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Job: Flashsmith
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I thought the original was pretty good, but you've improved it massively. Really excellent game, absorbing, great graphics & interactivity. I appreciate that you've obviously spent a fair amount of time on the non-game stuff, like the intro screens. I'd recommend this to anyone.
Good job. You should get a daily award for this.
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I think you cheated. It's like saying, 'What could you do with 3 eggs?', and then proceeding to add flour, baking soda, cream-of-tartar, butter and flour, and make it into a cake.
Still, nice enough picture.
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Fanboys to the rescue again, then.
IT WASN'T FUNNY! If anybody else had submitted this, it would've scored 2.5 max. And you know it's true.
I mean, fair play for getting yourself a fanbase, but stop deluding yourself that your stuff is actually funny, because it's not. The only reason you get these scores is because people see '-Knox-' and automatically hit 5. If they actually stopped and thought, this would have a score nearer what it deserves (ie, 2.5 max).
Author's Response:
didnt i already say i wasnt trying to entertain anyone with this? haha..
but yeah people do vote 5 on me just because im knox,but why would they do it unless i actually made something they liked?
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Very, very nice. Exquisite art & animation, good sound, great storyline. Definitely deserves a better score than its current. Excellent work, I look forward to future episodes.
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Hahaha, I hate that fool. Ego the size of a fucking elephant, why the fuck anyone should vote a movie of him dancing round half-naked is beyond me.
You should've used Flash to replace his head with an ANGRYFAIC, that's my only complaint
Author's Response:
why can't we all just get along :(
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Well done. You got there eventually. Just goes to show, the presentation is as important as the content. I look forward to your next offering, try to learn some more Flash skills for embellishment between now and then if you can.
Congratulations on beating the challenge of getting your work onto Newgrounds!
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That's the first one of those strobe Flashes that I've seen (and I've seen quite a few) that made me feel physically sick. Nice job.
Author's Response:
Thanks. I made the lights speed up and slow down to make it extra seizurific.
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Good game. But how many times are you intending to submit it before you actually finish it? I can understand doing it once to get some feedback, but then you should have gone back and added all the features you intend to; THEN re-submit it one more time for bug-testing before the final submit. The way you're going, you're going to have about 10 versions of it on NG before it's completed.
In terms of gameplay, it's still a little easy beyond the first 2 levels. Just stack up on swordsmen and send em all in at once. Beyond the 2nd level, it's a walkover - you need to make the enemies do more damage (cluster grenades?), as well as raising the castle HP.
Author's Response:
No grenades. It's in medieval times. But I might make watch towers...
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No new animation or graphics, a few photos and a video clip, and an annoying voiceover. I suppose you could just keep using your old clips over and over again, and as long as you stick a new nipple/tit in there each time, the 13 year old majority of NG will give you the thumbs-up. Personally, I think this movie is lucky to have anything over 3.0.
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OK, let's start with first impressions:
Very first impression after watching the whole thing: "I'm going to have to watch this again, to get everything out of it". That's definitely a good thing.
Very professional, and superb use of sound & music to create a dark and scary atmosphere. Some of the graphics could be better (more so at the start - the hand in particular stands out, no shading - you might want to trace a jpg if you're planning on updating this). Good storyline, and, most importantly, a lot of depth to the plot.
*watches it again*
I like the use of French, with subtitles. It automatically creates an 'arty' feel.
Nice touch with the ear-splitting noises to make the viewer jump.
Animation is varied - again, I think it improves as the movie proceeds. The whole saw/corridor thing builds suspense nicely, and the 'sunshine' bits provide excellent contrast to the dark, destructive feel of the 'book' bits. The fact that violence is implied, rather than seen, is very clever, and really adds to the suspense.
Having watched this twice, I'm still not sure I fully understand the story... =)
In conclusion: the three main things that stand out in this for me are the depth, atmosphere, and the choice of music. In terms of suggestions, I'd say spend a bit more time on the graphics in the earlier part of the movie, before the book opens.
Well done on finishing your project, congratulations on a great movie, and good luck on getting awards/FPage.
Author's Response:
Yep that is one very good first impression!
I guess I should have shaded that hand, what the heck I’ll do it now! I got quite a lot of reviews saying they dislike the hand.
I myself am not sure why did I do the saw/corridor, but it just hit my head, and since its so original I thought I’d use it and see what other people see it as… I really liked what you said about the violence, great words of wisdom there :)
I think that next time I do a big movie I’ll try to hire a graphics artist, because even though I try I’m just not naturally talented at it [sigh]
Thank you for one very lovely review, it really points out things to me and gives some helpful advice, I thank you again my friend
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