately, my brain just doesn't work this way, but I can definitely see the puzzle potential. Very original!
Tinco
29. Apr 2013 · 13:59 UTC
Challenging puzzler :)
aquilicoco
29. Apr 2013 · 14:14 UTC
Very nice puzzle game.
jhrrsn
29. Apr 2013 · 14:24 UTC
Clever, challenging puzzler. Made my head hurt, in a good way.
lekochen
29. Apr 2013 · 14:41 UTC
Neat puzzler, good game.
Husky
29. Apr 2013 · 14:44 UTC
Fun!
I like the puzzles, it's full of challenge!
LrdKzrth
29. Apr 2013 · 15:26 UTC
Great idea, and really clever
martijn
29. Apr 2013 · 16:03 UTC
Simple, yet brilliant
Ditto
29. Apr 2013 · 19:31 UTC
Only problem I have with it is that you can't fold the menu : ( there is a mild bug that makes you lose if you keep pressing the direction button when folding onto a cross. Loved it, great job on the game!
Norritt42
29. Apr 2013 · 21:50 UTC
Wow that was intriguing. Nice work and hard game play.
GaTechGrad
30. Apr 2013 · 04:37 UTC
Nice innovative idea, but I'll admit I was just randomly trying things until level 5. That's when I really grasped what I needed to do to complete the levels. However, level 9 completely stumped me.
GaTechGrad
30. Apr 2013 · 04:43 UTC
Just figured out level 9. Had to think a little differently to solve it. Nice game!
Markusn
30. Apr 2013 · 06:27 UTC
unique idea. admittedly made my brain melt. really hope you release this on mobile!
NaoisTheGuardian
30. Apr 2013 · 06:57 UTC
Really cool!
I love puzzle games like these. It would make a good iphone game.
EdoMiyamoto
30. Apr 2013 · 07:09 UTC
I've never seen that before, it's cool :)
Korda
30. Apr 2013 · 07:28 UTC
Really good. Well thought out puzzles. Bravo
Madball
30. Apr 2013 · 08:36 UTC
The concept is interesting, I think it's rather difficult to come up with a good idea for a puzzle. The game was easy to understand and fun to play, however it is kinda... minimalistic. I would like to see more content added.
Colapsydo
30. Apr 2013 · 08:54 UTC
Powerful concept which fits the theme.
I spent some time on the last one.
ilo
30. Apr 2013 · 09:10 UTC
The puzzles are well designed - I played to completion - and the fact that your goal is to achieve simplicity fits perfectly with the theme. Well done. :)
Neonlare
30. Apr 2013 · 09:55 UTC
Neat little puzzler, enjoyed the mechanic for a while :).
Zccc
30. Apr 2013 · 15:59 UTC
Great idea, I really liked the concept, even tough the puzzles were hard to figure out. But cool game!
RealyUniqueName
01. May 2013 · 08:13 UTC
Simple but clever and unique idea. Well done!
pjchardt
03. May 2013 · 04:27 UTC
Very nice puzzle game. Nice use of the theme. Found the menu confusing as I thought it was the first level and was trying to rotate the segments :)
JonRB
03. May 2013 · 16:49 UTC
While the audio did get a little repetitive, I really liked this game. Simple, challenging and fun. I could see this being ported to phones and being quite succesful.
My poor little 3am mind can't handle it so I'm going to try and finish it in the morning.
Pokemonsta
04. May 2013 · 11:44 UTC
Awesome
mramaizng
04. May 2013 · 16:39 UTC
Nice puzzle game. Controls weren't very intuitive but the game was awesome. a
omaha
04. May 2013 · 17:05 UTC
this was great. i found it pretty difficult.
PabloAlexandre31
04. May 2013 · 22:12 UTC
This is hard, but i like it, haha! I liked of menu.
GranaDa
04. May 2013 · 23:22 UTC
Nice puzzle. Fun to solve and to play again. Nice entry!
recursive frog
05. May 2013 · 16:32 UTC
On the one hand I think I really like the concept, but on the other I can't quite figure out the rules for what causes some lines to stick and form a structure while others keep rotating. The game feels like it should be simple but I just found that I was getting really unexpected results on every level.
SaintHeiser
09. May 2013 · 03:50 UTC
Awesome idea, man!
I understand how it work only when I beat half of game. I beat it completely and it was cool =)
Excellent work! Really minimalism =)
namuol
16. May 2013 · 19:34 UTC
Great puzzle game that incorporates the theme perfectly into gameplay!

With some polish and more levels, this could totally be a successful mobile game.
alts
20. May 2013 · 07:12 UTC
Cool to see another game about pivots and rotation. Finished the game. I didn't feel confident until the end of the last puzzle about when or why a move would work with X nodes. Up until that point it was quite fun working through the puzzles. 9 I ended up winning just on a desperate guess. I suppose I didn't properly figure out the rules by that point.