Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Interlocked]

That's different

I really have no idea how this game works but at least I was able to get past the first level. This is a great game because it is extremely innovative and looks for something new. The music is nice and soothing as well. The coolest part was being able to look at every single so you knew every way you could get out of it. This is something that Math majors do in their spare time and I am not one of them.
While there is not a detailed background, it certainly delivers.

It is amazing how many designs you can come up with for this game. I think a lot of people would not want to play it only because it is so hard! It does still bring about a great sense of wonder and awe to the player. There are so many parts and it makes you realize how each part is valuable, kind of like the parts of a watch. Yeah, I know that's cliched.

[Super Fishing]

Cute little game

This was a fun little game to play because it was quite adorable. You can tell there was effort put into it as it had really everything you would need in a fishing game. It does not try to be flashy or anything because a fishing game does not need that. While it could have been more detailed, the graphics are still fairly decent. It's funny to accidentally pick up the underwear. It's fairly easy to learn as all you have to do is put your rod down and pick up the fish.

I suggest that you put a little more detail into the next game. I do not understand what that dark cloud was doing there. If nothing else, this was a very realistic game as that is about as exciting as fishing in real life can get. The colors are lush and give a good, happy feeling to the player. I love how you do not have to click to catch the fish.

[Shred Master]

I can't shred

I had trouble with this game at first because I thought you had to just put your ball over the other ball to advance. You have to press Spacebar and that can get annoying. I guess my main problem is that I am just not good at these kinds of games. I have played musical instruments before, but the only one was a piano. I don't think I have ever played these games on a console, so I am not prepared for them. I also felt this could have had some more detail put into it.

I was thinking it would feature Pico but he was there because it this "Rock out" contest. I will say that if a person is a fan of the Guitar Hero or the music genre should enjoy this. While not detailed, everything is put into a very clear detail. You could put in some more backgrounds, but at least there was a wide selection of music being used. Be sure to keep up with it as quickly as possible.

[Pinch Hitter]

Great game!

I am not a fan of playing baseball (be it in real life or in a game like this) but this was tons of fun. The coolest thing was the CGI animation. It seems like you should see this more in games on this website. It really seems just as authentic as any professional animation that you would see on a professional gaming system! While not the most detailed thing, it works because it's simple. It can speak to any fan of baseball as it perfectly captures why baseball is such a pastime of America.

I am not going to lie, I probably enjoy it a lot because of how easy it is. You really just have to put your mouse over to where the ball is coming. I like the kid environment and how it makes it seem nostalgic. Granted, I never had memories like this but I can at least be reminded of school media where this happened. I don't really understand baseball much anyway.

[Fantasy XFII]

Seems familiar

This reminds me of "8-bit Theater" especially with the Red Mage designs and everything. While I do not read that, I have seen some flash versions on this very website. This was really cool to play because there were just so many things going on! I loved the detail that was put into everything. It was apparently made in pixels, but the pixellation flowed together so well it was just good to look at. While not action-oriented, it is certainly an RPG that I can get behind.

The best part is that there are so many places to explore. You really have to make your sword slash at everything if you want to get every hidden goodie out there. I love how you guys really went out and created a world of your own. I hope that you manage to get medals with points on them soon. The author comments are very informative as well.

ryoshenron responds:

Thanks for the compliments. The medals in the game are NG medals so they should have points and stuff as soon as an admin approves all the medals.

[Shark Antennas Co.]

That was weird

I could have sworn that those things were dolphins and not sharks. Whatever they were, it was a little hard to keep up because it was just so amazingly zany! This third game jam has certainly given us some of the craziest stuff on Newgrounds! It was fun to get the medals, because the only ones I was able to get were the secret ones! I should not spoil how to get them as the player should get them as easily as I did. The weirdest thing was the horse that randomly appeared when there was a high wind blowing.

It was funny to see the shark get cut up when it hit the ground. I don't know why falling on the ground would cause a shark to be split in half so evenly like that. Then again, I should not try to apply logic to a game like this. It would have been nicer if the instructions had been more clear as in put into the game. This is an amusing thing to play.

MonoFlauta responds:

Mmm yes thanks for the advice, SECRET: we will make a Gold Version of this game in af uture, i will use your idea of the instructions for the ingame :P

[They Came From Nam]

What?!

Woah, this is definitly the most random game that I have ever played for the NG Game Jams. I had to continually spit out fireballs (I think?) to get rid of the papers coming towards me. Even if I avoided them, they still came to me before they left the screen! Maybe you could just let them go, okay? Anyway, what was cool was that it was a pretty original idea, I mean who would ever think of a game where a giraffe was papercutted to death? I think this might have originally had the name "Giraffe".

The graphics are decent but the main problem is that it is just too dang hard! I fire my weapons at these papers and even the smallest ones take forever to kill! I do always look for uniqueness and you definitley delivered in that sense. It was nice to have so many people working on this. I have not heard of most of them, but you should always give anyone a try.

thinking-man responds:

Try charging after every shot.

[Butcherbugs]

Take that, brain!

I really enjoyed this game if only because I was so dang good at it! I even managed to get every single medal on the first run! It was great fun not knowing what was going to pop up next. I am impressed with myself as I managed to win it even when I had two red neurons create axis to go across from me! The problem was that I saw one on the lower left hand corner and thought it was going to be something from above, but it was not. The best part was how great the colors were.

Speaking of brains, it seemed like mine was on acid when this game came through for me! There was no telling what was going on or why anything was even happening. Thank you for making a great game for the third NG game jam. I should have realized they would make it soon after the NG movie jam. I don't even think the bosses (glands/lobes) are even able to fight back!

[Meaty Boner]

Quite playable

This is a really good game if only because you really know how to make a game addicting! I guess it's probably because you (JAZZA) are one of my favorite flash authors out there. I was surprised this did not have any medals! It was boring at first because it was just too easy. As the levels went on, I take my words back and realize it can be quite hard. It's great to be motivated to go further to see the wide variety of enemies. My favorite would have to be the one with spikes all over his body.

I'm not sure why, but that guy really reminded me of Dirge from the "Xombie" series. Man, do I wish we could watch those here. You might want to also make a button that can make you skip the long cutscene. The animation in this in really great and I had no idea SpikeVallentine had a hand in it. It's a combination I've never seen before.

[QWERTY Warriors 2]

It's back!

This reminds me of some of the games I used to play when I was first learning to type. There were pretty cheap (although they were CGI) and managed to show off these meteors being hit. I do wish that you should market this to a teaching computer so kids can learn off of it! It's a heck of a lot cooler way to learn to type than most of the other things we have. The sounds were cool too, especially the "uh" stock sounds. The neatest thing was that the graphics were really good.

While you did not have any mobility, at least there were cool things like the bullet holes remaining in the ground. It was also neat to see a fairly good variety of enemies heading towards you. My favorite is the "EXPLODE" one as that literally explodes everything. Hmmm, maybe this can be expanded and you can have the enemies look like the words they are? Good thing I am so good at typing.