Sreith's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Santa's "Clause"]

First, sorry it took me so long. I moved out of my old appartment and I couldn't manage to get internet in time.

Now on to the review.

Considering the type of game this is, the visual quality is above acceptable. I'd say just about right. Though I do not approuve of the lack in shades and colors. They do fit, however, with the essence of christmas. I consider this a minor detail, it does not affect the game or the gamer.
Audio is lacking. The loop isn't as good as it could be and to tell the truth it sounds way too aggresive. I mean, this WAS for Christmas, right? I don't get why you chose a rave-party-song type of music for a game like this one. I'm not here to judge your taste in music so let's just move on.

We rarely see games of such relaxed gameplay nowaday. Some games play in your stead and you learn nothing. Some games have nothing fun to do or are plain boring. And some are way too slow or fast paced. Yours however does not seem to belong in any of these category. I did not particularly find it fun but it wasn't boring. There is a challenge but there is no real goal.
Gameplay is simple and the game can be picked up easily.

Overall, I don't think this is worth any awards. It does have its charm. I fear it will slowly fade away behind some of the most outstanding games or the "advertiser-hungry" games.
It's not bad, but it might not be good enough to stay afloat.

This is what i want to say. But this game is still alive today, after over 6 months. There's more to it than meets the eye.

happybirthday90 responds:

Thanks a lot my friend :) This has got to be the best review I have recieved till date :) appreciated!

[Escape from the VBP]

it's a fun little game. Take it off newgrounds and make a ipod version or something and sell it. i'm fucking serious. i've seen crappy games on the apps but this one here i'm sure you'd make money and promote your skills.

Graphics are so-so. Pixel aren't really my cup of tea. This game doesn't make me rage about it tho. it's fluid, not too bright, not too dark. It's a good combination with the colors. (Maybe a shade darker for the bonuses icons? the green i mean)
Music is... You can find better music easily. However I must compliment your choice. it's not the best, but it's very good. it fits with the game and is not too agressive.
Sounds are great. I have been known for having issues with sounds in any games but not this time. They feel natural even though it's similar to an 8-bit or 2-bits kinda sound.
Controls are perfectly fine. by upgrading the ship's speed they become more fluid and the ship is easier to control.

Bugs : collecting bonuses after having bought a gun but no ammos is as useless as not buying gun at all. might not be a bug in itself, but it is annoying. especially for I, who buy the most expensive gun and dont have ammos. I managed in the end so it's fine. If i can, anyone can.
Some walls have a slightly bigger hitbox than what we can see. Talking pixel, 2 pixel around would be the answer. Once known it can be easily dealt with, but it's still annoying. especially with 2 ships coming after you.
Achievement "100,000 points from bonuses" does not work. why? because not only does bonuses not give any worthwhile point (except resplenishing health or ammos) the random nature of them is too unrealiable to get to 100k bonus. i've got every bonus i could find in 2 runs and i can tell you it's impossible. The "100k points in one run" is fine though.
Achievement "99 km without being hit" does not work either. As soon as you get the maxed out warp you should have the achievement but it doesn't give. after which i did fly over 200 km (strictly speaking: the rest of the run) without being hit once. yet i didn't get the achievement. maybe the "warp" override have something to do with this?

You should put a Quality button. the game is light and doesn't lag much but since you can right click to change the quality, maybe you should add the button? I dunno, it's just less trouble for people like me. Won't influence much.

While the game itself is considerably good, there are small issues which affect my gaming experience. I'm pricky, I know. However in this specific case, it's because I want you to be known and help you progress. I didn't think i'd love this game so much. It was a pleasant surprise!
I'll pass the word to my friend. they got to try this at least once.

Good luck!

meinlogin responds:

Wow, that's just super-detailed and awesome feedback. Thank you very much, I'd put Double helpful for the post if I could:).
I have uploaded the new version with two bug fixes for achievements. And the issue with bonus is in incorrect description. You will receive it if collect total 100 bonuses (in all games).

[The Drawing Grounds]

first game on NG to use multiplayer?
Wrong! there was a tank game 5 years or so ago. 1v1, 2v2 or 4v4, was fun. kind of a remake of scorched earth.

....still good game tho.

Mattster responds:

Wrong! I said "using the NG API".

[Space Heroes 5]

.....why was this time theme : make me lag with insanely jumpy games. ? why? i cant play this. game start, then freeze. then game over. I cant play, i cant enjoy, I cant rate... why did no one put a quality button...

SunriseKingdom responds:

I think I might know how to fix your problem. If the characters feel like they lag clear your browser history. Also try to close your browser and reload it.

[Amnesia]

insanely laggish. what was the theme? raster images only? i want a quality-low button... will never be able to finish because the game "jump" for 5 seconds. managed to get to the scene with the girl thanks to the "menu-continu-is next level" glitch. but now i cant finish the last run because i cant go backward. and since the game keep jumping around the char is always, always stuck between the two rocks. can't even rate this. i can t enjoy. i cant play...

wizzyxx responds:

In this case, I suspect it might be your computer instead, since all my recent testers didn't experience lag, and neither did I. And I'm not sure what you mean by the game 'jumps'? I will check for a glitch in the menu. Also, if you read my response, the point is to not go backwards later, so it is not a bug. You're the first one I see experiencing these issues, but I will double check just in case. Sorry you didn't like it, and thanks for reviewing!

[Moonlight]

wheres the damn quality button!? shit wont play except the annoying piano music which is too freaking loud o_O

Almakos responds:

Decreasing quality settings won't help, because all graphics are raster images.
As for the loud music, there is in-game mute button.

[Zombie Train]

not bad game

azerty keyboard sucks, buy a normal one ffs lawl

Graphic are so-so, anyhow it's above average. zombies are nice (what's up with their mask haha)
Gameplay is normal, i just wish there was a Quality button for slower PCs.
30 levels, doable to the very end with the handgun + turrets (lawl the mines are badass!). The ending sucked tho. i was like... "what, that's it? he just stand there and wait for the next train!?" but yeah overall its great.

Just another thing... what's the use for the score if we cant send our score? last time i checked mine (around wave 25) my score was above 300k, nearly 400k... and since i dont trust my eyes it could even be 3m instead of 300k but i dunno i'd rather say 300k. anyhow i didnt get my place in the highscore =( and the CPU has 25k o_O !? cpu cant handle the first 5 waves? srsly!? lol just kidding. I liked it.

box10 responds:

The game automatically changes the quality setting if your FPS drops below the desired rate. Fair points about the high score.. we only use local one so its not particularly good unfortunately :P

[Superfighters]

why?

why do i ALWAYS spawn BETWEEN 5 EXPLOSIVE BARREL AND GASOLINE TANKS!? WHY!? every time this happens. Especially in the last 2 stages. i cant move at all i'm already burning to death at 1 second of the game. wtf?

except that lame "random fire spawn" game is cool..

JohanHjarpe responds:

Told you it wasn't fair... :)

[Luna's treasure hunt]

adult?... where?

not so bad but not that good either. music is fun and graphics are... weird but refreshing. too much bright color tho. it feels like it has been done on paint or something =P

button configuration is so-so. ctrl+direction to shoot is somewhat hard to perfectly shoot everytime AND not die from fall or something.
jumping with shift... ok.
Jumping into a wall cancel you jump.. but you can jump again for some reason (glitch?) tho it doesnt help since as soon as you're next to a wall you can't jump forward, only upward.

there's one thing that's bugging me.. why is this game rated A (for adult)?

PrincessNinjato responds:

woops,
I clicked the wrong buttons as I was setting the info,
I uploaded this game very very late and was sleepy,
I fixed it

[Defend The Train]

..kay...

not only does OUR bullet follow the crosshair, but ENNEMY'S Bullet FOLLOW THE TRAIN!
You can't make anything else than some sort of rectangular loop for the train. kinda lame.
Music? where's the music? Hell there's the train sound but that's all?!
Graphics are way too simple.
I advice you try to learn a bit more about flash animation (and games) before your next attempt. it could be vital =/

one point because a train defense game has never been done before.. at least not that i've heard of

Blamya responds:

Bullet following cursor bug removed.
Thanks for giving one point !!!!!!!!!!!