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[No More Stick Fights]

A fitting end

I didn't think there was any way for people to come up with original material for stick fights, as it's been done hundreds of times before. I am glad to say this did not cease to disappoint. I think my favorite part was when the stick figure turned into the red stick figure by reassembling itself. It was so cool to see that guy continue to fight even though he had no arms, but he ended up winning anyway! It seemed to be a little hard for the parts to sync properly, but I forgot about it by the end.

[Memory]

Very deep stuff

The only thing that kept me from giving you a 5 was how it was a bit annoying how it showed those red doors over and over. As I've been reading Creepypasta lately, this does seem like a Creepypasta. It's a very ambiguous tale where you're not sure why or how anything happens. The effects are done very nicely and I especially like how the screen starts with the strange language, but the words are in fact comprehensible. I guess it was supposed to be sad, but it did have kind of an uplifting note at the end. Basically, it was very interesting.

[PhYz. Ch3Ck]

Very cool!

It is always interesting to look at meta-fictional stuff that takes place in Flash Player itself, but this was one of the best! This is really cool because there's a very creative fight scene at the end in which Red actually gets to show some action. The animation (especially the smashing into walls) was just flawless. The fact that the stick fight had such bizarre things like the different parts of Red's body fighting him. While not as good as say, "Animator Vs. Animation" still an instant classic. I was able to figure about HFS stood for Holy F*cking Sh*t.

[The Black Fighter]

Very black

I would have been satisfied if you had shown that guy getting killed by the skateboard in the beginning and be done with it, but this was great! I never even thought of the stick figures as being black, as most of them are in fact, black. My favorite part was probably when the fighter was dodging the bullets. It was also nice to use two different environments, even if they weren't detailed much. This had all of the violence you would expect from a standard stick flash. I'd like to see ones about a green or purple fighter.

[Sehventain Year-es]

Nice prank

That seemed to be a bit too simple even by stick figure standards. I was, impressed at how funny this prank turned out to be. I had never wondered what half of cheese would be like before. For the simplistic animation, it does give a good representation of the people on the phone and their expressions and activities. I liked the picture of the pig with the apple that kept appearing. I guess I'm just not a guy who's into prank calls, unless of course, they use celebrity soundboards.

[The Insultatron]

How useful

I probably only like this because that really would be the perfect product or at least a good one. I couldn't help but be reminded of David Firth when I was watching this. Only the animation and voicework wasn't quite as good. That isn't to say this didn't have its merits, but it could have used some more detail and it was a little annoying how the lines seemed to be all squiggly. It did, however, give off the idea that you were using a style of your own, even if that was probably unintentional. I'd suggest working on moving effects.

[Freedom Flakes]

Hilarious

It's great to know we had find quality flashes this far back. I was extremely impressed by the animation and especially with how stupid the kids looked in this cartoon. My favorite part is, without a doubt, the part where the kid doesn't find the WMD's and how they were freed. I'm glad you got some recognition with this, even if this didn't win any awards. Sugary cereals are a great example of American culture anyway. What makes this even funnier is that you're apparently Canadian.

[Let's Play Some Mario!]

I'm...gonna kill you

You seriously made that in only ten minutes?! I was expecting it to be pretty choppy, but it turned out to be pretty funny, even if the animation wasn't that great. I liked how you could hear that great Sonic music in the background. What makes this particularly funny is how quickly the characters talk and their mouths move. I kept thinking it was going to stop abruptly, but it managed to hold out until the final punchline. A great way to end something brief is with blood and violence!

[DumbassDude Short ep 1]

How mediocre

I remember seeing you on the forums, DumbassDude, so it's cool to review one of yout submissions! I'd have to say that the animation was really good, but it needed more of a punchline. It would have been funnier to show the stick guy actually falling off the stairs. I liked how not only was his head shaped square, but so was everything in the house. I guess that judging by the name, this was supposed to be really dumb. I especially like how the trees were drawn in the beginning.

DumbassDude responds:

I was 13 at the time and I couldn't really use flash at all, I could only 'draw' so to speak. I remember not knowing how I would go about animating him falling down the stairs, so doubting my abilities, I just decided to do a black out instead. Ha.

Thanks for reviewing it though, never thought anyone ever would again :p