Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Eunaborb]

I like this a lot!

I'm surprised the score is so low, at least for something I consider to be really good. What made this was how there were so many good designs. The hardest part was probably the bits with the ice. It was very reassuring to know that you could keep on manipulating the ball as it moves along. Another cool thing was the music. It really gave you a good idea of being in a cybernatic world with crazy stuff going on.

This also has one of the most bizarre names I have seen in a long time. I like how there's always going to be different blocks. There are some that are slippery and some that gradually fade away. The sounds are also nice with how the ball moves. It is a nice large screen that gives you a lot of room to move around.

krangGAMES responds:

Heh, bizarre is definitely a good word for the name "Eunaborb". Thanks for the kind words, yo!

[Aliens Defense]

Weird game...

What I found strange about this game was that there didn't seem to be much actual gameplay. It just directly took me to the scene where the action was going on. I went to "Help" but it just told me what the buildings did. I have no idea if this is just a demo or something. I try to click on the buildings, but nothing happens. That being said, I actually did enjoy this because it was pretty much a game that played itself.

I might never figure out how to play it, but I appreciate it. I think the graphics are actually fairly decent and the designs of the enemies are nice. These kind of look more like giant insects than aliens. Then again, seeing as how we've never discovered real aliens, you can never disprove they don't look like that. The sound is good too.

GaddyGames responds:

You just have to clic on the "campaign" button on the right, then choose a level and a difficulty :-)

[Spectrum: Art Program]

Nicely put together game!

I wasn't expecting much out of this, because I couldn't understand it. I tried clicking the stuff that talked about the music, but nothing seemed to work. What I also found to be really cool was how it was great when you finally got used to it. The music is also fantastic. It gives you a great sense of being off in your own mystical world. That might not have been the intended tone, but it turned out to be what I interpreted.

I like these lines you can create simply by pressing the space button. Now, it probably could have been more detailed, especially with how you didn't seem to have much space. I'm sure people who tinker with it will like it more. If you're a fan of art, then I recommend this game to you. Games that allow you to make your own things are always great.

Kwing responds:

Ericho, you never expect ANYTHING out of me, ya grumpy ol' hag.

And you might have pointed out that the game starts lagging after you draw enough. I could remove that issue by converting the vectors into Bitmaps, if I knew how. But I would expect a constructive critic to have noticed.

[Windows 8: The Spoof]

Where's the joke?

I was thinking there was a joke about SOPA in here, but I didn't understand it. I have seen parodies of Windows before and this is not one of the better ones. What really killed this was how the graphics and animation were not good. In fact, there didn't seem to be any moving parts at all. Everything there just said that it didn't work. I'm guessing it was supposed to be ironic or something. You could have just done better with the texts.

I also wish there was some sound or music as I didn't find any. I guess you don't need it for a Windows spoof, but it would have helped. It would have been nice if there had been a lot better colors too. There are just so many better games out there it's hard to like that much. I do wish I knew how to get the medals.

billipedeanimations responds:

Hi, thanks for the review! But, I actually tried to get a NG Radio App, but I couldn't find one. :( But since you want to know how to get the achievements...

I am PMing you right this instant!

[Lightning Fish]

Quite fun!

I guess the main reason I enjoyed this was because there were a lot of medals. I also appreciated how the music was so nice. I wasn't sure that touching the other fish was going to cause you to die, but it was pretty evident it would. Another cool thing was how you were able to electricute the other fish. You have to get better, because with every bubble you get another dang fish pops up. My only complaint is that the fish here don't seem to be well designed.

Some of them look ugly. Then again, seeing as how they're fish that can hurt you, I guess it makes sense. The sound effects are good, especially the nice bubbling noises. I like how you have a lot of room to go out and explore (before the other fish come up, obviously). It's a fairly simple game, but a pleasurable one.

ZEGMAN responds:

Good points! And thanks for the review :)

[The Floorsland 4]

Has its good and bad points

I think the weakest thing about this is how the graphics are not that good. I have played games like this and not really been interested because it was too bland. Now, this does have some good color effects, but that's really it. I wish you would have put more detail into the drawings so the finished product would look better. I don't really understand how it was supposed to be that appealing. I guess it was a good idea to have so many medals.

That music is a bit too overused on this site, I think. It just seems like there wasn't anything that original. It was just some blue block guy jumping around. I admit that the game wasn't too frustrating or anything, but you need a lot more to be appealing. The backgrounds should especially have more detail and there should be more emphasis on shading.

telinc1 responds:

1) I know this. That's why in my upcoming game, some of the graphics will be made in Photoshop. Thank you for telling me that!

2) I also know about the music. From now on, I use video game songs.

[shoot the ball robot]

Hard to dislike

Well, thank you for creating the game that sets the record for easiest medal to get! Or should I say, the easiest way to get all the medal(s) in a game. It looks like all the games are starting with rewarding medals with that new screen thing popping up. It's a pretty cool effect. What was frustrating was how it was annoying with the first level being so easy and then on the second level you had to work so hard to get all the dang robots.

At least it's satisfying when you finally topple those buggers. I couldn't really understand the notion of using an "X" as the main thing. It was a fairly non-sequitor game. If this is in fact just a demo like the medal says, then I would be eager to play the final version of this game. I wish they would die easier when they get hit.

jomarcenter responds:

mostly we make the game a lot harder... we will added different gravity system, portals, etc... so the final version may be epic....
(with added weekly level updates)
and mostly the people who get this only medal for version 0.1 - 1.0...
so if the game reached version 1.1 you cannot get this medal anymore...
but we have plan to add more medal...
spoiler: used power-ups medal

[Switch - Reaction Game]

I understand

Well, it's hard to say bad things about this, because it doesn't try to be anything more than what it is. It's really nice to see a game so simple. Granted, I probably wouldn't care for this at all if it didn't have any medals. I thought I was going to get a medal for having 100, but that's 125. What I find unbelievable is how anyone would be able to get 250 in anything other than hard. If someone did, you would probably have to invent a medal point with more than 100 points.

It's not really a collect game, I guess. This could have been better if you had added sound of some kind. Even if that might be annoying to people, you could always have a mute option. There could have also been some more colors used. I imagine more people would want to play and earn medals if you added more stuff.

Cogwirrel responds:

I've added music now, plus a mute button to keep people sane! Let me know what you think! :)

[Kingdom Rush]

Good submission

As with all defense games, the good parts outweighed the bad. What I found was the weirdest was how you were not able to speed it up and it took too long. That's still pretty minor, because for the most part this was good. I really like how there are so many of these little goblin dudes just hopping around everywhere. I think the cannon blasts sound like farts when they land. This is fairly enjoyable, but not one of the best.

The most admirable part is probably how well everything is detailed. You get some very good clear colors in this. I also wish that you didn't automatically pause it when you got to another page. It's just that it takes awhile to get going. At least it does manage to do fairly well when it gets off its feet and trust me, it does.

Ironhidegames responds:

Hi Ericho, You can disable autopause from the options menu :D
Thanks for the review!