Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[By the Blueprint]

Yeah, this wasn't my thing. I guess the graphics were pretty good. It was like a game of "Tetris" only more complicated. I was able to at least get pretty far. I think that was just luck. If you just make random stuff, you'll win eventually.

It wasn't worth checking out. I guess the instructions were pretty clear. It just needed to be rewarding. "Tetris" doesn't need to be like this. I think the premise is good, but it's just too cheap looking.

Man-o-Valor responds:

Yeah this for sure isn't my best work... right after I submitted it to the jam I thought of liek 4 ways it could be made so much more fun :[

[Clocks of the BBS 2024]

I'll probably never figure out how to get those secret medals. The best part of this was the music. I mean, that was wonderful! It could have used less of StrawberryClock. I noticed the mushroom penis art. You should be called the Cock Crew!

How has no one made that joke before? I'm normally not into simplistic art galleries, but this was quite nice. It fits the Clock Crew quite well. Wow, few people here were actually clocks. How nice of you guys to not be inclusive!

BlueMonday1984 responds:

"I'll probably never figure out how to get those secret medals."
Magnus just put up a walkthrough with some screenshots I provided him.

Feel free to check it out if you just want to grab the secret medals and move on:
https://magnus727.newgrounds.com/news/post/1374949

[Beetle Battle]

This was a pretty good little game. I admit it got frustrating. It was still interesting to see a giant beetle. I beat the beetle! The title already sounded redundant. I was in no way expecting the beetle to go into Bullet Hell mode.

I thought that was just something that happened halfway through the game. Instead, it was something that seemed to happen at any time. It was certainly harder than those grape juice...ball things. While frustrating, it's quite playable.

litroj responds:

Thank you! I will try to add progressive difficulty in the next version.
YOU BEAT THE BEETLE!! CONGRATS!

[DEAD DETENTION #2 (Rescribbled)]

This was a good game, but it was frustrating. It was the crawling bit that confused me. I just didn't know how to crawl! Anyway, it was a creative game for having mundane challenges. I appreciate all the artwork. The paper cut out style works well.

The music was fairly nice. It just got a bit tedious. I should not complain about the medals. I especially won't ask about the secret medal. You have to not just be quick, but figure out how everything works.

JackAstral responds:

You just click and hold on each icon until the next pops up

[Wallpaper 2.0 Collab]

I think my favorite might be 53xy83457. I recognize the first picture. I think it's a screenshot. I knew what kind of collab this would be. That's what wallpaper is! Dang, we're getting a lot of collabs lately.

It's weird how you can so quickly go through something that has so many people working on it. Well, we review single art pieces. We can review this too. That's some upbeat music too. I like how there wasn't really a theme, just Newgrounds in general.

ejulia14 responds:

Yeah, collabs are a HUGE staple of NG culture. Has been ever since the rise of multi-author submissions where people took advantage of this to credit people in submissions with sizable crews or have people involved in a collab!

[The Test of Insanity]

Okay, this was rather odd. In the first game, I tapped the scroll and it said I lost. I then advanced to the next level. The next two levels were rather easy. The fourth level said what 38-19 is. I know the answer is 19.

I clicked that I didn't see the answer, which I didn't. It said I lost. The first level said I kept missing the original. I didn't. I just couldn't understand this. It was too confusing.

jacklehamster responds:

Sorry the game got you confused. It's one of those rare side effects

[WOP]

I guess I have to admit that an automatic fighting game is kind of unique. I still didn't think this was that good. It was mostly because it was just too simple. I thought it would be hard to hit red. It ended up being pretty easy. I couldn't see any difference when I got more money.

The graphics are still rather nice. It's actually kind of a tune with how he gets punched. How does this guy even live like that? You know, the guy being punched. I'm sorry, but I just don't agree with everyone else.

Saucekye responds:

I understand I'm working on making the game have more stuff now so thank you for your input! I hope I can add enough stuff to where you enjoy it more. If there is anything else you think I should add let me know! Thank you for your honesty!

[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?