Tina likes puppies but she also likes eating things – hmmm… It’s not a big issue, but it is one that frustrated me a little at that one point. The ‘object’ will bounce in the air, go upside down and refuse to move, at one point it stretched out on the screen as it got caught on something, and it would occasionally bounce in the air and go backwards, behind my character. This wouldn’t be an issue, as it’s rather funny when you push things and they flop all over the place, but there is one point where you have to push an item for quite a distance – that’s not a fun process. Anyway, this means the physics are a little strange and ‘off’. It’s like if Paper Mario and a Tim Burton movie had a baby – it would be Flipping Death. Everyone is made of paper – let that sink in for a moment. One of the things I didn’t like about the control aspect though is the physics. It works really well and each character is literally screaming with personality and charm – there are even some cameos from Stick it to the Man characters! In the land of the living, you can perform various different activities based on who you are possessing (for example the fireman can put out fires), jump, talk to people, read minds and complete challenges. The controls are nice and simple – in the land of the dead, you can move, jump, throw your scythe so you can teleport, talk to the deceased and collect souls. If you’ve played Stick it to the Man then you’ll know what to expect in terms of Flipping Death. The characters are so interesting and wacky! Whilst in the living realm, you’ll also be trying to help people out and complete rather random activities which will combinate in achieving your final goal! A goal which I’m not going to mention here as I don’t want to spoil it for you! As Penny, you must move around the afterlife as you talk to spirits and collect lost souls which allows you to take over the bodies of the living on the flip side of the screen (hence FLIPPING Death). This part of the story reminded me of Terry Pratchett’s Mort, where Death has gone missing and his daughter has to take over in his absence. She ends up bumping into a familiar face – Death himself! However, Death confuses her with the new temp he’s been waiting an eternity for and hastily hands over his cape and scythe to Penny so that he can take a trip to the moon. Moments later, Penny is up and about as she begins to go through the five stages of death, something she refuses to believe is true (denial). That may not sound too bad, but she’s dressed as Death whilst working at a funeral parlour on Halloween! Without ruining too much of the story, on her way home she decides to mess around in the graveyard and ultimately ends up falling to her death in a similar fashion to Beth from Until Dawn… Brutal. Our story begins with the lovely, timid, shy and peaceful little girl named pe… Okay, maybe not! Our protagonist, Penny, is an outgoing, kind of aggressive, non-sensitive, and rather mean woman who opens the game dressed as Death. Penny, our caring and considerate funeral home worker…
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