Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Blocs]

This really is quite an impressive game. I think it does have the problem of not having good graphics. I still found this to be very enjoyable. It didn't get hard too quickly. You just had to get a good look at everything in order to advance. I appreciate the originality of this.

I'm surprised this didn't win an award of some kind. I wasn't even sure how to play it at first. It was pretty fun figuring it out. I recommend this to more people. It's laid out in a very nice manner.

[Power Swing]

I liked this game, but it did not make sense at all. I don't know what's really going on. It said I had to hit the ball to knock my opponent out. I did that, and it said I lost! When I fell off it myself, I won! There must be something wrong here. Anyway, it really is a pretty creative game.

I wish I knew how to control that eagle. It was a pretty well paced game. I could recognize your animation. I'm glad it wasn't just a standard baseball game. We don't have that many popular sports games here.

[Scrap Metal]

I was not that entertained by this game. It seemed like an awful lot of work just to get some medals. I couldn't really understand what the point of cheering or booing was. It seemed too complicated for itself. I would have preferred a more standard fighting game. There isn't much motivation to go on.

I do think that the designs are fairly good and it does seem like you were trying something different. I always appreciate that. It could just be more enjoyable. It seems like most people think this is okay, too. Those are my thoughts.

DarkTimmy responds:

Totally agree. I think the only thing pushing a lot of people through are the medals. Overall the game is a nice idea with some flaw that hold it way back. The game just doesn't seem to engage too hard with the variety. I am thinking about a sequel with some tweaks and new modes. Maybe that will do it! Thanks for the comment too! Best, -Tim (check out my Boss 101 sequel if you want to see the latest - my Newgrounds blog has the deets)

[Captain Jack Adventure!]

I was truly impressed by this! I can see why it won Daily 2ndPlace. Oh come on, that's not so bad! I thought the graphics were quite good. It was refreshing to have a game that was so easy to understand. I thought a game about a boat would be more difficult. It even seemed to be rewarding.

I think I've gotten used to the controls with this laptop. The sounds and everything else seemed good. I knew enemies would appear. I don't know why there are giant floating coins. Of course, it probably makes more sense than other games anyway.

[Seven Days Without Rain]

I am surprised this does not have a higher rating. I actually really could get into this. I think it's mostly because of how realistic it is. In many games, that's not a good thing. Here, you guys really seemed like you wanted to make an art game. I am glad you did that. The music is quite soothing too.

It's nice to find interesting ways to do basic things like open locks. It's not stupid, it would be hard in real life. It's interesting how you want to tell a story like this. I hope this at least gets frontpaged. It's nice to have an intellectual game.

[Spitwad]

It was interesting, because I didn't even know the computer was playing at first! I thought it was just me playing against myself! I know I at least clicked the screen when the computer started. I admit that is kind of an original idea. I haven't played one of those games like this. It does make it less fun when there are no obstacles or anything.

Wait, I'm thinking of the wrong kind of game. I thought it was fun to get close to hitting your opponent. While not that creative, still good. You could probably brush up on the graphics, too. You bet I recognize that music.

[An Epic Stickventure]

I went over to the walkthrough and all it did was show me another link to the game. I managed to find the walkthrough and am so glad I did. I honestly had no clue what was going on with this game. I'm worse at point and click adventures than I thought I was! I did manage to get into it a little when I finally understood it. The drawings were fairly nice.

It was so satisfying to finally get that sword and kill people. I liked how it was so short. Medals for being killed are always a plus. Even the name is kind of cool. It was fun to see what would happen next. While not that great, it is worth looking at.

[Escape From Hartwell]

Okay, I'm not someone who's into point and click adventure games. That's not why I didn't like this. It's because the details were pretty bad in this. I guess it was easy to look at, at least? There needs to be more going on. It just came off as too bland to me.

Everything just looked too old. I know there were better drawings in 2007. Dang, has it been seven years already? Everything looks so old. There could have also been better sounds.

[Man Mountains 2007]

I didn't like this game because I think there was something wrong with the frame. It went off base for some reason. I tend to think this wasn't just my computer because it has a fairly low rating. I actually did like what little gameplay I was able to get into. It is really weighed down by how bad the graphics are. I guess we're not yet ready for mainstream CGI.

It was almost funny to see these weird looking figures touch each other. I'm not much into sports games, in real life or in video games. I guess it made a realistic interpretation of the game. I've never really played it. It seems like you have the right idea for a sports game at least.