Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Reel Gold]

Reel Gold
It was interesting to see how fun this was. At first, I thought I wouldn't enjoy it, because it would be too easy. It turned out to be better because it was actually difficult. You really have to know where to get the gold. Your rope sways so much it's hard to tell. It's a game that requires patience.

I wouldn't think this game would hold up well after all these years. It truly does! It has nice graphics and while there isn't that much detail, it still works well. Prospectors just look so funny. They always remind me of Yosemite Sam.

[Silent Death]

Well, it was hard for me to recommend this, mostly because I'm no good at it. It used to be that I got better every time I played it, but that didn't last. I especially couldn't understand how I was supposed to kill my enemies when they were after me. I thought I might have needed a new Flash Player at first. That's very unlikely seeing as how this was made in 2005. The voices are fine.

You should have been allowed to go past the dialogue. The graphics aren't too impressive in this either. I guess the sounds are pretty good. It just isn't the kind of game that I'm interested in. I don't even know how to shoot my enemies.

[Gem Mine]

This was a pretty good game. I think the best thing about it is how basic it is. At the same time, it could have been more detailed. I was afraid this was just going to be a game that went on forever. Then, I looked over to see the number of lines you had to get to in order to pass the level. I think the music is also pretty wondorous.

Not much to suggest as this works quite well for what it is. I get a good sense of this being a nice little time waster. While not great, it's good. For some reason, there was a certain point that remained the highest. None of the other points even really came close to it.

[Raze 2]

I'm surprised I looked past this one. It's one of the highest rated games I have not played before! It's not very hard to see why. It's really cool to see all this stuff going on at once. I like it how I seem to always be able to come back. Of course, that also meant it was easy for me to die.

It takes awhile to get the hang of. The graphics are quite good. The sounds are also really cool and it's a pretty clear cut game where you just have to shoot everything but your partner when it gets going. There's a lot going on with all the upgrades. A bit too complicated to skim past.

[Super Drift 3D]

I'm generally not a fan of driving games, but this was freaking cool! I think the best thing about it is how good the graphics are. I thought I was going to have to do at least three laps in the first round. Then again, I was on the "Easy" mode. It really does remind me of those Gran Turismo games you see in arcades. Dang, I need to go to those more often.

The sounds are pretty authentic too. This is one of the best games I've played that won an Underdog Of The Year award. The 3D certainly stands out. You could have had a better way of telling how the other car(s) were behind you. That may have just been in easy mode.

[Real Pool 3D]

I was never a fan of playing pool in real life. I guess this owes to the fact I don't seem to enjoy playing it in a game either. The graphics are fairly good. It just doesn't seem to add anything that unique to the pool game. The title suggests it wasn't supposed to. I do think this is the first time in awhile where I played against the computer.

I'm not a fan of these kinds of games because I'm no good at it. I know there must be ways of studying the angles, but it never works out for me. The sounds seem to sync up well. You might want to add some music. If you're a big pool fan, this shoudl work for you.

[Great Mahjong]

I generally find Mahjong to be too difficult, but I managed to get further than usual in this. It seems to have everything you would want in a game based on Mahjong. The only thing I didn't understand was how some of the game was played. It was weird to see different levels. It's hard to use depth perception with a game like this. Good thing I have two eyes.

The music was pretty good and I liked the Oriental theme. That obviously fits all the Chinese letters being introduced. Maybe they were some other language like Japanese? Anyway, it's hard to ask for improvement because any Mahjong fan should enjoy this. It just takes too long for me.

[Magnetism 2]

I can see why this won Daily Feature. It's interesting to use a force of nature in a game. Some of the levels were pretty complicated and it took real thought to beat them. I was thinking you may have been supposed to be attracted to the red things at first. The red cup was always your destination. It helps the music is so good.

I recognize it from one of Armegalo's games. There's a nice feeling of machinery and technology everywhere. The feature where you left a trail was really cool. It truly taught you how to learn from your mistakes. You get lots of oppurtunites so it isn't too stressful.

[Armada Assault 1]

I have played many space shooting games, but this was so awesome I had to check it out. I think the main reason it's so awesome is because of how simple it is. You are on this interesting area and background where you blow up enemies over and over. I also like how you have so many lives. Some of the sounds are goofy, but fine. I'm speaking of when the boss fires at you.

The controls are really easy to understand. You get an interesting variety of enemies that are coming after you. I don't even know if you can kill those metal UFOs. I swear I didn't get more than 5 points at once from those coins. I thought they were energy blasts you were supposed to avoid at first!

josh-tamugaia responds:

This game was when I was still quite green as a game developer. But I'm glad you like it.

[Eraticator]

The artwork in this reminded me of the stuff by Jhonen Vasquez. I guess just anyhing connected to scary black and white stuff reminds me of him. I thought the sound effects were really cool too. It was nice to have a new kind of technique for every level. The title's kind of cute too. I think it's nicely paced too.

While not that special, it's definitley something to recommend. There is just some nice sincerity to it. It's simple, but not boring. You have to learn to read the instructions as fast as possible. I knew I could get more points by getting it done faster, duh.