Score: 10

"Surreal, perfect! Now put in the NG preloader."

submission: -Last Resort-

date: October 26, 2009

The animation was perfect: it pulled off the 'scratchy graphics' look, but the frame-by-frame animation itself was very slick! The music fit nicely as well, from being ironic to emphasizing the creepiness of it all.

And of course, the surrealness of the cartoon. Country Boy and Evil Sausage were my favourites: they were just hilarious!

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But the real reason I'm reviewing is because I noticed this flash doesn't have a Halloween preloader, and according to the Halloween 2009 page, "You must include the NG Halloween Preloader to participate!"

I'm asking you, please, PLEASE put the NG Halloween Preloader in, or you won't be able to win the $1000 that is SO DESPERATELY CALLING YOUR NAME. I truly believe that you and this cartoon deserve it.

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You are awesome. 10/10.

Score: 5

"Expectations."

submission: Fancy Donkey Tea Party

date: October 9, 2009

Expectation: It's going to be a poltical satire involving the Democratic American government and the fiscally conservative Tea Party protests, with much biting intellectual commentary on the USA's major role in the current global economy!

Realization: Wut.

Score: 8

"Hm, that guy looks familiar..."

submission: KF : first submission

date: June 23, 2009

For a first flash, not bad! Obviously, quite a few faults, which I shall now address:

1) File size. Here's a tip: use Audacity (free program), Window's Sound Recorder, or some other sound-editing program to clip the songs you used. You importing the songs in their entirety is what caused the file size to be over 8MB. (They were hi-quality songs, yes) Another option is to use shorter songs from NG's very own Audio Portal.

2) Graphics. Okay, yeah, it's my :the game: character, which is deliberately simple. But the backgrounds were quite plain, especially the coloured one. Use gradients for the sky, and blur white blobs to create clouds! Also try to add shadows for realism.

3) Animation. It's choppy, but forgivable for a first submission. No one's rushing you, but when you feel confident enough, be sure to try higher frame rates. (fps: frames per second) At least you actually attempted a walk cycle, unlike my hopping guys. Just try to add more inbetween frames, but not any more than you can handle. (before the animation goes from choppy to glitchy) Lastly, even though this is completely unnecessary, a few flare effects would make the shining light look a lot cooler.

Anyway, not bad for a first animation, and I must say I'm kinda happy that someone liked :the game: enough to make an animation starring the 'main' character. Thank you!

~Nutcasenightmare

Score: 9

"Hey!"

submission: [Visible]

date: March 11, 2009

I beta-tested this game on Mochi! I'm glad you took my advice on allowing the player to restart immediately. However, you can still use the arrow keys to move the dead body, there's no level select, and you can jump in midair.

Other than that, a really great game! *added to action collection*

Score: 9

"Quite well done!"

submission: No Frame By Frame

date: March 11, 2009

The animation for the first half of the animation was iffy, but that's forgivable considering you only got your tablet while animating the second half. And the second half of the movie was very well animated. (Even in the first half, the lip sync was spot on)

It was a short flash, and it delivered swift and efficiently. The only suggestion I can make is to have them blink occasionally, like for emphasis.

For the sound, I'd recommend Audacity (free software) to remove the noise in the background.

Overall, great flash! (Also wow, Joe making an FBF animation as a response to this. XD)

Score: 10

"Hey, you finally submitted it to NG!"

submission: Evolution Squared

date: February 1, 2009

I saw this on Mochiads previously, and I say, 4.11, what a score! It's a great game -I'm sure this flash will get a daily award! Congrats!

Score: 10

"Just beautiful..."

submission: Like Poetry

date: January 24, 2009

Absolutely wonderful! Owning two cats, I fret the day they die, so this flash really struck a chord inside me. The colour theme was great, and you really built up the mood!

I was genuinely shocked - like, I almost fell off my chair - when I saw the protagonist turn around to reveal the cat in the window.

I love your work - keep it up! 5/5 10/10

Score: 9

"Amazing sketch!"

submission: Sketched-Merry Sketchmas

date: December 18, 2008

The dialogue was perfect: it was just absolutely hilarious, good quality sound, and the way that they speak was so natural!

However, the graphics left a little to be desired for. It was well drawn, but for animation and body movement, they were not as natural as the voicing.

Still, excellent piece of work!

And, I don't know if anyone has made this lame pun yet in the reviews, but...
MERRY AXEMAS.

Score: 10

"Well animated!"

submission: ? intelligence !

date: September 25, 2008

The music was perfect, the voices let for a very quirky atmosphere, and the sketchy animation style just added onto the quirkiness. I enjoyed the animation a LOT! 5/5

My only complaint is that the joke wasn't original. I'm not entirely sure where it came from, but I think the joke was from some syndicated comic strip. I dunno.

But otherwise, fantastic!

Score: 10

"Uncanny!"

submission: Awesome Racer

date: August 10, 2008

It had a very Egoraptor feel to it, and I do dare say this has been the most Egoraptor-esque tribute to the Awesome series! Great writing, great graphics, and great animation!

Though I do have some further suggestions to make it more Egoraptoresque:
---First of all, in the Awesome series, the characters very rarely show their teeth. Here, while the lip sync IS fuller, it's not Egoraptor.
---Second of all, that AMAZING picture of Speed's massive eyelashes, while hilarious and fantastically well done, was a huge giveaway that this was not an Egoraptor.

But, all in all, it was very Egoraptoresque and even if not, was a very entertaining and damn hilarious Flash. Keep it up!

(BTW, I like YOUR own original animation style just as much. Don't you ever give up your own style for someone else's!)