Score: 10

"Simply unmatchable."

submission: D.A.N.C.E.

date: December 10, 2008

Never before have I witnessed such a visually pleasing masterpiece. The fantastic audio caught me in a daze. Sheer amazing graphics combined with audio that fitted the mood of the flash perfectly. You are my new lord.

Thank you.

Score: 4

"Eye-straining"

submission: Speed Maniac

date: November 8, 2008

A decent enough game, though the colours were all pale and hard to see, therefore it was very eye-straining, and my eyes hurt quite badly right now, as well as feeling watery, and blurry.

Therefore, I am not in the right state to review this submission, but I am writing this to inform you about this, so you could maybe edit the colouring and resubmit.

Thank you.

Score: 9

"Nice, but could do with improvement."

submission: Madness Apocalypse DEMO

date: October 30, 2008

Since this is a beta, I will not review in my normal style, but I will give you a review based on what could be improved on, and what should be kept as it currently is.

This game was very enjoyable overall, and felt like you had took a lot of time and effort on the programming and artwork. The physics were realistic and complemented the rest of the application well. There was a slight bug when the enemy and you are horizontally touching, which makes the enemy keep jumping and constantly changing direction, perhaps a simple hitTest may fix this. The artwork was satisfactory, although looked slightly block, I'm unsure about how to do so, but if a little fluidness was added to the characters, the whole application would seem more smoothly rounded off.

There were several small things that annoyed me slightly regarding the weapons that are listed below:
Pistols - Very little damage is dealt with the pistols, increase the value of the variable that declares how powerful the pistol is.
All non-projectile weapons - No damage is dealt at all.
All projectile weapons - I would like to see the actual bullet that is being fired.

Sorry if this review doesn't go in-depth enough, I'm not used to this style of reviewing. Thank you.

MwMike

Score: 10

"A nice list."

submission: Plagiarism: The Flash

date: October 28, 2008

Content:9/10:
Contains a lot of me, so I like it. Plus most of the paragraphs were meaningful. The level icon and userpage picture were nice ideas too.

Layout:10/10:
Despite what you said, I really liked the layout, and I needed something to drag the overall score up to ten (<3).

Originality:10/10:
An original concept for a flash, I've never seen a blog post turned into a flash
before, and I might never see it again.

Execution:10/10:
Well executed, there's something in this flash that makes me enjoy it more than most flashes.

Overall:10/10:
Overall, I enjoyed this flash, and passed it.

TL;DR:
I like!

5/5

Score: 10

"Completed."

submission: NG Office Adventure v1.3

date: October 27, 2008

A great game, based on a great event. Oh, and Murad, combine the bleach with the beer, for Luis.

Anyway, on with the review:

Sound:9/10:
Some well picked sound, the main theme kept the flashes mood up.

Art:10/10:
Very nice art, I especially like the art on Luis, which captured his motion well.

Story:10/10:
Trying to round up the NG staff and mods for a party is a hard deed, but it's a great concept for a flash.

Presentation:9/10:
Overall decent presentation, clean and not overdone.

Gameplay:10/10:
Addictive gameplay, that urged me to keep playing until I had unlocked all challenges, I didn't though, *sadfaic*.

Style:9/10:
A nice style flash, there were several elements of 3D (for example, the fridge and Jeff's computer) which were all very well styled.

Execution:10/10:
Executed great, with humour mixed in with the point 'n click aspect can be hard to pull off, but you all did very well.

Overall:10/10:
Just amazing, that's all that can describe this flash.

TL;DR:
Greatness in a flash, plus it had Luis.

Score: 10

"Just amazing"

submission: Fallen Angel Ep. 1 (Pt1)

date: October 24, 2008

Animation:10/10: Great, smooth animation. Realistic physics of movement and worth those four years that were spent on this fantastic flash.

Sound:10/10:
Amazingly well picked sound. The FX was perfect, and the background track suited the animation well, as well as giving it a great atmosphere and mood.

Art:10/10:
High detailed, realistic art. The way the buildings were created was quite spectacular, and the character design was very nice.

Story:10/10:
The story of this flash enticed me to keep watching until the end, though the flash was far shorter than I expected it to be.

Presentation:9/10:
Overall great presentation, clean and not overdone.

Style:9/10:
I think your style is very nice and adds to the overall quality of the flash greatly, as I said above, the character design was great, and very nice overall.

Execution:10/10:
Each individual aspect of this flash is great and when all put together form something amazing. This was executed well and I was impressed.

Overall:10/10:
Just amazing, that's all that can describe this flash, the detailed art, the storyline, and every aspect, added up brilliantly to create this masterpiece.

TL;DR:
Truly amazing detail, combined with a strong storyline makes this flash stand out from the average NG flash.

Score: 10

"A truly amazing flash."

submission: There She Is!! step4

date: October 14, 2008

I'm sorry I couldn't have gotten to reviewing this earlier, I first saw it while under judgement and I'm unsure about why I didn't review then. This flash has great replay value, and just today I have watched over it several times, as well as many other days that I have seen it more times. I will go more in-depth below.

Animation:10/10: The visuals of this flash are just amazing, great, smooth animation that enticed me to keep watching, the physics of the animation are superb too, especially near the end, in the falling scene. The animation of this helps make it the masterpiece it is.

Sound:9/10:
The song chosen for this fits the mood of the animation and helps create the atmosphere that works so well for this flash.

Art:10/10:
High detailed, textured art. The way the buildings were created was quite spectacular.

Story:10/10:
I was impressed by the story of this flash, though actually quite confused at the end. The story carried emotion well and impressed me a lot. It seems like it could represent a real-life issue that many people support and many people are against it. I am captivated by the story of this flash, and now I'm waiting for another instalment, though as an animator and scripter I know that making low quality flash can take a lot of time, and high quality flash like this takes so much longer, even if a lot of work is put into it.

Humour:Not rated:
No humour, this is good, as humour would've taken away from the mood of the submission.

Presentation:9/10:
Overall great presentation, clean and not overdone.

Preloader:10/10:
The preloader, too, was very nice. The way in which the animation carried on from the preloader screen is a nice idea.

Style:9/10:
I think your style is very nice and adds to the overall quality of the flash greatly.

Violence:10/10:
I wouldn't expect violence to have worked well in a part of this series, but it actually was created well, and made the situation seem more serious than it would do if not.

V-Camming:10/10:
Amazing use of Vcam, as simple as that.

Execution:10/10:
Each individual aspect of this flash is great and when all put together form something amazing. This was executed well and I was impressed.

Overall:10/10:
Just amazing, that's all that can describe this flash.

TL;DR:
I was wowed by this flash.

Score: 9

"Informative and humourous"

submission: Welcome to Newgrounds!

date: October 11, 2008

Animation:6/10: The animation isn't too impressive, but the fact that there was animation in a guide gave it an original feel. It also seemed like you made the animation in another program and imported it all into flash. I would normally give just a two for this, but the fact that it's part of a guide and that you had the obstacle of outside importing, I've added a bit to my score.

Sound:8/10:
Not anything special. Quite humorous, plus remembered that cock jokes DO make your flash just that bit more humorous.

Art:7/10:
Not much to it really.

Humour:9/10:
As I said above, the cockjokes are plentiful, for that you get a high mark.

Presentation:7/10:
Decent presentation.

Preloader:0/10:
No preloader. Preloaders are actually very important.

Style:8/10:
Good style. Not amazing, but good.

Violence:Not rated:
Not much of it. I won't take or add anything to the overall score.

V-Camming:Not rated:
No vCam.

Execution:9/10:
The actual flash, when thought about in small chunks, wasn't too impressive, but all these chunks come together and fit together well. I've seen better but this is quite nicely executed.

Overall:9/10:
The fact that animation was used in a guide breaths life into the submission. If I was still unsure about newgrounds then this would be very helpful and teach a lot. Thank you for reading this.

TL;DR:
Very nicely created, the animation wasn't impressive, but the fact it was there breathed originality into the flash.

Score: 10

"I'm looking forward to this."

submission: Castle Repercussion - TSR

date: October 3, 2008

This looks as if it's going to be the best yet. With the great action of two, combined with the amazing animation, art and effects of three, this looks like it could be a masterpiece. The introduction of a higher force is a great idea, since in the earlier installations to the series, there was little contrast between each enemy, making it start to feel more repetitive. Though all the action was enough to keep it from getting too repetitive. You, as an artist and animator, have improved much and I look forward to your future works, including the full version of this, which, especially for a trailer, is very nice.

Here's what I rate for each aspect of the flash:

Animation:10/10:Amazing animation, the physics of movement were both realistic and outstanding. The actual smoothness of the animation is just amazing. It's hard to believe how much you've improved since the time of two,

Sound:10/10:
A good, high quality, backing track that added to the submission. This and the amazing sound FX worked nicely together, amazing sound. Ten out of ten.

Art:10/10:
Good art. Detailed, high quality art and backgrounds that amazed me from the start. For this, I rate ten.

Humour:Not rated:
Not enough humour to rate.

Presentation10/10:
Like I've been saying about every aspect, absolutely amazing. This is perhaps the best laid out flash I've ever witnessed, I actually knew that the flash would be even better than the rest in the series but the excellent menu.

Preloader:10/10:
A great preloader, with outstanding background art, and the simplicity that just rounds it off so well.

Style:10/10:
Amazing, - sorry for overusing this word, there isn't much else to describe your brilliant work - you've taken the principles of stick animation and taken it further than any other flash author I've ever seen. I love just plain stick figures, but your style of them is just so great.

Violence:10/10:
Very impressive violence, amazing effects on the dying enemies. Another ten.

V-Camming:10:
THE best vCamming I've ever seen on a flash, even if vCam wasn't used, you gave and effect similar to it.

Execution:10/10:
Some of the greatest execution I've ever seen. All amazing aspects come together with the amazing execution and create a masterpiece.

Overall:10/10:
Wow, this is the first time I've given ten to all aspects of flash, I wish you luck in the future.

Please PM me when the full version is out.

Score: 9

"I am impressed"

submission: Swords and Sandals 3:Solo

date: September 29, 2008

Animation:9/10:
Good animation. Improvements to the physics of animation could be made.

Sound:9/10:
A good, high quality, backing track that added to the submission. This suits the submission well. Well picked.

Art:8/10:
Good art. Detailed, high quality art and backgrounds.

Humour:Not rated:
Not enough humour to rate.

Presentation8/10:
I liked the way this was presented. The presentation helped out the overall quality and has improved since the earlier games in the series.

Preloader:Not rated:
A good preloader, but I only give scores if the preloader was created by the artist, unless you created the fizzy preloader.

Style:7/10:
I'm not sure if I like the style of art in this series. It's nice but the character style looks quite weird.

Violence:9/10:
The violence in this flash was very well done. I liked the blood effects if you choose to kill them.

V-Camming:Not rated:
No vCam (or none that I could see) used.

Gameplay:10/10:
Very good gameplay. The many opportunities regarding what to do were nice and stopped the flash from getting repetitive. The new options and places to go were very nice. A real improvement from the earlier games. The options for the character model were very nice. An improvement in AI was needed from the previous game and there was one, though it's hardly noticeable.

Execution:10/10:
Very well executed. Many good new features that make the overall quality of the flash just that bit higher.

Overall:9/10:
A very nice game. Though it felt more like an improved version of the earlier games than a new game.