NFWTZJ: Nobody 'Messes' With The Zombie Jesus by Sergi Montaner

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made by Sergi Montaner for LD33 (JAM)
"On the third day he was raised from the dead, he learned how to juggle and there was rejoice" - LudumDarinthians 25:8

NFWTZJ: Nobody 'Messes' With The Zombie Jesus is a 3 ball juggling simulator that requires good hand coordination.

Instructions:

-Each hand can move right or left with A , D, (left hand) left arrow, right arrow (right hand)
-Throw the ball with W or S (left hand), up arrow, or down arrow (right hand) whichever you feel more comfortable with.
-Each hand can only have one rat-ball at the time.

Notes:

When the background color changes, each 10 juggles, the next throw is going to be in the wrong direction.

Credits:

Ana Jimenez - Art
Pau Novau - Code
Sergi Montaner - Code
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/635651 - Music

Ratings

Coolness 80% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.25 489
Audio(Jam) 3.42 246
Fun(Jam) 3.13 472
Graphics(Jam) 3.96 242
Humor(Jam) 3.51 185
Innovation(Jam) 3.31 295
Mood(Jam) 2.88 696
Theme(Jam) 2.94 868

Feedback

Lacaranian
25. Aug 2015 · 00:01 UTC
This one's more than a tad bit tricky! Has a clear style to it, and gameplay doesn't slow down at all, which is good. Unfortunately, it doesn't take too long to feel played out. Nonetheless, a solid submission, kudos!
glerikud
25. Aug 2015 · 01:26 UTC
Interesting concept.
baykush_figtree
25. Aug 2015 · 02:26 UTC
What the heavens...juggler jesus. Oh Ludum dare, you surprise me everytime.
palsina
25. Aug 2015 · 18:44 UTC
I never got good juggling and this would not be an exception. Also, congratulations I love the aesthetics and the orginial concept :)
BeardoGames
25. Aug 2015 · 21:54 UTC
Yes, okay, I'm with you on this one. The art and concept are top-notch, and the gameplay is about as perfect of an interpretation of the frustration of juggling as possible. So far this is one of my favorite LD entries. Very cool!
A Flat Miner Studios
25. Aug 2015 · 22:01 UTC
Had to recruit a second player for the left hand, we got to 21, was pretty fun and crazy. Clean look and sound too.
crucknuk
25. Aug 2015 · 22:26 UTC
I am really bad at junggling in rea
rzfmzn
25. Aug 2015 · 22:27 UTC
hard :)
jesus is wathing you :P
crucknuk
25. Aug 2015 · 22:27 UTC
I am really bad at junggling in real life. It is not better on your game ><'
🎤 Sergi Montaner
25. Aug 2015 · 22:30 UTC
Hehehehe I knew this one would be a difficult one, so thanks for your patience and comprehension.
I was a bit unsure on the reaction to this mini game, but I'm glad we did it.
shimage
25. Aug 2015 · 22:36 UTC
Wonderful graphics and music! I am confused the operation, but very fun. 22pt my best.
Kalm004
25. Aug 2015 · 22:38 UTC
I like the concept and the art. Good work.
saucygames
26. Aug 2015 · 04:35 UTC
fun game, my best score was 11 lol
SinclairStrange
26. Aug 2015 · 09:20 UTC
Nice relaxing game I felt, nice art style to it too. But man don't I suck at juggling. Well done :)
Dizzly
26. Aug 2015 · 12:13 UTC
I really enjoy it. Simple, interesting gameplay mechanic and attractive!
madmaw
27. Aug 2015 · 08:35 UTC
Had a nice vibe. I've never seen a juggling simulator before, works well with multitouch. I wasn't very good at it though :)
Grahhhhh
28. Aug 2015 · 21:25 UTC
I committed to make it to 20, but I just couldn't do it, 13 max for me before my brain starts to hurt! Quick, simple, beautiful. Perfect entry.
guoboism
29. Aug 2015 · 00:49 UTC
Innovative little game! I arm not good at it.
Jupiter_Hadley
29. Aug 2015 · 17:52 UTC
Love the graphics, dont know how to really juggle! I included it in part 10 of my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/Jf2dZyQpNFE
GraciCebola
31. Aug 2015 · 19:06 UTC
Congrats, that's creative and fun :D
SeaDads
02. Sep 2015 · 07:40 UTC
Loved the art and overall style, the juggling mechanic was pretty well implemented but I got pretty frustrated, a lot like my efforts with real juggling actually haha. Nice one!
bossmojoman
02. Sep 2015 · 19:11 UTC
And much like in real life, I cannot juggle. Awesome job, graphics were top notch, and this has to be the most original take on the theme of the jam.
Dining Philosopher
02. Sep 2015 · 20:08 UTC
As jugglers we just had to try this game. Man, that was hard at first! But eventually we got a quite stable 'cascade' going, and we got to 31 and 39. :)
The rats are a bit too bouncy, and button mashing sometimes gets you quite far. Other than that, well done!
LukeZaz
02. Sep 2015 · 21:42 UTC
Very nice game. Fun with fitting music and art. Difficult, but fortunately I was able to get to fifty-two by mashing the throw key and just trying to catch.
bigbuggames
02. Sep 2015 · 23:41 UTC
The name is so random :D great sense of humour, fun art and sound! It's a very very complete entry, simple and engaging.

It's a pity I'm a horrible juggler.

Btw I found that the head started hoovering after some time. Maybe it's because of the root motion in the animator?

Excel·lent overall ;)
MrTwister
03. Sep 2015 · 00:25 UTC
Hahaha, thanks to this game I discovered that my hands have no coordination at all.

It could probably benefit from a sense of progression / difficulty ramp I guess, especially for guys that suck at juggling, like me. You could start just "bouncing" 1 rat, then juggling 2, then 3, etc.

It's a really polished entry though, with good music and nice graphics to boot. GJ!
CodeNMore
03. Sep 2015 · 01:01 UTC
Kind of neat!
Chris M
03. Sep 2015 · 08:28 UTC
Fun toy! And great art
AzureKnight808
03. Sep 2015 · 08:57 UTC
Very fun and simple yet addictive gameplay! Great cartoony art, and nice music. You should put this on gamejolt and add a leaderboard, because I'm curious how others fare. I'm at 20 so far.
disperse
03. Sep 2015 · 15:29 UTC
This game is, without question, the very best game I have ever played about a zombie Jesus juggling dead rats.
radmars
06. Sep 2015 · 18:46 UTC
I can juggle IRL and I still had lots of trouble with this :P Honestly I think the hitboxes on the rats are a bit too big, mid-air collisions are really tough to deal with. Otherwise, nice work.
danialias
08. Sep 2015 · 09:04 UTC
Hey, good one here. Quite difficult (easier than real juggling, though) but I feel I can grasp it with some practice (10 points so far!) Good concept, great art, and fun to play. Very solid overall. Great entry!
Jan Tuts
14. Sep 2015 · 18:14 UTC
I'm sorry I couldn't judge audio, but I can't make noise right now... :/