Ninjkabat's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Beat Universe]

This is a well put together variation of the rhythm click game. The interface is solid, the effects give it a nice atmosphere, and the song choice is pretty darn good. I have to give it to the creator that they did a pretty good job of putting it together.

However, like most rhythm games on the site, the actual rhythm aspect of it was off. To start, the timing of the rings is usually early or late; clicking right on the beat earns you a good whereas clicking before the beat gives you a perfect. As a percussionist this ruins the game for me, since I get a better score when I play the game without sound. Another problem that I had with the rhythm set up is that many of the songs don't seem like the creators actually consulted any percussionists when they were creating their click track. Their choice of when to use 1/8th notes and when to switch it to 1/4 notes seemed arbitrary and didn't flow naturally. It's difficult to create a natural flow when you're not a percussionist though, so I'm not letting that aspect affect my overall review score.

So, all in all, a nice game. I just hope for future releases the creator does more beta testing to make sure the beats sync better with the song (try a higher frame rate) and possibly consults a percussionist to help make the tracks.

ZEGMAN responds:

Thanks for the feedback!

[~Shotgun~]

Not worth the coding

While I am still a supporter of using Newgrounds as your own petty attack system as much as the next user (which is to say, not at all), I still must say that this lovely little pile of cropped jpgs and hyper music is not worth the coding you put into it.

You have
-A boring concept. Let's face it: even the original Deffender got boring once the novelty wore off.
-Little to no animation. A tiny loop of one of your friends doing pelvic thrusts will hardly get you an 'A' in an arts' school.
-A muffled firing sound effect. I can't tell if you're saying "troll golf" or "frog rolf," and I'm sure any number of websites have free gun sound effects available.
-A difficulty curve that fails to entertain. I know from experience that coding is hard, but if I could understand in high school the mechanics behind writing the code for a learning tic-tac-toe algorithm, I think you can figure out a way to increase the difficulty of the game as time wears on. Even if the target got smaller, that would be something.

So, petty, immature, myspace-styled attack aside, you made one horrible game. Good job covering up that fact with your misinforming submission icon and your choice of a hyper-remix of an overused internet meme of a song. Please spend longer than one hour on your future submissions, and in return, the users of newgrounds will stop giving you such a horrible score.

Stealthily yours,
-The Ninjkabat

pwanchi responds:

Yeah this was just the only time I'm submitting something like this. Was a nice review though =)

[Schwarzkäppchen]

Needs to be rethought.

It was a good concept. Interesting art, good story, draws the player in. But, at the end of the day, it's a game, and the game aspect was no fun to play. I mean, the numpad issue aside, it was just way to easy to die. There was no, "whoops, my finger slipped," room at all, and that really detracted from the game playing experience. I was more worried about a frog tongue hitting me than I was about having fun at all, and that's not good in a game.

So, while I do admit that the art was stunning, you submitted a game, not an animation. Work on the gameplay so that it's actually fun, and then everyone will be blown away by your combo of art and the fun gameplay.

[Omg Invaders!]

Nice new angle

Wow, this is definitely a refreshing new twist on a timeless classic. The powerups, ability to go whereever on the screen, and briliant "explosion" animations definitely made this fun to play. When I first saw the title, I thought it would be the same old game, but I quickly learned that it wasn't.

So good job. While it's true that you won't be breaking any record scores, and probably not making it to the front page or anything, you've definitely made a game that's fun to play. And at the end of the day, that's all that matters.

TheGameHomepage responds:

Thanks :-D

[Portal Load Beta]

Nice, but with a bug

It's a very nice idea, and very nicely done. The only problem is that it doesn't get the track information at all. So, I know it's a beta, but if you would be so fix that bug, and then resubmit, you would have a very nice piece of flash on your hands.

Dislexsick responds:

Yeah, i find that very odd, it used to get it, however i think NG have changed the system.

This was made earlier in the year and I resubmitted it so I could get more comments on pbolems and peoples experiences before I realease no. 2