Ericho's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[9/11 Tower Jumper]

Don't be offended

I think the only reason a lot of people gave this a low score was because they were offended by it. Anyone who's seen a Doug Stanhope special would know that there's worse things than this. The weirdest thing is how there are missiles around. I don't recall there being missiles at the September 11th attacks. Then again, it's probably not supposed to be realistic. I appreciated the fact that someone submitted something on the tenth anniversary.

You would think more people would talk about it. The music and graphics in this game are not that bad. The main problems are that it is mostly just the same obstacles in your way over and over. Admittedly, it does get a bit of a change when it becomes a lot faster as you go down. The medals shouldn't be that easy to figure out.

Kevin responds:

Trust me, if the person who did the art of this wanted to be co-authored... This would have probably a million plus views now.

That's how big he is.

Not even BSing.

Seriously.

[R-type super version DEMO]

Not that bad!

When I first saw the blank background on the title screen, it didn't look like it would be that good. While not particularly good, it's at least playable. The best part was how you had so much mobility and were able to easily shoot the enemies down. I think there might be something wrong with the audio because it seems out of sync. For a demo, this actually wasn't that bad. Demos can be good if you really put time and effort into them.

I suggest you not make the main ship so small. There could have also been more detail in the background with perhaps some stars. I don't know why Patrick and Spongebob appear there, but they're still cool. Their sprites are actually really well done, just to bring that up. You could maybe also make a wider variety of villians.

metroidfannumber1 responds:

THANK YOU! jeeze, i thought it was impossible to get a little positive reinforcement here in newgrounds. okay, the ship being small is a bit odd and it could use some background i guess. as for spongebob and patrick... can't quite explain that one.

[Nyan Cat Fever]

Very adorable!

It's a pity that this has such a low score, but hopefully that will change, giving it the score it deserves. This is as great as any other Nyan Cat tribute. It seems like you only get a medal every other time you upgrade. The last medal is easily the hardest because everything comes at you at once. It's cute to see these barnyard animals flying around in space for Nyan Cat's enemies. It's of course fantastic to hear that unforgettable neverending song.

I love how gracefully Nyan Cat flies across the screen. It gets its hardest when the animals start to become literally attracted to you. The level with the cows wasn't that hard because they didn't move and mostly didn't go to the bottom of the screen. Now I'm going to have that song stuck in my head all night. He does look funny with poop coming out of his bottom.

fortunacus responds:

actually this game got rating more than 3,6, but after 4 days uploaded there are 1000+ downvoter for this game

[Roto Rate]

He did approve them!

This was a pretty interesting game because it had a very simple design to it. My biggest complaint is that it is annoying with how you have to move around so much to see the approaching meteors. At least the graphics are nice. I especially admire the music, which truly gives you a sense of being in a space adventure. Everything just sounds so ambitious in this especially with how the weapons fire. It's interesting how something so simple seeming can be fairly hard.

I suggest most people just go all around the planet to look for oncoming meteors. Be sure to immediately destroy them as soon as they come in sight. The way the planet becomes smaller might actually help you. It allows you to get a better look at what's coming on the other side of the planet. The controls work well, too.

MaTX responds:

Hi Ericho, thanks for your feedback!

[Clock Hunt]

Harder than I thought

I thought that with all these medals, it was going to be a really easy game. This is actually a lot harder than it looks, which I have to give you credit for. It is just amazing how these fruits can cause so much damage to you. The graphics are as good as any other game that is similar to "Duck Hunt". It makes me think there should be a "Duck Hunt" collection here. I love how the sounds are decent and it's so satisfying to shoot these clocks.

It's the kind of game that's hard to do with a laptop. A more flexible mouse seems to make more sense with this game. It's always nice to get upgrades, because it can be a pain when you have to reload. I never thought a game like that could be really challenging, but it was because you were damaged if so much as one of those guys escaped. Happy Clock Day 2011!

thinking-man responds:

Happy clock day to you too!

[Cave Flying Witch]

Pretty typical

I have played games like this before and there doesn't seem to be that much that stands out. It does, however, still manage to have some of the enjoyability of games like this. I suggest you make it more detailed. You could put some more details in the background instead of just the same things and obstacles. The witch could also be better designed. I just didn't see how a cave fitted a witch that much. It is still a pretty good effort.

The music gives off a pretty good sense of action. After awhile, you do kind of realize you are just punching the same button and getting the same result over and over. Word of advice, it's nearly impossible to get above those things. I am glad you can just keep your finger on the mouse to get higher. It gets harder than you would think.

kcnh responds:

Thank you for your review Ericho. :)

[Nanobeast]

Sweet game!

Probably the best game I have played in awhile because it was so much fun! It did get worse as you lost your weapons. To think, at first I thought you didn't lose your weapons as you died, but I was wrong. Another cool thing was how the graphics were so simplistic, but it was still very hard! It made sense that you got a medal simply for completing each level. The graphics reminded me of some of the games made by poxpower.

Obviously, you are good in your own right. Another neat thing was how the enemies all had fairly unique designs. They came out in some of the weirdest and funniest shapes I could imagine for a game like this. I have little doubt such a cool game will pass judgement. With all those enemies coming at you, the bosses are actually the easiest of all!

RatherRandomReality responds:

I'm quite happy how all those enemies turned out considering that that's my first project in which I use pixelated graphics. Thank you for playing!

[Zombaby Bouncer]

Pretty interesting

This was a decent game because it had a pretty original premise to it. You would think that zombie babies would be a lot more disgusting in their depiction. It was great because I didn't even know how I was supposed to win or lose at first. I had no idea that the game ended when the baby just stopped moving, although I guess it makes sense now. It was funny to hear the cooing baby sound over the destruction. You basically had nothing to do but click the accelerator button.

After that, the game pretty much played itself. It was so fun watching the baby bounce around you didn't even care when the game ended. The graphics are decent, but they could be a bit more flashy. I also suggest you put in some more things like obstacles and different kinds of powerups. It is still good for a quick play.

FightClub69 responds:

Thanks for the review Ericho!
The basic idea is to try to catch the baby when he bounces up into the air by accelerating and braking to keep the pram underneath him.

[Gap Monsters]

Very elaborate!

I have just been playing great game after great game today! The most awesome thing about this was that it really did seem like one of the most original things I had come across with on this website in awhile. It was sweet to hear that monster scream out loud when it was being taken to the square. The animation, for some reason, reminds me of Dr. Tran. It's times like these that make me wish a series like that was on this website.

It was great that so many people manage to come up with custom made levels. The music is also extremely glorious and gives off a good sense of adventure. It sounds a lot like it was remixed from some "Legend Of Zelda" game. We will always need puzzle games like this to learn to truly concentrate on our games. You come up with the best stuff, nutcasenightmare!

Nutcasenightmare responds:

You're right, I just realized that the screaming mouth looks like that of a certain true American legend, who killed his own mother with a broken lawn chair!

Thank you for the review! Puzzle on, fellow monster.

[The Unbeatable Path]

Hard, but good

This was a fairly interesting game to play because it had a nice appeal to it. At first, it seemed so easy but there were so many things going on you had to take note of. The worst thing was probably the timer. I don't know why, but I have never been good at these games where you move at that angle with the arrow keys. I keep getting everything mixed up. I could swear that some of these keys actually change their function after awhile.

It's nice how you are trying to get medal points, not that I would ever get them. The best thing about this was probably the music. It just gave off a really good mysterious feeling especially with the explanation at the beginning. For a square with not that many pixels, I thought the main character was pretty good. Auto-saves are always a plus.

maxman43 responds:

The changing of the controls was a gameplay element to make it more difficult, the keys are supposed to move you in random directions which change when the timer runs out. Thanks for playing, good to hear you thought it was interesting anyway.