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[Riddle School 2]

Quite stylistic

I am not a big fan of point-and-click games, but this was actually surprisingly fun to play! The biggest strength is how good the graphics are. It perfectly captures a more mudane than average story and manages to really give depth to the appearance of the characters. I thought that by the title, it meant I was going to have to solve riddles. Given how I am generally not good at point-and-click games, beating them is a riddle in itself! The music is also very good and fast-paced.

Here's how far I got. Use the mouse to pick up the silver stuff lying around because that is change. Give it to the black guy as he will give you a whistle which will make the teacher fall asleep so you can leave the class. Once outside, go to Mrs. Sleep's office and find lubricant in one of the desks. Use it to get the toilet paper in the vent at the end of the hallway and then give it to the guy in the men's room who will come out leaving you the mop to give to the janitor.

JonBro responds:

Thanks, famed reviewer!

You might be the first to mention that the graphics add to the mundane mood of school portrayed in the game, and frankly it's something I hadn't noticed, but it's something I'll keep in mind for future projects.

[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!

[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 :)

[Asterozorb]

Fairly good

The only Christmas theme it had was with the green and red lights and stuff. It was still fun to play this, even though the controls were fairly hard to understand. The funniest part was seeing the balls get hit by asteroids and I am almost disappointed that was a bad thing for the player. It is certainly an original game, it is perhaps not executed in the best way. The mouse and the WASD keys seem to be in conflict with each other. It still had a nice theme to it with you just spinning in space all the time.

CyanSandwich responds:

Thanks for the review. It really wasn't supposed to have anything to do with christmas, but I chucked a christmas cracker in there because it was close to that time.

[DJManiax]

Great!

Wow, this has got to be a record for the submission with the highest score that did not give you medals with points. I have a feeling you guys will eventually be able to get some points with this! This was fun, because everything was just so high-classed. It is a best too complicated for me to devote too much time too, but still very enjoyable. The graphics themselves were great and there was just so much detail put into every single thing I saw on the screen. You are going to need to read through the instructions.

TaroNuke responds:

I don't know how to get medals to give points ;-; the point values are there.

[Snakebite]

Poop

This was a pretty good game to play and it is especially great to see someone as revered as Yoink work on it! I of course appreciate the efforts of all the other people who worked on this. The best part was how it was easy to get the medal about taking a crap and then you could just go around and crap all you wanted everywhere. The animation is really silly, especially with how Snakebite. There was apparently some trouble, as the advertisement's audio kept going into the game. Speaking of audio, the sound was good and it seemed to fit the mood of the game pretty well.

YoinK responds:

there's more to the game than just taking a shit. lol but glad you liked it.

[Button Game X-MAS]

Not bad, friend

It was great to see a Christmas game from you, as you are always willing to make these button games. I think this was one of the most enjoyable, because it had a good premise. I lost on the one level where I had to click on the candy canes, seems like a dumb mistake. The funniest thing was how it asked if this was "The Impossible Quiz" or not. You still need to brush up on the animation/graphics a little bit. It still looks a bit amateur, but maybe you were not intending to make something artsy.

BanglaBoy96 responds:

Lol! Thanks for another Great Review!
Also the reason my Animation and Graphics are half arsed is cos
I really spend about only 3mins per drawing! XD

[Poltergifts]

Very nice

It seems like we always skip over a holiday. There are things that feature Halloween and Christmas, but nothing with Thanksgiving and Halloween! Anyway, this was a great game to play if a little repetitive. The best part was how awesome the monsters were designed. It was hard to understand how far I could get, as they hit me and I did not die. I really had to develop strategy because I had no idea whether or not a present was going to be something useful or not, and I was always afraid of picking the wrong thing. It's great for so many talented people to come together for this.

Evil-Dog responds:

thanks for the review dude

[Run Whale Run!]

Hard to review

This game could really lose a lot of work. The worst thing about it is that it just seems to have no point and it just continually goes on with no point. I mean, you do not even have anything that says how many points you have in the game! There were some good parts, especially with how the graphics were not too bad. When I saw the preview icon, I thought it was going to be something really cheesy, but I was proven wrong. The balls are designed and the controls are good but it just needs more organization.

alessiolol9000 responds:

The 3rd game is coming tommorow, so be quiet!