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[Carve n' Share]

How'd I miss this?

I could have sworn I had gone through every Halloween related game for this year, but I was wrong. It was great to see work by poxpower, dang, he's on every great game nowadays. I really feel embarassed over myself at how simple my pumpkin looked. I just went over to see the top rated ones and I found it to be some of the best artwork I had ever seen! Seriously people, submit your stuff to the art portal if you are that good! I could spend all day just figuring out how they managed to do that.

There were certainly a lot of things to do and choose from and I am glad for that. It seems like the perfect Halloween tribute! I can just spend all day looking at the other things people have made and see how creative they are. It's amazing how far you can go with the mechanics of this game. I guess there could have been some more, but it's really great already and I can see where master pumpkin carvers got their starts!

[Jeremy Bongstarr]

Sweet!

I am really again only giving this such a high score because I had a pretty easy time playing it and stuff. I could not tell if Jeremy was supposed to be an animal of some sort or a human. Judging by his name, I thought this was going to be about marijuana. I guess I do have a pretty dirty mind after all. It reminded me of "Super Mario Sunshine" only a lot simpler. As you only had so long to complete this game, it definitley seems like it was time well spent!

If I have any complaints, it would be that it is in fact a little too easy. At least you manage to create a real world for the player to go out and explore. The artwork in the cutscenes is masterfully done and puts things in perspective well. I could feel some sympathy for this character, whatever he was supposed to be. If only I had played this when it was a lot hotter, I live in Florida you know.

[G-Switch]

Yes, I'm good at it

Ah dang it, I thought the game "Grayinator" was the first game to use this! Anyway, this was a lot of fun to play if only because, once again, I was really good at it. This is a game where you really have to test your hand-eye coordination and time everything just perfectly. It seemed to have a great CGI appeal to it, considering it was made in Flash (I assume). The only thing I did not like was how there could in fact have been some more detail. It did not seem like there was not a lot in the background.

It's great how this game manages to be really fast paced and the controls are simple enough so as to not make it too difficult. It's fun to just hear the sound of the guy flipping everywhere. Extra credit for showing you exactly how far you had to go into the game. One problem some people have is that they have no idea how long the level is going to end. It kind of makes you more motivated to take your time with what you have.

[IceBoy]

Like the "Space Jam" music

I am surprised this has such a low score, as it really seems to be just as good as any other game made in this series. I can tell that it was made in a time limit, as it does not have much detail. I still liked how the premise and design of the game was really simple to understand. The protagonist himself looks cute, with how he just bounces around everywhere. I think it may be the first game I've played where there was a button I was not supposed to touch. I kept thinking I could jump over it, but then I forgot my ice powers.

With the ice powers, it's a very creative game that you can really lose yourself in. Man, is it awesome how you can start on the same level even if you refresh the page! The missiles being fired actually seem to be more of a threat to getting on your way than actually killing you. There is a fair amount of detail in this game, especially one that's simple. If no one else likes this game, then I can.

OmarShehata responds:

Thanks for the review man!

It actually had a much higher score when it was out of judgement. It was at 3.6 and seriously dropped when it was front-paged. I'm guessing most people didn't like the lack of polish.

But anyway, I'm glad you liked it! We're considering making a "deluxe" version, I'd love to hear any ideas/suggestions you have for it!

[Dravalanche]

Happy New Year!

The graphics in this really reminded me of the work by ZekeySpaceyLizard. Dang, do I wish that guy was still around... Anyway, this had some good and bad qualities. The bad qualities was that it was just not very rewarding as it took forever just to rescue 15 of the people who were trapped in the ice. I would suggest you try to put a health bar on the dragon so you can know how far you have gotten. The controls were at least easy and it seemed to move smoothly.

I would suggest some sort of axe upgrade along the way so it did not take so long to get through the ice. It's still fairly fun to play, because it is just fun to see that little guy go around everywhere. I admit that there was not much to the story but as the game played, I barely cared about the plot anyway. Dang, this has to be a record for the most games to recieve medals in the quickest time! I would at least recommend this to a fan of mine games.

[Iced Over]

It never ends

This was a really inventive idea and I thought the overall design was again, really "cute". However, it did get annoying with how you had to refuel so soon. I was not even sure what was supposed to be a refueling or not. I definitley have to give you credit because having the secret medal be worth 100 pts and the regular ones 5 pts is a stroke of genius. The graphics/animation seem to be really nostalgic. It is like you were reaching to a time where we drew things in a simple way like that.

I would know. I used to draw stuff all the time and I am in no way saying that's a bad thing, it's still a good idea that was executed in a fairly nice way. The medals did not show up on the screen, but I still got them. It is also a creative game with how you create your own path. The flamethrower can create unique shapes, too.

[Eskimo River Rush]

Cute

I'm going to have to go with what my mom says and say that this game was really "cute" to play. It has a great winter theme to it and I am glad it was made as well as the large selection of music you used. It took me awhile to realize that I had to press the "S" key to fight the bears. The birds are harder, and I wish there was a medal for beating them! Anyway, great job on the detail and I love this has such a great cartoony feel to it. It seems like the kind of game you would see on a website that was really trying to open up to all kinds of people, which this site does.

I assume the shoe powerup made you faster, because I am not quite able to figure out exactly what it does. The music gives it a really homey feeling. It got a little annoying with having to fight off the birds and everything, but still very enjoyable. The main character just looks so adorable whenever he thaws out an animal. The animals used in this are really cute as well.

[Icy Cave of Frustration]

Well paced

I thought this had some good graphics in it, but the downside was that it was actually pretty hard to understand. At first, I did not look at the instructions and thought that I lost my killing the caveman! What is kind of annoying is that you have to start right at the beginning after losing. As there are a lot of levels, that can get pretty frustrating. I did manage to get really far, and only failed because I wanted to get the medal of hitting the bird! As I care little for cavemen, I had no problem crushing them.

The music was pretty appropriate and I am now starting to notice that all of these games are ice themed. Man, I should have really caught onto that earlier. This is the kind of game that takes patience and unless you are skilled at timing, you should probably spend too much time on it. There could have been some more detail in the cave, but it would have probably not mattered. Next time, yes, you should have allowed us to start on the same level.

tomdeaap responds:

Hmmm... Cool review.

[Escape from ice mountain]

Epic indeed

Now, I was never good at games like these, so I did not get that far, but I still have to recommend it. What I really liked was how the atmosphere was just perfect. I was actually not expecting anything that good. I guess when I view something where the title is in lowercase, it turns me off. I was pleasently surprised to find out that this really had a ton of work put into it and it's amazing you did it in only 72 hours. It does take quite awhile to get good, but at least you were kind enough to include the walkthrough.

It seemed like the voices were just great for this. In fact, I think I may have even enjoyed this more if it was a flash cartoon and not a game. Even the walls of the ice jail are well done, as every shape seems to have a different style. The music went just perfectly with the game; it's a nice, calm tune to it but still brings off a feeling of being trapped. I might never get a medal, but at least I had fun looking at it.

MonoFlauta responds:

Oh dont worry, you will get that medal

Awesome that you like it :) I love this type of reviews because they are the one that tell us that we did a good job and we gave fun (even for five minutes) to someone :)
Thanks for the review :)

[BearBound]

Impressive for me

Dude, I can not believe that I got the secret medal on the first try! Now, I will not discuss where it is because I should not and you should be able to find it as I did. I really like the graphics in this, especially with how the bear looks. It really seems to be the perfect representation of what a bear would look like in a game like this. It seems like you made a strong addition for the NG Jam and the preview icon even made it on the cover! While not that detailed, the good definitley outweighs the bad.

What's really fun about this game is that you can really just let yourself go around and around all over. With the random things spread out, you are bound to stumble upon some of them. I found it not necessary to have to find shelter in an igloo. Of course, it did lead up to that funny part of the ice bear or whatever kicking you out. It seems like bears are popular on the Internet, but they should have more games like the one you made. The sound is really quaint and its sort of dullness fits the bear's deadpan face.