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[S-RPG: PSP Adaption V20.1]

Feels a bit cramped

And yes, I did resize it up.

I loved the original Stick RPG, had me occupied for a looong time, and if I had a PSP, I'd most def download this game.

Graphically, there's not much to say. It stays quite true to the original game, but the stick figures (when close up) look... disfigured. At least in the face. You didn't really need to add eyes or hair, just different colours to separate them from eachother should be enough.

Didn't get very far in the story mode, but what I did play was quite fun. I like your addition of achievements, as well. Training, working out, working, all of that worked out just fine. Didn't get Race or make to work out, so you should probably consider adding a tutorial/walkthrough at the beginning of some of the mini games.

Audio is casual, sort of muzak-feeling. Goes well with what was used int he original. All the score used really does fit the game, there's nothing too complicated or technical, which goes well with the simplistic style of the game.

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Kwing responds:

Glad you liked it!

I added facial features because I was getting complaints about the graphics... And those complaints actually ceased once I added the facial features. Besides, everyone digs the Indian guy in the bar.

Sorry the race thing didn't work out for you. There's a full instruction manual at the beginning; just click settings and then the button in the far corner and you can read the full manual.

Still, looks like this is an overall positive review. :D

[manga dress up (boy)]

Too little content

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Score: 3 / 10
Summary: Too little content
Review: This simply has too little content and variety to make a fun dress-up game.

Graphics and animation
Remember that graphics and animations, or at least the first part, are really vital parts in any flash. The graphics here are poorly drawn and way too simple. Don't use so simple colors, but mix em up a bit. Spend more time on the drawings, as well.

Story/Plot
There's not supposed to be much story here, but take this as an advice on what to add to the content.
More. Simply, more. More hair, more beard, different styles, more clothes, heck, add a body and a background, or even better, multiple backgrounds!

Audio
Please, PLEASE, add a mute button, for those of us who can't stand this kind of music. Or at least some other choices! This didn't really go well with a dress-up type game.

Conclusion
Not absolutely horrible, but not close to being good. You need to spend much more time on the drawings and add more content.

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piggy123 responds:

thanks

[Ask A Clock v.2]

Too simple

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Score: 4 / 10
Summary: Too simple
Review: It's not the worst gadget I've seen, but it needs a lot of work.

Graphics and animation
The graphics were just too simple. THe strawberry and the clock were poorly drawn, and other than that there was the button, the field to type in, the bubble with the text and a pixelated bg. No animation.

Story/Plot
Really no plot, but I guess it's something that you're asking TEH king of the portal.

Audio
Should really add some, a few choices, as well as a mute button.

Gameplay
Gets boring really quick. The answers randomize between like five or six different possibilities, and sometimes the same will show up twice, or nothing will show up at all. In addition, there are spelling mistakes. A speakonia-voice should answer instead of text, in true CC-style. Add more answers, fix spelling mistakes, and then you might have something.

Conclusion
Bad graphics and non-existant aniamations make this a below-average flash. The fact that it gets boring real quick is a huge minus, as that's one of the most important things with flash, to keep viewers entertained. Also, some music would make this better.

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piggy123 responds:

ok thanks

[Hollywood Zombies]

Good old assassination

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Score: 7 / 10
Summary: Good old assassination
Review: Good old assassination with a twist, I mean. Usually, they're alive when we kill'em.

Nice lil' game you got here. I actually enjoyed it!

Graphics and animation
These were simple sprites, even though there were some parts that were hand-drawn. These weren't, however, animated. Only the sprites were. The sprites looked good, but lack of animation. And more blood, or at least gore.

Gameplay
It's an entertaining game, it really is. I play games because I just want t play something quick, fun and easy, and this was all of that. Maybe a little short, maybe a little easy, and maybe a simple plot, but I still foound assassinating dead ones fun. Loved the Lincoln-pun.

Soun
It was okay, but not very noticeable. Seeing as this was a comedy-game, you should have gone with a fun tune. Add some sound when the rifle shoots. That's pretty important.

Overall a fun time-waster, but no great game. Could do with a little work.

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Samanus responds:

Thanks for the review! I'm glad you enjoyed playing it. I'll definitely add more sound to it when I revise it. Thanks again!

[Piggy123s flash tutorial]

Didn't learn anything at all

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Score: 1 / 10
Summary: Didn't learn anything at all
Review: This must be the least helpful tutorial I've ever seen. Not to be mean or disrespectful or anything, but this left me more confused than I was before I viewed it.

You need to tell the viewer more about what is going on.

There was no graphic, except for some buttons which were hard to distinguish. Some were unclickable. No animation.

Sound was non-existant, except for the annoying voice of "flashy". Luckily that didn't goo on for ever.

The tutorials weren't helpful. They were just plain text pasted into here. It didn't tell me where to put it, what it did, what it meant, what the result would be, nothing. You need to make these like the person yu were talking to knew nothing about actionscripting, oonly then will you be able to make a good tutorial.

Explain, take it step by step instead of throwing all of it out there, organize it, make it look better, more inviting. Delete this whole project, and start over from scratch.

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piggy123 responds:

ok i will

[human actions drawing tut]

Decent, at best

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Score: 4 / 10
Summary: Decent, at best
Review: I'm sure it was helpful to some, but I just don't think this tutorial cuts it.

First off, the graphics weren't any good. I mean, they were good enough to make out what they were supposed to be, but you need to practice on your drawing skills. One usually doesn't need much skill to make a tutorial about a topic, but this is basic drawing of a human body, so skill is required.
There wasn't any animation.

Tutorials usually have step-by-steps, to tell you what to do next. This was pretty much just phase by phase, with no text. You should try to add some text, to say what you are doing. Also, the text was pretty hard to make out at times.

Audio was nice, but some people want it to be quiet, so I suggest a mute button. Also, a back or replay button, so that people can go back to previous steps.

Tips for future submissions: Try to organize it better, and add text. Write the text, don't draw it. Try to explain whatever you're doing at every step. Good luck!

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piggy123 responds:

ok sure

[A Christmas Story SB]

Soundboards

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Score: 7 / 10
Summary: Soundboards
Review: To be honest, I'm slightly biased right here. See, I don't really like soundboards. People say it's good for prank phone calls, but they rarely work out good.

This is one of the better I've seen. It's got lots of sounds, it's not painful to look at, and the sound quality is pretty good. Simple colors, simple backgrounds, but not that extra part that makes it a really good soundboard. I know it must be hard to make a really good soundboard, because it should need that little extra thing. Instead of just pressing buttons and hearing things, I mean.

Conclusion is, that this is one of the better soundboards I've seen. The filesize is large, I'm pretty sure you could make it a little smaller by compressing or converting and whatnot, and it needs something more to bring it into my awesome-book.
Good soundboard!

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Frenzy responds:

Thanks for the review!

~ Z

[The Rise of a Knight]

Great stuff

I'd love to give this game a ten, but the fact that the monsters are so stupid that they can't avoid their own traps and that the hit detection is a little off-beat, makes me give this an eight.

I had GREAT fun with this game, but the factors mentioned above made it all a little to easy. Looking forward to a sequel though!

SeethingSwarm responds:

Awesome, glad you enjoyed it so much. I wish my skills were better when making this game, but now they ARE better BECAUSE of making this game :) The sequel wont have as many flaws.

[Dirty Dishes]

Nice, but

How do I scrub?

flame862 responds:

Soooo sorry, by some dumb mistake, I didn't test it after I made the final changes. I fixed it, btw.

[Artillery Live]

Pretty cool^^,

Pretty good idea, I like these games. The game suddenly stopped though, and didn't respond to anything. And that was for all four players, not just me.

But other than that, a great game! Make more!

Gamebrew responds:

I had to tweak the server, so the game went down for a few minutes. I increased the memory and number of connections. Hopefully it will run faster.