Score: 7

"Excellent idea, meh execution."

submission: Backyard Buzzing

date: October 9, 2007

The idea of different insects warring for control of territory seemed like it could be very exciting. Unfortunately, a lot of bad choices were made. Most of the insects you chose have pincers, stingers, etc. They're killers on their own plane. But instead they shoot missiles and bullets? What? It seems like a partial reskinning of a world war game. That aside, the game is verrry slow to progress. I must have been 10 minutes in and it still wouldn't let me buy even the second building. "Not enough experience" or something like that. Trust me, I've experienced selecting all my guys and clicking in the enemy area enough times. I can handle it. Also, if you didn't really create true pathfinding AI, it would probably have been wise not to include any V-shapes for them to get stuck in. Holding their hand around corners was annoying. Lastly, had to turn my volume completely off because the song seemed to be a 2 second loop of someone striking a hot water tank with a hammer. Extremely annoying. At 1.3 MB, you could have afforded something longer and less excruciating. Alright, so those are my criticisms and hopefully they can be taken constructively. The good things I can say? Again, the idea was a good one. The programming was mostly sound, aside from my aforementioned AI and progression issues. The art was quite good. Very clean and pleasing style. Just work out those kinks and you'll have a great game. Few are ambitious enough to create RTS's in Flash so you get kudos on that.

Score: 9

"David Firth?..."

submission: Cuboy Ep.2

date: October 2, 2007

For some reason, I felt a Dave Firth vibe throughout this animation. Either way, it had a separate from his all throughout so I enjoyed it all the same. Funny stuff and very creative.

Score: 5

"Inspired by?"

submission: Stamper </3

date: September 15, 2007

It's probably been said, but nothing's really different from the original besides the obvious character swaps. I know it's a parody, but it doesn't need to be so similar for people to be able to make the connection. That aside, the graphics weren't bad (though Stamper's thumb is on backwards when he types on the keyboard and that was kind of an annoyance). Animation was a bit lame and the audio seemed to be largely drawn from the original. All around a meh submission that I hope served as a productive learning experience.

Score: 5

"Well that wasn't too hard."

submission: Get Tom out of the closet

date: September 10, 2007

He must be fairly anxious to get out :P

Score: 9

"Great stuff, as per usual."

submission: Metropolis Circuit

date: September 8, 2007

You've really got a great handle on conveying action and accurately rendering different perspectives. The whole thing feels very full and three dimensional. Freetown is pretty convincing, as a city, aside from seeming to be completely unpopulated in this animation. There might be a reason for that - I didn't read all the writeups at the start. Stylistically, it feels like there was a little slice of Jet Grind Radio in there, which is definitely a good thing. The more people who stumble across that lost piece of amazing, the better. Anyhow, great animation all around, solid voice acting, befitting music choices, not a flaw to be found.

Score: 6

"Decent"

submission: One Ton Bang Bang

date: September 1, 2007

Not a bad game. KInd of just a regular old shooting game with a silly storyline, but kills a few minutes. The author should probably note that the game is neither 3D nor a first person shooter though. You move in two dimensions through stationary 2D backgrounds, and you can see your character. Regardless, not bad.

Score: 7

"Hm, pretty cool and odd"

submission: Schwarzkäppchen

date: August 24, 2007

Neat game. Reminds me of Divine Intervention in theme, style, and difficulty. It was so easy to die, but on the other hand, you could always learn from it and get a little farther each time. Pretty fresh and simple storyline, with a unique twist on an old character. As far as the content warnings go, I think you can get away with "Adult Themes" since there's no nudity, just a sorta sexualized character.
Anyhow, challenging gameplay, good graphics, pretty good animation, annnd my speakers were turned off so I can't comment on sound. 7/10 overall.

Score: 8

"Pretty good stuff"

submission: KFK's Adventures #11

date: August 13, 2007

Not the best in the series, but still a good one. I only recently started watching the KFK series because I was never a particular fan of College U. I was surprisingly amused by it and I've been watching an episode or two each week since then. Not much new that I can say about this episode. It doesn't deviate from the Karl we've come to love, and I've never been against more of the same if it's something I like. Keep it up.

Score: 6

"Decent"

submission: NothingBetter

date: August 7, 2007

I have to admit, this video automatically lost some points based on a pet peeve of mine, which is animating exactly what the lyrics are saying. As such, I liked what you did with the bridge a lot more than the rest of the song. Stylistically, it seemed a little cutesy for a song about breaking up, but I suppose the aesthetic was clean and consistent throughout the animation. Gave this one a shot because I like Nothing Better. Overall, not bad.

Score: 7

"Not bad"

submission: Super Wiggi-Ball!

date: July 26, 2007

Pros:
-the branching 'next opponent' selection is neat, and allows for different replay each time
-not an overdone concept
-decent graphics
-lots of different characters and arenas
-I like games with a visible scope and end
Cons:
-Kind of overcomplicated. The D hit was useless. S took way too long to charge up for what it was worth. A key (which I think was mislabeled in the instructions) was the only good one.
-Lots of text just to conclude with "Oh, it's volleyball"
-Would have preferred the voices as you recorded them, rather than all that Flange Wah Phaser stuff.
Remarks:
-Not sure how to beat the final ninja without getting sudden death and then a lightning bolt.
-Might be too complicated for kids.
-Overall good. I stuck it out till the last level, which is not wildly common for me.
-See you in the lounge :P