Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Isora 2]

How complicated!

It was cool to play this game because there was so much going for it as a puzzle game. I can't believe that the winner of Daily 2nd place has less than 5,000 views! Anyway, this was great to play because it was quite difficult but had a very simplistic design. I also loved the choices of music. They sent out a real sense of wonder and adventure and you rarely see (hear?) that in a puzzle game. I am also fairly good, brisking through the first three levels.

It was great to see how each new level became more detailed and complicated. It just goes to show that you do not need elaborate effects to make something cool. It could have had more detail, but it did really not need it. At least you managed to get some recognition for it. It's hard in how you have to start back to exactly where you started.

[Dead Frontier Night Three]

Best yet!

It's amazing to see how every one of these games gets better as it goes along. This one boasts of the best graphics in the entire series. Everything just seems so animated in this. Even the white arrow pointing you to the helicopter seems so three-dimensional and like a character in itself. It was also great to have some backup because it even makes more sense with more people shooting. I love how the enemies in this one just really plop over and fall on their backs.

They seem to be easier to kill and it has a lot more of a story so it's more comprehensible. You really took every flaw there was about this series and corrected it! Considering the first parts were already great, that's very impressive! You can never go wrong by combining defense games and shooters. Zombie stuff forever, my man!

[Achilles]

Fairly fun

When I heard the word "Achilles" I think mostly of Achilles Heel. I am glad this was not a game based entirely on his weakness. The best part was how you could simply go and attack your enemies over and over with seemingly no end in sight. The part I did not like was how it was repetitive as it went on. Normally, I do not care about that, but the graphics could have also been more detailed. What does matter is that it's still fairly addictive and fun to play. I do wish the enemies were easier to kill.

What is good is that you give the players a really wide space to go around. Do not get yourself cornered in this game. Make sure you make good use of jumping and annihilate your enemies as quickly as possible. They can really build up on each other if you try killing many in a slower way. The best way is easily the spear to the head.

[Operation L.O.A.D]

How strange

This was quite a unique game to play in that I had little idea how long it went. Everytime I went past a level, it said I had failed it even though I saw the missile leave the screen. I tried to follow it and now I know what I have to do, sorry. Boy, I feel like an idiot for not reading the instructions better. Anyway, this game is a lot harder than it seems at first. You have to follow the missile and use up a lot of your own fuel for it.

The coolest part was probably how well the robot worked. It was great with how the enemies were all defeated in one blast. While I am pretty bad at this, at least I managed to get a single medal (making the enemies shoot each other). The music was also good and had a good futuristic and technological feel to it. It is definitley going to take practice.

[Eleme III]

Fairly innovative

This is an RPG style that I am in no way familiar with, so it is hard to fully enjoy it. I can, however, say that I liked this because the graphics were really good. This is truly a different kind of animation and I do not mean a bad kind of animation. It is a game so different then even most RPGs, so it will take awhile to get used to. There were some more obvious flaws, like how I did not like how there was no music or sound effects. That is something I always look for in a game.

It seems to have the makings of a classic "Magic: The Gathering" game somewhat. Granted, I know next to nothing about that either. The detail was good and I like how there were differences in the people in the crowds. It is an interesting game that is worth a play with someone more familiar with this kind of gameplay. Congrats on having it be your biggest project ever!

[The Domino Knight]

Neat little game

This game was playable, probably because it just had a lot of cute sounds and things going on. This reminds me of the game "Train To Mexico" which I bet this is based on. That game actually was more elaborate than this, but this was still a decent effort. It was annoying with how I had to get the right combination all the time. It started out well, but then it got harder when you had to reach the other side. I do not even know what the hammer is for!

As you can guess, I am not very good at this game. I am sure people who are experts at puzzle games would have much better luck than I would. It was nice to see a game use dominos. Those things are such classic game pieces it's too bad you seldom see them in games on this website. The graphics were pretty fancy as well.

[FireFlies]

Quite complicated

This game was quite fun to play simply because it had a very simple premise to it. The premise worked because there were still quite a few ways to win the game. The best part was probably those spiked balls because they got to explode everything around them. I guess it's kind of creepy to be blowing up fireflies like that. Then again, it's not like they had anything better to do. The colors were quite vibrant as well, even though the entire thing was not that well detailed.

My suggestions would be to put in more detail into the environment. Since the game is fun on its own, it might not matter much, but it would make it look better. I like it when people know when something works in its simplicity. The music was good and created a nice mood to play the game. Not one of BubbleBox's best, but good.

[13 Days in Hell]

Grows on you

This was a nice game to play because the graphics were just so good! This seems to be just like something you would play in a "Sims" game. Seeing as how they have all sorts of crazy stuff, monsters from Hell would not be that far-fetched. The best part is how there is so much creativity put into the design of the enemies. What I did not like was how it was a bit too repetitive with the same people coming at you. Of course, I am a big fan of shooting games like this, so it works.

I guess these aren't zombies, but they seem to die like ones! This is a game where you really have to conserve your ammunitation. Be sure to calculate how many shots it takes for every enemy. Overloading will make you waste time on reloading like most games. When I first heard the title, I thought it would be like a "Reincarnation" entry.

[World Revolution RPG]

Very interesting game!

I am not a big RPG fan, but this turned out to be something that was rather fancy! There was so much detail put into it and the graphics were amazing. I just had no idea what was going to come up next, be it a new environment or no enemies. The game just has so many ridiculous things going on. I could barely understand any of it, but it was dang cool. It's also great how you start off so easily. From what I recall, on the first battle the enemies did not even get any turns at all!

It's weird how there are so many conflicting styles here. It looked like there were some mushrooms in the background while normal people fight purple alien things. The CGI and 2D uses also play each other off well. While not the best, it's an extremely creative game and has a lot going for it. Glad you were able to get medals.

[E.L.I.T.E. Cupcake Pro.]

A prototype?

I can not really tell you to improve anywhere, because this was of course a simple demo. I do, however, want to say that demos are generally not looked upon positively on this website. It seems you could have put in some sound or music. The game actually seems like it could go somewhere, maybe just because I like cupcakes. I guess the goal is for the pink cupcake to reach the brown one. I did that and then nothing happened so I fell off and now there's simply a blank screen.

I don't know why, it's just kind of fun to see the cupcake just plop around. Black lines are not the best way to show off style, either. I am sure that the final game will be much better. You should probably not submit something that has little detail in it for a demo. The cupcake manages to have a really silly and funny face for all it's worth.