Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[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.

[Kart Kollab]

Wow, this was very odd. I thought it would be a racing game. Instead, you just observed everything. The best part was easily the !? button. I'm not even going to spoil what happens when you press it. It was very unique for a collab.

I'm sad to say I haven't heard of most of you people before. I'm not following any of you. I mean that literally. I'm not following the drivers. It's still worth watching and interacting with.

Chdonga responds:

That's what rocks about collabs; finding cool people to check out

[Portal Patrol]

This game was very enjoyable! I will admit that it's very difficult. How do you run out of ammo for a knife? Anyway, Pico was probably the best character. You could have used more unique enemies. I don't know where those purple guys came from.

I like the music a lot. You rarely get that many songs for something. Happy Pico Day indeed! I'm glad this won some kind of award. It was quite an enjoyable game.

Tyler responds:

Think of it as you need more kitchen knives to pick up lol

Thanks!

[Citizen Pico: Pico's School IV]

I assume the title was a reference to "Citizen Kane". Well, the rating is quite high. I just don't think it's on the level as "Citizen Kane". I missed the second and third Pico's School entries. This was one weird game. It went nuts when an alternate version killed Pico.

I thought it was "Game Over" after that. Instead, it was part of the story! I didn't know Darnell and Nene were supposed to die. I got a medal, but I guess I shouldn't tell anyone how. I've never heard of Dr. Schmuck before.

Kolumbo responds:

it's a reference to the Troma movie "Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avengr IV" which in itself is a reference to Citizen Kane. Fun fact, Tom Fulp appears in Citizen Toxie - definitely worth a watch if you like over the top gore and bodily fluids. Another reference to Trome is the poster on the left in Pico's room!

Glad you find it went nuts at that point, as that's this game's equivalent to the shooting event from the first - so it was supposed to go all wacky after that moment!

Dr. Schmuck is great - you can find his toons over on PukeBomb

[Heroes of Pico's School]

Wow, what an awesome game! It's great to have something like this make you use so much strategy. I was impressed at how complicated it was. It seemed like I just got lucky most of the time. People don't seem to like it when I give out instructions in my reviews. This music was great.

For some reason, this couldn't load straight at first. I don't know what the problem was. Happy Pico Day 2024! I have officially gotten into the mood for these games! There's always new ways to adapt this story.