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[The Leaderboard Experiment]

This is just a basic clicker flash. The background needs more than just a blank white wall. The gimmick here is that it's a Leaderboard Experient, which is okay. However, you should really change the requirement to earn the medal. Currently, you are just encouraging players to auto click to ridiculous numbers like 686,853. The medal should be something fair like 100 clicks, so every player can earn it.

WaspVentMan responds:

That is a fair criticism, I made this in like 3 hours, because it really was just an experiment, I wanted to see how far people would go to get to the top of a leaderboard (and a medal).

I am planning on adding extra medals for daily/weekly/monthly/yearly top of the leaderboard, as well as a few visual changes, such as customisable buttons and backgrounds, however, it’s not my fault that someone decided to click a stupid number of times, blame them, not me.

[Run, Run, Don't Stop]

Auto scroller flash. The quick speed reminds me a little of Sonic the Hedgehog. Graphics are decent, but I would liked to see more special effects involving the flames. Having a double jump would be useful as well.

[Ryno Rush]

Run and gun flash. The graphics are nice, and the hero reminds me of Rhino from Spider-man comics and movies. The starting enemies should be weaker, or your gun should be stronger. Adding more upgrades or power ups would be a great idea. You should also add ways to get your health back.

Bobandy11 responds:

Thanks!
I had thought about adding more weapons or pickups, but i decided to keep it simple in the end.
And there are actually ways to regain health, they're mostly hidden in secrets but there are a few health pickups in open locations on the second and third level.

[Heart Locked]

Shooting game wear you use your body parts as weapons. It only took a few tries to master the controls. Combat reminds me of a pool game with the aiming and bounce back. The right click to reform yourself, did not work well for me.

You should add upgrades and a way to regain health.

ScolonDev responds:

Thanks for the feedback :)

[Bunny, Cat, Thing??]

Platformer demo. Your jumping should work better. I fell off the third platform and then became stuck off the screen. This needs plenty of hard work to become a completed game.

[Culmination Cash]

Graphics on the beginning movie looks great. The zombies look spooky and detailed. Starting on level one the zombies just come out too quickly. You should lower the number of zombies and give the player a chance to ease into the gameplay.

Also, you should give cash for each zombie you kill. That way the player could quit the level and go back to buy upgrades.

[Rock Paper Scissors SANDBOX]

The rock vs Paper vs Scissors system actually works. There is potential to do something with this gadget. You just need to organize it into levels with a plot.

[MegaShips]

Blocky shooting flash. Graphics are decent enough to tell everything apart. You explain all the controls and how to play. If you added a great plot and some awesome power ups than this game could improve.

[William]

This is a demo that feels like a spam flash. It appears to have gameplay, but things are not explained at all. You really need to remove the closeup picture of William.

[Space Explorers: Nanosteroids Invasion]

Outer Space shooting flash. You can see the influence from Asteroids, it is pretty much just a remake. If you added different ship choices and some upgrades, than this could really stand out.