Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Balloon Duel]

Okay, listen up because I have a long history with this game. For the longest time, I have played it and had absolutely no idea how to advance in it. I tried every single key on the keyboard and I could do absolutely nothing. I don't think if I ever even noticed the instructions before. Now I finally realize how awesome this is. I have never played the original game.

It's great that you have some awesome graphics. I get the great sense that I'm in a fun environment. I even liked the little sounds you made when you flapped. It's fairly simple, but can still be complicated. I like how you easily go from one side of the screen to another and thank you for making this for me to finally enjoy.

[Megaman vs Ghosts&Goblins]

I think this was very authentic to the style of the original Ghosts And Goblins games. And this is coming from a guy who didn't even play them growing up! I have at least played other games similar to it. My only complaint is that it's pretty hard for me. I can only imagine how hard it must have been in the original games. Mega Man is just that good with projectiles.

Oh wait, I'm thinking of Castlevania. Dang, there were a lot of popular horror themed games back then. I love how you make fun of Arthur in the description. You can even start where you died. Again, don't know if the original game was like that.

[Surf's Up]

I have to admit that I just didn't care much for this. It was mostly because I'm really bad at it. I was unable to make heads or tails of it. It basically just had me going through some tricks which I always failed at. The graphics looked kind of choppy. Then again, I guess it just looks bad by modern standards.

It makes me glad I don't surf. It still has pretty straightforward gameplay, though. It isn't as difficult once you get the hang of it. The sounds were pretty authentic. I just think you guys can do better.

[Balrog Scene Creator V1.1]

I though this was a decent submission. It was just weird with how I couldn't understand it. I couldn't hear any music, but I thought there was some at first. Then again, that could have just been the ad that came before it. I wish I had any idea how to get any of these medals. They're pretty much all of the secret, because they don't tell you how to get them.

I want to tell you that the artwork is very good. I think my favorite bit is probably how they have different reactions. I didn't even know there were that many options for how they looked in terms of color. It has a nice number of options like that. Balrogs are just cool in general.

[simian.interface]

Wow, I was amazed at how fun this game turned out to be! I didn't understand it much at first, but it certainly got better. I can see why so many people like this. It takes something that is very simplistic in nature, but truly shapes it as it should be! I just love how there are so many things going on. It's a wonderful example of how you don't need perfect details to make a great game.

I think chimpanzees have in fact gone through tests like this. I appreciate how different each and every level is. The colors are wonderful too. This is one where you really learn as you go along. It's the best game that's been made this week! Good thing it seems to have the most views, too.

[Desert Fighter]

I should have read the instructions more clearly to know that you could fire against your enemies. Even when I didn't have to fire at anyone, I still beat the first level! The helicopters just sort of went away. I'm amazed this didn't win an award, given how high the rating is. It's a good game in itself. I really liked the graphics. It was freaking amazing how many different enemies could come to you at one time!

I like how it says you fought a glorious fight even when you lost. What it said when you won wasn't too bad either. I like all the action and destruction going on. You even have some nice varieties of environments on the levels. These enemies can be hard in numbers.

[Swindler 2]

As usual, the graphics are impeccable. I know I always say that, but it's amazing how many different ways you can use this. I remember playing the previus one. This is in fact harder, mostly because of how you seperate from the goo. It's still pretty funny to see the yellow stuff kill you. Hey, if you're going to die in the game, might as well have fun doing it!

The sounds were great too. I loved how this guy had a mask on like hwas a bandit or something. It was even funny to see him not get enough air. Of course, I don't now how mucus is like air in this game. With giant pieces of snot everywhere, it's not a good idea to apply logic to this.

[Splitman 2]

While the game wasn't very rewarding in itself, I still had a fun time playing this. I guess it was just really cool to play a game where you had to die in order to advance. Well, you had to get injured is what I mean. I think the main character is supposed to be some sort of devil thing. Whatever it is, the graphics are very well done. There are just so many different ways you can split yourself.

It's a unique gaming experience in that sense. I appreciate all the little details. I like how the saws get destroyed when you use them (the black ones at least). I don't recall playing the original version. I probably did at one time and just forgot about it.

[Cleansing]

Well, here's yet another strange game I have come across. Geez, how many of these contests are there?! Anyway, it was weird with how I couldn't seem to get any medals. I don't even know what the purpose of those drops of water going around was. I'm pretty certain I killed every person. I imagine you have to kill all of those little things to kill everyone. I just have no clue what's going on.

I still admit that it's cool to be a dragon here. You really do have a great oppurtunity to destroy everything in your path. I didn't even know that you were going to eat people in this game. It was great how no one had any defense against me. That's a well designed dragon too.

[Drawscape]

Okay, I've reached a point where I simply can not advance. It's the fifth level. I go to this one part where I go down and automatically die. I know there's some hearts down there, but they don't help me at all. Anyway, this is still a very nicely done game. The best thing about it is probably the graphics.

It's nice how it has a very pleasant atmosphere to it. I appreciate how you can customize it. I am glad you don't have to go along the dotted lines exactly. Heck, you can draw something new entirely! It's fun to see a furry do this too.

davidmaletz responds:

Yeah, the dotted lines are only there on the early levels to give you an idea of what to do, the game doesn't show them at all after the fifth level, and on the fifth level, it doesn't show ALL of the shapes you need to make to win. On the fifth level, you need to descend slowly - you can do this by drawing a shape underneath you, and then clicking the shape you are on to remove it, and repeat this until you get close enough that hitting the ground wont kill you (but of course there are many other ways to do it!) The hearts are there to replenish your health after you've drawn shapes to make it down, they won't save you from death.

Glad you liked the game, and when in doubt, try experimenting with what you can do with the shapes! The signs and dotted lines will give you hints, but often you have to figure out tricks yourself!