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[Kees' Adventure: TLC]

And so the story continues

A nice little game and the cause and effect has been continued from the last chapter, which is great. Perhaps there is a way to increase what you need, like by adding more items that you need for one or two of the quests and perhaps having the option of asking Blonda or the Brunette out, with different endings?

You've progressed well and have used a nice piece of music to go along with this and as a whole piece, you can tell where the game has gone forward. I'm actually getting quite excited to see how this next episode takes the story onwards.

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kcnh responds:

Thank you for your review, I am glad you are excited to see how the next episode takes the story onwards. And I'll be sure to make the next episode longer.

[Bounce the Coffin Dodgers]

An Hilarious Romp!

Wow, how far can you take a concept so simple? This far! The graphics have been designed well and while the gamplay is quite simple, there is still more you could do to enhance it.

The music was good and not that annoying, while the sound effects were just perfect for a game of this calibre - funny, but you always get the feeling that you could be doing this for one of your own.

To improve upon the concept, I'd have recommended that you have more grannies and grandpas that go flying through the air and have them equipped with various types of jewellery, that the paramedics in the ambulance can easily purloin - this would be the bonus to your score, thus giving you the chance to get a really high score and possibly even bonus lives (buy your way out of trouble for killing off some of the pensioners, that is)

With the limitation of this game quite steep, perhaps take a step to combat this, by adding levels in various places across the USA, ending in places like California and / or Florida, since lots of wealthy Americans end up there, thus giving even more ridiculous amounts of cash.

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SantoNinoDeCebu responds:

Some of those idea's about how to gain extra lives are genius!

I'm now intending to make a flash that has a series of mini games like this, weaved together in a little story mode - I'll be sure to add in some of these ideas!
Nothing beats ransacking old people!

Cheer, J

[Adventures in the Vatican]

Simple, topical and amusing

What more can we really say - it's a great little game, even with the way it works for a loss. I think I'd have preferred to see it used as the cardinal getting kicked out of the church or going to hell, so a little more artwork on your part certainly would not have gone amiss. I'm not a fan of tracing, so real art work would have certainly lifted your score.

With the way that it's come together as a whole piece, I think that you've got a great piece, but it does get limited with no real story in addition to the news about the Pope and Paedophile priests, which as we all know is nothing new. Perhaps get different scenarios and the Vatican goes on high alert, so there could be a bonus round, where the Pope does something stupid to get attention and divert the paparazzi away from the real news?

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Rabid-Animals responds:

Thanks, Coop. I like the suggestions, and now the difficult part is programming, drawing, and producing it all.

[Pyroscape]

The ending cost you >:(

Dammit, I was getting so close to the end of the game, literally just one click away and then all of a sudden it came down to a 9/11 joke. If you were taking the piss out of Corey Lidle, so help me Gods, I'll...

*breathes deeply* I'm calm. I am calm now.

Right, it's a good little game that has some half decent and not at all convincing graphics thrown into the piece to get a more 'realistic' approach to the whole concept of the game.

Have you ever considered making an application to having NG Medals on your game? You'll be able to get a lot more publicity for your games if you get medals on them, that's for sure. If Tom is willing to let you have a higher bandwidth, you might even get allowed into the beta testing circle of friends for Medals.

The acting from Nick wasn't that bad actually. I think that more work needs to be done on the plot, to make it a more engrossing game in the long term, but it's a good piece from the standpoint of a stand alone game.

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Fro responds:

It's not an 9/11 joke by any means. You'll understand the ending in the sequel. The sequel should also have medals as well. :P

[Zombies in the Shadow]

Very good

An unpleasant little horror romp that has a top down way of looking at things, plus a great setup with the lighting that certainly adds to the suspense present in this whole piece.

I can certainly say that I'll be back to this game, but it is rather linear after a short while, with getting bigger and better guns in order to go and kill harder, more powerful zombies in greater numbers than before - sadly the scourge of all FPS games, or indeed Third Person shooters, as this one is.

I like the way that you've done film cells for the story that goes along with it (particularly one of the opening shots that looked like a zombie version of ET!)- I'd recommend that you get some voice acting for these pieces and perhaps have a "click to continue" option, as opposed to the press escape, as this means that the player loses critical time moving a hand from escape to WASD or from escape to the mouse in order to continue the game - later in the game, gaps like that can make the difference between your survival and zombies getting a helping of "brain stew"

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Xplored responds:

Many thanks

[Drug the mouse]

Needs a little tweaking

Right, you've got a decent start for the game - it's very simple in the concept and this has been done many times before, but I don't think I've seen this sort of game theme before, so marks there.

There were a couple of issues in the start of the game - before the advert came up, you can see the menu screen, so there is a programming issue there. Exploring the Programming or Flash forums will help that issue. Secondly, you need to check your spelling and grammar. The word you were looking for in your instructions page was "explode".

I think that the game-play needs something else done to it - I'd certainly suggest that you get some sort of system sorted that allows you to move the mouse smoothly, as opposed to within 5 invisible spaces, as it makes you feel like you're playing a game of Frogger. The graphics got annoying, especially when the mouse got really fat and the screen started to flash. Perhaps speed up the game, more drops, more change of locations etc, but don't mess with the visuals. I can understand the mouse changing shape and colour, but the background was not needed.

Finally, I'd consider adding levels. You've got a high score system, so getting something like a level system would be brilliant. New backgrounds for new levels and perhaps even some different music for these levels. Cheese based power ups would be another good place to go, so that you can develop the game further.

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MonoFlauta responds:

"Right, you've got a decent start for the game - it's very simple in the concept and this has been done many times before, but I don't think I've seen this sort of game theme before, so marks there."
Lol yes, it was based in a game of neopets :P haha but not for kids lol
"There were a couple of issues in the start of the game - before the advert came up, you can see the menu screen, so there is a programming issue there. Exploring the Programming or Flash forums will help that issue."
Yes i know how to fix that... dont know why didnt do it well -.-
"Secondly, you need to check your spelling and grammar. The word you were looking for in your instructions page was "explode"."
Yes that one was my exgirlfriend -.- and she still saying that she is better than me in english -.-.
"I think that the game-play needs something else done to it - I'd certainly suggest that you get some sort of system sorted that allows you to move the mouse smoothly"
Yes that was the big problem with this one.
"as opposed to within 5 invisible spaces, as it makes you feel like you're playing a game of Frogger."
Hahaha lol XD frogger :P yes it was like frogger :P haha good times :p
"I can understand the mouse changing shape and colour, but the background was not needed."
Haha but was funny or not? :P
"Finally, I'd consider adding levels. You've got a high score system, so getting something like a level system would be brilliant. New backgrounds for new levels and perhaps even some different music for these levels. Cheese based power ups would be another good place to go, so that you can develop the game further."
Yeah nice ideas... if i make another one i will use them :P

THanks a lot for reviewing!

[Escape Pico's School]

Very good

Not a bad lampoon of the original Pico's School, this is a highly similar, if not so dark version of the classic school point and click shoot 'em up.

I think that you've put more effort into getting the graphics right, which does make a difference - I just wish that the zombie kid came into the game somewhere, as opposed to just in the credits. Perhaps I was just missing something, somewhere?

With the way that the game comes together, there are a great few decent mini games, but I think that you could have spread the combination around the school a bit more, one number in a locker, one on the mirror, one benind a bin, that sort of thing. People are intelligent enough to work these out, so give them a shot ;)

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14hourlunchbreak responds:

Thanks for the review. These are some good suggestions, and if I can be bothered to make another game I might just incorporate them. Also, good look reaching 1000 responses. :3

[Metal Slug - War Scene 2]

These games are so limited

I'm sorry, but there really isn't that much you can do with these sort of games - it's more of a masculine dress-up game, I'll grant you, but it still fits the same parameters.

Anyway, you have put some good effort into clipping all of the sprites and especially the ones that are animated. What holds the piece back is a "screenshot" option, where you could make it into more of a comic style piece. Let people manipulate the pieces and come up with their own Metal Slug piece, for example.

Also, when you make an interface for that, a selection of 2 other style tunes (Industrial; Metal) and the option to remove the music would also be a great addition.

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MonoFlauta responds:

oks thanks, all the ideas you had given me i will use them in the third part :D

[Hoshinofuru]

So much promise...

Sadly, what let this piece down was that it appears to want to be a Final Fantasy style game, but with no real plot to it. You just go into the "city", visit the shop and then come into the wilds, to punch the crap out of a few monsters, before rinsing and repeating.

The menu looks really impressive and the way that you've got a nice selection of music is great as well. Sadly, the game graphics and mechanics let the piece go here, which was a shame. I'd suggest that next time, you start with a story and go from there, so that we can see the story develop as you get further into the piece. Mini games can come in handy here, like collecting items for people, while at the same time having to deal with the wandering monsters and level up. Try it out.

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MonoFlauta responds:

oks thanks... well this game will have a better second part with all the things that you suggested and more. PS: How can be this a final fantasy? XD

[Joe's Minor Adventure]

Good fun and very addictive

A simple game to get the hang of, but rather difficult to master. I think that this piece really does qualify as a game that will burn a lot of time to get a high score. With the reactions and foresight required, there is a great deal of skill involved, beneath the almost childish graphics that this game shows on the outside.

Perhaps there could be other challenges, where some of the bandits are careering down the track at the same time and you can try to put them off into or some such hazards. I would have suggested that other hazards could be a lack of track or falling rocks that appear while you're making your way down the rails.

Some improvements could be made to the graphics, but this would mostly be in the case of putting things in there to stop people from getting bored. A great choice of music and some pleasant feelings are to be made from playing this game. Keep up the good work :)

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ProfessorFlash responds:

That's what I hope, that people play this many times trying to get highscore. I've put up my own highscore up there and I'm waiting for someone to beat it. Now who doesn't want to beat the game creator in his own game? :)

I thought about the different enemies showing up in a cart and shooting you and rock slides coming down but that would have changed the whole game. I decided to go with what I got and leave those ideas for the sequel (if I make one).
Thanks for the review.