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This is why we have the Large Hadron Collider!

schyler523 — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:12:25 -0800

Monday Evening Flash Fun: Fold. Run. Jump. Bend gravity at your will. Looks easier than it really is.

By: grobstein

grobstein — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:54:36 -0800

This rules!

By: musicinmybrain

musicinmybrain — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:04:19 -0800

The game is very cool, but the idea of having lives and game-overs in a puzzle game is lame. (Yes, I know there's a non-scoring "ghost" mode.)

By: DU

DU — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:10:09 -0800

Yeah, I had some trouble learning how to place the anomalies (THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID) but just quit when I "died". It's already challenging enough figuring out how to solve the level. Getting "killed" is just annoying.

By: jeffburdges

jeffburdges — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:44:40 -0800

I quit for the same reason. I don't like that when I quit & return later I don't start where I left off. I mean, you could always have two pass level modes "died" & "ace", but replaying levels isn't fun if your not shoot for "ace".

By: schyler523

schyler523 — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:46:55 -0800

I too was annoyed by the dying thing, but figured it was still a cool enough game to share.

By: mrnutty

mrnutty — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:57:23 -0800

Question: did the dying annoy anoyone else?

By: filmgeek

filmgeek — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:44:11 -0800

Dammit. I feel like this is a double.

By: stresstwig

stresstwig — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:16:58 -0800

Filmgeek, I think it is too. In fact, I specifically remember somebody complaining about how you had to use both the spacebar and the mouse. I don't think it was called Fold at the time, though.

By: stresstwig

stresstwig — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:17:10 -0800

Also, damned if I can find it.

By: dan g.

dan g. — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:22:09 -0800

yikes. hard.

By: jeffburdges

jeffburdges — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:25:51 -0800

It's more enjoyable if you just play in ghost mode. It's not too many levels so you can play one difficulty in one sitting I guess.

By: destrius

destrius — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:58:01 -0800

Sort of double. It seems that the game author has two games with very similar gameplay mechanics, one called Fold and one called Manifold. I don't know what the differences are though; haven't had a chance to try Fold yet although I did play Manifold when I read about it in the blue. Maybe one is a sequel of the other?

By: destrius

destrius — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:59:40 -0800

Somehow the name 'Manifold' just popped into my head suddenly a few hours after reading this post... my subconscious must be playing flash games while I'm trying to get my work done!

By: yeoz

yeoz — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:27:21 -0800

From the developer's website:

Sometime around the end of September, I uploaded Manifold to Kongregate. A few people liked it, so I set about making an extended version, sponsored by Kongregate. But what to add? I only had a limited amount screen real estate to work with as the game was never designed to be a scroller. In fact, the game was never designed to be a lot of things. Most of my ideas new levels would have required a complete rewrite. My options were limited. I settled on implementing moving hazards. The game already had stationary hazards (the cog pit on level 3 for example), and making them move didn't seem too tricky. The new feature provided enough variety for another 20 levels. Greg at Kongregate suggested a new name for the larger game, and so Fold was uploaded.

By: seanmpuckett

seanmpuckett — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:39:00 -0800

Do you know what else looks easier than it is? Me. Fun, thanks.

By: From Bklyn

From Bklyn — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:34:12 -0800

neato. seriously neato.