Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Parassault]

Lots of fun!

I remember a time when I went parasailing in my life. While the real thing is cooler, this is still awesome! I think its strongest point is how the sounds are so great and you get so many oppurtunities to move around and control everything. Oddly enough, I found out by mistake how you even got ahead in the game in the first place. I assumed you hitting the boats was part of the game. I guess manslaughter isn't always good.

The music was nice and provided a good atmosphere. I also love how there's so many things going on in a single level. At the same time, it doesn't try to be too flashy or anything. It just knows it can be fun by presenting an ordinary situation. Well, I guess parasailing isn't ordinary for most of us, but I meant non supernatural.

[Eunaborb]

I like this a lot!

I'm surprised the score is so low, at least for something I consider to be really good. What made this was how there were so many good designs. The hardest part was probably the bits with the ice. It was very reassuring to know that you could keep on manipulating the ball as it moves along. Another cool thing was the music. It really gave you a good idea of being in a cybernatic world with crazy stuff going on.

This also has one of the most bizarre names I have seen in a long time. I like how there's always going to be different blocks. There are some that are slippery and some that gradually fade away. The sounds are also nice with how the ball moves. It is a nice large screen that gives you a lot of room to move around.

krangGAMES responds:

Heh, bizarre is definitely a good word for the name "Eunaborb". Thanks for the kind words, yo!

[Aliens Defense]

Weird game...

What I found strange about this game was that there didn't seem to be much actual gameplay. It just directly took me to the scene where the action was going on. I went to "Help" but it just told me what the buildings did. I have no idea if this is just a demo or something. I try to click on the buildings, but nothing happens. That being said, I actually did enjoy this because it was pretty much a game that played itself.

I might never figure out how to play it, but I appreciate it. I think the graphics are actually fairly decent and the designs of the enemies are nice. These kind of look more like giant insects than aliens. Then again, seeing as how we've never discovered real aliens, you can never disprove they don't look like that. The sound is good too.

GaddyGames responds:

You just have to clic on the "campaign" button on the right, then choose a level and a difficulty :-)

[Spectrum: Art Program]

Nicely put together game!

I wasn't expecting much out of this, because I couldn't understand it. I tried clicking the stuff that talked about the music, but nothing seemed to work. What I also found to be really cool was how it was great when you finally got used to it. The music is also fantastic. It gives you a great sense of being off in your own mystical world. That might not have been the intended tone, but it turned out to be what I interpreted.

I like these lines you can create simply by pressing the space button. Now, it probably could have been more detailed, especially with how you didn't seem to have much space. I'm sure people who tinker with it will like it more. If you're a fan of art, then I recommend this game to you. Games that allow you to make your own things are always great.

Kwing responds:

Ericho, you never expect ANYTHING out of me, ya grumpy ol' hag.

And you might have pointed out that the game starts lagging after you draw enough. I could remove that issue by converting the vectors into Bitmaps, if I knew how. But I would expect a constructive critic to have noticed.

[MLP Online sprite Demo]

Not bad at all!

I'm generally not one for demos, but I found this to be fairly well done! I think the best thing about it is probably how it lets you have a lot of fun with all the free space. Then again, it isn't well developed. I normally advise against submitting tests, but this wasn't that bad. I can not wait to see the full version of this and your other works. MLP is so popular on the Internet it deserves to have some great games.

I also really love the music in this. It seems pretty much perfect for what an MLPFIM game would be like. You get to see a good degree of how to get around and there's even a familiar face with Applejack here. I do not like adventures games that much, but I suspect this will become fairly popular. It already has high votes!

[Q - compressing the heart]

Another point and click game?

What I found weird about this was how it was hard to tell how to go on. Yes, there will always be the walkthrough, but you still should at least be able to somewhat get away from that to enjoy the game. Well, I will give you credit for having truly great atmosphere. It was hard to tell if the character being attacked by the monster in the beginning was supposed to happen or not. Whatever the reason, it was mostly well done.

The music is nice and sounds very music boxy. The colors are very nicely done and give a great dark tone to the overall work. I especially like how you're able to create shades showing the different points of view the objects have. It's detail like that that makes you satisfied. If only I could get to the first step of how to do this on my own.

[Submachine 02: Lighthouse]

This is one of the weirder ones

I didn't like this as much as your first one, because it did come off as being hard to understand. I thought it was actually going to be a game within a game or something. I apparently had to get more stuff to play that game. It's hard to tell what's going on here, but you still know how to create good atmosphere. It's great to know this series has become so popular. It seems like there aren't enough game series under "Series".

The animation was pretty slick, although some of it seemed a bit off. You definitley know how to make a spooky mood. I assume that is the kind of mood you had in mind. As usual, I'm going to need the walkthrough to get through this. I remember back in the days where I looked at strategy guides which these games technically don't have.

[Deadly Venom 3]

It's funny to die

Well, I really have no idea how to really go with this. I could have sworn that guard wasn't looking at me at first, but then I died and it was actually humorous how that happened. What I found to also be weird was how I didn't know what to do after killing him. The game told me the instructions pretty clearly, but I still didn't really know where to go. At least this this was pretty well drawn. I especially liked seeing the woman's butt so much.

Of course, I can always use the walkthrough. What I also liked was the good music and sound effects. The animation does seem a little scratchy at times and things don't always fill out well. It's still a game I would recommend to fans of adventure games. The trouble is that I am really not a fan of those things to begin with.

[Rock 'N' Load]

This is sweet!

This is probably the best game I have played here all year! The truly awesome thing about it was when you got the highest upgrade. You could basically just keep on pressing the same button and the game would basically play itself. I love the wide variety of enemies and locations. I had no idea this game was going to be so big. There are like eight levels in World 2, I don't even think the Mario games have that many levels in a world!

The music was extremely stylistic and set a great tone as well. I think my favorite thing would be how awesome it is to see the enemies explode and stuff. I don't even know how I finally failed in the end. This is a truly great piece of work and deserves to be highlighted. Everything was just so fantastically designed, each with something different. I love you man, for making something so great.

[Windows 8: The Spoof]

Where's the joke?

I was thinking there was a joke about SOPA in here, but I didn't understand it. I have seen parodies of Windows before and this is not one of the better ones. What really killed this was how the graphics and animation were not good. In fact, there didn't seem to be any moving parts at all. Everything there just said that it didn't work. I'm guessing it was supposed to be ironic or something. You could have just done better with the texts.

I also wish there was some sound or music as I didn't find any. I guess you don't need it for a Windows spoof, but it would have helped. It would have been nice if there had been a lot better colors too. There are just so many better games out there it's hard to like that much. I do wish I knew how to get the medals.

billipedeanimations responds:

Hi, thanks for the review! But, I actually tried to get a NG Radio App, but I couldn't find one. :( But since you want to know how to get the achievements...

I am PMing you right this instant!