Score: 9

"8-bit goodness"

submission: Level Up!

date: 48 minutes ago

The 8 bit style graphics were perfect! It looked exactly like an old classic platformer game would look like.

The Heartbreaker medal IS attainable, as I have gotten it along with all the other medals.

The controls were a little dodgy, and take a bit getting used to, a minor annoyance at best. It's too easy to accidentally activate the DASH when you don't want to use it, and that was the most annoying feature about the controls.

And a little humor is always appreciated. Good job, and the sequel looks promising.

Score: 9

"Another great quickie"

submission: Hammer Bro Mario

date: December 6, 2009

Your Mario outtake reels are always top-notch!

Score: 10

"A superb sequel to a superb game"

submission: Epic Battle Fantasy 2

date: December 2, 2009

First off, I wish to note that your choice of music in both games made them all the more epic. Along with the artwork and humor, it is the best Flash RPG ever made.

The upgrade system was great, and even better, it's tailored to suit your play style. I realized the upgrades you are offered at the end depended entirely on what you did during the wave. Example if you use a specific skill a lot, you will likely be able to upgrade that skill at the end. This is the same for Natzs summons as well.
Example being that if you use the Black Fang sword and the Unleash skill a lot during a wave, you could get the "Venomous" upgrade to be immune to poison/stun, and the upgrade to boost the power of Unleash by 40% although you can only pick one of them at a time.

The save system was a well needed addition. Whether it was a better idea to save before or after the minigame and shop is debatable, and is likely always going to be a two-sided affair unless you have the option to save before or after.

The choice of moves, both offensive and defensive for both characters was very well done, and the ability to Unleash special abilities from Matts swords was an awesome addition to the game.

Along with the Bestiary, countering moves, and other new additions to the game, this is perfection.

Score: 10

"Epic!"

submission: Epic Battle Fantasy

date: November 19, 2009

I beat the game on Epic Difficulty.

First off I'd like to say it was a wonderful game start to finish. There are plenty of things about this game I could point out that differ significantly from other turn-based RPGs, but there's no need.

I enjoyed the art gallery and the descriptions thereof. Your sketches, bios, and complete works were good enough to grab my attention and keep it.

Also, I would have suggested that another Art gallery have been included in Epic Battle Fantasy 2, but that's probably because you put the majority of the game art in this one.

Balance in the game is questionable, and could vary. Prime examples, the Devils Sunrise sword's heavy MP drain, and the Spirit Bomb attacks.
Any imbalances in-game probably cancel each other out, so it works. The Mp drain from the sword may be high, but so are the spirit bomb attacks, so your advantages versus the enemies advantages are cancelled out there.

All in all, I think this game turned out pretty well. The craftsmanship and imagination of this game were great, and this was top-notch work. I enjoyed it start to finish, and this has to be one of the best Flash RPGs out there.

Score: 10

"Short but fun"

submission: Castle Crashing the Beard

date: November 15, 2009

Fun and not too hard once you get the patterns down.

Once I learned when and how to avoid those eye lasers (and that platforms are solid underneath) I found this game to be quite fun.

Also lol at the last level, and the SMB2 style ending.
Overall I really liked this game.

Score: 10

"Got all the medals!"

submission: Time Fcuk

date: November 15, 2009

I got all the medals for this game. Including "Lost In Forever" for beating an explore campaign. As well, I also beat the map ranked #1 in Difficulty, "Hellnauts"

Now for the review:

This puzzle-platformer game is about as good as it can get with the resources within it. And the map creator was incredibly simple to use, so anyone could make a level for this.
(Feel free to play my level, #7035 "The Blender")

One thing that I was glad to know was that this game tracks the number of map votes to your username, not your saved data.
If you wiped your saved data, you would not lose your total number of map votes. I know because I accidentally wiped my saved data before I got the "O)))" medal.

Therein lies an issue. You don't get a confirmation message asking if you want to delete all your data, like you should. If you click "Erase Saved Data" you simply hear a "rip" and your saved data is erased.
You are susceptible to accidental deletion because the "Skip" button in the intro cutscene is right next to the Erase Button in location on the screen.
I only knew I had accidentally deleted my data because I was not in the final level anymore on the normal game.

The only real flaw this game had was that it's very laggy, even on low quality. Collecting keys made the lag problem worse, even if they were motionless. And that on top of the moving objects like vortexes, spinners, etc. The lag would not go away until the game was reloaded.

The Level Display above the Authors Comments was a great idea, as you could browse all levels outside of the game! And sort them however you wanted, By Most/Least Awesome, Difficult, recent, etc. All with a thumbnail picture that conveniently showed you the level without having to load it.

One option I didn't see that I feel should be there was to stop all messages from Steven (or whoever it is) in the center-right window. I can mute the sound and music, but I can't turn the messages off. And I think it gets tiring to have to listen to them all the time, so that would be a good addition to the game.

All in all, this is definitely a great game. One of the best puzzle games without a doubt, and it's even better because it's a platformer as well. Awesome combination of the two done perfectly.

Score: 10

"Got all medals"

submission: Madness Accelerant

date: November 15, 2009

Beat Madness Mode. Whoo!

One thing I noticed is when I lost my first life on Madness Mode, in the chainsaw room, I actually had 17 health left. I wonder why it did that.

At least I'm sure I had that much health left. Ah well, no big deal.
Overall, great game.

Score: 9

"Innovative"

submission: Upgrade Complete!

date: November 11, 2009

The ship upgrade system was innovative I must say. I was not only able to place my own parts, but it didn't seem to mind where I placed them either. I could have rear lightning, front lightning, 8 guns, or tons of homing missile launchers, or even rear forward turrets. I have yet to see if I could place parts OFF the ship, like floating gun turrets, or "buddy" lightning "ships"

I got all the achievements and 110% progress in 1,947 seconds :)

And yes, mindless upgrading IS fun, so a solid 9/10 from me.

Score: 9

"Good game!"

submission: Black Sheep Acres

date: November 9, 2009

Beat all 45 levels. Love the extra feature you get when you beat the game :D

Here's what you get for each animal:
Rabbit-$50
Gopher-$75
Deer-$80
Goose-$100
Vulture-$100
Wolf-$150
Bear-$200

Score: 9

"Good game"

submission: 5 Min. to Kill (Yourself)

date: November 5, 2009

Died in 1:39:563

Good game. Controls take a bit of getting used to, but they work.
I felt you could have allowed more interaction with the co-workers, 90% of them won't even talk to you.