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[O-Well]

21:13.47

This was a fun platformer to complete. I love that as you ascend, you receive more powerups. Whenever you mess up, you have an easier time getting back to where you were because of the upgrades to your jump and your speed.

Excuse time. You have to hold spacebar to extend your jump. However, this is a bit contradictory to the ledge holding mechanic. When you reach the ledge, if you were holding jump previously, you automatically jump up from the ledge. I wasn't expecting this the first time so I lost quite a bit of progress. After that, I have no other excuse other than being bad.

Tight controls and crisp sound effects make for a great platformer. I just wish there was more.

mmattugh responds:

Nice time!

Thanks for playing yo.

And I really appreciate all the feedback.

[Recoil]

You know what this reminds me of? Gradius -- a primitive form, though.

The background can conflict with the foreground. Some of the enemies spawn on the very edge of the screen, and it's caused a death or two without realizing that they were there. This is more on the nitpicky side, though.

I'd say if you added more patterns, and enemy designs... possibly a new or different background, this would be a FANTASTIC minimalist game. I don't know if that's what you were going for, though. I like it a lot -- music and concept. The idea of a gem or point giver that spawns at the center of the, er, recoil, adds slightly more of a risk reward type factor, too, which I like.

jupitron responds:

Nice, ill make some changes.

[Pyroscape 3]

Random Flash

I don't really understand the concept, but maybe that's because I've never played Pyroscape 1 or 2. This game does make me want to play them both, though!

Good:
- Humor
- Easy controls and difficulty
- Medals
- Music

Bad:
- Too short

Making videos like this to be perfect is hard, though, so it's understandable. Everything is original and random, and I did have a few good laughs. Great flash!

MonoFlauta responds:

great, glad you like it, yeah maybe too short, you should check Pyro 1 and 2!
Thanks for reviewgin

[Distress Signal]

Explore and Survive...

To summarize, you crash-land on some planet, and you look for other survivors. A simple concept makes a great game! Though, there were some minor problems that made the gameplay a bit rough. I'll begin with the better aspects:

Good--
- Simplicity
- Storyline is better than other games (meaning you'll want to read what the soldiers say
- Game mechanics (such as health, etc.)
- Enemy A.I., not too insane, but challenging
- Though not necessary, the point system
- Graphics
- Achievements
I didn't play the game for too long, so I don't know if the enemies get way harder. I made it to the outside levels and farther.

Bad--
- Control scheme
- Somewhat repetitive music

The control scheme didn't suit me at all. I myself found it frustrating to press the spacebar to jump than to just press the up arrow key. I found it confusing and would sometimes bomb myself, or accidentally talk to a soldier. The music is okay, but to me, it became boring after a while. I'm glad I can mute it.

Overall--
This is a game that could use some polishing, but I enjoy everything else about it. It compels me to finish the game. One last thing that would really make me play is if you ask for medals. I would make sure to finish playing should medals be installed. Great game, overall.

Loikare responds:

Thanks for your review! :)