Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Madness: Will It Slice?]

While the game wasn't complicated or anything, that did somewhat make it enjoyable. It was very straighthrough, but maybe a bit too straighthrough. You do kind of realize you're just killing the same guys over and over again. It's still great fun for Madness fans. It's funny how you used the Madness 2012 logo when this was made on Halloween. I guess I'm a bit too late for this.

The graphics were as good as most Madness games. While it didn't stand out much, it was still nice to look at. The music is stylistic, as is most music in these games. I had no idea the zombies could hurt you just by punching you. I guess you'd just go down in one hit if they bit you.

io3creations responds:

Since this is a scaled back "demo" (due to many strange bugs), having headshots would make the game way too easy. The full version will have headshots and MOAR challenging enemies.

Yes, these are special "zombies" :)

[Simgirls (Full Version)]

Okay, dude, you have officially set a record for the longest time between a flash or game submission on this website! The last one you did was over NINE YEARS ago. I thought you had like, died or something. You do have the most viewed game and the most viewed flash submission on the entire website! That being said, this didn't disappoint. I just want to say right now that I'm not a fan of hentai.

I could at least appreciate this for the great artwork. I have no idea how I managed to miss this the first time it came on the Portal! It will probably be one of the most significant submissions ever! I also loved how the music was really good. I will say that the designs do look a tad old.

sim-man responds:

Yes in fact the game is 10.5-year old. I hope you will also enjoy Simgirls 2 that I am working on.

[Bakos' Ruby Data Mining]

This is strange. This first appeared as something that you guys apparently took down and I could see why, but now it's back up. This is weird, because it's easily the worst thing you guys ever worked on. You aren't even the kind of people who work with sprite stuff. It was weird how there was no music or sound. There wasn't a lot of detail either.

It looks like you guys were just experimenting. It was just the same page over and over. I thought the blue things were supposed to help you at first. I couldn't help think this was a late April Fool's Day joke or something. Well, you tried, I guess.

Pikanjo responds:

This was my first attempt at HTML5/Canvas which I did for a class assignment a year ago. It is a tiny and repetitive game, but this was more to test out HTML5 submissions on NG for myself as well as Mike/Tom.
-Richie

[Windows XP Errors 2]

I didn't care that much for this, because it wasn't well detailed. It reminds me of some other Windows parodies that were better. There was one from awhile ago that managed to actually have some pictures and songs. This just seems to be a bit of a waste. Of course, I have to say I enjoyed it because of the medals I got. It looks as though they are back to working.

It was fun to see those medals pop up over and over. I've probably gotten all of them in just one play. There could have been better graphics. You did seem to get everything right with how the text was represented. It doesn't take much, but it fits.

TheMadWasp responds:

Thanks Ericho, I can add more detail, but that would mean finding pictures of Windows XP Desktops, icons and other stuff.
I could make pictures and songs appear on my next error gallery, but I'm comfortable leaving it with this one.
Thanks for the review.
-Madjasper1

[Takeover]

As someone who is not a fan of RPG's, I wasn't that interested in playing this. I was very surprised to find out how fun this game was! It seems like you have made such a wide variety of games! It was great to see how well the graphics worked. There were all sort of interesting things going on, like the giants or the different kinds of houses. The music also kept you in high spirit.

It was amazing to look at all the cool little details. It was even nice to hear the cries from the people. This is one of the best RPGs I've ever played. I guess when you review as many things as I have, you tend to find something in every category that you like. It was great positioning and playing everything in this game! I hope this wins Daily Feature.

IriySoft responds:

Thanks %)

[Emils Epacse Demo]

I was really turned off by how there was no sound in this. I will admit that the graphics are fairly decent. Another problem I have is that it's a bit hard to get used to. It seemed like you were looking for something that was big and this did fit the bill. You have to pay attention to absolutely everything going on here. I can actually see this becoming better.

I should judge it fairly as it is a demo. Then again, demos are kind of frowned upon on this website. It had a pretty funny title too. You might want to put in a couple of enemies, but then again, it is pretty hard on its own. I like how the liquids move.

jozzarozzer responds:

Yeah the sound and music is something i will be working on closer to the end of development and there are a couple of enemies in the fourth level (the first grass level)

[Cabin Within Wood]

This was a pretty weak game. It was strange how your game got the image preview for NG Game Jam 8 when it's the lowest rated. It's not so much that the graphics are that bad, it's just that there isn't much detail. You seem to need to know more about lines and how to put variety in your creations. The music isn't that bad, I guess. It doesn't help that I'm not a fan of point and click adventure games.

I couldn't see how this could be appealing to people who are fans of those kinds of games. I clicked through everything and nothing seemed to work. I can understand how this was made in six hours. It's not that appropriate for the jam, but it did get in the collection. There should be more detail and gameplay.

maxman43 responds:

I know plenty about lines. For example, the shortest distance between two points is a line. Geometry is fun stuff.

[SoulCrusher Cabin]

I don't want to spoil anything, but I will say that it seemed like it was a tad too easy to get one secret medal. I was surprised I managed to get that far with the fifty point medal. It seems like this didn't even have that much to do with a cabin in the woods. BTW, that's one of my favorite movies of this year. It was pretty much killer when the giant foot came. Was that a Monty Python reference?

Anyway, when I used my strongest attack, it did pretty much nothing against the foot. Maybe I just aimed it poorly? The graphics weren't that good, but still nice. I was amazed at how I was able to get into this game so much. I just couldn't stop attacking the enemies, which is the only way to win in fact.

thinking-man responds:

It's not about that movie, tom specifically said not to make it about the movie. Also the secret medals are just the boss medals, I just didn't want to show who the bosses were before you got there.

[Rivea]

This is another one of those games that's just a roller coaster from beginning to end! I was amazed at how fast paced everything was! After awhile, it all comes down to you just not getting hit by the other things. There were so many of these little things flying around, I thought I was playing a bacteria game! The music is really nice too. Boy, do you need those upgrades.

I love how there are so many wonderful and colorful things to show off with your bullets. Sure, they're a pain in the butt, but at least they're pretty to look at. I had no idea I'd get so many medals! Of course, it helps there are a lot of them. It's difficult, but very fun.

ZEGMAN responds:

Thanks Ericho!