Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Target-Shooting]

You did it!

I admit that it was very clever to throw in medals that were so easy to get at least from a certain standpoint. All you had to do was play it, which was a guarantee it would get some good points. There is just so little to say about a game that is just so average. I would probably not recommend it, because there is just nothing special at all. Well, I would recommend it for someone who wanted a lot of medals and had time to kill, but that is not me. The music did get a bit annoying so it was nice to include that "mute" button.

Yusuf responds:

thanks for the nice review

[Spot the black sheep]

Surprisingly great!

I had no idea that something with such a simple premise could ever turn out to be so cool! While the animation was not the best, what matters is that the entire game is really nothing but fun. I have probably played more levels in this than any other Newgrounds game. You have showed that by having a fun spirit, you can make anything good. I especially liked how there were just so many places to hide the black sheep. You had to look around the label or in the background or sometimes you just had to do random clicking.

pobah responds:

Thanks :D
Always nice to see another review after all these years :P

[Tower of Heaven]

Pretty creative

I think the medals might now be working, because I definitley died more than five times in a single level. This was an interesting little experiment that was pretty unpredictable. The hardest by far was Level 6, which I simply can not last more than two seconds on. I like the coloring effects used and how it creates a unique atmosphere. You really worked to make something original, even if it was not the most enjoyable. It was pretty funny just to see God come in and smite you so often.

flashygoodness responds:

Couldn't get past Level 6? You cannot WALK left, but isn't there something else you can do to move in that direction...?

[Save your life 3 THE END]

Quite strange

I was very confused by this game. First, I saw the preview icons for a bunch of other games, some of which were listed as recommondations below the game, but were still clickable. I started at Level 31, which I guess means this is supposed to be the third game. It says I have to type in a number, but then I have to type a letter with no capitals (?!). I typed "Fall Down" on the first because that is all I could figure out, but it did not work. Overall, this had elements too strange to fully enjoy and play.

EventHorizon responds:

maybe you're right, though I meant that the responses of the levels should not be written in capital letters!

[The Beast (Part 1)]

Does need work

The animation in this game was just really cheesy and it was hard to take it seriously. Of course, seeing as how this is a game with 0 point medals, it probably is not supposed to be taken seriously, anyway. The second level is simply murder for me to beat! The cheesy effects remind me of the stuff made by Jerry Jackson. I suggest that you also work with coloring effects, because everything seems to just be one color. I guess the sound quality was not too bad and it was a little unique.

53xy83457 responds:

You beat the tutorial and then gave up. What the hell makes you think you've seen enough to review the game? And stop mentioning the fecking medals, I've already explained that to you.

[QD Collection: PDS & CH]

It does get better

I really have to praise you for holding the record for most 0 point medals in a single game. It is always great to get medals, even if they literally mean nothing at all. I was surprised you managed to keep the whole thing up with so many characters. As simple as this game might seem, it actually does get a lot harder as it progresses. It is always fun to wonder how the next character with look like being shot. I thoroughly enjoyed shooting those morons, although I did skip past some descriptions.

53xy83457 responds:

Read the author comments. Whether the medals get points or not is out of my hands.

Also, you skipped past more than just the descriptions. You missed a whole game!! Quickdraw: Cyber Hell is included in this as well as Quickdraw: Pico Day Special.

Glad you enjoyed it anyway, thanks for reviewing.

[Green button search]

Not the worst thing

I have to give you some credit for coming up with something that actually was a bit fun to play. It was nice how you were able to turn off the sound as the music did get annoying. The biggest problem with this is that the graphics are just not that good. You still managed to be pretty creative, with all the ways of hiding the green button (or object). I got as far as the Newgrounds level. It is pretty nice how it is unpredictable as to what will happen in the next level, and it is not all that simple to play.

mothballs responds:

Thanks man, that's good to know. Graphics don't really matter to me, I like to stress a point that
Gameplay > Graphics. But I think I should have made it a little longer, that's all.

[Sonic Boom Cannon 2!]

Sonic Boom!

It was great to see a tribute with this name that was actually about Sonic and used actual cannons. The opening cut scene was really cool and I proably would have been satisfied if that was all it was! There are really a ton of things going on in this game that all work well. I do have the problem of not being able to advance as hitting "Continue" just brings me a refreshed page. It helps that you are using some of my favorite Sonic music and still have lots of variety. All the sprite work is nice and flows together well.

Xanadu32 responds:

I did rather enjoy making that opening cut scene X)
Im not sure what you mean by 'refreshed page' when you press the continue button. I designed it (with probably in not the best context) to function as a 'next' button of sorts if you are playing a game and you press back to the main menu. its so you dont have to press new game or load and lose what ever progress you had made that session.
Anyways, thanks for playing~

[Blazing Hoops]

I do like basketball

Well, maybe I do not like it that much, but I definitley have a brother who is (or at least was) a super basketball fanatic. I did not understand what the chattering teeth had to do with anything. You might want to work on having the medals being displayed here. Anyway, the music was nice and it was great you used so much stuff for it. The animation is simple, but because the premise is so simple, I think it really works out. Of course, it also helps that with a lot of determination, it is fairly easy to get far in this game.

Sajyd responds:

Yes. With determination, you can easly bring the 100,000 score but it's not pretty simple. For the medals. I'va contacted administrators and community managers but I don't know why they don't respon to my message. I've contacted also other authors how putted the medals in them games but no respons again. Thanks for your review !

[Lifeguard Larry Deluxe]

Simple at least

I thought the graphics in this were really good. The only problem is that with a point and click adventure game as short as this, it is hard for me to advance that far. I can still appreciate this for having the failing medal being a good 10 points! The controls were at least pretty easy to use, especially considering you had so little to work with. I keep trying to put the coin in the slot, but when I hit "use" or whatever, nothing seems to work. This was made with good intentions and is definitley nice enough to have medals here on this site.

JackSmack responds:

To use an item you have to click on it in your inventory. If you try to use the coin slot without actually choosing the coin it won't work.

I can't really make it work with just use either because you should be able to use all the items in your inventory on any object not just the one that works.

Still I'm glad you liked the game and it is really short and I think that is actually a good thing because it's important to leave the audience wanting more.

I will be making more games like this in the future. I have several projects in my pot right now that I need to finish first, but you can count on more like this eventually.