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[Rosethorne - part 1]

I thought the audio was just fine. It's amazing how dark this is. Then again, it's ONLY BEGINNING! The art is just beautiful. You put so much realism into this. I really was legitimately scared from this cartoon.

The music wonderfully fit the mood. Not even Jhonen Vasquez could make something like this. I really do feel for what's going on. Granted, that might not be a good thing. Great and chilling cartoon!

[HEAT MAN 1]

This was just okay. The later stuff you do is much better. I guess it did have an interesting plot to it. I appreciate the voice work. I'm pretty sure that was something just made for this cartoon. It was weird how Mega Man died so easily.

I'd think he'd at least try to attack Cut Man. Well, it gets better later. I don't quite understand the opening. The drawn parts looked off model. It still wasn't terrible.

[Bad Influence]

Short, but quite good. I was wondering why Randy Solem wasn't credited under this. Could you not credit more than one person back at this time? Anyway, it was weird how you used a stick figure. That's not a realistic thing to begin with. I still thought it was well done.

It's mostly because it's great satire. Mario is something that by its own nature, isn't violent. You did manage to make it destructive in its silliness. I thought there'd be another joke at the end. I guess that shot wasn't caused by video games.

[FFF: Epic]

With the "Epic" in the title, I knew it would be the longest. I was right! Anyway, it was really impressive how you showed the different styles. You do pretty good hand drawn animation. Well, I guess in Flash that wouldn't be the correct term. It's still great to look at.

I am feeling nostalgic for TTA. I wonder if it was directly inspired by this? You really did use the mythology of the series quite well. I can understand how these characters interact much more. It holds up very well.

SplashKhat responds:

A search for TTA brought up Tv Tome Adventures, it's a game here on NG. This video was made long before that xD. I honestly stopped watching NG vids and games while working on the series. I wanted to create by my own imagination and not mimic, or try to out do other things that I've seen. NG made me feel like it's all a competition, I made these because I had fun doing it. I wanted to keep having fun with it, so I turned into a NG hermit, lol.

[FFF: Darkside]

I feel bad for not being more familiar with the series. I do really like this. That was a pretty funny way to list the audio. The music was of course great. It was good how you showed the passage of time in this. I thought this series was numbered at first?

I would love to see an update for this. You had good visuals, too. It's nice how I'm starting to feel for the characters. Well, I can at least remember their names. That was good battle too.

SplashKhat responds:

If you had watched them from the Series page (link in my profile) they are ordered from top to bottom. When I first started these, I had no idea I'd be making over a dozen of them, so I didn't number them till much later.

The game most of these characters came from was hard to play. Every spell had levels. Cure1 could be level 1. And it became stronger the more you used it. And then when you learn Cure2 it's at level 1. So you had to grind and train your characters to become good with magic.

Other then visual effects, camera, and perhaps a longer fight, The story for this chapter is solid. I wouldn't change anything there other then to make it more obvious that their spells had levels. While some were weak, they could also be very powerful.

[FFF: Grrl]

Well, the first post 911 episode. Okay, I really shouldn't get into that. I truly appreciate how all of these characters have a role. The sounds were quite good. It was nice to see Black Mage like that. It's weird how everyone just dies in this.

Then again, there are as many characters as there are deaths. I suppose it was more realistic. I really like how the monsters are depicted. It was great to see Chocobos and Moogles in this. It gives a good actual connection between the games.

[College University pt 3-3]

Wow, I can't believe this won Weekly User's Choice but nothing else! Well, I guess it was the last in a series. Aliens and Bigfoot! Now all we need is a ghost! Wait, I think there is one that appears later in something else. The jokes were so good in this.

Yep, I know what it's like to buy expensive books. Not so with meeting aliens or Bigfoot though. It's nice to see the black ninja appear for the first time, or dark ninja or whoever he is. I love the weird title and fake name. I like how the red haired guy is still smarter than Karl.

[College University pt 3-2]

Aw yes, the first appearance of Kung Fu Carl. He's the only thing new about College University nowadays. I really love how Parks is more observant. I guess he is the only one to notice Gorp. It kind of reminds me of Roger from "American Dad!". Wait, is he a ripoff of your character?

The most memorable part was the listing of the books. For modern philosophy, we just have comedians. This really is developing more of a story. Well, as part of an episode, it should.

[College University pt 3-1]

I love this episode, if only because of the opening with Unicron. I could tell it would be a dream. Of course, it's kind of weird as Optimus Prime does appear later in the series. I also really like Punchy. The animation does look a little dated. It's still nice to see all this interaction.

Yep, I had to deal with this awhile back. Okay, no kangaroos, but still. Never had to be part of a dorm, though. It'll be great to see Kung Fu Carl for the first time! It still seems like an average length episode.

[Call For HELP!!! (9 11)]

I am so glad that this won Daily Feature. It's a true pity it hasn't gotten a high score over time. I guess it's pointless now as it's been too long since the September 11th attacks. This was probably the earliest post 911 thing I ever saw. I feel bad that I didn't see this back in 2001. I feel even worse that giving blood is literally my biggest fear.

You know what? I swear that if I had seen this on September 12th, 2001, I would have donated some. It has been so long since it happened, but this was just so sincere. Well, we found and killed Bin Laden like you wanted. Even on that day, my mom said we shouldn't hate our enemies.