Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Switch - Reaction Game]

I understand

Well, it's hard to say bad things about this, because it doesn't try to be anything more than what it is. It's really nice to see a game so simple. Granted, I probably wouldn't care for this at all if it didn't have any medals. I thought I was going to get a medal for having 100, but that's 125. What I find unbelievable is how anyone would be able to get 250 in anything other than hard. If someone did, you would probably have to invent a medal point with more than 100 points.

It's not really a collect game, I guess. This could have been better if you had added sound of some kind. Even if that might be annoying to people, you could always have a mute option. There could have also been some more colors used. I imagine more people would want to play and earn medals if you added more stuff.

Cogwirrel responds:

I've added music now, plus a mute button to keep people sane! Let me know what you think! :)

[Humaliens Battle 4]

Generally good

What I found to be cool about this was how well everything moved along. The best part was probably how I didn't know you were going into the actual gameplay. I am proud to give this the highest star rating of any review you have had. I thought it was interesting to see all those different ships. Now, on to the bad parts. The animation really wasn't that good and the characters looked pretty blocky and the series has seen better graphics.

The sounds aren't too bad, but I probably didn't like this enough to recommend it. At least everything is presented in a fairly understandable matter. What's also cool is how the backgrounds are decent. I was afraid it was just going to be a game where you moved your places around. I like how it leads up to something cooler.

[Tribal Jump]

Nice for what it is

I think the biggest fault here is that it isn't very well detailed. I know it doesn't have to be like that, but there wasn't much going on. It was a lot harder than I thought! If you so much as went an inch or so off, you lost and had to restart everything! I guess I'm just too used to playing games where you can get by on another platform with an approximation. At least the idea was fairly original, which I always find for.

I couldn't tell what that animal was at first. I thought it would have been some racist cariacture or something. You could also make the sound effects a bit better, as they seem to get redundant. I guess there's nothing really terrible about this, just nothing really noteworthy about it either. I appreciate the different style.

[Trigger Knight]

A different kind of game

Well, I don't think I've ever played an RPG that was automatic before. While I'm generally not a fan, I think I would have liked it more if it was a standard RPG. With the name, you would think you would have to trigger more things. Then again, this is still a pretty well done game, especially with the graphics. It looks like you really went out of your way to make them all so authentic. The music is also nice as it sets a harminous mood.

This is one of the first time I've seen "protips" being used in a serious way. It reminds me of when I did use to read those old gamer magazines. Whatever happened to our subscription? Well, we did move away so we probably no longer have it. Anyway, it was really cool to see how well paced everything was when the game did much of the fighting for you.

[Colorscape]

Not a bad game

I think the one thing that really weighed this game down was how there was no sound. Granted, there was some when you ran into one of the things, but that was pretty much it. I thought that it did have a pretty good premise. I have just had so many problems with avoid games it's nice to see one that isn't that hard. It just had a rather bland feeling to it. I hope you learn to make more elaborates games to submit.

I think the best part is how it moves so smoothly. I really enjoyed not knowing what colored lines were going to come up next. This game might be forgotten, but is far from the worst I've ever played. I think it's funny how you redirect to a website called "Humor". I'm glad that the word's spelling was consistent with your username.

[Crystal Story Mobile]

I guess here it is again

I was thinking that this looked familiar. I do not have a mobile phone of any kind, so this really didn't apply to me. I guess it has all the same good things and bad things about it as the other version has. People would probably not want to play this version as this is the one that doesn't have medals. It would be kind of silly for you to go through all the work of putting medals in this game again. At least the appeal is the same.

I like how that little green slime is there on the right on the title screen. What also made this cool was how well it was designed. It seems like you really created a nice little world for you to go and explore. The artwork is pretty nice and it gives off a good feeling of smoothness. It's nice to see how you've gotten success with this.

[You Shall Know The Truth]

Unique at least

I'm going to assume that audio I heard was part of the game. I was afraid this would be a game where you did nothing but type. I find it funny how you're able to examine everything so closely, even cups. The artwork was actually pretty good in this. Its main flaw is that it's a bit too easy, seeing as how you just click and get information from things. I have certainly played worse and it does have an original premise.

You could have probably made it faster to get information. Then again, I was just saying that when it was used like that, it got too easy. I think the sounds were actually nicely done, even if there were not that many in the first place. I guess people who are bigger fans of these kinds of games should like it. It's alright.

[Must Escape: Burger Joint]

Not bad

I guess the only reason I liked this as much as I did is because it was easy. I am generally no good at point 'n click adventure games and this was no different. Yeah, I used to work in a couple of burger joints too. In case anyone's wondering, here's as far as I got. Go to the restroom and click on the lower doors to get the cleaner. Go the left and look under the white things for a red sticker that has the number "3" on it.

Go to the door to the right of the counter. Look under the gray cupboards to find a sticker with the number "5" on it. Go to the right and then grab the towel on the board. Go back to the grill place and put the cleaner on the grill and then the towel over it. There's another sticker that has the final number for the combination for the briefcase.

[Kingdom Rush]

Good submission

As with all defense games, the good parts outweighed the bad. What I found was the weirdest was how you were not able to speed it up and it took too long. That's still pretty minor, because for the most part this was good. I really like how there are so many of these little goblin dudes just hopping around everywhere. I think the cannon blasts sound like farts when they land. This is fairly enjoyable, but not one of the best.

The most admirable part is probably how well everything is detailed. You get some very good clear colors in this. I also wish that you didn't automatically pause it when you got to another page. It's just that it takes awhile to get going. At least it does manage to do fairly well when it gets off its feet and trust me, it does.

Ironhidegames responds:

Hi Ericho, You can disable autopause from the options menu :D
Thanks for the review!

[Beach Resort]

Above average!

I have played a lot of games similar to this made by you guys but I think this is one of the best. It helps that there is so much going on. I guess it can get complicated, but at least you manage to make a good amount of money with everything you have here. Then again, it's not real money, like the fake dollar bills I got for Christmas. This is also nice because the music is quite appropriate and I don't see that often in games like this.

I did find it weird you submitted a game about the beach in January. Well, maybe it takes place in the hottest parts of the world. I had no idea I was going to have to do things like stop sharks and save people from drowning. That makes it a fairly fun, challenging game. It's nice to see you guys back on this website making good stuff.