Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[JackHammer Rampage]

I recognize this character as appearing later. It was a bit confusing exactly how you were weakened. I thought it was as simple as being hurt by the trees. Apparently, you can't go too fast or you'll fall off. What's wierd about that is the game says I have to move faster. Yeah, I guess I should have looked at the instructions first.

The graphics are decent, although they do look a little dated. There could be more detail in the ground. It's just the same grass design over and over. It's still fun to kill rabbits. Pink is of course the best color to make of animals you're killing.

[AB: Spindle]

At first, I wasn't that interested in this game. It seemed like it was just a game where you chose different things to ask like a dating sim. It's so awesome it turned out to be more than that. I was really impressed by the artwork in this. I thought that it was inspired by David Firth at first. I then realized he came after this so maybe HE was influenced by this?

The music was also great and very soothing. It's so fun to beat up and/or shoot those guys over and over. I'm glad I figured out you just have to keep your finger on the button to shoot. It's fun to watch them slowly die through being shot, especially. It's just a very ambitious game.

[Battle for Darkness]

I was not very much into this at first. I just found it weird because there were so many instructions so it was hard to keep track of everything. I then realized it was easier than that. You just had to command your units, that is until they died. I managed to get the first medal at least. I thought the graphics were decent, but still a little "off".

What I mean is that they looked kind of weird. The faster speed didn't seem all that different to me. The music was quite triumphant. The details for the environments were good too. It would be silly of me to ask that the game be simpler.

[Deadly Venom - SA]

I knew you were good at drawing stick figures. It seems like it had been so long since you drew human characters. Call me a pervert, but I was let down by how the woman's costume didn't bare her midriff. When the gameplay started, I find out it did! Then again, there weren't many front shots to show her breasts.

Okay, I'm getting off topic. I'm not a fan of point and click adventure games, but you're so good at them, I can make an exception for you. Even the name is really cool. I like how the gameplay is fairly simple, but at the same time not easy. I shouldn't have thought that you would press the same key the second time you encountered someone.

PopBrain responds:

Thanks for this good review :)!

[Cool Story Bro]

Here we have another strange game. I did not even know how to play it at all originally. I tried going everywhere, but it wouldn't let me. I then realized that you had to click the arrows to move on. From there on, it went pretty quickly. I was surprised at how easy threatening someone could work.

I will admit that there weren't a lot of details in this. It did get creative at many times. My favorite part is probably when you go into the cave with the imps. A lot of it is unpredictable with good gameplay. I'm glad I was able to get as far as I did, with those imps.

[Elf Story]

Wow, I was never expecting something like this. It was weird because at first all it did was talk about some mystical quest. I didn't understand how that worked as you were just in an ordinary room at first. Luckily, you were able to actually go into the video game. I was surprised at how many medals I was able to get. I'm generally not good with RPG's.

That is also the reason why I don't like them. I really did like this one, because it showed a lot of things going on. Well, maybe it's more of a point and click adventure game than an RPG. It has interesting graphics and very nice detail. The music really fits the mood as well.

[Draw Your Way]

I couldn't really find anything that bad about this, but it was still wasn't that enjoyable. I think it might have been because it got hard fast. I think on the level before the one I wasn't able to beat, I literally had more than half of my ink left. The graphics looked kind of shoddy in this too. The sound effects weren't bad. I guess there should have been some music.

The only medal was one I did not know how to get, so it was hard to get motivated. I suggest you being a little more creative. You could have different kinds of obstacles. If you're a fan of these kinds of games, it shouldn't be too bad. It's just mediocre. I've played so many games that I have seen better.

[Stick Figure Penalty]

It's great to see where this series got started. Even the graphics/animation hold up after all these years. The best part is probably how you try to be so well detailed in your deaths. With the sword, he could have just died in one slash, but you went the extra mile. Without faces, these guys aren't too sympathetic. The screams and cartoonish sounds are great too.

It's not really so much that the deaths themselves are cartoonish, it's just how well they're played out. After someone dies, these blue bubble letters pop up and it's so funny. I just love how everything pops up in this game. You even manage to get some good jokes in. I especially like the hit in the nuts one.

[zymbolz]

I admit that I am not much of a fan of puzzle games. No, I'm not stupid, it's just not the kind of games I'm good at. I was quite relieved at how utterly simple this was. On the first level, I didn't even get the right combination and I advanced! Probably just something for that level. On the following levels, I managed to do well and even when I messed up, it didn't end the level!

That being said, it was probably too easy. There wasn't that much in terms of graphics, but I doubt that was the point. I assume if you don't get it done quickly, you get fewer points. It did in fact remind me of a slots casino game and I am no gambler. Of course, I probably would gamble with this.