El-Syd's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Spill the Beans]

3'32'676

Nice game good use of the hints system, sfx are okay but could use music, also art seems very Clip Art-esqur which is not necessary, because even if you can't draw it's easy to find someone who can draw for you here on Newgrounds.

Blamya responds:

Thanks!
Sorry! I can't afford to appoint an artist to draw the graphics.

[Griswold the Goblin 2 CH1]

Nice game

But... before I start the review, I gotta let you know you have a bad grammatical error in the intro Where it says, Griswold the Goblin is laying about." It should say, "Lying about." Lay is a transitive verb and therefore needs an object, such as a chicken laying eggs or someone laying place settings down at a table. Lie, on the other hand is an intransitive verb meaning it can't take an object and is what you should use when referring to the subject, such as, "he is lying down, or she lies down on the bed. I know it may be confusing at times, and it is one of the MOST COMMON mistakes made in the english language, but for some people, using these incorrectly is the equivalent of saying "Libary" or "Aminals" which is cute if said by a four year old, but embarrasing in a piece of published work. Like I said though, it's an easy mistake to make.
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On to the actual review, You have a nice game here, good animation on the intro scene and good narrative voicework (with the above exception). The game itself is very interactive, has good voicework and drawings as well, and is a fun story to play through. I guess I'll check out the first one later on some time.

ps sorry to call you out on that and if this was some homemade game fromsome thirteen year old I wouldn't have said anything, but you guys are 19 and 24, and your game is otherwise very professional, so I figure you like to iron out all the kinks and make the best games possible. keep up the good work, This 10 is well earned.

Phantasmagor responds:

Thanks for the insight. I've never actually thought that laying about was incorrect. You are right that we like to iron out the kinks and maintain as much professionalism as possible however there is little we can do about that mistake now

[Pogo Ninja]

hmm

Seems like a cool game and has a very good intro, but the physics are off, and the controls feel very"sticky", for one his bouncing is too fast, go and find a pogo stick and use it, and you will get a better feel for how long it takes to rise and fall, cause this feels more like trying to ride a jackhammer.

[magic game]

hmmm

a somewhat decent trick in real life it is not at all impressive in flash though, it's just deduction, so seeing a computer do it doesn't exactly amaze anyone, I would suggest if you want to do magic trick based flashes to look into the art of mentalism, which would have a better effect on viewers I think.

[Desert Rifle]

Good game

Nice realistic 3-d feel, sound effects are good but could be better I think, and also there should be an audio voice for the briefing.

[Rippe Portfolio (spanish)]

Bueno Portfolio

Muy bueno, pero, los photos in to galeria, son un un poco pequeno.

[Survive the Nova]

Nice little game

he jumps a bit slow but the duration of the jump more than makes up for it, only thing that really needs improvement from what I can see is that the landscape looks a bit barren and could use some extra details added.

[Newgrounds Tycoon V2]

Nice upgrades

even more enjoyably addictive than before, you definitely did a good job here, and it's a fun game for statwhores all across newgrounds. You should make some other NG based sims as well, I think they'd do good.

iamrunegecko responds:

i think i may do a highscores type thing i later versions, if someone could tell me how to do that in AS2.

[Pollenization]

Nice game

Well made and a very good timepasser for anybody who wan's to sit back and have some fun, nice work on the graphics and score system, the flight of the bumblebee would be a good song here but your music with it's fast pace matches very well.

MaxManning responds:

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! Had trouble finding music for this one!

[Scriball]

Nice

It really is very innovative, I've seen other games involving drawing, but never one where you had to have such perfect timing, cute levels too, and a good but fun challenge, I would recommend this for any skilled gamer, or any who want to become skilled.