Score: 6

"Well, it wasn't *bad*"

submission: Awesome Grounds

date: November 26, 2007

...but Lord it wasn't good! ;)

Others have probably said so already, but you really need to a) dial back the late-night caffeine intake...it makes you kinda weird. :)

Decent parody, and as such, the art style should match the original, not your higher standards.

I'm only marking you back since I thought you were above this sort of stuff.

(Oh, and let's be honest - there wasn't anything *mixed* with that DPM, was there? :) )

Score: 9

"Near-perfect"

submission: Egypt Puzzle

date: September 12, 2007

Great game! Smooth, nicely-styled and NO TIME LIMIT!
Music stings are nice and fitting of the style, but the ONLY shortcoming I can find is the lack of a 'mute' button.
And if that's the WORST I can think of, this game is pretty darn good. ^_^

Thanks for sharing!

Score: 5

"Satire needs skill; luckily this is only a'parody'"

submission: "Phuck Wou" Phoenix Wong

date: August 20, 2007

{quoted from Author Comments}
'Also note, I tokk approximately 1 hour making this flash. It was longer to actually find sprites, materials, music etc than it was to actually make."

Well, most people would actually include the time spent gathering the resources to create the Flash.

*Once* it finally loaded, I found it average, rather disjointed, and really not quite up to the standards of Newgrounds - the rest of the NG community apparently disagreed so *meh*.

Not bad enough to blam (even though it's far too late for that) but not really good enough to praise.

Score: 8

"Good, but not an *RPG*"

submission: Hentai Bliss RPG

date: August 20, 2007

Well, my summary is just about my only gripe - it's an 'interactive story/novel' (anyone remember "Choose-Your-Own-Adventure" books?) but not a /Role-Playing Game/ - there is no character development under the control of the 'player', no random chance and nothing familiar to RPGs.

That's not to say it's not GOOD! ^_^

It's an interesting story; typos tend to throw off the rhythm somewhat, but it isn't completely obstructive. (note - if the prose is as important to your game as this is, getting a friend to proofread/edit things can make a HUGE difference)

The plot itself was a /little/ trite to me, but: I'm jaded to the extreme, I've immersed myself in TONS of fantasy stories (good, bad and indifferent), and I tend to be pompous on about narrative prose. ;)

All-in-all, an entertaining experience that, with a little polish (and some truth in advertising ;) ) could really be a brilliant game.

Thanks for sharing it with us, and I wish happiness and success for you!

Score: 8

"chuckle-worthy"

submission: Mario UnfunnyAftermath

date: June 27, 2007

Not bad; a little cliche, but then, they become chiches for a <b>reason</b> ^_^

Graphics were a little blurry beyond the pixellation, but then remember the source. Sound was equally faithful.

Style and Humor and Violence were all fine. My only nitpick would be a 'play' button before starting up the movie - too a tiny amount off Interactivity.

All-in-all, short, sweet and funny. Thanks for the moment of levity!

(oh, and to the previous reviewer; 'blamming' would be voting on a new game/movie still under judgment and giving it a 0 or 1 - enough of those, and the flash gets removed; anything higher would be considered a 'protect'...<i>if</i> consensus is to keep it.)

Score: 8

"For a 'quickie' it's better than most!"

submission: Wonder Woman Clicky Thing

date: April 4, 2007

Okay, it's fairly simple; but I fully understand the time constraints.

It gave me a smirk throughout the first time I tried it out.

....THEN I played around with it with the wife present (she worshiped 'Diana Prince' when she was younger, and HAD to do the 'spin' when I reloaded from the start for her). She just could NOT stop laughing!

I guess you gotta be a fan to *really* enjoy it, but I'd say it's definitely worth the time to load!

(After trying a couple of times, I came to notice the increasingly worried expression WW took - that's a very nice touch!)

Score: 8

"zzzzzzzzzz-huh?"

submission: OMFG! It's a raid!

date: March 31, 2007

*snort* Mmmph? Wha'hop?

*shakes head*

No wait...seriously; did I miss something?!? What...where are- why can't I find ANY useful threads in the fora????

O....M....G.....
*raises hands to sky and screams*

Noooooooooooo!!!!!! They hit while I slept! I was not here to defend NG!

*lowers chin to chest and glowers*

As the Fulps are my witness, I will NEVER SLEEP AGAIN! May this *never* happen to anyone...EVER!

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ANYWAYs, sorry I missed the 'tempest in a teapot' ^_^ Glad to hear some classic dramatic-yet-campy music adorning your wry flashes (gawd, gotta keep a water bottle next to the keyboard because of you, mate! :) )

And Ash? [Mind if I call you Ash?] Anyways, quit baiting the trolls - you know they don't understand sarcasm; they think it's something you *eat*... XD

Score: 8

""Not bad...in fact, I like it!""

submission: heartbreaker

date: February 12, 2007

...sums it up pretty good; simple Game 'o Whack-A-Rat with a St.V theme. Clean, crisp graphics; sound & music is okay; cute touch with the accumulating blood; the action seemed a *little* jerky, but then I'm old. so... :D

Not bad for a little time-waster; thanks!

Score: 8

"Nice, fun and simple..."

submission: Tilt 2

date: February 8, 2007

All-in-all, a cute little game; thanks, Alex, for letting me prove that even though my reaction time has degraded with age, I still have a pretty good sense of balance! :D

And if I ever get off my butt, learn Flash and make a game, I'm sorry Armor Games but I will *never* have you host it, since you seem to be such a magnet (or target?) for prepubescent little script kiddies who never learned how to behave around others... :(

Score: 9

"Very cute and fun!"

submission: Deap Sea Struggle

date: February 2, 2007

First off, to exlpain to the previous reviewer about the PREVIOUS-previous reviewer ;) - that person is talking about "Pandemic," another game by Blips - maybe (s)he already reviewed it before thinking of this 'zombie' idea and decided to throw that here...instead of just P-Mailing Blips directly (?)

ANYWAY, *this* game is simple, a little tricky, but very enjoyable!

The graphics are clean, animation is smooth, and the drawing style is kinda 'cutesy' in a way that combines with other elements to encourage playing. 9/10

The sound is equally cutesy in a peppy, upbeat way; it's a pity you can't remember the creator of the music - they deserve props themselves; but PERFECT choice to go with the game! 9/10

Style was fine as well; simple look, simple game mechanics making it an fun exercise in timing, the whole 'cute' factor. 9/10

The *only* thing I had to take out from Interactivity was the small, thin font used for the text - the background has websites listed in the top right, and the help text overlaps this making it a *little* hard to read. 8/10

Now, Humor and Violence I look upon with a little askance - the former is very subjective, and often not ANY part of the video/game creator's purpose for the item, so a lot of the time (and this is one of those times) I'll just give a 0 to mean 'not applicable'. Violence only gets anything other than the 'N/A' 0 from me if it's gratuitous and likely disturbing (and it takes a LOT to upset me).

All-in-all, this is a simple little game that I'll likely come back to from time to time - Minesweeper, look out! ;)

(oh, and for the record, I don't give out 10's - I think perfection can never be created by such imperfect beings such as ourselves)