Anne's Topological Adventure by schsam

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made by schsam for Ludum Dare 47 (COMPO)

Anne was up late studying for her Topology final. When she finally falls asleep she starts dreaming of her studies. Help Anne navigate her dreams and study for her final.

Screenshots:

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Post Compo Updates: 1) Connected end screen. Tweaked title.

Ratings

Overall 58th 3.938⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 65th 3.896⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 82th 3.896⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 185th 3.875⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 338th 3.333⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 493th 1.781⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Humor 369th 2.262⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 336th 3.087⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 17🗳️ 6🗨️

Feedback

diaonic
04. Oct 2020 · 23:59 UTC
I love it, takes me back to my childhood when I would spend hours on Adventures of LoLo for the NES. Fantastic job!
ZwodahS
05. Oct 2020 · 03:49 UTC
Nice. I managed to get to the end ? I think, but I went to the bed and the game "froze" ?
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Nice game. I really like the new take on sokoban. I am not that familiar with those topology concept but the arrow really helped in understanding how it works.

Thanks for the game !
🎤 schsam
05. Oct 2020 · 04:23 UTC
Thanks for playing @zwodahs, Glad you had fun! You're right, I had forgotten to plug in the final screen. Fixed!
Cyborg Studio
05. Oct 2020 · 17:13 UTC
This was lots of fun and quite rewarding to play. Was there any audio (or should you not be ranked in that category)?
tjm
05. Oct 2020 · 18:55 UTC
Very cleanly presented, and some of the advanced topologies are very interesting to think about!

I've probably been spoiled by modern puzzle games; I was constantly wishing for an undo button. I beat it twice without, though, so no complaints!

(I did notice that for Cylinder-3 you can just go through the portal and walk right, which didn't seem to be intended since it ignores most of the puzzle elements?)
Recher
05. Oct 2020 · 22:49 UTC
Nice ideas. It gave me the incentive to search "Klein bottle" in Wikipedia.

On the last level, I saw the bed. But I also saw a hole, and I thought it would lead to some secret bonus. Well, it just makes you start over at the level 3. I suppose that's the joke about "stuck in a loop".

My kid liked the game too, and terminated some levels.
🎤 schsam
06. Oct 2020 · 05:05 UTC
Awesome, thanks for the helpful comments all! :)

@cyborg-studio there is audio in the desktop version, but it doesn't seem to play with WebGL. I'll look into it! Thanks for letting me know.

@tjm Yes! I really wanted to add an undo button, but didn't have time. Great suggestion. Also, you're right about Cylinder-3, I'll fix it and reupload later.

@recher Thanks, I'm glad your kid liked it too; Klein bottles are crazy! And yes, the hole as a little bit of a joke to trap you in a loop within a loop. Sorry you got tricked :P!
Wallaby
08. Oct 2020 · 04:54 UTC
Nice game! An amazing upgrade of Sokoban xD Good job!
Joel Fox
08. Oct 2020 · 06:17 UTC
A lot of fun! If you add more levels later, it might be nice to have few deeper puzzles that combine challenging sokoban with the different topologies
amkingTRP
08. Oct 2020 · 07:14 UTC
Excellent use of the screen edge looping mechanic (better than I did). This was really enjoyable; might be worth considering a bigger release?
dxk2294
08. Oct 2020 · 11:23 UTC
Great puzzle game! It kind of broke my brain a bit at the beginning, but as I played more and more I began to better understand how to approach the puzzles. Lots of content, tons of fun, nice job!
ice9
12. Oct 2020 · 03:16 UTC
Really clever! Fits great with the theme and congrats on getting that all coded and designing so many levels in just 48 hours!
Capt.Theo
13. Oct 2020 · 20:09 UTC
Nicely done puzzle. I have played until moebius so far and it plays like a breeze, with lot of "thats how it solved" moments. Distinctive art that helps to understand what objects are, many clever levels - nice work.
stuartrules
25. Oct 2020 · 03:10 UTC
Nice, I got stuck on Cylinder-2 though.
SevenLevelGames
25. Oct 2020 · 07:22 UTC
I got a lot fun while playig it ! Nice puzzle mechanics, great job !
limbo
25. Oct 2020 · 12:24 UTC
Overall fun and intuitive experience, while playing it. I don't know anything about topology, but this didn't seems to be a problem.
raptorofaxys
25. Oct 2020 · 14:47 UTC
Amazing game! I really had a good time - great little puzzler. I'll be sharing the link!
plloyer
25. Oct 2020 · 15:17 UTC
One of the game I've played the most, good job!
joleon
25. Oct 2020 · 22:08 UTC
Wow what MINDBENDING puzzles! Not like any other game I've played on this jam for sure...

I got stuck at Torus-2, I don't know why, that one broke my brain :)

I love that the menu page is also the intro level. But it left me with the expectation that other levels would be like that as well... I was really hoping for some more story filling the empty blue space in subsequent levels :sweat_smile:

I was really missing some audio, at least some music, I really felt the vacuum :/

Anyway, very clever interpretation of the theme, and VERY clever game in all.

Good job!