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[Ace Pilot]

This is an absolutely amazing game. To me, this seems like a 1 in a thousand here on NG. Possibly one of my new favorites and definitely one of my votes for this month's best uploads.

Looking at the credits I realize how much work was put into this, and it definitely paid off. Amazing animations and graphics, really entertaining and I really don't feel like this is the kind of game that gets old. I played it first when it was initially uploaded, and as I played it again before this review, it was still really enjoyable, both the gameplay and the animations.

Speaking of the gameplay, I really enjoyed it. Controls aren't the easiest for me to do, but that's more because I'm not used to gaming on computers. The learning curve is just right, as is the difficulty curve. The gameplay doesn't get dull and the addition of medals offer a proper challenge to those willing to go for them. Which even I did, and I rarely do that. That's got to mean something, right?

Oh, and not to be forgotten, the voicing and music is absolutely amazing. Of course it had to be RicePirate, dude's become an NG legend.

[MAGNETkid]

This might very well be the most frustrating thing I've ever played.

I still love it though. The graphics are real neat, and the gameplay has a really nice difficulty curve. Some might think this is similar to vvvvvvv or whatever it's called, and Shift, but it has different mechanics with attract and repel.

Now to actually finish the game.

[Bad day of Balloon]

Well, not a terrible game, but some improvements:

First off, make the size of the screen a bit bigger. It's very small as is, which gives you little room when you've got a big balloon.

Hit box seems a bit off when your size increases, I swear some of those darts or whatever hit me.

Controls are very sensitive, which makes it near impossible to navigate in the later stages of the game.

It gets very boring after a short while. A bit more variation would be nice, more powerups or "enemies".

[SCGMD4]

Hours of fun right here. I have to say, this is more difficult than guitar hero. It just gets really confusing with four bars for eight buttons. If only there was a way to make it bit easier to make out the different buttons, I think I could get perfect on everything on amateur and gold on everything on pro.

I'd also like a bit more variety in music. I mean, sure, there is enough right now, but a lot of it is low quality.

[The Possible Quiz]

Ahhh, funny quizes. Joy!

I did get 50 points on this last attempt, but it took me a couple tries. Considering it's a possible quiz, it can be pretty tricky at points. Still lacking that last Secret Medal though. It's either bugged or I haven't found out how to get it yet.

Little-Rena responds:

Which one? They are all unlockable, I have them all.

[2011 - A Quiz in Review]

Love the music.

I kinda like these rather simple quizzes. Well, I'm not saying this is an easy quiz, it's probably really really difficult if you don't really pay that much attention to the international news scene.

The music was really comfortable to listen to. I would not mind a pause button though, I figure all games hould have one no matter what. Graphically it's not a masterpiece, but the fact that some of these answers are so... stupid? that they make me giggle is a huge plus in my book.

Little-Rena responds:

I made some of them stupid on purpose, I could have given more realistic answers but there are dumb answers on multiple choice University exams so I carried on the tradition here!

[Cold as I]

It's a cute little game, but it's not much more than that. The graphics are real simple, as is the concept of the game. Stay warm, and get from A to B. Instead of having one separate Help page at the beginning though, I'd suggest having something more similar to a tutorial level, or a little hint when a new obstacle appears, like water. A simple "water will freeze you instantly" or something like that.

The difficulty curve is pretty good, the game does get progressively more difficult. I don't like the fact that as you move from one screen to another you'll sometimes end up running right into the water. Takes you a bit by surprise. If you could make this a 2D scroller I think that'd help out.

Vadinci responds:

Thanks for your review :) that's quite some feedback for such a small game!

Personally I don't really like tutorials, and I don't think it would have fit with this game. However I agree that I could have introduced every aspect of the game a bit more subtle.

as for the instant death after a screen transition, after playtesting a few times it was not the greatest thing to add. My map editor wouldn't easily let me edit maps though and I wanted to have this finished on time.

[Dual Gir Dress-Up]

Lacks variation

I'm not a big fan of dressupgames, but some of them are fairly decent. My main issue with this is the graphics and lack of variation. There are very few objects you can shift around, and most of them are poorly drawn. The backgrounds are in low resolution and pixelated. There's no audio, which most dressup games have. Maybe add in a couple tracks and allow people to switch between them and turn it off.

But most of all, add more objects. And improve the graphics.

[Soupedia]

I had never guessed I'd be included!

I'm 19 though.

SoupSquad responds:

lol

[Defend Your Trump]

Challenging

Simple gameplay mechanics, simple concept, simple graphics, but very entertaining. It's rare I find a game with only three keys needed to play, I really enjoyed the first minute or two, but after that it simply became frustrating with the constant shocks I got.