Aron-Ato's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Business Continues Below]

nice work!, 48 hour Jams are crazy :) ..I like the idea of this game and the controls are smooth, easy to use. I like the whole look as well. The enemies don't seem to get harder, I wish they would, and maybe a few more types, ofc I would like to see a tiny bit of RPG with some armor, or more weps, and health boosts .. etc.. and I wish there were more to it. I gave this a 4 because it was made in 48 hours, so most of the things I found "lacking " are actually just nonessential elements to complete a playable demo for the Jam.. I hope you develop this idea more, it has potential. imo.

PaperCookies responds:

Thanks, you can say that again! There's a lot more stuff this game could have, I agree. I'm just glad I got it done haha. Glad you liked it so far, though. :)

[Traffic Mania]

its fun, but i find i cant click fast enough when waiting for a car to get through the intersection.. the rear-end accidents just happen too fast. If I was playing om mobile.. then maybe , but with a mouse I found it frustrating.

MadnessCODE responds:

Hi, thanks for your review. Try on mobile https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.MadnessCODE.TrafficMania :)

[Stride Prototype]

I like it a lot so far, controls and graphics (like old school Karateka and Kings Quest) are nice
(I think you should include a custom button config, in the finished version) I like level design so far as well.. I found the lift/elevator to be a bit difficult to use, it kept changing direction, and it was nearly impossible to get back on it, when attempting to ascend, when one pulls the lever it goes up before one can re-board. maybe I am doing some thing wrong, :D good game so far, I will definitely check out the full game.

ErikSwahn responds:

Thank you very much! The elevetor is buggy. I am not sure if I will finish it though as my inspiration has faded, but positive feedback definitely helps!

[LAZY SANTA]

decent game play, interesting elements (storks) Some of the physics, when the elf roof slides.. is a little "magical" :)

I like the art style.

Aprime responds:

Santa Claus is all about magic. How does he fit through a chimney? Or fly with a sleigh? :P

[Sasquatch on the Roof - Interactive Music]

I like the premise, and its ALMOST there, imho, but some of the timing, clipping is a bit off, there is some skipping/tripping and there are artifacts all over your samples.. clean this up, get rid of the distraction of unpolished elements, and its an interesting toy..
RE: Game play
I think a Simon-says/copycat.. or guitar hero, sort of game paradigm could work with this.

BryceSummer responds:

Yeah, the audio clipping/popping/timing issues drove me crazy while I was making this... I tried several ways of mitigating it, and unfortunately it seems to be an issue with unity webgl not liking so many simultaneous audio sources(It works seamlessly as a standalone .exe build... >.>). Thanks for the review!

EDIT: I had a bit of an "Aha!" moment and came up with a fix for some of the popping issues! For those curious: I made it so that it dynamically adjusts the pitches(by a very small amount) of all the audio sources every frame to make them go slightly slower/faster as needed and keep them in sync(instead of just instantly setting their time to the right value like it did previously, which made an audible "pop" every time it occurred). This way, the audio keeps it's time smoothly, with the only downsides being that it might be slightly out of tune, and that it uses a bit more CPU.

EDIT2: Made some more tweaks... I think it sounds a lot better now! Thanks again for the constructive feedback!

[Entropy]

nice design.. smooth controls.. fun :) good game!

[Sheep]

This is ok. interesting controls.. but I felt the grafix were a "mixed-bag" look, and the fact that the ship is so fragile.. some armor/health or shields, would be better.
Also super BOO, on the in game ad.. when you click "back" the entire game reloads, glad you still keep progress..

[Pig]

Great game!, nice learning curve, smooth controls.. really fun, this will be a perfect game for mobile.

Just one thing.. possible bug.. if "jump" is rapidly tapped.. the character will "mutate" Flat, or 2x mirror image on Y axis, or super big 2x size.. all semi transparent.
As far as I can tell, the controls remain intact..
I'll PM you a sample screen cap.

[Feed Jimmy]

perfect.. simple, fun, great sound music grafix.. I really enjoyed the game play.. very challenging!
awesome little game!

Jogabba responds:

Thank you, kind sir! :)

[Cartoon Strike: Lite Version]

Awesome!, box grafix are done very nicely.. game play was smooth, good sensitivity, I like that you can climb or jump onto ANYTHING! only problem I noticed.. smaller maps.. spawn point is easy to surround/get trapped in. FUN GAME!