JimmyCarlos's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Becloudead - Easter Special]

I really enjoyed this! Releasing little holiday specials is a really good way to get interest in the series and do good Alpha Testing. One thing that seemed wrong was the sign next to the wall of hands that said "Shift to walk faster", when it actually makes you sneak. The lever puzzle next to that was also a bit difficult to see properly. Apart from that really good and the best bit was the reveal of the boss and how the levels flow seamlessly into each other.

HeadbanGames responds:

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

That sign is actually right, it say "to walk or to swim faster"
As the normal movement is running, when holding it down you're walking.
Underwater is reversed, you swim slow and holding it down swims faster, and even faster if your on the water surface (crawl swim).

P.s don't forget to try out the other two specials ;)

[Gloom]

Games like this are why I love NewGrounds. The challenge in this game ramps up perfectly
- leading to high-tension runs with an RNG that feels fair yet challenging at the same time. The 15k target is perfect for mastering all the details.

Kwing responds:

Glad you liked it! I wanted the difficulty to be a bit more interesting than "enemies have more HP and do more damage" so I thought the variable speed of the Specter enemies would be cool. When I experimented with having logs spawn farther away the difficulty curve just kind of fell into place.

[Delivery Defense]

Really enjoyed it, nice animation style. Challenging test for the reflexes.

RobC3 responds:

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Its challenging, I know. Thanks for the review.

[Trivial Trivia: Impossible]

So, is this an elaborate joke in that it's impossible to get 100% - hence the title? Or is the game just broken? I really don't know...

applessmillion responds:

Probably on the broken side nowadays to be honest. Should work fine in the NG player or a valid version of Flash.

[Ruffle:Another Mission]

This game is highly underrated. It encapsulates the feeling old-school flash games, and is a very good game to speedrun, with good replayability.

speed8327 responds:

Thanks for the awesome feedback.
yah.. i tried to encapsulate the game-play feeling of "hard, challenging but rewarding" design approach like the old-school flash games.

[Slime!]

I love Clumsy Slime! It's really good to see him evolve over these games, the controls are really tight in this game.

Kutejnikov responds:

Thanks!

[The Behemoth Mural Collab]

This is an amazing mural! Well done to everyone involved, it's great to see so many people got their drawing skills out!

Mabelma responds:

Very happy you like it! Thanks for your comment.

[Automaton Escape]

Wow, that was really tough - but really fun! That final boss is brutal! You can really tell the developer loves games of this genre, and has spent loads of time polishing this. This is a very underrated game.

My strategy for the final boss:

1) Get max level by grinding mothership boss.
2) On passing through the gate, start firing green.
3) When the boss gets close enough to you, orange run under him and start climbing the stairs.
4) Purple attack while on the rooftop, he will retreat and go into his next phase.
5) Get close to him and watch for his attacks.
a) His big blue rocket turns red -> use heart mode to absorb the missile.
b) He releases minions -> attack with purple, don't stand still.
c) He releases rockets -> use recovery to get health up and shoot rockets down.

X5Z5 responds:

I certainly do love games of this genre.
I grew up playing games like Armor Mayhem and Plazma Burst 2.
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/559937
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/740076

Great strategy for the final boss as well, it's awesome seeing people leaving tips for others in the comments.

[Mina Miner: Dig Deep!]

Brilliant game! Love the multiplayer feature.

EDIT: Managed to get 2 multiplayer matches within 15 minutes.

larrynachos responds:

Has anyone played with you? I haven't gotten in a match since I published the project lol.

Thanks for the review, I'm glad you liked it!

[SNEK: The Game]

This game is amazing! Really fun twist on the classic snake game, and very addictive! I spent about three hours to top the leaderboard, I made sure I didn't up the top score too much, so as to make it easier for other people to take the top position.

Aprime responds:

Thanks! Glad you enjoy it so much! You should have gone for it, since there's people higher than you if you put it to all time :P