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[Hunters - Stage 6]

Great to see the interaction

It's weird how this managed to get Daily Feature when it currently has a rating of only 3.49. Still, it is a new part in this series. I did not find this as enjoyable as some entries, because I am too used to fighting robots which are easier to kill. It was interesting to see the other character come with you. I have at least been following this series as long as it's been popular, so it's great to see it concluded. I had no idea Kirbopher was going to be a voice in this!

Speaking of voices, I was also really impressed by the number of voice actors not to mention songs. I think the animation may in fact be a little better than the previous entries. It still doesn't look great, but it's not terrible either. The cutscenes seem to really play off the character's emotions well too. I have gotten used to the controls.

[Running Ink]

I love how he splats

The most enjoyable thing about this was how you really took advantage of the fact that the character left streak marks behind. It's weird to consider something like this a sport, but I guess it is. It seems like you're trying to have some deep meaning with how the character is completely dark. The tone of the game is actually more lighthearted than you think. Well, except for how he just blows up when he lists a fall too fast. Few games punish you for jumping that hard.

When the third level comes around, you really take note of this as a maze game. I like the little grunts the character makes as he goes along. You have to keep up with how fast paced it is, as I got through the second level in only seven seconds! The background makes it seem like it takes place on construction paper. Thank you for putting the controls in the author comments.

[Ge.ne.sis]

Excellent!

I'm not really a fan of RPGs, but this turned out to be an exception! I think I am slowly getting used to RPGs that work like this. The best thing about this was simply how amazing the graphics turned out to be! Every second, you can see the characters slowly moving their bodies around just floating and waiting. The thing that you control has a great and original design as well. It reminds me of the submission I just reviewed, which was also about dreams.

The idea of having an eternal dream is a very interesting one. The effects were great, particularly with how it showed the places the person was standing or where they were to attack. Even the backgrounds are in great detail. They appear to be some weird glaciers now that I look at them. It's a little confusing, but definitley worth checking out.

[Pyroscape 3]

Hard to hate

This was one of the goofiest games I have played on this website or at least the goofiest in a long time! It's hard to say that I recommend it because it's so amazingly ridiculous. It's certianly good for a quick laugh. The funniest part was definitley at the beginning when you guys were getting hit by the water bottles. The graphics were really cheesy in this but that added to the camp appeal. You also had a good amount of music for everything that was needed.

It is difficult to suggest you to do anything different, because it seems like you accomplished what you were trying to do. The most fun part was actually in the house, probably because it was the hardest! I was a bit annoyed with how you could not jump further on the buildings. Wouldn't the water and fire cancel each other out there? The acting is so amazingly goofy as well.

MonoFlauta responds:

Mmm, sorry, didn't undesrtand the problem with jumping and that, but great that you liked the room escape part, thanks for reviewing! :)

[The Floorsland 3]

Certainly playable

While not a great game, this was okay so it can't really go in the good or bad category. The biggest strength is probably how it has a simple enough premise to understand. It has most of what makes a platformer entertaining. Where you lost points was that this was not detailed very well and there was not much in the background or anything. It just seems like you could have put more design in everything. Simplicity can work, but there should also be some uniqueness.

That music is pretty popular as I recognized it. I guess from all the audio stuff I have reviewed, it would only make sense that I would find some stuff that I recognized! The medals in this game, that is their design was too simplistic. You could work by putting shading and shadows into the objects. Making something one color rarely impresses people.

telinc1 responds:

What part? The part with the score grabbers? They are enemis.
I can add shadows in The Floorsland Zero: Ancient Adventure, which will be after the game that I`m working on right now.

[Dino Run:Marathon Of Doom]

Run, dinosaur!

It is great to see the next entry in this cool dinosaur game series! What's really cool is that it can be fairly easy as you just have to keep on running most of the time. It still manages to be difficult, particularly with how the bigger dinosaurs get in your way. It's amazing how many shades you are able to show in something featuring pixels. The sounds are good, especially with how the dinosaur jumps up and down. It was fairly easy to collect the eggs (say, that reminds me, it's getting close to Easter).

I could not understand how it worked with the pterodactyls picking you up. It was a nice little thing anyway. The funniest part was how you could just eat the little dinosaurs that got in your way. It's just entertaining to see how nimble this little dinosaur happens to be. I never knew that running from a meteor crushing you could be so cute.

[TRON:Lightcycle Challenge]

Should please any fan

I am not a big fan of the "Tron" series and I saw the recent movie and thought it was alright. That did make me familiar with this kind of game so I knew what to expect. At first I thought you could only move on the lines, but I was just not paying attention. This is a game where you equally study your opponent and yourself. It's hard to get wrapped up in both as focusing on one distracts you. My gosh, the arcade game shown in this looked absolutely fantastic!

What was kind of disappointing was how the game itself was not like this. I seriously would have been satisfied if the intro was the only part of the submission. The sounds and effects seem pretty authentic. I like the floating quarter that you put into the floating coin slot. This game has a lot of good style to it. The best music was when you died.

[Hunters - Stage 5]

Quite good

The gameplay is as good as ever, but I still think you guys should work on graphics. I guess it's not a big deal because the game is still really on, but it could be an improvement. The best part was how this kept the same coolness of the other levels. It's weird to have different games released that are entire levels! Given the vastness of these things, it is of course understandable. The sound effects were pretty authentic and I loved the wide variety of music you used.

Rina-chan is as good as ever and the other voice cast did a good job too. I like how the instructions on jumping higher appear in the game. For those of you who do not know what I am talking about, you have to jump and then jump towards a wall for a superjump. Everything is done in a fairly clear format. The story is alright too.

[Temple of Death]

Now that's hard

The weirdest thing about this was that it was so hard to get a single medal! Even when I had every single weapon available, I was still not out of the temple! Of course, I have to give this game credit because it really is a truly well done game, especially with the graphics. Everything just moves around in such a realistic way. Well, as realistic as zombies could be anyway. I thought the crocodile guy was a boss, but there are actually more than one of them at the same time! It was constant action.

The aerial shot was a little strange at times, but I got used to it. It was difficult to determine whether you were in a position whether you could advance or not. It's still great to play especially with all the guns and ammo lying around. It might be the first shooting game where all the zombies only had the upper halves of their bodies. The music was great as well and fit the style.