Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Deadly Dwarves]

This is a pretty good game. It's mostly just the same thing of getting hit with knives by dwarves. I thought maybe the rock guy was an enemy at first. Dang, it seems like you lose bullets so fast. Those dwarves are freaking annoying! For the most part, this is good.

The graphics are decent, even if the overall layout isn't all that original. The knives thrown at you are also really bad. Again, I think this may have to do with the resolution of my computer. You could have had more upgrades. After I die, my health bar momentarily flashes to full for some reason.

[Cursed Treasure 2]

Dude, you are making games like clockwork! These are all quite complicated and I am very impressed by that! I didn't think this was as good as the other ones. I must have a computer that just runs low on this. Everything seems unbearably slow. You do have the button to make things go faster. There are more and more armies as the levels go on.

They don't seem that stronger, just higher in number. The designs were fairly good. No doubt this will win Daily Feature or at least something close to it. The sounds are pretty fun. It's an all around good game as always.

[Match A Number]

At first, I thought it was too difficult. I then thought it was too easy and then back to being difficult. At first, I basically just had to keep on finding new numbers. When you reach the 30 point mark, it's considerably harder. At least I managed to get that far. I am glad I am not taking a math class this semester.

Of course, this isn't the kind of thing you'd use one for anyway. I like all the bright colors used. Hard to suggest anything, as it doesn't look like it needs anymore. More people are used to math nowadays anyway. Numbers can be fun.

[Acid Bunny]

This was quite an enjoyable game. The one part I'm having trouble with is when I'm jumping on the red balloons. I believe I have to get seven of them in a row, which is quite difficult, especially considering how I accidentally incapicated one of the guys working on changing their color. The artwork was great in this. The sounds and everything else were nice too. It was a lot easier to just jump on the enemy's head.

Bunnies seem to get involved in a lot of gross stuff. I appreciate how there was a lot going on with the carrots, hearts, and pieces of string. I skipped the opening cutscenes. Sorry, if there's no medal for watching them, I'm not interested. It is a very good game.

SeethingSwarm responds:

Glad you enjoyed the game and thanks for the feedback, very useful! I would think that incapacitating one of your friends in the balloon room would make it a bit easier, because they won't jump onto any balloons that you've already made the right color.... but maybe I was wrong. I find it very sad that people nowadays need to get an achievement for everything, even for watching the introduction. I mean, shouldn't you watch the intro because you want to, rather than for getting a pat on the back for doing so? I guess that's just me, but I think achievements should be reserved for actual achievements. Anyway, thanks for the constructive criticism and I will keep these things in mind for future projects! Sorry if I seem arrogant or that I do not respect your opinions, I just do not agree with a few of them, but I'll keep them in mind. Thanks for the nice score! :)

[Uber Pool]

When I saw the title, I thought it would be a game about a swimming pool. Hmm, there should be more jokes made about that. I think the graphics are as good as any other pool game. I just couldn't understand this game that much. I guess it should appeal to people who are fans of it in real life. I really am not.

I don't know why you keep putting new balls on. Boy, is it easy to get a stratch. Why is it even called that? While strange (even if it's rather mundane), it does live up to what it is supposed to be. Uber's such a cool word.

[Castle Escape]

Wow, I think I actually enjoyed this. True, it has the lowest rating of anything in the Dare category, but it's not that bad. I think I like it because it's so freaking challenging. The graphics are actually very well done in this. If only there was some way I could beat it. You really have to move fast for this.

The music is also quite good. I don't know what the point is getting the gold at the beginning is. I like how it always changes what levels are in which doors. I guess they're too short to really be levels. I guess they're more parts.

Naufr4g0 responds:

Thanks Ericho for your feedback! :)
I think I got a low rating, cause I make players angry with its difficulty, not because of its poor quality.
I hope you have already tried not to take the gold, otherwise it is really impossible complete the game. The gold is there to punish your greed! :)

[Clockwork Cat]

Well, I can see why this is the highest rated submission in the Ludum Dare 27 series. I love this because it has such a simple layout to it. Then again, really al of them do. I guess I just like cats that much. It's interesting to have a game that you can play at your own pace so well. Normally, this would be kind of weird because of how you wouldn't want to advance.

You can just stay in the same place if you want. It's, of course, better to go around and explore. I liked this unique idea. You really did have to search for the key. All in all, a very fun game and probably my favorite submission in the series.

[Convey]

That was one strange game. Dang, I say that way too often. What really confused me was how the medals didn't show up onscreen. I knew I got a couple, they appeared as achievements at least. I'm surprised this won Daily Feature. I have to admit it is at least unique.

I didn't know what I was doing. All I really did was press whatever random thing showed up. I think next time you should just put up more going on. Then again, this was made in only 48 hours. I guess it lived up to what it was supposed to.

Zanzlanz responds:

The medals were directly linked with the achievement text on screen, so I didn't feel like cluttering the game any more. I hope it wasn't confusing, haha :)
As for the conversations, it is a bit of a rush. If I make a post-compo version, I'd try to make it a longer time-frame or something :D
Thanks ^^

[Eggy Easter]

It's always interesting to look at the submissions of all my favorite artists. I was pretty confused by this. I just went out to swim through that area, but I couldn't. I used the bubble but it did nothing. When I saw the thumbnail, I thought it would be porn. Yeah, I've interpreted furries to be like that.

The artwork itself is really good. The only problem is the gameplay. That's why I just can't recommend this. I have to admit that it does have a fairly good layout. I feel embarassed for not understanding a game after reviewing THOUSANDS of them.

[Zorro Team]

I'm not all that into this game mostly because it comes off as too easy. It really is more complicated than you think. I think it's because this game is simply so insane when you think about it. In this game, the same houses are attacked by different people in UNDER A MINUTE. I guess i might be supposed to be sped up. I mean, you do see the car go really fast.

I was just fascinated at how anyone would be stupid enough to live here. After the second attack, I'd move out! The sounds are fairly good. The game itself is well done, mostly because it has such simplistic gameplay with a ludicrous premise. The girl in pink looks like Sakura.