Gerontius's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[_ULTIMATE TUTORIAL 2_]

Great stuff

This is the first tutorial I've found on Newgrounds that covers the basics AND the more useful stuff. Possibly the only tutorial you'll ever need!

[Linear Assault]

Way too repetitive

You forgot the first rule of boss battles - put an energy bar up for them. That first boss had way to much health as it was with only three different firing modes, and I was this close to just giving up on him when he exploded without any warning.

WarpZone responds:

Oh, I'm sorry. I thought it was obvious: they heat up and turn orange, then yellow. When they're pure white and yellow, they're nearly dead.

It is repetitive, though, you're right, which is part of why I named it what I did. I'll do better in the future, I promise.

[Bubble Madness]

It's alright

Fun enough, but the screen has been set too wide and the score count at the end takes a lifetime!

[Pixel Animal Hunter]

Quite good fun

Entertaining game. But you need to fix the transitions - the curtain doesn't quite close before the next picture comes in which makes for an annoying flash.

[Entropy: 3D Pong Game]

OK remake

I think I prefer the wireframe version of this 3D pong idea. Frame rate was higher and the depth seemed more realistic.

Good job, though.

amPar responds:

Yeah, if you are having framerate issues. You're computer probably needs more ram or a faster processor. I've had a few issues with it lagging on slower computers. The 3D uses papervision, so it lags out a bit with all the 3D objects in the scene.

[Waterlollies: The Game]

fun

You're perhaps asking for trouble bashing people over the head being prematurely defensive and telling them "this is supposed to be funny", but I actually thought it was. Although largely because of the difference in size between the two characters rather than any Brackenwood references.

Sidorio responds:

I was asking for trouble just by submitting the flash.

[Chibi Dress-Up]

Only one thing to say

4.1 Mb!?!?!?!

[New York Difference]

Too hard and buggy

Lots of people have been saying it's too hard, and I agree. The first photo has a difference that is so slight as to be almost subliminal (the tower obscured by mist).

Also, in the second photo, there's a difference that doesn't get recognised when you click on it: On the white tower to the right of the photo, there's a brown band to the left near the top on one photo that isn't on the other.

Another thing to do is to make it so that you can click on either photo to spot the diffence.

Other than that, it's quite nicely made. I love the voice and the interface is funky without being distracting

[Grid]

Nice idea

And quite well executed, but the AI needs work. Even on hard mode, the computer never seem to try bouncing the balls to get out of an impossible situation.

Also, once you knew how to win from the opening position, it just got tedious and seemed false when the only way to actually have a game was to lose a round and then try to win the serve back.

[move click live]

It's OK

Fun for a couple of minutes.

One obvious improvement is to "slow down" the sonar so that enemies further away reflect it later than enemies nearby. Wouldn't improve the gameplay, but it might look prettier.