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[Insane Maze 1.5]

Points for originality

I hate mouse maze games. The Portal sees tons of them every day, all of them horribly made MS Paint looking mazes with giant red dot endings.

You did something good, though. You managed to take the game and make it interesting. Nice work on the obstacles. You made a mouse maze game worth playing!

It is clear that you put effort into it. The overall presentation was good.

I think the game suffered from a lack of diversity of music. I didn't much like the song you chose, and it would have been nice to see (hear) a few more songs. Glad you chose from the AP, though :)

As well as more songs, I think you would have benefited from some way to mute the music (or go between tracks if you had had more than one).

You should have a button to go back to the main menu from the 'Level Passwords' screen.

One thing I would have liked as well (because I feel it would have added to the presentation) would be if you had created your own cursor rather than keeping it the default. It could be something simple; just a little something to keep the presentation consistent and maybe give a better idea about the mouse's boundaries (though I know it's all about the point of the mouse).

Nice job!

Xaotik responds:

Thank you, that was a very thorough review, that helps alot when considering options for game 2.

[Spin 2]

Very promising.

This has the potential to be an awesome game. It's quite fun, very addictive, and unique! Nice job. I liked the simplicity of it.

What you ABSOLUTELY need is some music. Get a good bouncing soundtrack (check out the Audio Portal! There's tons of good music if you look for it) and that will keep players entertained longer. If you REALLY wanted to go all out, you could make the game synchronize with the music, too. It's a pretty popular technique used in Flash games right now, and I think it would really work with your idea.

There's some room for improvement presentation-wise, too. You should use a less recognizable and more interesting in-game font than Times New Roman. There are lots of free fonts out there. Check out dafont.com. Also, maybe you could have some animation going on in the background instead of a plain black screen. Maybe themed levels?

That's pretty much all I've got to say. I liked it! Great gameplay. Just work on a few things and this could be a gem.

Amzipotatosheep responds:

Actually, I used quandrangle font. It might not be appearing correctly for you. I'll try a fix and update it.

[60 seconds to nightfall]

Decent game.

HORRIBLE song, though. I know you just looked at whatever was on top of the AP charts at the time, but you have to know that scores in the AP don't mean everything.

The game itself was alright. Nothing spectacular. You could have used some in-game sound (besides that God-awful song), and some collision would have been nice (instead of just overlapping balls).

Worth passing, but barely. If you choose to touch up this game, the first thing I'd recommend is changing the music >_>

mooseisloose responds:

I liked the music, and some others seem too as well, although many find it annoying. Also I took a good 45 mins or so looking for suitable music but I couldn't find any! I was determined to use the AP though.

[HomeRun!]

Decent.

The graphics/player animations were pretty good, and the idea was fine, but the controls lacked a bit.

When you jump you can't even swing, so how can you hit the higher balls? At first I could never make a homerun, but then I got the hang of it and it came easier. Unfortunately, sometimes it easier to hit the ball by simply holding the spacebar and standing still, which ruins the element of skill in the game.

The "HOMERUN!" announcement was kind of annoying, and the quality of sound wasn't very good.

You should have made it so that the music continues when you go from Training back to Menu. Also, you should have looped it so that when the song finishes, there isn't just silence. If not that, at least a Play/Stop button for music.

Overall a decent game, but nothing spectacular. There is lots of room for improvement.

P.S. I'd just like to mention that you used my song "in the meadow" without crediting me. I've sent you a PM, and I hope that you give me proper recognition soon :)

GazSmithGames responds:

Hey man, Real sorry about that, It's done. Id just like to say, As a responce to all reviews that this game was intended for a minigame. It took a total of 2days to make and i have seen so many worse games, You guys act like hell has risen, =(.

[Two Color Gallery [B/B]]

Well...

You obviously can animate, and you obviously can draw. In terms of a slideshow, it was too short. You should have taken the images from your drawings and made a film out of them rather than simply showcasing them. Right from the beginning I expected to see a neat movie - based solely on the atmospheric music and that little guy in the corner. Needless to say I was disappointed. I'm not blamming it, but I wish you had used more of your talent.

Nzxer responds:

I'm sorry to say. I really cant animate.

[Millionaire Flash Beta 2]

Too sloppy..

It looks like you put it together in a hurry. That sound playing over and over is making me go insane - not to mention there should be some background music. You should have put in some sort of lifeline ability or something like that. It's just too raw.

PC-helper responds:

hey, i've been only using Flash for a little while now

[Suicideing Zombies]

Well...

It can be improved upon...sometimes when I click, it doesn't shoot, and some music would be nice.

ssjskipp responds:

THERE IS MUSIC, notice the music (audio) credit...READ COMMENTS...and read the response above this.

[Flash Chatroom]

Arg

It gets old when the fake people start repeating everything over and over.

liam0 responds:

Why, thats the best part.

[Via Sol <RTS Sim Game>]

Good.

When I saw that it said 'Sim Game' in the title, I thought it would be just another dating sim, but I was happy to be proven otherwise. You don't see many games like this anymore - especially not in flash, and I thought it was well presented and done.

Flyborg responds:

Yeah the dating sims are taking over - I'm glad you were pleasantly surprised. :)

[Extreme Farm Sim]

I quite liked it.

I liked the style of the drawings and animations and it was enjoyable.

HotBabyBryan responds:

Thank Jerms for the style, you can see more of his stuff in the NG Versus anims. He made it to the FINAL ROUND!