Thetageist's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Shal's Game]

I feel like the input response, especially to jump, should be faster, to make up for the enemies being faster. I've died a few times because the character wouldn't jump in time to make up for the insanely fast enemies.

Anyway, really nice artwork in the game, and I love the silly take on amateur video games.

[PICO'S BRAWL ARENA]

Pretty solid game! It took me a bit to understand how to get a match started with the CPU - my first instinct was to switch the second player to CPU first and then let it pick a character, so picking a character as Player 2 and then switching it to CPU was a bit weird to figure out.

Otherwise, I'd love to see some more fun and flashiness added in the future! Maybe some kind of ultimate attack the characters have to charge up for, to give it an extra bang?

TheBlueHatted responds:

You can drag and drop the CPU token as player 1 instead of doing what you did

[Slim Wall Reslimed]

Controls are a little hard to get the hang of, but otherwise, this is a really cool game, and you've progressed a lot in your game development in just 7 years! The core mechanic is really cool, too, and the graphics and music are really done well!

[NG STARS]

Is this what @Stepford's thread about what your attacks would be as a fighting game character was about?

Really fun so far! I can't test the multiplayer function because I don't have anyone to do it with irl (and it'd crowd up my keyboard anyway), but I love the survival mode and the creative abilities! The AIs are tough to go up against, but enjoyable if you pick a character with the right balance for your skill level. Favorite to play as right now is Stepford, but I want to try the others as well - especially the ones who keep beating my ass on a consistent basis. The graphics are adorable, the music is fun, and the premise is hilarious on top of that! Overall, it's a good time!

[Porb Dressup]

I'm highly confused, but the programming and art are solid.

[Reel Deep]

This game has a whole lot of heart put into it - it's got basically the same premise as Tiny Fishing on Coolmath, but all these extra fun bits like the fish chasing you, the music and the fish chasing sound effects that blend perfectly into it, and the achievements you get for specific things (plus the fact that there's an actual end goal) improve a ton upon that concept!

Perhaps it might be better to include something more to measure your progress overall, beyond the upgrades, medals, and distance? Maybe a fraction or percentage of how far you've gotten over the total distance (which I see is 1000)? I think that if there's a clearer indication of progress, there'll be more motivation to continue dodging those vicious attack fish.

Edit: Also, please make this mobile compatible! I really want to play it on my phone too!

Frenchie14 responds:

Never heard of Tiny Fishing. I'll have to check it out!

You're right that there's no way to know where the end is. There's a hint in one of the medals (halfway there medal awarded at 500m depth) and the scenery changes as you get deeper, but there's no "you're this close to the end" indicator

[Toggle Cube]

The concept works fine and visual language is easy to understand, but the difficulty curve feels a bit irregular. I think the levels that basically have a time limit for you to think right and react, or else the person is going to slam right into an obstacle, should be later, especially if this is targeted to younger audiences. Speaking of, the dark red particles in the explosion could look like blood at first glance.

I also am not sure how to feel about the models of the people, but that's just a weird personal nitpick.

Otherwise, happy to see another Nannings game!

[Logica Emotica]

The foundation is pretty solid, as usual. It kinda strikes me as a mobile game for younger audiences, what with the use of the emoji trend and the addition of a full solution to every level with an ad in between, but I'm not sure if the puzzles work for that audience. I had to stop at Level 19 when I tried the hint and couldn't remember all of it, winding up stuck again. Perhaps a better way to do it is to walk the player through each step in some way?

I love the graphics - they're not too busy even for a game made of emojis - and the quirky music! I remember you saying you make it all yourself - did you get a guitar?

[Pico Party]

This game isn't very forgiving early on. From what it looks like, fake characters will make the party points decrease regardless of how many correct guests are in the room - and this makes it really hard to recover from mistakes. The tiny differences in the real vs fake characters, combined with different angles and the simple pixel art style, make it hard to know who's a correct guest.

Regardless, the concept, style, and 2.5D mechanics are fun, and I'd love to see where this goes from here!

Glitch report: After I talked with Darnell while he was going through the door, and lost afterwards, the new game shows his quote in the bottom of the screen with "NAME" for the character's name.