DoctorStrongbad's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Lost in Firefly Forest]

The pixel art graphics of the main character is so slim and has almost no attention to detail. Do you like seeing groups of trees in the four corners, green grass, and your choice of north, east, west, and south to pick from? If so, that is about 90 percent of what you will see. This is one of those " I made the game too hard on purpose, you are forced to find a walkthrough " games. No, I am not being mean. I am just reviewing the game.

[MARINARA QUEST]

Graphics appear to be a cut out figure placed in the middle of varies locations as the story progresses. Controls that I used were point and click. This is a visual novel at the end of the day. If you are a fan of them, then you will love it. However, if you hate visual novels than just move along.

[Piece by Piece]

In this UFO versus aliens game you have to balance your health and your money. Controls only took me a few seconds to master. Gameplay is more about buying the right thing at the right time, than the combat. Combat is importance, but without smart shopping you will be in a world of hurt. There is a high replay factor here as well. Top notch job.

[Warper]

This is a strange twist on a platformer game. You are a teleporting robot, but you are so limited in your movements. Solving the puzzles to keep advancing is okay. You should add some post-apocalyptic stuff like mutants or monsters to make this game more exciting.

[FLUCTUOID]

This is a platformer that is all about growing and shrinking. I mastered the controls pretty easy. Gameplay is okay and there are plenty of puzzles to figure out. I would have not guessed that is game was made to be speed run.

[Shake Art DELUXE]

This reminds me of Mario Paint for the SNES. I drew a picture of a cool robot. When I used the paint bucket to color it grey, the entire screen turned grey. What that supposed to happen? How do I color my robot all grey, while its nighttime in the background?

nokoi responds:

Use the background line tool with a big width. The fill tool is for pasting line attributes

[Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion Demo]

What happens when a silent Turnip boy makes a mistake? He commits Tax Evasion and then goes on a quest to try and solve his problems. Pixel graphics are bright and vibrant. Lots of attention to detail all over as well. Gameplay was fun as I was fetching items and tearing up all the papers I could find. The only problem is this is just a demo, so you lose points some points.
Happy Pixel Day 2022.

[UNITRES LUCID - Early Prototype]

I can see the influence from Sonic the Hedgehog the classic Sega game. Especially, with all the yellow rings. Controls are okay, and I did not experience any slowdowns. This being an early prototype, you lose points. Once the final completed game is submitted it should be improved.

[Archibald: Escape From Misty Grove]

You are an Archer, and you have to fight your way out of the Missty Grove. The controls are okay, but why do you have to charge up your bow for everything single shot? I could see for certain tougher enemies, but the basic enemies in the first room of the game should not require you to have to charge up your bow. It just seems like a way to make the game harder.