FattyWhale's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[ID Button Tutorial]

(title in work)

This tutorial wasn't too bad. It had all the information that was needed, and was explained fairly well. A beginner could definitely benefit from this tutorial. It's not presented too well though. A bit ugly if you ask me, with the plain black background and the white text. That's why this will have a lower score than other tutorials.

IceyDrummer responds:

I wanted it to be simple and "boring" if you will because when I got though other tutorials and they have bright yellow and pink backgrounds I find I cannot focus on anything and it actually takes away from it but I just wanted a very basic tutorial for a very basic concept.

[Oddworld soundboard 1]

(title in work)

A disappointing tribute to what was one of my favorite games growing up. First off, absolutely nothing graphical in this. No backgrounds, just black background with some ugly buttons. The thing that bothered me most is you don't even have sounds from Abe or other mudokons. Abe was the main character, not having his voice in this soundboard really makes it quite incomplete.

haloplaya1 responds:

DOES ANYONE READ THE DESCRIPTION ANYMORE!?

[In Utero]

(title in work)

A pretty fun game. It's a bit hard to get back on track once you lose your upgrades, which is pretty annoying. Overall a fun little game though, and I loved the very Contra-esque ending. Too bad you didn't have any other bosses from Contra in here.

FetusFulp responds:

really? you get upgraded pretty damn fast. a lot of people complained about that, in fact.

this isn't Contra, so there wouldn't be Contra bosses in here :P

[Xtreme Simpson Test]

(title in work)

Not a bad simpson's quiz. Some of the questions were pretty difficult, while others were pretty simple I think. I didn't get through all of the questions, but how many were there? I find it kind of strange that you went in chronological episode order for this one. I think it would have been better if you mixed it up from season to season. Also, you could have changed the background once in a while. I did like the sound effects in this.

mortis5000 responds:

Yeah Ill implement that in the next couple of additions

[NG Level Icon Maker V2]

(title in work)

Very good, just like the first version. There was a lot of new artwork in this one, which is an important thing, and the interface was a bit cleaner and with a few less bugs and quirks. One thing that seemed natural to me was a drag and drop interface, which this lacked. I always found myself trying to drag items from the library onto the palette.

smokinjoeevil responds:

Yeah... since the icons are small, drag-and-drop doesn't really work... unless I swere to spawn the object on-press and then make it drag around until you released... but then the objects would appear ON TOP of the controls... which is one thing I wanted to avoid with this one.

[Notepad Drawing Collab 2009]

(title in work)

This was a pretty cool art collab. There was a ton of content, and everything was at pretty high quality. Definitely a lot of talent in the drawings here, and a lot of dedication towards the project. I don't really see the point of adding medals to this though, as it really doesn't take much skill to get them. But anyway, a good collab...hope to see one next year as well.

JKAmovies responds:

The medals are just a little bonus for the viewers. Thanks for your comment and I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[Dress Up Simmons]

(title in work)

This dress up game was pretty good. The art was very well done. You had a lot of detail in the drawings, and the shading was accurate as well. I would suggest putting some more accessories in here, such as jewelry, hats, etc. The slim clothing choices make this a bit boring. I like how you encourage people to send screenshots though. Good luck in the future!

Kyrianne responds:

I know the clothing choices are a little lacking, but I have in my excuse that you only ever see Simmons wearing his halo armor. xP It's hard thinking up different items, man. xD

[Dress Up Game No. 1]

(title in work)

Not a bad dress up game. I enjoyed the music and the detail in the drawings. I think you definitely should have used a larger resolution for this though, since a lot of the detail is hard to see and the whole thing is a bit cramped up. Your next dress up game (if you make one) should probably have a recognizable character if you want it to be more popular.

Oelbachtaucher responds:

Thanks for your comment. I'll try to make it better next time. I'm sure I'll make another one :)

[Self - Hypnotizer]

(title in work)

Ok, first off, there was a crap ton of text filling one slide. You should definitely split it up into multiple slides so it doesn't seem like a giant wall of text. Can't say I really believe that this will work, but nonetheless I suppose it will give people some hope.

BlueOrbit responds:

Thank you for your review, I'll think about shortening the text on the first slide.

[Volumoke]

(title in work)

It's not a bad idea. I think some more instructions could be useful for this. I was kind of playing this without great instructions and am not sure whether I was really doing anything correctly. Sensitivity seemed a bit off even when I adjusted things.

facemonger24 responds:

really? i tried to make the instructions as thorough as possible. did you play the tutorial level first? the button with a T on it?