Trash-Man-1's Reviews

[Why 6 Was Afraid Of 7]

funny

Have to admit, that's pretty funny. I like the approach at the animation. Not too cheesy, yet not too cheap, and nothing retarded was done like most people who animate fast and short animations.

Good job.

[WaterLoop!]

Great

Very good stuff. The music went along well with the video, and it was really fun to watch. Very cool animation. I enjoyed every last second of this.

[Abobo's Big Adventure]

Good game, bad controlls

I have to say, the game is great. However it suffers from bad controls that a lot of people making flashes seem to fail upon... Basically you usually have the movement keys as wasd.

The bad controls are apparent the moment you get to stage two, and it is just going to be very awkward for anyone that is not left handed. Us right handed people want to be performing actions with the right hand, and movement with the left, and when you throw a stage like that at us, it's just not cool.

Please, allow an option to change the controls, because it's the right thing to do. Most PC games are used to WASD as movement anyway, so yeah, kinda backwards there.

It's really not hard to add an option in your flash to change the controls. If you did this one thing, then the flash would be flawless. But man is it a serious flaw. Remember, the world is not left handed. So don't be selfish.

[Mega Miner]

Good game

It is not a clone. What you guys are calling a clone, is another game within a genre. There is no shame in making another game of any given genre. It's like trying to claim another tower defense game is ripping the previous one off. It's just the same genre. I played both games personally and I really don't see how this is a clone. In the previous one you could fall and die, and had to fly to go up. How on earth is that even remotely similar? The only similarity is the genre, which again, you are an IDIOT if you claim rip-off.

New genres do get invented, but nobody can really own them, which is why the big boy game companies do it all the time (look at Guitar Hero and Rock Band, I bet you didn't even know they were both made AFTER Guitar Freaks).

Stop complaining about stupid stuff, and please learn to realize the difference between something in shame, and something that's just reusing a genre.

[Alphaland]

Weird....

It's nice to see something different then the usual stuff.

[Wolf's Spirit]

Well, it sounds nice and full. I don't really like the genre, but it's nice stuff. Maybe take down the treble a bit to allow the bass to come through more. Also, the sudden drop off of release at about 1 min is a little too harsh IMO, maybe just add a reverb tail for that.

Good song. Definitely fitting of the genre.

[Evaluation License]

So far it seems pretty nice. First off, the intro seems to take a bit long to build up into the main song IMO. At about 1 min, there is a rough transition that could possibly be fixed by some percussion filling in the break you did. the soft section at 1:25 or so is a nice touch, but feels odd at first coming immediately after that previous part. Maybe there's a way to take a little bit out slowly to have the same effect, but not as rough as a transition.

I think overall, I would like to have heard a prominent melody in there. There is a melody, but it seems to want to blend in with the harmonies. It might be nice to break free a little more. At 3:45 the drums fall out of rhythm and it feels very out of place. You might want to change those up.

Ending was really abrupt.

A very relaxing feel, and definitely not bad for your first submission. I think the biggest thing would be the melody needing to become more prominent at least in some portions of the song, as it just blends in and while that is a nice relaxing feel, it should change that feel at least for a portion, so we don't get bored as listeners.

Keep up the good work.

Mixing overall is a little quiet, but that is my only issue. I think just a punch in overall volume would fix that.

ETRossier responds:

Thanks for the review! I think part of the problem at 1:25 is that the ambiance from the strings carries over, muddling the synth, which is maybe already too quiet.

Yeah, I could definitely use a bit more going on melodically. It'll help to get a midi controller set up so I can play around a little more.

Yeah, the ending was abrupt. I should probably do something more with that same synth I ended, and then let the ambiance sustain, maybe do something cool with an envelope.

As for the drums, I guess I'm just not hearing it get out of rhythm. I jump into a couple slow triplet but it slides right back in. Idk, I'll tweak it a bit, but I'm not sure I'm hearing it. I was kinda going for a jungle (the genre) solo kinda thing, but maybe I missed the mark.

I still have room to bump up the master volume, so I'll do that on my next render.

Again, thanks for the review! Super helpful!

[Rock Prophet]

Nice to hear some classic rock. Very nice sounding, and good guitar riffs going on. I suppose my only complaint is that there is a slight high end hiss, but the good news is that it's mostly drowned out when the song is moving.

Definitely is hitting the nail on the head for the classic rock vibe.

Great stuff.

Outro felt a little odd. Maybe a build up to that ending would help it not feel so sudden.

chertolet responds:

Thanks for the feedback.

a slight high end hiss - this is all from the work of the plug-in emulation of the magnetic tape, as if creating a vintage sound, the hiss can be removed completely.

glad you liked it !

[Link]

Very good drawing. My only suggestion is that the sheath for the sword should be on his back. It is impossible for it to work the way it is placed. Nobody would reach across to the opposite side to unsheath a sword. The arm looks so painfully twisted and contorted as a result. Also, Link is left handed. Again, very good drawing, but the sheath and contorted arm are going to be a very big distraction from such a wonderful work of art. Props for being original in your fan art.

[Mario - Merch]

This is what happens to all those Mario's that died. Trust me, you don't want to fall down those pits.

[Too Many Ridleys]

Not enough Ridley. Not even close.