Celx-Requin's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Avoidance 3]

Too basic...

Hello,

The programmer of this game made good use of his knowledge of actionscript...
Unfortunately the game is very basic in terms of the gameplay. I was kind of bored with the minimal variations on each level.

And the adventure mode didn't really have a great story to keep me going either, I feel you would have made this significantly more enjoyable if you added cut scenes, even if there were only basic comic panels...

Also when I move the helicopter up and down it would have been cool to have seen the animation of the helicopter move in those directions as well.

Also very small touches like animations on the solders (even if they were only movieclip loops) would have added an extra layer of realism to the game, right now with the solders not doing anything, it reeks of laziness...

Should you plan to make a part four my advice would be to innovate,
as it stand this is a solid, though generic addition to the "avoid" genre...

Thanks,
- Celx
~Review Request Club~

TheSongSalad responds:

Thanks for the review, I'll take your suggestions into account man.

[Eddie Vance Issue 1]

Missing aspects keep this from standing out...

Hello,

The art itself is very good, and the comic seems interesting enough.

However I would like the option to turn off the music, change the quality,
and maybe you could have animated some of the text, you really should have included a preloader as well...

Lastly it felt kind of short to me... Which isn't a good sign when my own web comics are criminally short.

Otherwise good job!
Thanks,
- Celx

ZhouRules responds:

6 pages a week is a lot really. A normal comic book is produced monthly and is 24 pages. thats 6 pages a week. I could update it monthly and have 24 pages a month. But I was really hoping to do a weekly deal. And as for the music and preloader and quality and all that I don't know flash very well, but I'll take note of all that and try to include all of that in the next one. Thanks!

[Super Briefcase]

One of my favorite games.

Why do I love this game.

Maybe it's because I feel it captures the aesthetic of those 80's games I used to play in the arcade, or perhaps it's that awesome retro soundtrack.

Maybe it's the elegant simplicity of the gameplay, or the innovated bullet proof briefcase that adds that much needed risk reward aspect.

The character design might appeal to me as well, I like the concept of the "everyman" put into dangerous situations...

Games like this are pumped out nearly daily, since the actionscript to make something like this isn't all that hard. Even so you managed to make this game stand out as a salient example of what could be achieved with a little hard work.

I will concede the game does have flaws the text is distracting, and adding points based endings would be awesome.

Then again maybe I didn't even write this review, could I be dreaming?
Thanks,
- Celx

[Mr Agnry Faic 3]

Boring but a very professional execution.

Hello,

I've seen a plethora of these spawning games,
& I must say yours was very well done.

It's actually significantly better than the $2000.00+ version I saw on the Kraft Kd website.

The extra gameplay modes, and actual mechanics work quite well, the aesthetics while simple are again well executed.

Having said that the game is really generic, I've seen this thing done a billion times over...

I would have probably given you a 4-5, had the presentation not been as strong...

I think you should be proud, although I also feel you should put your efforts into creating something more unique next time, you certainly have the talent to develop something really special!

Thanks,
- Celx
~Review Request Club~

[Bubble Blitz]

You don't get much love do you?

Well that's alright, I respect you.
I thought this game was pretty cool, the game had a nice aqua aesthetic,
that flowed well, with your gameplay.

The gameplay itself was solid, and somewhat unique.(I've seen this kind of game elsewhere, although not too often).

The multiple gameplay modes add additional replay value, and variety.
I know a little bit about programming, and I must say this was well done.
Unfortunately most people on the portal don't, which is sometimes why certain games get lost in the shuffle, or underrated.

My one critique would be to work on the sound, it's not that it was bad but it could use some additional "spice". And perhaps add a additional control scheme for those wishing to use a keyboard.

Anyway good job you should be proud!
- Celx
~Review Request Club~

MrRandomist responds:

Thanks!
no, it doesnt seem i do get much love, especially with this game.
I'll work on the music side of things next time

[:The Dot Game:]

Generic at best...

Essentially the game is another generic platformer.

The graphic design seemed really lazy, as if you created various shapes freehand using the pencil tool.

The level design was equally poor... The game was overly simple with little innovation as you went along, to be frank it was a cake walk.

Even with a basic knowledge of actionscript you could have added some elements that would have made the game more unique. Such as masks, and puzzle based levels.

The menu design was obscene, you should have used the text tool to write out the options. I think it's important to keep in mind that first impressions are extremely important.

The first thing someone playing a game sees is the menu, if it's shitty there is a great temptation to close the game and hit the dreaded "blam this piece of crap button"

The music was alright, but after reaching the end seemed to go into a double loop,
and there was one level where it stopped completely this again is an example of shoddy actionscripting.

I feel for your next attempt perhaps you should take more time in the graphic, and level design. And also check for collision problems as there were quite a few I found in this game.

You may also want to consider checking out the game PIXEL on the portal,
it was made using very basic actionscript/graphics but still managed to be challenging.

Hopefully it may serve as a source of inspiration...

Thanks,
- Celx

Joshsouza responds:

It IS my first and I think it is better than other people's first games. Thanks fo the review though. :)

[Miami Shark]

My eyes were raped!

Wow this game was awesome on so many levels,
Cool graphics, unique gameplay, absurd humor...

The first time I played this game I had a difficult time, due to laughing so hard that a shark was bringing down planes, and the sound effects of the people panicking.
By the way the menu screen was priceless.

It would have been nice to have some secrets, or multiple endings based
on one's score... But overall you've proved that sharks are definitely back in again,
although I might be biased...

Sincerely,
- Celx

Wiesi responds:

Awesome!

[Star Trails 3]

Good but doesn't bring anything new...

Hello,

I've seen the concept of this kind of game before,
what you have created is a solid version of the genre.
I like how you added some dynamic sounds, for those of use wearing headphones.

The aesthetics could be improved, if you did that I would have probably given you a 7. Unfortunately it is kind of generic, I'm sure if you put your mind to it you could create something mindblowing!

So you're overall score is a 4/5, & a 6/10.
Thanks,
- Celx

chesster415 responds:

Alright, thanks. It was kind of simple, but I wanted to implement some suggestions to improve older versions. But keeping basically the same gameplay. Which was just an avoid/collect mouse based game. I'm working on some other stuff which I hope will be better. Thanks for the review.

[Sonia Dressup]

Good quality dress up "game"...

Personally I'm not too into dress up "games", because aside from one, or two, I don't feel they can actually qualify as games. That said the presentation on this was pretty good.

What you may want to do in the future, is make it so people can dress up somebody as characters from films, and when they complete a costume, they can unlock more costumes(or something like that).

Still I have respect for you, I was actually going to do something like this for a client, (Minus the nudity) but it seemed too time consuming.

So I know what you've done took a fair amount of effort,
and I've judged you based on that.

Thanks,
- Celx

[Plazma Burst: FTP]

Graphics could be better...

Hello,

The gameplay itself was solid,
I digged the story, very cool, sleek menu design.

Can't say anything too bad except the graphics, and animations needed some work.

Hope to see more stuff from you in the future.
Thanks,
- Celx