Despite its focus on death and the afterlife, Flipping Death is a charming and wholesome adventure. Its zany and often eccentric characters bring the well-paced story to life with fantastic voice acting and a gorgeous 2D art style. Despite some frustrating platforming elements, its campy humor and satisfying puzzle mechanics make it a delightful journey throughout.Flipping Death puts you in the shoes of the recently departed Penny, a young girl who is accidentally thrown into the job of covering for Death. The role turns out to be rather elaborate, and youŽre quickly tasked with helping ghosts resolve their unfinished business. In addition, youŽll have to help the wonderfully sassy Penny attempt to figure out how to return to the world of the living.In order to give these dead folk a hand and solve various puzzles, youŽll be frequently switching between the worlds of the dead and living by using your trusty scythe to possess mortals and take advantage of their special abilities. Some actions need to happen in one world before the other and vice versa, such as using a person`s extraordinarily long tongue in the world of living to paint the boat of a deceased captain, or using a doctor`s set of defibrillators to bring a recently passed ghost back to life. You`ll need to constantly flip between the two worlds and experiment with character abilities in order to find the right solutions.Although a majority of solutions are distinct, the repetition of a few mechanics makes some puzzles predictable towards the end of the game. But at the same time, there are some that require a few too many flips in order to figure out the absurd logic behind the gameŽs ludicrous world. One such puzzle requires a young girl to fall down a chimney to be covered in ash, and in her new darkened state scare a fireman watching horror movies--literally to death--so he can then come to the afterlife and put out the fire on top of a ghost`s head. There is a hint system which can help you when ...
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