Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Tomb Defender]

Really, a broom?

I liked this game a lot because it had a great sense of adventure to it. While it all took place in the same room, there still seemed to be a lot of space to discover. I especially enjoyed getting to hit so many enemies at one time with those special moves. I do kind of wish you had upgrades in making the tomb more durable (as well as the hero). The cutscenes were fine and I could not skip them. I especially like the funny grunting sounds all these characters make.

There's a great variety of enemies to fight and they have a great variety of attacks as well. You even had a great variety of attacks to use yourself even if it was hard to control them. I'd think this would be a game similar to "Tomb Raider" because of the title. I like how a lot of them just lie on the ground awhile before dying. It gives you time to recover.

[Name That Pokemon: R&B]

Great game!

I guess it helps when you are as big a fan of "Pokemon" as I am! I always used to think those "Who's That Pokemon?" segments were pretty dumb. They just seemed too easy. While I am good at this game, I do realize that it is harder than it looks. It kind of makes me realize how long it has been since I have watched the show. Forget that, how long it's been since I have familiarized myself with the original generation!

This should please any pokemon fan. I manage to get most of them right and I think I only missed on some because I was not able to spell the name right. It makes you realize how much detail and creativity was put into this. While the design is fairly simplistic, it works so well it doesn't matter. Nice selection of songs too.

[Tower Battle]

Daily Feature?

This was certainly playable but it was far from the best of your games. The really cool thing was how smooth everything played out. There wasn't an attempt to be really complciated, just a straightforward game of shooting people. I guess that didn't work in a way because it was a bit too simple. The sound isn't bad either. It's just that it can get kind of monotonous when you appear to just be shooting and blowing up the same soldiers over and over.

It was a bit hard to understand as I was not able to build turrets. I guess I'm more used to a defense game having other features. I was thinking maybe I could weaken the enemy soldiers by clicking on them, but nothing happened. At least I learned to take my mouse to the other side of the screen to see them coming. Certainly a decent effort.

[The I of It]

You learn to love it

Wow, this was one of the most innovative flash games I have ever played! The thing that really worked well was how there was so little detail but it was so much fun to play! There was just a neverending series of levels to get past all of which required a lot of skill. It's the kind of thing that makes you proud to be a gamer. You can solve a game that is so many genres. I had no idea at all that a story about the letter "I" could be so amazing.

I also love the really light-hearted tone of the narrator. He just seems so professional and exactly like something that would be in an educational film. This was sure educational as it taught me hand eye coordination! The music was also soft and helped moves things along. I guess the pleasant atmosphere stopped it from being frustrating.

[Nyan Cat Super Adventure]

Nyan Cat forever!

Probably the only reason I did not dislike this too much was because it had the adorable Nyan Cat in it! That guy seriously knows how to make every day brighter no matter what the situation. I am, however, starting to notice that it appears to be the same sprite in every game. It's been used so much I can't accuse you of plagairism. The best thing about this game was how simple it was. I guess toasters would be bad news for a pop tart cat.

You could have done more with the effects, especially with the way the lines moved. It's just hard to hate this cat in anything he is in. Try to have a wider variety of objects to avoid and to get. I liked how you could change the language into Nyan where nearly every word was "Nyan". Work harder and you can be more popular.

Troncat responds:

This is my first flash game lol but im no artiest but i made this for a class assignment and im also still making this game i just wanted to see what people said about it. i know i was beaten by most people who came out with this game just before me. Also i hate nyan cat fly its the most retarded game ever! i am making the rainbow follow him(working on that) and thank you guys for saying its too fast! i will make everything slower and gradually get faster! and do you think that i should add more toasters the further you get into it?

[Battle for Wayland Keep]

Very interesting game

I don't think I have ever seen so many people work on a submission that was not a collab. It's just great to see so many people with different ideas working on this. It's just that the gameplay was a bit hard to understand. When everyone was waiting for the second day to occur, there didn't seem to be any way to advance. I tried talking to all the people, but it doesn't seem to help. At least you created some very interesting gameplay.

I couldn't understand it at first, with how you just seemed to click everyone and they died. I thought it would be too hard, but I didn't take any damage at all! I guess I have to give you credit for making something with unique gameplay. The voices were great, especially considering they were all done by you! There was great detail put into each and every character.

[Darnell: Wrath of God]

I thought there'd be more levels

While the game does not have that much to it, I simply can not dislike it, because it is so much fun to play. You basically have to hold the "S" key down the whole time. I suspect that if you slide more, you will avoid getting hit. I was just hearing about all of the tornadoes going on in the United States... Too bad they're too late for the apocalypse. This was great because it had all of the great graphics that make your games so well done.

I must be going nuts, because for a moment I thought Darnell was the girl. I guess that's to be expected when you use such unusual names. The hardest part was dodging all of those flying crosses. The part where Jesus(' head) turned into three turned out to be the easiest part of all. It's great to see the sunburned town in the background.

[Guess Your Number Game]

Hey, it works!

What can I say about this game? While there is not much detail put into it, you really have to give it credit because as far as I know, it's a game that just plain works! You should, however, try to put some more detail into it as there is no sound or background. I think I have played a game like this before and it worked as well. It would take me a long time to figure out exactly how it was done, but I may never. I suppose not knowing how it is done is part of the magician's trick.

There really should be more detail put into it. Everything just seems to have a far too simplistic design in it and there is little to no shading. I suppose that if something works like it should, it is decent. I imagine that it would be hard to put more variety in a game that's strictly a gadget kind and doesn't need flashy stuff to be good. The things it does have should be of higher quality though.

[zOMGies 2]

They're back!

This game was not as good as the first one, but it was still lots of fun. The coolest part was being able to run around everyone as the game gave you great mobility. The only real problem I had was that I did not know how to switch weapons. Those "bangers" were pretty cool weapons, if not the most effective. I love how you could never really die if you kept pressing the continue button. What happens is that you wake up from a dream only to fight the zombies in the real world.

I assume that you just keep waking up if you die over and over. It's especially funny to see the zombies slowly get their health drained as they blow up. I also loved how you put a car in it. It is easily the most efficient way to kill zombies, you just have to look out for the barrels. Speaking of which, I liked how they helped with killing too.

Jimp responds:

Press space to switch weapons, equip new weapons in the weapon select screen (you can only have 2 selected)

[Lumen Maze]

Never heard of a lumen before

This game is pretty good because it has a really good technological feeling to it. The only thing wrong with it is that it is not well detailed. Besides that, it's hard to find anything wrong with it. The strongest point is probably that it does not try to be really elaborate and is just a simple maze game. It's really cool how small the white dot is. It sure makes it easier to avoid the edges. I wasn't even sure if they were dangerous at first, but I knew I would find out soon enough, which I did.

The music was decent and it gave off a pretty simple feeling. That contrasted well with the more technological background. I especially like the menu screen and all the electric looking elements that were around. I suggest you should probably put in a more interesting maze like more detail in the structure. It does not look that detailed as just a white line, you should use the neon lights you use for the menu.