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Outstanding production values, art and sound offset by some clunky controls and not-quite-there physics. Overall a fine effort, just maybe a little clever with the platforming - see Fancy Pants for a more flowing platform engine.

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Score: 7

"A good, if somewhat generic RPG"

submission: Shadowreign RPG

date: December 1, 2009

Good presentation, introduction and plenty of depth offset by a cookie-cutter generic "kill foozle" RPG plot. Injecting a bit of humour or branching out from the standard Tolkein fantasy setting might serve you well. There's a lot of other cultures you can look to for influence, how about the Mayans? The ancient Persians?

As far as the graphics go, the world feels a bit sparse. Adding drop shadows to the characters might cost a bit of processing power but will add some much needed depth.

Still, an RPG is no easy thing to make and you've built a good engine there! Well done!

December 1, 2009

Author's Response:

I really like your suggestion in regards to the fantasy setting for the game. I will certainly consider an alternate "theme" for Hands of War II (my next RPG)

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Score: 6

"A 4.5 score? Really?"

submission: Gunny Bears

date: November 29, 2009

Clearly a lot of work has gone into this, and it's funny and original.

However, you could argue that it's not actually a flash animation,merely a video that's been converted to an FLV and stuck in a flash movie. I would actually think this would be better suited to Youtube.

But a 4.5 score? Come on... that's basically saying this is the best thing that has ever been upgraded to Newgrounds, ever.

As a game designer, I honestly believe it would be a great idea to separate games from videos in the daily top ten - primarily because games require a hell of a lot more work than your average animation.

Anyway, congratulations - original and novel.

November 30, 2009

Author's Response:

I agree and disagree.
The 4.5 rating will go down after a while, Trust me.

Yes, there is Youtube, but you'd have to dig through massive piles of vlogs and garbage to actually get to any decent animations.

The only reason I do animation/stopmotion/live action animation hybrids is because of newgrounds. Alan the Box, Knox, and Dustball have been posting stop motion for years on this website and have been my source of inspriation. (Until just recently, they dropped off the face of the earth.)

Also, yes games are difficult to make, but so are animations. In both fields you have to start out from scratch and take a long time developing an idea whether its Gameplay or Story. You have to study programming languages in coding, but you also have to study motion in animation. They're both equally as hard depending on the quality you throw into them.

I didn't take too long on this animation, and I admit it isn't worthy of a 4.5 score.
But like I said, It'll drop down quick in the long run. That's how the rating system usually goes.

Anyway, thanks a bunch for the review, and keep making kickassy games. =D