Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Barbarium]

I remember those old men from the Legend Of Zelda games. I appreciate you including themes like that. I admit that some of the enemies seemed too difficult to kill. The worst offenders were probably those jumping green guys. I couldn't understand how to injure them. I'm glad you didn't have to kill a different old man every time for the medal. Wow, I'm deranged.

I thought the graphics were really good. I just like the idea of a barbarian having more than one weapon, one being a gun of all things. It reminds me of "Gundarr". The sounds were pretty authentic too. There was a unique way of showing health and of getting new things.

Hypnohustler responds:

Thanks! Really glad you liked the design choices.
You have to shoot the green guys and then slash them when they turn red :)

[The Guardian]

This is a very strange game, but it is still enjoyable. I guess it's mostly because it has such a nice atmosphere to it. You really get the sense that you're in a strange world. You can even sympathize with the main character. I thought you would get more skills as you went along. It reminds me of some game I played.

I don't even see what happens to the giant after awakening him. It kind of reminds me of "The Iron Giant". Granted, I've never seen that, but I've heard about it. I like the limited use of colors. This was a fairly unique game.

[Mad Skeletons]

I was quite surprised how fun this turned out to be! I think the main reason I didn't like it at first was because I didn't know how to use it. I just hit the skeletons and nothing really happened. It's so nice of you to include instructions so easily in the game itself. It's interesting to see the different kinds of platforms and everything here. It reminds me of a strange round of minature golf.

The graphics are indeed fairly well done. It's nice to see how everything turns out. It's the kind of game that's complicated, but with enough going on to be enjoyable. It seems like I have some trouble finding all the coffins onscreen. Luckily, it doesn't let me advance until I do so.

[the classroom 2]

It's great to have this series back with all the previous implications. Now, you have more stuff going on with being able to get help from other cheaters. Doesn't this teach coercion in this game? Speaking of which, couldn't all of those kids just get together and instead study? Ah, I shouldn't apply logic to this. Even though there was little detail, it was still nice to look at.

I guess it's because the character designs give you a lot of space to move. You can get a clear cut vision of who your allies and enemies are. The voices were pretty funny in this. I don't know if that was intentional. I liked how it moved at a good pace, too.

[Sky Marauder]

I think that I agree with most people that was this a good game, just not a great game. I was surprised at the amount of mobility you had. I was thinking this would be something Halloween related given its date. Of course, there have been great submissions on Clock Day that had nothing to do with the holiday. It's still rather cool to look at.

I think you should have done better with the graphics. Your other games are much better. Anyway, it's nice to see you try your hand at something like this. My favorite space shooting game here will always be "RaidenX". It's kind of sad, because now I compare that to every game like it.

[Splash and Dash]

I admit that the graphics were quite impressive. I just wish that I could say the same about the gameplay. It was basically just the same places over and over again. I probably would have enjoyed this more if I had actually been good at it. The sound effects seemed to be pretty authentic. It had most of what you would expect in a game.

I probably should have read more about how to accleretae. I thought I was going as fast as I could, but I still never saw those other drivers after I fell behind! The colors are what make it as it does have some decent variety. You just need more detail in the background. It's playable, but not worth a second look.

[Give Up]

I knew I was going to quit this game the first time I died. While I did, I was surprised at how far I got. I managed to get to Level 10, which most people were probably able to do anyway. There seem to be a lot of games here unwinnable by design. Then again, there's a walkthrough. So, is it something that can in fact be beaten? If you had medals here, people would go insane.

The graphics were fairly decent. It could have been more detailed, but it didn't need to be. It worked well because it was, well, hard. I was surprised at how it could awhile to warm up. Of course, that's how most video games are.

[Virtual Keyboard V 1.1]

This reminds me a lot of when I used to play the piano. Dang, why do we even have that thing anymore? I appreciated how authentic it was. I'm always interested in seeing just what goes into the creation of video game songs or any tune really. My only problem was that I think the graphics could have been better. I know there isn't supposed to be much detail, but it would still help.

I like how you can use the keyboard. That gives you a more realistic sense of using the keyboard. They seem to be pretty much the same way they act in real life. I can recognize most of these tunes. Then again, so can everyone here probably.

[Bush Royal Rampage]

I was thinking that I had played this game before, but it was another game you guys worked on that was similar. I recognized the enemies. With that being said, I thought this was good. What I didn't like about it was how it was just basically the same enemies over and over. I still have to give you credit for having some different settings. It's a game where you can really go as fast or slow as you want.

More games should have that. I really like the music, as it sounds like something from a Batman movie. I didn't need to read the instructions to understand how to play this. You have a good number of oppurtunities to survive. The graphics are good, especially on the menu.