Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[N-Dimensions]

That was a pretty strange game. I think it just struck me as weird because of how it was jus the same thing over and over. There really wasn't anything wrong with it. The sounds and everything else were pretty nicely done. The boss was pretty hard. It could have used more detail, though.

I must not know how to activate those powerups, because I didn't get the medals when I got them. I hope you had a merry Christmas! I really do like space shooting games. I guess it's just how straightforward they are. This was a fun game.

VascoF responds:

You have to press the X key to use one of the special power-ups.

Thanks, hope you had a Merry Christmas too!

[Str1ngle]

I didn't know this was done in only 48 hours. I really am quite impressed by this game! It may be my favorite of all the ones in this dare 28 thing. Even the title is cool! I could not really understand it at first. My medals didn't seem to show up.

I could not really tell how I was supposed to pass a level. I like the really cool sounds and music. I don't know why this thing is a basketball. It certainly doesn't look like a wrecking ball. Then again, I'm no construction worker.

Zanzlanz responds:

Thank you for the awesome and really kind review, Ericho! :D

Your medals did show up, I see them on your page. You got to level 5! :D Sorry for the lack of detailed instructions, but I'm replying on the hope that most people can catch on quickly.

It's not *technically* a wrecking ball, but I call it that because it's easily visualized by readers. It's really just some random ball on a string, hahaha. You can upgrade it to look like a wrecking ball (and later, a ball and chain!).

Thanks again!

[Forgotten Child]

Well, what can I say? I understand why this has the lowest rating of anything in the Ludum Dare 28. It's nice you at least managed to make it into the collection. I think your biggest flaw was how there was so little control over yourself. I couldn't understand where I was going. You also needed to have some music in this.

The artwork was pretty bad. It was just basic simple lines with no shading. That's something I always look for in design. It doesn't need to be that difficult. Does the contest mean you only get one child?

purefloat responds:

The relation to the theme is that you only get one minute. I completely agree with you as far as music and art go, but I hardly worked on the game Saturday giving me much less time than I needed for a fully polished game.
Because of some programming flaws, control is much more difficult at lower framerates. I find that it's almost unplayable if a lot of other things are running in the background.
Thanks for writing an actual review :)

[Candy Raver]

I found this to be a fairly enjoyable game. I did have the complaint of how hard it was on the second level. It just seemed impossible to get the right angle. I also think that the graphics could have been better. It was a bit hard to even see that those things were candy. It still isn't bad at all.

I like games where you can float with fans. It's just a very cool concept to me. The music is fairly good. As it's December, it really does remind me of Christmas candy. It's simply quite popular around that time of year.

EggysGames responds:

Thanks, it's a very old game now of mine I didn't realise it still got plays at christmas so thats great. Yeah the game was a little too hard lol, needs toning down. Thanks for the review.

[Rotor Snake 2 - Battle#1]

Well, I wasn't very turned on by this game. It just had too many faults. The worst part was probably how I could not really tell how to advance. It was apparently the same level. I don't think I did anything particularly wrong there. I managed to get a medal for trying.

It also didn't help that there was no music. It came across as too bland. I couldn't really tell the difference between what the keys and hourglasses did. I assume I had to collect them all to advance. That's one stupid expression.

sabikDK responds:

Thanks for you review, but Reading could have solved the hourglass problem ;) the hourglass freezes the time for one sec. And you'll have to collect all all Keys to finish the level. I'll trye to make This more clear in the next version ;)

[GARDINI]

I was quite surprised at how much fun I had with this. I think its biggest strength was how you are just so motivated to see what happens next. You probably could have made a new enemy appear, but that's okay. I couldn't control myself when I was jumping with those henchmen. I didn't have much trouble in the air though. The music is pretty nice.

I'm surprised this didn't win a higher award. I guess you have competition or something. I was in fact thinking this would be more of a standard platformer. It's still a very nice game. I'm glad you don't have to search anywhere for a shop.

rhys510 responds:

Waw thanks :P - i released it with loads of bugs still in the game as it was a 5 month project and i was getting to the point of no return (stuck doing nothing with the game) so one night i stayed up and finished then released it without get any beta testers for the last test ><

thanks :D

[The Timewaster]

I knew it would be a game like this with that title. I don't know why, but the drawings reminded me of Dave (from Retarded Animal Babies). Of course, this game didn't have near as much nudity as his usual stuff. I think it's pretty cool to have so many of these things. What makes it better is how there is always something different going on. It keeps you on your toes.

I also appreciated the music. Maybe it could have used a background, but it's still great. It's better than something like the OCD game where you just do the same thing forever. This game should have medals. A pity it seems to be too late.

RatherRandomReality responds:

Thanks, Ericho. I don't think it's ever too late for medals. I'll see if I can throw some in there in the future. Check out the sequel "The Timewaster Ultra" as well, cheers.

[Down The Chimeny!]

Is "Chimeny" how it's pronounced in the UK? I just assume all alternate spellings are from there. It is where the English language came from, after all! I really like how simple it is. Unfortunately, it can be a bit unrewarding. I don't see why these giant meatballs are supposed to be gifts. It is a unique design at least.

It seems a bit too slow, so it is good when you speed it up. A pity one hit kills you. You really have to get close to them, which is dangerous. Timing is everything here. I know this sounds kind fo weird, but Happy Thanksgiving!

Skeik responds:

This was back before I cared to check the spelling of my games haha. I'm honestly surprised you found this game at all, seeing how it's 7 years old!

I get what you mean about it being unrewarding, I had a lot of ideas I didn't really know how to implement. Thanks for playing and reviewing though, I've noticed you reviewing a lot of my games lately.

[Tiny Dangerous Dungeons]

There is definitley something wrong with the medal system. I manage to get at least two of them, but only one show up on screen. At least I can still review most things. I admit that I'm kind of turned off by the idea of not having a means of defense. Of course, I'm sure there's some item that helps you out with that. The music is pretty sweet.

I just like how the colors are done in the style of a Game Boy game. Nostalgia is always good. There were some pretty interesting locations and enemies. It did, however, take awhile for it to truly be enjoyable. It's still pretty much worth the wait.

AdventureIslands responds:

If by defense you mean a weapon, well you get throwing knives little later on to defeat enemies and to solve puzzles with.

[Just One Link]

Wow, you certainly know how to make someone eager for something. I think I had in fact heard about this. I knew what it would be like from the background. I'm sorry, but I'm pretty low on money. This actually is a pretty entertaining game in itself. The music really does set the mood.

I appreciate you making a game with such a noble cause. Hopefully, more people will become aware of it. I don't need to just click on the red cross, as it works for anything. A pity you can't win this game. Well, you can certainly help.

keybol responds:

That's great to hear. There are worse pictures and videos than the background. If you get to see it, it will really affect you like what it did to me. You're right, the idea isn't to reach the red cross link, just be aware of it as there are many ways to send help.