Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Vermilion]

I think this is a pretty basic game. In fact, that might be why I didn't like it that much. I do have to acknowledge that it can be a pretty hard game for its simple premise. You really have to know exactly where to hit these guys. It's mostly the notion of being able to know what distance. I thought at first you just had to be near them on the screen itself.

Perspective is everything in this. There's another submission that has the same name only with an extra "L". That's funny. I think the sounds were decent, but you kind of need to have more background. I was somewhat eager to go on because of how challenging it was.

[Motherload]

Like most people would say, I think the biggest flaw with this is probably the low fuel. For the most part, it is still a good game. I think its biggest strength is how good the graphics are. You just get the sense that you're in a nicely animated world. The sounds are nice too. I noticed that the employer's name is Natas. I myself once wrote a story about a guy with that name.

You stole my idea! Why does that always happen to me? I thought that just going into an empty space wouldn't give you any points. I'm not sure how that would work in a real life business. I don't think I'll sign up for an account on the website.

[Tunnel 2.0]

For the most part, this game isn't that bad. I do have the problem with how the same control is used on both the rising and the shooting button. I guess that's kind of minor, know that I think about it. It also just seems kind of poorly done. You just move off the screen into an empty space when you lose. I think the 2.0 name has been discredited nowadays.

The sound effects aren't bad. For some reason, The Top 100 Worldwide simply can not load. I guess this may be good for a really quick play, but not much else. You just need to have more detail. I can tell this is an idea that can be done better.

[Hangman ++]

I'm as much of a fan as Hangman as any other guy, so I really enjoyed this. I appreciate how you had all the themes of the original game. It isn't very descriptive, but it certainly doesn't need to be. Basic games can work out well. I think this may have been easier than some of the other kinds I've played. It's pretty hard, as you don't have any hints, at least in the Normal Mode.

The sounds are fairly decent. I like how I'm able to figure them out, sometimes at the last moment. Tension can make a game good. I don't know what the +s mean in the title. Did I say that right?

[The Orc Ring]

This was pretty weird as I thought it would be more complicated. I did in fact end up being part of a challenging game as I lost on the seventh try. Still, there's not much to be said about a game where you win six times in a row. Dang, that orc is a poor loser. Anyway, I appreciate the decent graphics. I guess I was just hoping for a game where you fought someone.

LOTR is a big enough franchise to have different kinds of games. It was interesting to have it go harder so quickly. Not much else to say, other than that it is fairly unique. I know there's some kind of magic trick where you always lose. Thankfully, that wasn't the case here.

Asvegren responds:

very old game, an experiment mostly i guess!

[The Ventures Fulp]

Well, this was a rather intersting submission. The thing I don't understand about this is how I have pretty bad control. Apart from how I can't stop moving in the same place, I just can't go anywhere at times. There were occasions where I couldn't even go into the next room. I'm not even sure if I was supposed to. I appreciate you paying tribute to this website.

It wasn't so much about Pico Day as it was about the site in general. Seeing as how he's the mascot, I guess it makes sense. I thought this would be a parody of "The Venture Bros". Dang, is that an awesome show. There could have been better designs, though.

deathink responds:

HAHA, well what makes it pico day related is it take place at the pico day party :)
sorry about the bugs, i was up till 3am trying to get it ready and then left for pico day at 5am so I didn't get to test it . it will be fixed soon.

[Pico's School DX]

Congradulations on being the first submssion for Pico Day 2013! Granted, I don't know if that's true, but this is certainly one of the first. I appreciate all the loyalty to the original game. I'm normally not much of a fan of games like this, but this is Pico! I am reminded of all the elements of the game. Will Tom ever make Pico 2?

As I'm a determinator, I didn't stop fighting until I beat the last boss. It's interesting to see how much better graphics have gotten over the years. This looks like a great year indeed. I love how the story begins all over again with the black people. Poor Nene.

[Seraph]

It's great how I can always be surprised with how fun something is. This didn't really seem like something you would make. As I have said time and time again, it's great when people experiment. I actually thought the graphics were really well done in this. It was nice how you had a good clear look at everything. It could have been more complicated, but it's still very well done.

Too bad it's gotten less popular over the years. I had no idea this was going to be a game taken from this perspective. For some reason, I thought it would be a standard platformer. The sounds are fairly good too. It probably could be a bit more elaborate, though.

[BOXING: Rocker vs Jones]

I don't really understand this. It says that I'm Al Roker, but it isn't spelled properly in the title. Oh well, that could just be because we don't care about literacy. It was also kind of boring to have to fight only one opponent. I wish I could have seen the damage that I was taking. Of course, just play as the other person and you'll see.

I don't know about any real conflict between these two people. They're kind of forgotten nowadays. I did think the music was pretty good. The artwork was just fine, and BTW, Star is a girl. You need to make something much bigger to be more popular.