Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Snowball Ambush]

For the most part, it was just a weird game. It seems weird to make a game like this when it's the middle of Spring. Then again, maybe you come from some part of the world where it's snowy at this time of year? I was disappointed to find out that you had no real means of defense here. It was still fun, because the graphics were great. Everything was nicely detailed, even if it looked silly.

I think it would have been better if you could have richoted the snowballs onto your opponents. It just seemed weird that the scores would be so high. The #10 spot has a score of over a million while the #11 spot has 100,000. Error, perhaps? It also helps that the music is nice and it helps you along the way.

ItsTheAshtray responds:

Thanks, nice review. Yeah it is weird releasing this so late. In my defense, I finished it in early February and had some issues finding a sponsor. Turns out I had a lot of design flaws (the high score mode was almost non-existent at that point!). But Tom here was awesome enough to give me some tips and go for a sponsorship. Three cheers for Tom!

[Hood Episode 3]

Wow, I really like this game because of the awesome atmosphere. You really get the notion that you're in a truly, strange, dark world. I love how the animation makes it look like it takes place in some olden time with how it looks to be created from an old film. It's kind of annoying how there's only one medal which happens to be a secret one. Still, this is about having fun with the game of course. While not a fan of point 'n click adventure games, this is still quite appealing.

It mostly works because the music is so good contributing to the atmosphere. This makes you appreciate the uniqueness of this world. The colors are very nicely done in this too. All of the little objects are so nicely organized. It's the kind of game you can spend a lot of time on and have fun.

Hyptosis responds:

Thanks for taking the time for the thoughtful feedback. Stay cool man.

[Flocks Away]

This game isn't that good or bad. For the most part, I would probably say it's a good game. The parts where it loses points are how it really doesn't have good graphics. Still, at least the gameplay is decent. You kind of have to click over the animal twice if you want to get it in the thing's grip. I was thinking you did kill those animals when you brought them to your ship, but I didn't get the medal.

The music is fairly decent and gives off a good tone of mysteriousness. Why do aliens like cows so much anyway? Well, milk is so delicious, they probably want to steal our goods that way. It reminded me of the graphics by Armegalo, like his older stuff. Happy animal hunting with your probes!

simplegoogly responds:

Thanks for the review. Bringing the animals to ship doesn't kill them. ;)

[PewDiePie Adventures]

This was a really strange game, and it was hard to enjoy. I didn't even understand what was the point of being able to go from one player to another. There seemed to be certain occasions where I wasn't able to advance at all. It's weird, because I went to this place where there's an enemy and I die immediately no matter who I play as. Some glitch in the system? I mean, I will give this game credit for having some cool ideas.

The sprites and images are actually pretty well drawn. It's just hard to get control over these characters. Half the time the jumps are too complicated and you just keep flying around everywhere. At least the music is decent. So, at its best, this game is okay. It just doesn't seem to make much sense to me.

Kwing responds:

Funny, I thought I cleared up the tutorial a lot. You should have really experimented with the characters' abilities, which played a major role.

[Crystal Catcher]

This reminded me of Minesweeper. And, like Minesweeper, I am fairly bad at it. I guess it's just that it's hard to like a game that depends so much on luck. I imagine someone good at Minesweeper does the same thing, but it's even harder to beat. At least this gave me a much better understanding of that game. The music was alright, it didn't really seem that fitting.

There wasn't that much detail, but there certainly didn't need to be. It is pretty satisfying when you finally manage to beat the level. It looks like you guys are putting a lot of medals on your old games. I don't think I've ever gotten on one of the rope ends of a bomb before. Bigger fans of Minesweeper would like this more.

simplegoogly responds:

I agree. Thanks for the review :)

[Olympic Shooting Practice]

Congradulations on getting the most viewed submission I have seen on this website at the portal today. What I think is coolest is how the graphics are nice. It can be pretty hard. Then again, it's basically just the same scenario over and over, so it's not that bad. Of course, that could be bad in itself. I guess you just could have detailed this a lot better, maybe had more going on or more things to shoot.

This is my first review with the star rating working! It now says the star rating I am giving it as I am writing the review. The music is fairly decent. You could probably just make it longer, as it seems a tad too short. It's okay for what it is.

Psionic3D responds:

Thanks!!

[Wade Fulp Simulator]

Well, I guess I have to praise you guys for having some good graphics. There wasn't much else besides that, because there didn't seem to be any gameplay involved. I tried clicking on everything that came on screen, but I didn't get any medals. I am a big fan of Luis so it's interesting to see what he tweets. It seems like this would have worked better as a portal avatar than an actual submission. Luis sure is muscular.

If you other people are interested enough to play this long enough to figure out how to get the medals, I admire you. It's just very strange. Well, at least Luis is a great guy here and I appreciate any tribute to him. I thought it might be Luis Day, but it couldn't be because it's Pi Day! You can't have more than one holiday celebrated, can you?

Jonas responds:

You're right, all staff look the same to me as well.

They need name tags or something.

[Target Shooting XTRA]

Well, what can I say? I can't really say this is bad because it isn't that bad at least. I am always looking for new medals and the last time I played games like this, the medals didn't even work! I guess that's the only reason I'm not giving this a lower score. You really do need to work on making the graphics better, because they have so little to offer. Everything just seems way too simple.

I know something simple can be good, but this just doesn't have much going for it, other than the easy targets. At least I'm pretty good at this game. You could probably also some more colors and stuff. At least the sound effects match up pretty well. I really have been using the mute button a lot of times on these games. Anyway, this was alright.

Yusuf responds:

thanks

[Drake in Winterland Race]

Wow, this is one of the coolest games I have seen here in the past couple of months. The artwork looks a lot similar to the stuff from the "Ask Shagg" comic strip. Yes, I am one of the few people who still reads newspaper comics. The best part about this is how wonderfully colorful everything is. What's also nice is how it just goes on and on. This is the kind of game where it seems you can never stop playing, because of how long the levels are.

The music is also great and sends off a really stylistic tone to it. I appreciate the literally cool world this dragon lives in. There is just so much going on, you can't help but enjoy it. Not to mention that it's easy to get upgrades, at least one at a time with all the crystals you get. The music is also nice and it seems to put you in a classic era. I hope this wins Daily Feature!

lartar responds:

Thanks Ericho. This game is a new game from the Drake game series. You can play another colorful game at this url http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/560552

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