Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Porb Dressup]

I'm not into dressup games. They just seem too silly. I could still enjoy this. Hey, RGPAnims worked on this! I have to review anything from the creator of "FulpWare". It's a decent little game for what it is. You do have creativity.

I do love "Dress My Babe V". Well, I think we can all understand why I like that more. I still thought this was very creative. It's hard to tell how they overlap. I don't know whether or not one thing goes on top of another.

TappyWara responds:

RGPAnims in question: https://youtu.be/qKPj6MEGr6I?t=4

[PICO'S BRAWL ARENA]

Aww, dang it! Another game where you can't play against the computer. It's just annoying with games here that only let you do that. I don't have a friend who will play that with me. This is still a great looking game. It takes you awhile to understand how to select everything.

It seems like yet another game like "Super Smash Bros.". That isn't necessarily a bad thing. This was still interesting. It just needed more players. We'll never run out of things to do with Pico. This might be our biggest holiday yet!

TheBlueHatted responds:

Actually, right beside each text that says "P1" and "P2" (on the bottom corners), there is a CPU button you can click with the player arrows to switch to an AI!
prob should make it a bit clearer lol

[Bandits & Barbarians]

I liked this game, but I will admit it wasn't that appealing. I just didn't like having to wait for opponents. I am still good at this game! I've won the games I've played. It just isn't that satisfying. You can always find new stuff for Pico Day.

Well, not always the best stuff. This was still something I would recommend for people with more patience. I wish I could see what my opponent was doing. Maybe it was too easy once I got playing. I can't complain about that!

larrynachos responds:

I added a minigame while you wait for opponents (its just flappy bird lmao but im thinking of adding multiple minigames to choose from), also there was a bug I fixed that was causing major matchmaking issues!

The matches not being satisfying might be a matter of poor level design. The first levels are my own, and I'm not super familiar with the intricacies of a good level, I just kinda slap stuff together. I'd like to see what you think a good level might be, maybe take a stab at the level editor?

Thanks for the feedback!

[Pee Man vs the Monkeys]

I guess I can see why this doesn't have as high a rating as some other games submitted for Pico Day. It actually did get pretty annoying. I wish I could move. I know it was supposed to be like "Space Invaders". It was just too long for a game like that. It was still playable.

RIP Ben Spurgin. I didn't know he was famous enough for a submission to be celebrated for Pico Day. This is still a good tribute. It just isn't the best out there. At least the monkeys aren't peeing on me.

[Hadros]

Huh, that was a rather odd game. It's mostly because there's really nothing wrong with it. It's just kind of dull. I wish there was music. I did manage to learn about shapes in this. I knew what an octagon was from "Sesame Street".

At first, I thought it would be like Tetris. You know, I'd run out of time. There just wasn't much tension. Well, it was at least educational. You don't list the names on the medals.

rvh86 responds:

I didn't add any music on purpose because it's just a small puzzle, music would likely get repetitive, although maybe some simple background music would suit the game.

[quest of for the epic!]

That was too easy. I couldn't see any point in it. I got the medal. I'm not interested in the secret one. It can't be that good anyway. This was just an easy game.

I didn't understand the fart noises. It was just way too short. I didn't to have a lot more stuff to do. Well, it did get Daily Feature. I just don't see it.

TappyWara responds:

u fat

[VOLTARMS]

I'm glad I managed to get a lot of medals pretty fast! It got pretty hard by Level 3. It just got hard to get used to the controls. Thank you for telling me how to play the game properly. I thought you could only attack one at a time before the enemy reacted. It was still quite difficult.

I loved seeing these sprite graphics. It did get a little repetitive. I guess I'm getting used to RPGs. Well, the "Epic Battle Fantasy" series really got me into them. Once again, happy 420 even though this was unrelated.

MidNightMaren responds:

I'm glad you liked it after I told you the mechanics. I guess I'll have to explain it better in the tutorial segment since it seems you are not the first one.
It was supposed to get much harder by Level 3, since the player should be much more familiar with every control by that point in the game.

[Trophy Collab]

That was too simple. I mean, it was just you getting different items. Still, it was pretty interesting to learn about everyone! I believe the process of doing this was featured on the front page. Well, you had to draw something to go along with it. I can't do it.

The music was fairly good. This did seem like a nice little tribute to everyone. It just wasn't the best out there. Well, if I participated I would have enjoyed it more! I still have to thank everyone who worked on it.

Phaox05 responds:

Well that's the purpose of a collab, show people what a group of artists can do (like a gallery) is more of the interactive part where it comes to the flash vibes as its main purpose back in the days was to make interactive media rather than games, thanks for the feedback.

[Volcano Maintenance]

Wow, I didn't know how to beat the enemies at first. I mean, I knew I threw the fruit at them, but I thought that would kill them. I realized I then had to actually throw them into the catapult. That volcano god is hard to please! Those darn volcano gods! The animation works for itself.

Dang, those guys are greedy. You'd think they wouldn't want to die. The figures look like they're from "Cyanide And Happiness". Well, it's a pretty standard design. The enemies' head look like down signs.

jefvel responds:

It's wasn't very clear in game, but you can kill them by throwing fruit at them when they're knocked out. I added a new health bar for that, to make it a bit more intuitive :)

And yeah those baddies are stupid, they eat the fruit but at the same time destroy the trees the fruits come from