Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Gauntlet]

Hmm, that was a pretty good game. It was confusing with how you seemed to go to a different area each time. I appreciated how good the gameplay was. You really had to be fast with this. It was annoying how I was taken out by just one shot. The graphics were pretty good.

I liked the set up. Reality TV should always be mocked. It can be hard with how you're constantly moving. Wasn't I always collecting some of the debt? Eh, I don't want to sound whiny.

blit-blat responds:

Yeah, I don’t know how they manage to change the rooms around so quickly, especially when you run back the way you came! Some voodoo bullshit I tell ya!

And yeah, debt collection is hard, but doable, spend a little bit of cash after every run to keep it down!

[Bug Ball 3D]

I have to say that I was very surprised at how hard this game was. I had no idea how to get far. Luckily, I learned how to jump. It still didn't help me much. It wasn't really quite 3D. That first level was just torture.

You had to make a really long gap at the end. This was the first level! Well, I got a medal for trying at least. Press Z to select. I'm not sure if that's apparent at first.

kaiakairos responds:

it sounds like you played the medium or hard course first. you should play the easy course first, it teaches you the controls

[Keep It In! 3]

I didn't even know how to play the game at first. You'd think it was something I'd just figure out on my own! I appreciated the great idea, though. It's certainly original, but it is very hard. I started the game and got a medal! The animation was pretty good.

It didn't need to be too complicated. It just got frustrating! You have to really take a while to get used to this gameplay. You still deserve credit for an original idea. I couldn't quite recommend it, though.

St4rryQueen responds:

I'm really sorry you didn't enjoy it at first. Is there anything I could do to improve the game?

[Blue Vortex]

Well, I'm not good at this game, so I certainly couldn't recommend it. I just wish it was easier. I mean, the graphics are pretty good. I guess I just had to have the mouse exactly in the hole. It got more complicated than I thought. It seemed like it would be easy.

I didn't even know what obstacles would appear. Well, that was just the first few seconds. I'd go crazy if I had to win this medal. I guess I could suggest that it be easier with fewer obstacles. That wouldn't be fair for better players.

Mantis1 responds:

Thanks for the review! The mouse doesn't have any hitbox/collision. You have to make the camera dodge the obstacles, not the mouse.

[Kart Kollab]

Wow, this was very odd. I thought it would be a racing game. Instead, you just observed everything. The best part was easily the !? button. I'm not even going to spoil what happens when you press it. It was very unique for a collab.

I'm sad to say I haven't heard of most of you people before. I'm not following any of you. I mean that literally. I'm not following the drivers. It's still worth watching and interacting with.

Chdonga responds:

That's what rocks about collabs; finding cool people to check out

[Portal Patrol]

This game was very enjoyable! I will admit that it's very difficult. How do you run out of ammo for a knife? Anyway, Pico was probably the best character. You could have used more unique enemies. I don't know where those purple guys came from.

I like the music a lot. You rarely get that many songs for something. Happy Pico Day indeed! I'm glad this won some kind of award. It was quite an enjoyable game.

Tyler responds:

Think of it as you need more kitchen knives to pick up lol

Thanks!

[Citizen Pico: Pico's School IV]

I assume the title was a reference to "Citizen Kane". Well, the rating is quite high. I just don't think it's on the level as "Citizen Kane". I missed the second and third Pico's School entries. This was one weird game. It went nuts when an alternate version killed Pico.

I thought it was "Game Over" after that. Instead, it was part of the story! I didn't know Darnell and Nene were supposed to die. I got a medal, but I guess I shouldn't tell anyone how. I've never heard of Dr. Schmuck before.

Kolumbo responds:

it's a reference to the Troma movie "Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avengr IV" which in itself is a reference to Citizen Kane. Fun fact, Tom Fulp appears in Citizen Toxie - definitely worth a watch if you like over the top gore and bodily fluids. Another reference to Trome is the poster on the left in Pico's room!

Glad you find it went nuts at that point, as that's this game's equivalent to the shooting event from the first - so it was supposed to go all wacky after that moment!

Dr. Schmuck is great - you can find his toons over on PukeBomb

[Mewgrounds Collab]

Yeah, this really wasn't for me. It was just some pictures. I did like it how you could zoom in on them. The pictures weren't even really that good. I could make better! I just thought that it was too simplistic.

I mean, it was just some pictures that weren't put in some particularly colorful arrangement. It was just side to side. Well, Happy Pico Day I guess! My favorite might have been Chanma's. It's the most well detailed.

KingCrowned responds:

Sigh maybe I should’ve went with Hank instead of a Grunt 😔

[Hollow Floor - Demo]

Well, this deserves props for being a unique game. I mean, that was one odd powerup. I still couldn't get quite far with it. You had to really keep up and pay close attention. I thought the first powerup would be jumping. Instead, it was walking on air.

You still had to be careful. You had to time everything to make sure it was at the right time. You had to make sure you didn't touch the sides. It was definitely a unique game, but it was kind of annoying. It was definitely interesting.

amidos2006 responds:

Thanks a lot :) I know that the game is on the harder side like VVVVVV. I would appreciate if you can identify the most annoying rooms for you, maybe I can simplify them a bit :)

Overall, thank you for playing the game and I am glad that you enjoyed it :)

[Tales From The Arcade: Fartmania]

Dang, this game didn't look that hard, but boy was it difficult! I mean, I thought it would be easy with unlimited farts. Those spikes on the bottom were really annoying. Everything had to be rather specific. Still, I enjoy a good challenge. You can go through the pipe for a bunch of easy medals.

I didn't realize I could fart more than once in the same jump at the beginning. I still couldn't get very far. At least I rescued a couple pigs. You did the right things by having a fart game. They're funny in this context!

Emptygoddess responds:

You're funny in this context!