Frederik77's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[BUSY BEE]

I like the intro, the controls and the basic gameplay - as well as the setting and feel of the game. But the first level (where I died because I tried to collect nectar from all flowers and didn't make it back in time) is too large. I'd suggest making a super easy and smaller level 1, and then increasing the difficulty and size of the levels from there.

[Cloud Hopper]

The music is maddening, and the gameplay is all but self-explanatory. Seems a lot of effort has gone into this, but a bit of instruction for the uninitiated would be nice.

[Space Octopus Madness]

Madness indeed :-)

[Theropods]

Excellent short game. The art, the animation, the music, the limited number of choices all work together to create a great experience. Played it and felt like I had just discovered a new secret area in Monkey Island or something :-)

[The Awakening RPG]

You get 5 stars from me for pulling through after working for years on this game! Good job!

I like the atmosphere and interface. Since you also ask for critique, here are some ideas fo improvement:
- Please don't make CTRL the Run key. CTRL + W closes the window in Chrome browser, which meant that after customizing my character and getting to play the game for the first time, it suddenly shut down when I tried to run up. Normally I wouldn't reload a game after that experience, but I did in this case just to come back and comment.
- Please give some directions or a map - with nowhere specifically to go, and no record of where I've been, I feel like I'm walking in circles in the forest after 5 minutes. The battle interruptions are enough to disorient me.
- There is noticeable lag, which it should be perfectly possible to prevent.
- How to open the save game menu should be explained early on.

Well, just my two cents. Once again, good job.

RockLou responds:

Thank you so much for the in-depth review!

The running is already fixed. I have thought about this before and you convinced me - now you always run. You cannot toggle running.

Directions come sometimes throughout the story, when I figure the player may need help with directions. There aren't any in the beginning because I thought it was easy enough to find your way.

I wish I could fix the lag, I have tried to. But nothing I did was ever enough. You may fix it by pressing F1 to change the quality to low.

You might be right about the last point. But I was hoping people would find the 'save game' and 'main menu' in the inventory pretty easily.

[What Happened to Dad?]

Great way of telling the story. Makes you feel the pain, loneliness, and sorrow :-( Just hang in there, man.

ItsTheAshtray responds:

Nice, thanks!

[Facist!]

Looks like an ideal engine for that gory 'Shave 60 people in 60 seconds' game concept I've been playing around with :-)

[Crate Crash 2]

Nice little physics puzzle game - I like how you can now both create a circular impulse and point the impulses in a single direction.

[William and Sly 2]

I really like the dreamy atmosphere in this game, with the soft graphics and the shifts between music and ambience. Good job!

[Infectonator 2]

Great game - a very addictive mix of chain reaction and upgrade game mechanics. Also incredibly crisp pixelart, which works at many resolutions. Good job!