BlueMonday1984's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Athena's steamworks]

Got a score of 34 first-time around.
Pretty basic, and the difficulty curve rises far too slow for my liking, but I still had a fair bit of fun.

Samburger360 responds:

Yeah, I made the difficulty increase every 10 points, but I can see that it's a bit slow 😅

[GrimeySmiley2 Snake!!]

I can appreciate using new and interesting ways to get your album out, but your album cover does *not* work as a background - looking at it gave me a headache whilst trying to play.

Slowsolid responds:

Was a 1 star really necessary though?

[Keys]

Short, sweet, and supremely surreal - feels like a playable fever dream.

unseconds responds:

thank you!!

[Nonogram Halloween]

The lack of any timer's a nice change from most of the Picross puzzlers I've seen here. Makes this real damn relaxing.

Supernova-Games responds:

Thank you! Making it as relaxing as possible really was our intention :)

[Affordable Healthcare DEMO]

This has got an awesome claymation style, and a fun-as-hell gameplay loop. Kinda reminds me of Insaniquarium.

gheedu responds:

Thank you!
Insaniquarium is a big influence for this game!

[Factor72]

A simple, but solidly put-together (and pretty damn addictive) test of your mathematical abilities. The minimalist visuals make it easy to see potential factors, which is quite helpful when you're on the clock.

redoxee responds:

Oh wow, thanks for the quick review =D

[Pumpkin Smashing]

Fast-paced, frantic arcade fun - I was basically in a state of flow the entire damn time I was playing.

The soundtrack's also damn good, especially "Enraged". I think you should put it on the Audio Portal!

SoxxIGuess responds:

Thank you! I was already thinking about putting the soundtrack on the audio portal, so I'll probably do that soon.

[Tweety's Extravagant Adventure]

I gotta say, I found this surprisingly damn hard - I kept falling into pits left and right and struggled to get even halfway through the opening level.
The lack of a restart method is also a PITA - means I have to refresh the tab every time I get a game over.

Visuals are nice and movement's pretty fun, but damn does this bust my nuts.

TweetytheBird92 responds:

I was gonna sort the restart thing sometime before the release, but I'm guessing I forgot about that. I'll try to see if I can sort something about that in the sequel.

About the difficulty - I found the opening level to be quite easy, but that's because I made the level. I do share your points about falling left and right into pits - I struggled in Crothic and Merlin's level(s), but still got through them.

I intend for the opening levels to be easier for newer players, and the levels after that to get increasingly harder. There's hearts and 1-up bubbles you can collect to aid your playthrough though.

[Phase Fragments]

A simple, but pretty fun shooter which wears its Battle Network inspiration on its sleeve and throws some nice minor roguelike elements in to spice things up.

Main major complaint's the controls - whilst I can swap the buttons for shooting and using my sub weapon, the mid-wave screen still uses the default controls, which can be pretty awkward.

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Iccyhaught responds:

I appreciate it!

[Origami 1- Jumping Frog]

A cool tutorial for a cool piece of origami.

The Simpsonized guy flipping the bird got me good, and the built-in real time clock and ability to jump to any step are nice touches.

The choice of "You're Pitiful" from Weird Al's an odd choice - sure, its a pretty solid track, but directly insulting your players is rarely a productive move. (Granted, this was mid-'00s Newgrounds - taking the piss out of anyone and everyone was A-OK back in the day.)

Aprime responds:

Hey, you're completely right. I made this in 2007, when I was 15. I don't think choosing Weird Al's song would be a good choice noadays. But you're right about the mid-00's.
Glad you enjoyed the built in clock and the jumping to steps feature. Not sure why you'd like the guy flipping the bird, another odd choice for 15 year old me. Thanks for the first review in 18 years