Recent Game Reviews
HowTheWildernessWhispers
Rated 4 / 5 stars 5 days ago
Very interesting game. No real instructions, you just hit play and start playing. It's a bit unclear what to do at first, but after the first few deaths the objective becomes obvious. I like that you give no instructions at all here. Sure, tutorials are nice, but I'm really fed up with the "tutorial levels" where you get stopped by a text pop up every other minute.
The controls are nice and simple, just point and click. Maybe it's a bit too much of "trial and error" here, but it's the concept you chose for this game, and you stick to it, no matter what. And that's what I like.
I also give you points for the art. Everything looks a bit sloppy, but it also looks "hand drawn", which is pretty cool, imo.
The music just isn't my kind of thing, but at least you implemented a way to mute it. Another point for that. ;)
Overall: Interesting concept; nice art; not so good music, but it can be muted.
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Neon Hell
Rated 3.5 / 5 stars February 6, 2013
Ok, this turned from "Boring as hell" to "Wow, this stuff is challenging!" in a very short amount of time.
The overall layout good be a bit better. The colouring in the menu looks awful and the buttons look too simple. But on the other hand: I don't have any experience with HTML5 yet, so I don't know, if you are limited by that in any way with your layouts.
The gameplay is really simple: Just dodge long enough to advance the levels. Can be really easy sometimes, but it becomes more difficult the further you progress.
I liked the idea of the "outrage", but it would be nice if we had some sort of basic attack, other than that special attack.
Overall, this can be a very addictive game, if you spice it up a little bit.
Oh, and that music? I made use of the 'm' button... :P
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Thank you very much for the review Haggard.
You're right about everything :D. The menu is indeed pretty bland. I could've changed both the background and the buttons. If I would've changed the buttons I wouldn't have been able to let them change if you click on them though. But better looking buttons would've been better than a click animation.
I should've probably made the levels a bit shorter, both so people can actually reach the last one and so it's a bit faster.
Falling Balls V2.0
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars August 28, 2012
Simple gameplay, simple graphics, simple music. What is the result of all those ingredients? Why, a highly addictive game, of course!
There's not much to do, just run left and right to avoid the objects. But this can be very challenging the longer you play. Not only do the objects change in pattern, but they also change in size and even the direction they move to! Sometimes you just have to get lucky to not get hit, other times you can come up with some sort of strategy (move here first, then move there to avoid the objects).
Nice game!
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Thanks man, I wanted to keep it simple and similiar to he original, there was so much I was temptedto add but then I would have turned it into something else. This probably isn't the last game of this kind I will be making.
It's like most aoiders, the combination of luck and skill that is required means that most people can play and come up with there own way of rackin up a high score.
Thanks!
Recent Audio Reviews
Project 24
Rated 4 / 5 stars January 24, 2013
I like this one. The rhythm and the melody are pretty good. The beat does have a driving feel to it. Makes me want to start that damn game already, haha.
I also like that this loop keeps itself in the background. No annoying sounds or instruments. So it doesn't distract me from what I am doing. But I still get to listen to a nicely done loop at the same time.
Good work!
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Nice! :) I have several more songs that are kind of like this but better, I just need to find the time to get them finished. Thanks a lot!
Lights In The Dark
Rated 5 / 5 stars January 3, 2013
Pretty cool song. I really like the melody here. It creates a very nice atmosphere. Too bad I can't listen to this any louder right now, because I think I'm missing out on some very cool background stuff. But I still want to get this review done, heh...
Anyway, I got reminded a bit of Radiohead's "Kid A", while listening to this. While your song isn't as "creepy" in atmosphere, I still think this song would fit nicely on that album.
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Thanks man! Getting compared with Radiohead makes me very happy! Thanks :3
Delusional
Rated 5 / 5 stars December 14, 2012
This is a good song. It sounds nice and calm in the beginning, but the longer it plays, the more "delusional" it becomes. There are other instruments in the background, that create some sort of eerie atmosphere. Sometimes I think there are even some disharmonics in this song, which only amplify this "strange" atmosphere.
A very nice track!
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Thanks for the review! Yes, I wanted to incorporate some "delusional" aspects to the song, so I changed the pace of the song early on to keep it interesting. Not the greatest song in my opinion, but I like the groove of it myself!
Recent Art Reviews
Clarice Burnstein Intro
Rated 3 / 5 stars Dec 13, 2012
Things you should look into:
One of the shadows has to go. I'd say, the "first" shadow (the one, that is as big as the character). The other one, where we can see her a bit bigger in the background is ok. But two shadows is too much.
The character's name should not be hidden by the character. Especially, since the black shape at the bottom is in front of the characters legs, the name is in front of the black shape, but the letters are behind the characters legs? That doesn't work out.
The anatomy is a bit off. Her waist is too slim, especially since her hips seem to be quite big.
Things that I like:
The yellow/orange background looks good. It brings some colour into the image and the bright colours work really well here.
The bose Clarice strikes looks good to me. But I think the smoke should be coming from the other gun... but that's just a minor thing. The gun hin her left hand smoking is just as well.
The character itself looks interesting. Maybe a bit clichéd, but much more interesting than yet another "halo like" soldier, etc.
Overall, this piece needs more work, but you are on a good way.
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Celx Requin's Anamnesis Cover
Rated 5 / 5 stars Dec 13, 2012
It looks quite cool. At first I thought the image of the character was just mirrored, but then I noticed some minor details are different between the left and the right half.
Also, the background is very good. I like, how you notice more and more stuff the longer you look at it. Some of those lines seem to be pretty random at first, but then after a while you notice a pattern... and then, there's suddendly something you didn't even saw before. Very cool stuff.
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Thanks man!
- Celx
Jillian on the Ocean
Rated 3.5 / 5 stars Jul 15, 2012
A nice young lady sitting on a rock in the ocean. I wonder how she got there? The shoes she's wearing don't look like she could go rock climbing with them, heh.
Anyway, I like the clouds in the background. They look very realistic. Maybe it's because they are in fact real? It's hard to tell, and that's what I like. Nothing worse if you add a real picture to a drawing and then anybody can tell instantly that it is a real picture... anyway, the rest of the background is a bit lacking. I would like it better if we could see an island or maybe a beach in the background. This would also explain how the nice young lady could reach the rock with those shoes. ;)
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Well, you do have a point...Perhaps some time in the future, I can work on another character in the same setting.
Recent Movie Reviews
Rated 4 / 5 stars 1 month ago
This is an entertaining flash. The background graphics are pretty good. The characters could use some more work, though. Even though they are not "badly drawn", they do look more like South Park characters... which would be ok, if you'd aim more for a South Park like cartoon. But judging from the content of this short, this isn't supposed to be like SP.
Anyway, the background noises are a good addition. They are not too loud so they drown out the voices of the main characters. But it's not too quiet either.
The voices sound a bit too thin and I think sometimes there are some static noises. But overall, the voice actors do a good job. Maybe all you need is a better mic.
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I am extremely influenced by South Park, and it's very clear that a lot of my work pays homage to it. BUT, at the same time, I consider my work to be a less... less crude version of South Park? One that is for a younger audience, and one that is more "real" than the somewhat insane world of South Park. So I definitely try to both be like South Park and different than South Park in the ways that you mentioned.
Thanks about the background noises, I definitely spent some time trying to get them to just the right levels.
About the voices, I've gotten new equipment since this episode was recorded, so I hope that my audio will already be improving!
Thanks for the review =)
Rated 4 / 5 stars 1 month ago
Very nice flash. I really like the story here. Also the short length doesn't bother me at all. Sometimes you just don't need many words or scenes to tell a story.
The story itself is simple, but it's just true nevertheless. Two people fall in love, their love grows, their love changes... after a while, their love grows cold... but some new love can develope from that.
The music and sound effects are good addition to the flash. It just adds that little extra to it. Without sound or music, the story would be the same. But I guess I wouldn't like the flash as much as I like it now.
Good work!
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Thank you!
I'm really glad if you enjoyed this :))
Rated 3 / 5 stars March 19, 2013
A flash about two monkeys teasing each other. Doesn't sound too interesting at first, but I think this turned out pretty well. I especially liked the sound effects. The "mario jumping sound" was a nice touch and the voices of the monkeys are pretty cool.
I also liked the background sound effects. Even though this is just a minor detaiI, I think details like this seperate "poorly made" flashes from "well done" flashes.
However, the pacing of the flash isn't that good. I felt that the teasing was going on for too long. Also, the animations need some work as well. As far as I can tell, most of it was done with simple tweens, which doesn't look too good.
Overall: The flash is enjoyable to watch, but it needs some more work for the animations and on the pacing of the story. I think, if you can spend more than 5 days on a flash, you can come up with some pretty cool stuff: Flashes, that aren't just "enjoyable" but "awesome". :)
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Thanks so much! I see! :)