Dip & Flip – Zombie Edition by Pixel Maniacs

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made by Pixel Maniacs for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

You’re a zombie parent, and your zombie babies are hungry for BRAIN LOOPS! Stick brain loops on your rotting zombie fingers, and flick them (the brain loops) into your babies’ cereal bowls. But don’t flip too hard, or you’ll flip them (your fingers) into your babies’ bowls.

Controls: - Right mouse button: Grab Brain Loops - Left mouse (drag): Aim and adjust flick force - Left mouse (release): Flick Brain Loops.

You can/could watch the development live on our Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/pixel_maniacs

The stream was sponsored by CipSoft, which are btw hiring: https://www.cipsoft.com/jobs

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Ratings

Overall 362th 3.821⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Fun 317th 3.763⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 407th 3.684⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Theme 862th 3.568⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 304th 4.105⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Audio 311th 3.763⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Humor 20th 4.395⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Mood 402th 3.763⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Given 61🗳️ 21🗨️

Feedback

Todd Mitchell
05. Oct 2020 · 15:31 UTC
Really, REALLY strong entry! Took a moment to figure out, but I was flinging loops off the backboard (their little heads) into their brain bowls in no time. Outstanding.
Aterlamia
05. Oct 2020 · 15:33 UTC
Very funny, a bit hard to play especially after losing my fingers. Funny take on loops. Also that headstone says oops made me laugh
funemaker
05. Oct 2020 · 15:35 UTC
I think it was really cool seeing as it was 3d. The only thing I would suggest is the music should loop once it has played once, cause I took so long feeding them that it stopped and it got really quiet.
Athryell
05. Oct 2020 · 15:41 UTC
That was fun! :)
MelekTaus
05. Oct 2020 · 20:20 UTC
Just outstanding :loop: :smiley:
Ommadawn
06. Oct 2020 · 06:48 UTC
I was really not expecting those kind of loops :laughing: Really funny
Tyrael
06. Oct 2020 · 13:12 UTC
Really cool! Livestreams were amazing :smile:
Eugenik
07. Oct 2020 · 02:26 UTC
The graphics are absolutely amazing! well done!
Marc-Antoine Girard
07. Oct 2020 · 03:25 UTC
This game is so good and the humor is top notch. I could barely play because of how much I was laughing, well done! :laughing:
Trypants
07. Oct 2020 · 03:25 UTC
Solid entry! Gameplay, graphics and music, all great! Little note :I would remove that screaming sound at the beginning, unpleasant. Overall, I had fun and a good laugh. What do you want more! Awesome game!
Charles Viau
07. Oct 2020 · 03:25 UTC
Damn this is the most fun entry and humoristic entry i've played so far. One thing, the scream at the beginning is really lound. Otherwise, great work :)
josephdevelops
07. Oct 2020 · 12:06 UTC
Funniest, weirdest game I've ever played. Kinda feel weird right now.
JoeDev
07. Oct 2020 · 12:06 UTC
Absolutely hilarious, loved it. The animation quality when you feed the kids just right is... amazing. This is the funniest Jam entry I think I've ever played
SpawnCampGames
07. Oct 2020 · 12:09 UTC
LMFAO!! A must play for this Jam.. I've pinned it on my discord.. Mandatory play else get banned! :)
Roikku
07. Oct 2020 · 14:26 UTC
To show gameplay of this on youtube, need to check the boxes "There's kids" + "Not for kids!"? :D Risky to use even cartoony children in game (especially if harm comes to them). Great fun otherwise!
indigo
07. Oct 2020 · 14:34 UTC
Cool! I enjoy the graphics and the voice acting. The main menu also feels polished, which is nice: in general, games with a simple idea polished to then end are always nice.

However, I think you have not quite achieved 100% polish. For one classic thing to add, it might be nice to have a highscore function (local highscore at least), as in its current state it gives you little motivation to keep playing. Also, the actual aiming in-game is very difficult and unintuitive. Intuitively, I might try to drag the hand at the bottom-right back to aim, but if I do, I end up hitting the edge of the screen before I can drag it back far enough to actually build up any force.

I'm also lukewarm on the theme here: the "loops" interpretation is cool and unique, just the "stuck in a" appears to be missing entirely.

All in all, solid entry, great graphics and sound execution. The fingers wiggling on the table after falling off is hilarious.
Berserg
07. Oct 2020 · 15:07 UTC
Probably funniest game in this Jam. Really nice graphics and sounds.
Kaldrin
07. Oct 2020 · 19:18 UTC
Really great execution !
Took me a moment to figure out how to worked though, but I like ! Very nice graphics and the voice acting is there, decent, but there.
It's quite polished, works well, and it's fun to see the fingers getting off the hand and giggling on the table!

However the "Stuck in a loop" interpretation is very light, it's just the name of the object you throw, loops, I personally don't find this crazy, but I guess it's there.

Overall great production, you can be proud ^^
Croxel Studios
08. Oct 2020 · 15:36 UTC
Pretty funny game! Had a fun time playing, though it was hard to complete. Reach the farthest bowls was hard!

Also nice animations on the fingers and the children, very polished in that way :)
Artyom Volkov
08. Oct 2020 · 16:20 UTC
Absolutely hilarious game with fine sounds, great art and gameplay. Good job.
JUSTCAMH
09. Oct 2020 · 15:57 UTC
Hey, I played your game on stream! Here's the vod if you wanna rewatch;
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/765076622

Thanks for submitting your game!
C64Gamer
09. Oct 2020 · 17:35 UTC
Was watching you developing it but playing it is a lot harder xD Really solid and funny entry guys. ;-)
Oune
10. Oct 2020 · 12:25 UTC
This game is hilarious! Absolutely fantastic!
DDRKirbyISQ
16. Oct 2020 · 03:29 UTC
Lol, way to take the theme and run with it.

The mapping of drag distance to the resultant vector/arrow seems to be a little wonky/inconsistent depending on where you click, you might wanna check that out. Audio could be balanced a bit better maybe (?); music seemed quite soft in comparison to the other sounds.

Wish there was a way to continue playing even after losing all of my fingers xP