Greg-Anims's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Hanna in a Choppa]

Really fun

Seriously acceccible and fun, i played it to the end. I immediately got a world of goo vibe when i started playing, and then i saw the tower levels an the portal refrence, an knew you were a bit of an indie gamer haha

Game is brilliant, im sure it will do very well online. Only improvement id mention is giving the player a bit more of a reward after finishing each level, like building towards a bigger goal than just finishing all the levels.. like idunno some basic backplot. Another music track might be nice too

10/10 from me! If you ever want to work on a game with more advanced animation/graphics, id love to work with you, PM me or something.

CMU responds:

Thanks for the kind review! I'm really pleased that you felt the World of Goo inspiration - it's hard to see WoG as anything other than the absolute pinnacle of modern game design!

[Jump !]

Bad game..

This game is really bad, im sorry...but youve taken a platformer and then removed everything that makes it fun, and added frustrating camera and items being shot at you.. the presentation, animation, graphics, gameplay, soundfx are all really lame..

Go read some game design books, or play more video games to see what is fun. When making a game, you should generally ask yourself "Is the player going to enjoy this? Why?".. i suggest you brush up on your drawing and get some better sound fx as well. but hey! You can only get better right?

Wurmy responds:

Heh, as far as the art goes.. well, I'm no artist to say the least :p
But personally I tink this is a pretty fun game.. I mean, I have fun playing it, although I guess there are some things that annoy me..

And I play more video games than is healthy, trust me xD

[Crunchdown]

5d. 10d.

Amazing game, tons of content and effort here too!
You're one of the few flash game developers i think will go far!

Keep up the great work :D
(now i watch as the score skyrockets past 4.30...commonnn!??!!?)

I-smel responds:

WHO THE HELL IS VOTING ON THIS??

[Executive Shootout '08]

lmao!

SO funny, and just plain fun, quite challenging too. I liked the Spaced poster too, spaced is so damn good!

You should learn a little more AS, it would make things easier for your next game!
(which i look forward too)

10/10. 5d. :D

[Meat Boy]

Great game..

I actually like the game a lot, but im mostly going to complain in this review because a lot of the design choices are just wrong to me..

The game is basically N+, which relies on great controls. Yet the controls are really unforgiving. As are the crazy collision detections, where if you even toutch the edge of the fire tile, youre fucked.

Not sure why you limited yourself to retro (but inconsistant) graphics, because you are amazing at fbf animation and art, so the graphics are pretty average.

Now look.. i know you said "meatboy is Hard" and that i dont need to do every level.. but that isnt a get-out-of-jail free card to try and forgive the gameplay. Its just a poor excuse for bad design, an it doesnt work. The game is way too unforgiving, and doesnt reward the player enough!

Also, a time attack mode (piss easy to tag on), would add tons of replay value for anyone who can actually finish the game without clawing off their own face.

Anyway, i usually love your games! But i just like this one... please respond :p

[Commando 2]

woah,

Brilliant game. The graphics especially are amazing, the best pixel work ive seen in a flash game, so props on that.

The gameplay is brilliant..blah blah. The game is great basically.

BUT! Its basically a complete copy of Metal Slug.. and seems to show no shame in that.. so 0 on the origionality scale.

Also, i thought the girl getting out her makeup and mirror, everytime she spawned was just dumb. She is supposed to be a hardcore command, i thought it was really unimaginative and showed no character at all..

[Straw Hat Samurai]

great..

Nice game idea.. kind breaks up the action when the guy walks so slow.. i like the progression, and discovering treasure chests..

also the red/black style change looks brilliant. Sound FX are pretty crap though..

GLITCH- on the arrow tutorial, once i used all my arrows, i discovered the target i was supposed to hit.. but the arrows were gone now.. so i couldnt get off the stage.. Also, music stopped for some reason?

8/10. 5d. Good luck on the E4 contest.

[S-W-A-T]

Pretty good..

haha the animation on the sticks was great! Heres the good and the bad, all nicely summed up for ya:
GOOD:
- awesome/funny animation
- quick progression
- Nice sound FX

BAD:
- lame music choice
- basically the same as Arsenal 2..no improvement/origionality
- gameplay is really weak because every enemy has the same shooting pattern
- guys just "appear", nothing imaginative..

I give you 7/10.. an honest score.

mexipino responds:

Thanks for the thorough review. Well, the "appear" thing wasn't in the original plans, but there was major lag at one point in development...... therefore, I had to cut some animations.

[Zombie Hole]

ok...

well the ingame "arcadebomb" and title featuring the word "zombie" tells me you just rushed out this game to get some traffic and hits to your site.. but ill review it anyway.

The music is awful, the same loop again and again...you couldve at least scoured the internet for better tracks.

The graphics suck, more vector than gritty zombie game..the animation and movements are also really bad. Basic tweens and poor Blood FX..

Core gameplay is only fun because your shooting zombies with generic guns...if fact..the whole game has been done better.

THE BEST feature of this game, is that you went for a story and levels, rather than the "endless spawning" most flash games go for, which is great!

The AI of the zombies is terrible, meaning the game is too easy. Why can i shoot them when theyre on the opposite side of a wall? ..poor coding

ALSO, WHY!?? isnt there a player icon on the radar, so you can at least see where you are in the level...in the first level the main car objective isnt even drawn on the map... and you really shouldve let players drive the car and run down the zombies, instead of a boring transition from levels... that was really crap.

Also, when you talk to the professor, you just leave him there?? If he had followed you and you had to protect him, the game wouldve been more fun..

Basically, graphics suck, sound sucks, gameplay sucks.. the only reason this is fun, is because you are shooting zombies.. 5/10

[EvoCannon]

OK game

Unorigional, but pretty fun, and nicely executed. BUT heres some room for improvement-

needs music
needs more FX, like an explosion when you die
MORE enemies, it doesnt feel like geowars because theres very few enemies
Unlimited bullets..its just annoying for an arcade game to limit you like that. and when you run out theres nothing you can do.

Also, there is no modern twist? the movement doesnt really count...who cares about that..

Nice game. Could be a lot better considering its such a simple concept. 6/10