Score: 9

"Somehow,"

submission: Castle Quest

date: August 29, 2009

This kept me entertained for about an hour,
even though it was really repetitive.
I liked the skill upgrade mechanics,
for once I could actually see a phsyical difference in what I spent my skill points on upgrading.
The graphics were really nice, very detailed.
The SFX kind of got annoying, everytime you hit something, it would make the same noise.
The only really big problem, was the bosses were way harder than you'd expect, they weren't hard if you spent a couple minutes grinding on enemies before you got to the boss. The levels were way too easy, but the bosses really contrasted.. Because they were way harder than I expected when I finally got to them.

It's a pretty good game, not really any replay value, even with the other character, same game, but different skills pretty much.

9/10
4/5

Score: 10

"Near perfect."

submission: -Stick War-

date: August 26, 2009

That doesn't mean it isn't deserving of a perfect 10..
I will say that the elements implied in this game are very well things I'd like to see in these kinds of games.
The fact you could control your army, and your warriors was very original. And the upgrade system works well too.
The music just added to the game, and the story was pretty good, it was neat to get a briefing of what you're about to encounter, not just random battles that all feel the same..
Every battle felt different and required a somewhat new strategy.

Very well done,
a sequel to this game must happen.
Just don't fuck it up like most sequals end up doing.
Keep true to this formula.

10/10
5/5

Score: 1

"Normally,"

submission: pelican wars

date: August 1, 2009

I'd only take time to review good games..
But I'm feeling adventurous,
so, you guessed it!
I'm reviewing this game.

The negative aspects to positive aspects iratio is just stunning:
-Slow pace.
-no story, no development whatsoever, as soon as you hit start, you're in the game.. Which is fine, but the game sucks anyways so it's pointless.
-The Pelican is way to fucking big, it's like trying to squeeze a fat person into a shopping cart.
-You can't aim, the missles are just way to laggy, so you can barely ever hit anyone.
-There's no music, so it just makes it that much more un-enjoyable.
-The graphics are good, but then again, you just got sprites from Spriters Resource or something and programmed them likewise, it would have been better if they were handdrawn, but seeing this game makes me doubt you have any sort of artistic talent.
-I don't care if this is your first game, or second game, of fucking five-millionth game, you should have some sense in you to polish your games before sending them into Newgrounds.
-I seriously could only play the game for about 30 seconds before I just made myself die to end it. (It's a wonder I even made it that far..)
-There's no point in going faster, if there's no point, you don't get to the end of this shitty game any faster, which I thought would work, but it didn't, so this game gets a big fat 0 for having NO FUCKING END. (Along with all the other said problems)

My only constructive critisism is to...
Well,
make better games.

Score: 0

"Well,"

submission: opeth sucks huge dick

date: July 4, 2009

I'm utterly shocked and amazed at this.

This submission is by far one of the best I've heard on the Audio Portal.
the bass is amazing, I love the groove it has, and how it syncopates with the drums.
I really like the melody, it's rather catchy, I've been humming it all day since I listened to this.
And the percussion is just driving, and it's also really crisp.

I love it,
a flawless piece of sonic art.

Score: 9

"Exceptional."

submission: ParagonX9 - Chaoz Airflow

date: July 3, 2009

Although this piece sounds like most of your other submissions, I'm a really big fan of this, and all your other pieces:
The main theme fades in with some sort of automation, the drums come in, keyboard solo,
the break, then everything comes back in, then the end.

That's the ONLY downfall.

You have a really good style, it's stands alone in a sea of other DnB artists.

I'm not in NO way saying it's an below average/ average song,
because on it's own it's catchy, it's driving, and it's just plain cool.

Other than that, it's deserving of the number 2 spot on the Audio Portal! :]