Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Totally Odd]

Well done, but weird!

Wow, I haven't played a lot of claymation games at all on this website. It was interesting because you just had no idea what was going to happen next. I guess it would have been better to be more comprehensible, but surreal stuff is great. The artwork and animation in this was very well done. It was pretty weird how everything went from right to left, instead of the opposite. That of course adds to the insane appeal of the game.

There was a good amount of detail put into all the clay images. I still really have no idea how I'm even supposed to play it. It doesn't help that I'm not that good at point 'n click adventures, but at least I got to see this amazing environment. It has an extremely appropriate title. I also wasn't expecting you to be able to go back to the menu with the buttons in the level.

[Checkpoint]

Really cool game!

I am glad I had a chance to play this because it was just so much fun! There was a seemingly infinite number of rooms to explore. The hardest is easily the one where you have to slide and then jump to the next platform. I guess I should be proud I managed to make it that far with only 34 deaths. The protagonist himself is so adorable. His big ol' scarf kind of reminds me of the doctor from "Doctor Who", even if it's not the same color.

The music is also nice and createst a good environment for you to get into. There are easy levels and hard levels, but so many different ways to play! It seems like it would be a great customizable game because there's so many unique ways for a level to be designed! I knew I got that medal for going to 30 rooms even though it didn't show up onscreen.

[The Infinite Ocean]

Awesome title

While I couldn't get that far, this is a very cool-looking game. Besides the fantastic graphics, the best part about it is probably the haunting music. It truly gives you the impression that you are off in some strange room and/or dimension with no way out. Everything is done so well with its color. The vastness of this room itself gives off the idea of infinity. There are so many things to look at and yet so few ways to truly help yourself.

The way the shadows are done gives it a real three-dimensional feel. You have no idea what is going on because everything is enclosed so well. I wish I could use some of the computer chips that are in those boxes. I'm sure everything will be more clear when you advance in the game. Thank you for making a really artsy submission.

[The Fog Fall 3]

A pretty nice game

I like this game because you have no idea what is going to happen next in the series. I guess I'm even worse at point 'n click games than I thought. I couldn't even get past the first screen and the inside of the car! I thought it was funny how he mentioned he did have enough gas to get there, but he was stopped anyway. The animation was really good in this. Apart from the fact that the colors vibrate so well, the lines are so well detailed.

It goes out of its way to create a really creepy atmosphere. There isn't any creepy music or anything, just the natural sounds you would expect. While not the most original of ideas, it is still executed well. People who are far better at point 'n click adventure than me should have a lot of fun with this. Thank you for such fine detail.

[Defend your Random Turret]

Mixed emotions again

This was a polarizing game to play for myself. One one hand, the graphics and everything was drawn in good detail. The part where this lost points was how it didn't have much to offer in terms of gameplay. I don't know, I just found it weird how I literally pointed to the enemies and shot them. I didn't even know what I was shooting at. Yes, it's a game and I shouldn't over-examine it, but it just seemed a bit too silly.

The music might also use some work. It seems like you definitley have potential for a better game, you just need to work on the gameplay. Maybe there could be a better use of perspective with the enemies. It certainly has its creative side. At least it was pretty concise with how you were able to pinpoint your targets.

[Stealing the Diamond]

Clever yarn

Dude, I can't believe I somehow missed this when I was going through the daily stuff. This is a sweet game and it's great to see you working again. The best part about it was probably that it was not too long, so it didn't get frustrating. All the graphics/animation are presented in a nice way too. It's fun to see how much personality you can put into stick figures. This even managed to have a style as original as your previous game.

While there could have been some more jokes, it was still a good play. I also have to give you credit for having a wide variety of ways to do things. Sometimes you clicked on things, other times you used the keyboard. It was great just to see how you could even die or lose. While not the best in terms of animation, still tons of fun.

PuffballsUnited responds:

Working again? I've been working on this since October :p I had more jokes in the game but I cut them because it was getting too big.

[July 4th Soundboard]

Nice little tribute

It's great that people are making tributes to the holidays. It really shows how cool it is when you manage to set off every single sound at the same time. A lot of these are pretty lengthy, and I'm glad they're all in one place. For something pretty simplistic, you have a ton of credits for songs. The only downsides are that it should probably be more detailed and have an actual background. The sound is perfect, the visuals are just not.

Of course, what else could I expect from a soundboard? You have done this country a favor with such a nice tribute. You know people will want to get that easy medal to help people. Everything is just so amazingly elaborate with the massive selection of songs. Some of the really longer songs could be flash submissions in themselves!

[Scope Assault]

Most viewed?

It's too bad this is your most viewed submission, because it's not one of your best. It's great that you guys go on to make much better stuff! It was actually your games at first that made me aware of you, not your movies. Anyway, the background and everything is actually pretty well done. The main problem is that the guy doesn't shoot back at you and there's not much of a challenge. Well, it can be pretty hard to find him, but that also gets a bit annoying.

I find it amazing how easy it is to take down Snake! This could have used a lot more things like music. The graphics with the sniper thing are actually the best use of animation in the whole thing. It looks like this was never made into a full game, or at least not one submitted to your website. It's always nice to acknowledge when you've made something not good.

[Pothead Zombies]

Those potheads

That was a great game because it just had so many things going on! The hardest enemy was by far the weird clown car, which you had to shoot too many times to hit. The thing I found annoying was how you and your partner could not have the same kind of weapon. It would have made everything so much easier! At least there's another guy who's there to help you. The graphics in this are really good, especially with how the characters are designed.

It seems like a reminder to us all how great the program of Flash can be! Every enemy was full of energy and moved all the time when it was shot. It's probably the first game I've ever played where I've had to kill people high. They sure look like zombies to me. All of the enemies are even different colors, how good this was!

leonardozimbres responds:

Hehe, thanks.
Im taking note on the weapons usage for a future version of the game.

[Happy Bees]

They are happy and so am I!

This was a very interesting game to play because it allowed you to have so much fun with it. The best levels are the ones where the bees multiple and you basically let the game play itself. I do wish that there could have been more variety. It's still interesting, because everything's presented in a very adorable manner. I love the cute little da-da sound you make when the bee touches the flower. You have to work hard to get all the points, though.

Sometimes I was unsure of how many I had to get in order to pass the level. At first I thought you had to pop every flower, but that did not seem to be the case later on. It's a pity this was not released in Spring. Of course, I suppose bees are fairly happy during the summer too. It was great how you ommitted the outlines in favor of really lush color.