Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Homestuck FreshJamz Collab]

15 years ago for "Homestuck"? I...can actually believe that. They've made literally thousands of comic strips in such a short time. These songs are really good. I got the secret medal and I have no idea how! I guess it's a good thing I can't tell you how to get it.

I remember when "Homestuck" first came here and people went nuts. It wasn't even really that popular. I loved the references here and there. It's fairly relaxing. May "Homestuck" live on forever.

[The Newgrounds KinitoPET Collab]

I'm not too familiar with this character. Still, it's interesting to see so many people come together for a collab. The best part was how simple it was. I thought it would be like short cartoons. I kind of wish they were. This was still pretty good.

I still keep finding new people in collabs. I thought I knew everyone here! Anyway, this was pretty impressive. Oh, you are told more about it in the description. This was just fine.

[Grot]

That was surprisingly good. I appreciate how you have those health balls everywhere. I will admit that I was confused as to how you couldn't jump. I'm glad you could still beat the level without doing that. This was like a "Doom" game. It was better than the game I just reviewed.

The title made it look like "Groot". You know, the "Guardians Of The Guardians" character? The enemies were very well designed. I liked how the powerups were these floating orbs. The graphics are very impressive.

[Lightning Katana - [Alpha]]

This was an enjoyable game, although it was pretty frustrating. The worst part was probably how I'm not used to games from this perspective. It's hard to keep up with the enemies. I'm glad the guys with the circles around them weren't always immune to the exact weapon you had. The animation was pretty good. The title is very nice too.

There were sometimes where I didn't know which angle to attack from. This really did move at lightning speed. I'm surprised at how hard it was to get a medal. It had some good sounds too. It's an enjoyable if difficult game.

[Politics.]

This was a very hard game to critique. I mean, it's just the same symbols over and over. it's just people farting out their faces. It reminds me of the "South Park" episode "How To Eat With Your Butt". It featured people with buttocks for faces. I didn't see any sh*t come out when they were sharting.

I do love the title, though. I just can't recommend it. It got annoying with how repetitive it was. Still, it did give a good representation of politics. Yeah, that was easily the best part.

[Bug Ball 3D]

I have to say that I was very surprised at how hard this game was. I had no idea how to get far. Luckily, I learned how to jump. It still didn't help me much. It wasn't really quite 3D. That first level was just torture.

You had to make a really long gap at the end. This was the first level! Well, I got a medal for trying at least. Press Z to select. I'm not sure if that's apparent at first.

kaiakairos responds:

it sounds like you played the medium or hard course first. you should play the easy course first, it teaches you the controls

[Trivial Trivia: The Newgrounds Collection]

While not too flashing, it didn't need to be. I was surprised at how hard it could be. I still got some good points put in. It was weird how I had to be logged into the site to get medals. At least I got them! I really shouldn't be listing answers here because people would call me cheating.

Besides, I believe people are tired of me doing that anyway. Maybe it could have used more detail? It didn't to be anything that spectacular. This is the first time I've seen Peebles referenced in another Newgrounds submission. Those cartoons are certainly popular enough to be mentioned!

[Keep It In! 3]

I didn't even know how to play the game at first. You'd think it was something I'd just figure out on my own! I appreciated the great idea, though. It's certainly original, but it is very hard. I started the game and got a medal! The animation was pretty good.

It didn't need to be too complicated. It just got frustrating! You have to really take a while to get used to this gameplay. You still deserve credit for an original idea. I couldn't quite recommend it, though.

St4rryQueen responds:

I'm really sorry you didn't enjoy it at first. Is there anything I could do to improve the game?

[Blue Vortex]

Well, I'm not good at this game, so I certainly couldn't recommend it. I just wish it was easier. I mean, the graphics are pretty good. I guess I just had to have the mouse exactly in the hole. It got more complicated than I thought. It seemed like it would be easy.

I didn't even know what obstacles would appear. Well, that was just the first few seconds. I'd go crazy if I had to win this medal. I guess I could suggest that it be easier with fewer obstacles. That wouldn't be fair for better players.

Mantis1 responds:

Thanks for the review! The mouse doesn't have any hitbox/collision. You have to make the camera dodge the obstacles, not the mouse.

[Lich King's Gauntlet]

This game was pretty good. I admit it was kind of annoying. I didn't really know how to fire at the enemy. I understood it pretty quickly after awhile, though. I still got pretty far. I guess the animation could have been better.

I didn't get far enough to see the Lich King, though. I think "Adventure Time!" had the best Lich. The dash part was easily the best ability. I thought it would be like an RPG where you took turns. It was probably better this way.