Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Raide]

It was weird to go through training in this. I KNEW it was way too easy. Wait, I was training to make a train? What a funny pairing of words! Anyway, this was surprisingly complicated. It got particularly annoying with how I had to use every train track.

I know that I could have made the train go through with some track left over. At least it was pretty clear cut. I'm stuck on the second level. I guess I'm just bad at puzzle games. Yeah, that explains a lot.

[Gunka]

I found this game to be just okay. I will admit that it was pretty monotonous. I mean, it was just me hitting zombies over and over. It was still an interesting idea. I thought I wasn't supposed to kill the cats at first. It just put my score down.

I could get a medal for killing them at least! The graphics could probably be improved. That wasn't really the point, though. You still deserve credit for kind of a new idea. I was annoyed at how far I had to strike an enemy. It was still okay for me.

[Blood Gauntlet]

Well, this was a good game, but it was really difficult. I had no idea I would be losing my blood automatically. I thought that would only happen when I hit stuff! I was thinking there would be a medal for beating a level! Okay enough whining, this is a pretty cool game. You just have to be reeeeally fast.

There's definitely action to spare. You have to make that action happen. The worst part was not knowing which path I should take. Luckily, I didn't have to destroy every enemy. I never seemed to run out of those blue potions.

decafpanda responds:

Thanks for playing. The blue potions are your ultimate attack count. Using your ultimate attack is extremely important to wreck the battlefield and gain blood.

[Hallow Helpers]

Well, I thought this game was pretty good. For the life of me, I could not get past Level 5. This was in three collections! That's quite impressive! The things the flying monster said were kind of funny. The music was good and elegant.

I'll have to work harder to really get it. I can tell it was made in a short amount of time. The graphics aren't the best. It's still quite playable. I thought this would be a platformer, but it was more of a puzzle game.

[Stay Indoors]

I'm sorry, but I didn't care much for this. The graphics weren't very impressive. They just needed to be more detailed. I guess I should have stayed indoors. The author's comments were too lengthy. It just didn't come off as rewarding.

I still appreciate how it was kind of unique. I seem to say "unique" a lot in these reviews, huh? It was at least appropriate for Halloween. I couldn't be motivated to get very far. The rating's still pretty high.

Chris responds:

Thats fair.

The reason the graphics are as simple as they are is because the game is intended to look and play like a ZX Spectrum game. Which was an early home computer that allowed a very small palette of 15 colours and out of that palette only 2 colour could be displayed within an 8x8px block (this includes the background colour).

This further ties into the story that accompanies the game in the Author’s Comments. The story is a meta history of the game which pretends that it is a real game from the 1980s. I felt it added extra depth to the game and was a novel way to offer hints on the game. I completely appreciate that this may not be to everyone’s tastes though.

[TapTapBOOM]

This was really a great game! I loved how you added more stuff like moveable boards. I didn't know there'd be explosive devices either. Well, in addition to the ones you could use. I know there's a walkthrough somewhere I can always look at. I was waiting for it to get more complicated.

Boy, were the medals easy to understand. You beat a level and that was it. The music was very nice too. Even the title's nice. It deserves its recognition.

[Pokemon Variance Collab]

I have to admit that I was quite impressed by this. The number of drawings was huge. I liked how you could make a sparkling effect. I still don't follow any of you people. I don't know why this appeared under latest from the people I followed. I don't follow any of you!

I thought this would be like a remake of the original pokemon games. It was still wonderful. I'm going to have to play some of those myself someday. The colors were so nice. It's amazing how much of a positive influence pokemon has been on us.

EmsDeLaRoZ responds:

Maybe why this appeared in your feed without following any of us could be because you can see the latest uploads of users followed by your friends (that's an option you can change in the feed settings)

[Twigi's Twisted Costumes]

I thought it said "Twigi's Twisted Christmas" at first. I'm glad it was a Halloween cartoon. It was also a Dress-Up Game. I haven't played one of those in a long time. They're usually pornographic. This was pretty cute.

It was just costumes more. I don't know who this character is. Well, it's obviously Twigi, but I know nothing about her. It's a her, right? The drawings are indeed rather nice.

Nebulate responds:

Lol we arrent in x-mas season yet (even tho the stores says so). And yeah, we wanted this game to stand out from other dressup games out there and sutch with the voicelines and sutch.

As for Twigi the character: Twigi is a they/them just so you know that (i dont blame you for interpreting differently). And they are a kid that likes to dress up and sutch (they also like burgers alot).

[Rabbitball]

Wow, I loved this game! I wasn't expecting to see something so good to play this time! It was amazing how there were always new things going on. I had to keep more than one button pressed at a time. I guess I'm just not used to that. It was very nice looking.

Maybe not the greatest, but definitely awesome! This is a cute little rabbit. I hope this gets recognized. It was a unique game for me. Trust me, I've played thousands.

[DEAD DETENTION #4 (Rescribbled)]

I was pretty impressed at how long this game went on. It wasn't quite a visual novel. There was a lot of interaction here and there. The hardest part was easily hitting the notes. You really had to keep on working with that. It was interesting to see what item you'd need next.

I still would have wanted more actual fights with the hockey stick. You know, with you directly controlling the stick. It was still a good entry into this series. The artwork is as nice as ever. Those clicking sounds are good too.