Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[JUGGERNAUT II: Uprising]

I found this to be a good game. I've had a rough day, so I want an easy medal or two. The best part was probably how it was easy to understand. I think it could have been more detailed, though. It does seem like a game that motivates you to go on. You have a nice voice cast too.

I thought KirbzVA was related to Kirbopher. I do not think so. The music is quite nice and soft. I always like people who create a large environment. It makes you remember how much work was put into making the game.

TheEnkian responds:

Haha, some of the medals will be easy, others will require a lot more work to reach. I don't believe there's any relation to Kirbopher there. Glad you appreciate the amount of work that's done into the game because believe me, there was a lot :D

[The Chalice of Marfa]

Well, I guess this wasn't that bad of a game. What struck me as strange was how it didn't have that much going on. It seems like you had to advance a lot in order to get the medals. Of course, most games are like that anyway. Except for the easy ones. I was impressed by all the music in this.

I really like the title, even though I don't understand it. I think the designs are pretty silly. That was probably intentional. While not terrible, I don't think I would recommend it. It was pretty alright, I suppose.

BoobMarley responds:

lol, "Wouldn't recommend it... 3.5/5 Stars" Looking at your medals, you didn't even finish the game.
I love the NG community so much.

Yes, the wiggly portrait style is intentional. That's how I do.
The "Chalice of Marfa" is the name of the macguffin mentioned repeatedly in the game, so that should really be all there is to understand as far as titling goes. Right?
Lastly, I got all the wonderful music from an obscure website called the Newgrounds Audio Portal.

[A Kitty Dream]

Well, I have reached a point where I can not advance. It was pretty fun while it lasted. I didn't understand what it was all about. I do like the notion of cats dreaming. This is his dream, right? I found the graphics to be pretty good.

While I couldn't get that far, it was good from what I was able to do. I like how you can save the game like that. Of course, that's an indicator it's going to take awhile before you can get that medal. The music was really soothing. In case you're wondering, I'm typing this review in a hotel in front of ocean waves.

Raiyumi responds:

Thanks. And lucky you! I'd like to go out traveling sometime. :)

[Nether Runner]

YES!!! NEVER in my entire life have I worked harder on a game than this one. It took me two and a half hours to beat this stupid thing and I've finally done it! I was just amazed at how hard the first boss was. You really did have to predict every single move he could make. I couldn't even touch the final one, not that I really even care. The graphics were fantastic and I loved the wide variety of enemies.

I just HAD to get a medal in this. I've written more game reviews than anyone online! I just have to say I love this because of how hooked I got to it. I imagine beating the final boss unlocks the other modes. I had no idea what kind of crazy thing would show up next! I had a hell of a time playing this and I got my medal!

Morbidware responds:

Hi, thank you so much and congratulations on killing Yog!

[Land of Enki]

I found this game to be okay. I did not like the controls. If you're going to move with the arrow keys, then you should be able to jump with them too. I didn't think the designs were anything that good. I would have preferred if you just jumped on enemies to kill them. Then again, people might claim that was a ripoff of Mario.

The music's fairly nice. I can't really get much control out of this guy. I wish I could kill the spike guys. They at least SEEM like they're alive, not that that's stopped people from not killing them before. I wasn't even motivated enough to get a medal.

TheEnkian responds:

Fair enough, the game may not appeal to everybody. Thanks for giving it a shot though. Honestly, the carrot spikes were just animated because it was nice to have them animated rather than them actually being alive.

The musician, Lloyde, reads these too so he'll be glad to hear you liked his tracks!

[Huntloween]

This was a good game. It did have its flaws. I did not like it how it was a bit hard to hit your enemies. It was just weird how it was all laid out. It was still quite creative, if a little weird, with the black blobs. Well, there's more to it in the game!

I thought the controls were really weird. You should have made them customizable. Those are always good for games. The music was pretty good. I do think the graphics are good.

josh-tamugaia responds:

Thanks Ericho. Well, the game was quite rushed. I hurried up for a game contest. In the end, it still didn't make the deadline...

[Tornado Button Smashing]

It was amazing just how fast paced this game was! I'm going to say right now that I loved it, if only because of how much was going on! There was simply a wonderful amount of action in this. I loved the constant button smashing. There were always new things for me to destroy! I loved that! While I'm not that good at it, I really don't care.

It's awesome to have such high scores. I think you may have even surpassed Boxhead in terms of numbers. No, not quite. Congrats to Niemand for the highest score! The music was great too.

Wiesi responds:

Thanks a lot for the review and playing!! :)

[A Sad Robot Factory]

I don't think I enjoyed this that much. I was at least able to understand how to play the game. I kept on playing, but I always lost. It's that robot at the end that always crushes me. I don't think this was anything special. That being said, it wasn't particularly bad.

It was just mediocre. That also describes the graphics. Nothing seems very detailed. I guess it was something good for this jam. Hopefully, we won't get it wrong like Back To The Future Part II for future design.

romualdos responds:

Glad you didn’t found it completely bad Ericho, it´s our first tand we put a lot of work in it, without having any previous experience in gamemaking other than a few experiments. We understand is not an easy game to play. Thanks for giving it a shot.

[Paperplane Madness 2]

I remember making paper airplanes in this one class. I remember absolutely nothing from it. I didn't care much for this game. I just thought it lacked detail. Another big factor was how it seemed too difficult. There really wasn't much going for it.

I believe I have played other paper airplane games. These kinds of styles were never popular. It's the same thing they do with that stupid bird thing. The music is alright. I can see why this isn't popular.

chillyphilly responds:

This game was more of a running experimentation as you could probably tell from how random every element is haha. Nothing in it makes sense.
I don't think it is at all difficult though. It's virtually the same mechanic as the classic helicopter game with some other shit chucked in there. It probably takes too long to learn though without getting bored or frustrated before you close the window. I can see that happening.
There was no intention for it to become popular. There is no story line, nor is there any point or real objective apart from finishing the levels. Created this as a way of learning the software but I guess I could have taken a more constructive approach and made something more worthwhile. It was fun though.

Cheers for the review bud, appreciate the time you took. Bit of a nostalgia trip to review this game? It's been a while.. i loved this website haha.

[Click 'em Up! II]

I was pretty surprised at how fun this turned out to be. I think it works so well because the colors are so nice. I always appreciate that in a game or really anything. There were a lot of unique designs for everyone and everything. It was so easy to beat the boss. He was nothing compared to the rest of the whole game.

I'm thinking it may have been intentionally anticlimactic like that Pico chicken game. Of course, I haven't advanced to beat the other ones. I think kids would love this. It really can be stressful. Good thing it was frontpaged.

cobcris responds:

It's awesome for me to know that you enjoyed the game :) i hope kids can enjoy it too
thanks Ericho!