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[Hexagon Tribute]

Well, this is yet another game that should appeal to your fans. I guess the one thing I didn't like about it was how hard it was. I was a tad confused at first, thinking you could jump off the hexagon. You couldn't, but I guess that would have just made it harder. The music was really good in this. It's nice to hear such insane stuff.

The flashing colors fit the setting well too. It may not have a lot of detail, but it doesn't need to. Don't be fooled by its innocent looking appearance as it's hard. I really have probably never played a game like this before. I guess all I can suggest is to make it easier.

Zanzlanz responds:

Yes it's a hard game, but I definitely don't want it to be a play-once-and-win game. Plus Super Hexagon is probably 10 times harder than this...
But anyway, thanks for liking it :)

[Demon Decimator]

It looks like FlashPunk truly has given us some innovative games. The thing I didn't like about this was how it got pretty hard on that one level, as do most games. I remember playing a game or two like this before. I think the best part is probably how it sets itself as being unique well. I also like the spooky music. While it wasn't made in October, it was a nice game for the Halloween season.

While there isn't that much in terms of graphics, it's still fun to look at. There are a lot of interesting details here and there. It's Level 4 that is unbeatable to me. It's mostly because you can only rely on the other guy for so long. It was weird because in Level 3, I apparently only needed one of those guys to go in.

[9 Ball Pool Challenge]

I thought this was going to be really easy at first, but I didn't even know how the game was played. It would have helped if there was some music. It does seem like it achieves its goal of wanting to create a standard game of pool. It's too bad I've never played a game like this before. I've played pool a few times in real life and it wasn't that bad. While the graphics aren't well detailed, they are fine.

While it doesn't have that much uniqueness, it is good for what it is. It's really cool how you get a vision of where the balls are going. Then again, it's hard with having to put them in the right order. It's a nice little game and people more familiar with you should like it. While not the best, I recommend it.

[Madness: Recommencement]

Well, now this is really weird. I was angry at this game at first, becuase I had no idea how to play it. There was some glitch or something in the system that made it so that I couldn't unpause something. I just went to another window and it automatically paused for me and I couldn't get it back to normal. I had to go back for the menu with no other option. When you do get into the actual game, it is quite fun.

It's great you've come up with a unique design for the characters. The music is also extremely appropriate. I like how you have so much mobility. The enemies with the guns are those you really have to look out for. This was a good submission for Madness Day 2012.

Tupo26 responds:

When the game loses focus, example you click another window, it will automatically pauses itself. To gain focus back you need to click the game anywhere then press unpause key.

I guess I have to add a message that tells the player that focus was lost.

Thanks for feedback. One of my goals was to make my own unique madness characters.

[Railroad Shunting 2]

Wow, dude, I have to give you credit for having a fairly complicated game. It's one of the longest tutorials I've ever played! It seems like I should get a medal for just being able to get through them. The sound effects and the graphics are in fact very nicely done. It just goes on so long I have little understanding if this game ever ends. If you thought playing with trains was simple, you've never played this!

It just kept giving me thing to thing after thing to do. I think there's some error on the medal label. The one that says "C-Zone" says "Complete B Levels" when there's already a medal for that. People who are a LOT more patient than me should have some fun with this. You guys really went out of your way to make this complicated.

gamezhero responds:

oops, medal's name is fixed

[Salem]

I have to give you credit because this is in fact a well done game. I guess what I didn't like about it was how strange it was. It looks like the game starts with you killing a demon and then he helps you. Or maybe he just teleported? I really have to give you credit for having a game with clear instructions. I was amazed at how quickly I got used to it.

The voice acting in this is also fantastic. You can really tell these characters have a lot of personality. As you might have expected, the graphics were fantastic too. I'm not a big fan of RPG's, but this was very nicely done. It's great to see these cool designs.

[Hop Bob]

Now, here's the thing. I really don't have that much to complain about, because it pretty much is a nicely put together game. What I didn't like was how it just seemed to get too redundant. It took too long to get any medals at all. I know that's kind of a shallow thing to say, but it's how I felt. The sound effects were pretty good, though. It's one of those things where it gets tiring as it goes on.

I got used to most of the sound effects. I didn't know that you lost the level when the timer ran out. I thought that was just for extra points. You probably shouldn't have made every monster look the same. It's still a harmless game.

[Oppa Gangnam Run]

I found this to be a decent game. It's not one of my favorites, probably because it doesn't have that much going on. It's still good for what it is. It's great to have all these different locations and building. I think this may be the first time I saw the name of that song. I heard it so many times, but I didn't understand it.

It looks like the guy is being chased by the Slenderman or possibly Anonymous? I never even realized until now how much they look alike. The music was great, but it could have used the whole lyrics. I misread the first medal as you having to go to 1000 meters. The graphics are actually quite impressive.

[Puzzle Blast]

This is weird, because this game just came off as really hard. I guess maybe I just haven't played "Tetris" in awhile. I still have to give you credit for being pretty faithful to the original game. I didn't like it how you couldn't change how the pieces rotated. Okay, you probably could, but I certainly have yet to find out how to do that. There could have been some more music.

It's a bit confusing with the controls. Of course, when you get used to it, the controls are the least of your problem. I can't call this bland, because it's supposed to be like Tetris. Then again, the Tetris blocks are usually covered. I just did not find this entertaining enough to recommend.

[Submachine 08: the Plan]

Wow, it had been so long since you made one of these, I thought they were done. This is probably the longest running numbered game series I've seen. The atmosphere and the visauls were just perfect! I was afraid I wouldn't have much to work with, but I did better than I thought I would. Once again, here's how far I got. Go to the right and click on the bar on the bottom to get a broken beam.

You can use the beam to get the keys on the left side of the area. Click on the key once it's up to use it. Use the key to unlock the lock in the middle of the game. Make the bar go far out and then you can push the button to make the platform go down. I guess I wasn't doing as well as I thought.