DoctorStrongbad's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Coffee Adventure]

Coffee themed flash. The screen size is way too small, and it should be larger. The graphics are below average. The game play should have more options and more action.

Czyszy responds:

I absolutely agree. But IMHO your review came ~7 years too late. :P I'm well aware of all the flaws you (and others) have mentioned. The game was a huge mistake but I'm keeping it for nostalgic/archiving purposes only. It's a great example on how not to make a game, even as a joke! :)

[Dropping Loads in a Cave]

NG Game Jam 7 flash. Graphics is full of 8 bit style, but they need much more attention to detail. You should list the controls in the author comments. I really didn't like the core mechanic in this game.

TharosTheDragon responds:

Thanks for playing. I think the artists did a great job. I updated the author comments with your suggestion

[How To Draw 7: Cars]

Car drawing themed flash. Graphics feature some cars, but you should offer a larger variety of choices. This is just a tutorial about drawing cars, so there is basically no gameplay.

Aprime responds:

you're right

[The Infection]

Run and gun flash. Graphics are good enough to tell everything apart. Gameplay has slowdown and level 19 has an error where I had to reset to continue. You should remove all the lag and the level errors. Gameplay needs more ammo for the guns. Including some armor or a way to heal yourself during boss battles would be a smart idea.

The medals work, and I earned them all.

EggysGames responds:

Unfortunately the new players don't always work perfectly with older Flash games now and have created lag issues that never were there before.

[Ice And Fire Tower Defence]

Tower defense themed flash. Graphics are decent enough to tell everything apart. Gameplay is very challenging in a mechanical sense. Your troops are not strong enough, the enemy always seems to be stronger, and you have so much money that you can't use. You should make your troops stronger overall and have major upgrades.

The medals work, and I earned them all.

octopus58 responds:

Thanks for checking it out! As I mentioned though, the teams are different in this case as I didn't want to stick to traditional TD and make something a bit different; fire team has better offense/speed but worse health, while ice team has better defence and health but less speed. So the strategy kind of changes based on what team you play :)
If you want the actual stats though to compare, there's a wiki article linked in the description with stat tables as well

[Golf Adventures! 2]

Golf themed flash. Graphics are all pixel art. You should list the controls in the Author Comments, especially how you restart a level. I had an issue with the prize wheel having duplicates. You should remove the duplicates.

Aleksander-Sats responds:

Everything you need to know is under the help section on the main menu, controls and pretty much everything.

We won't be removing the duplicates feature on the wheel of luck, it's a luck based system. Though there is a pity system if you are too unlucky and you roughly need 5k coins to unlock all the skins, I know as we've done it so many times by now.

[Rocket to the Top]

Ship themed flash. Graphics are basic and need to be fleshed out. Could also use some razzle dazzle to help it stand out. You should allow reconfiguration to the controls.

platformalist responds:

Thanks for giving it a try, DoctorStrongbad! Sorry to hear it wasn't your bag, and appreciate the feedback!

[Marty Mouse's Missing Millions]

Cat themed flash. Graphics are bright and there are lots of flashing lights. You should put the controls in the Author Comments. It has potential to be great with some small fixes.

pugfuglygames responds:

There are options to tone the graphics down, so you can play just single colour, or plain grey platforms. Have added the controls to the description.

What small fixes do you think could make this game great?

[ENERGY SEEKERS: IPD CONTRACTS]

Pixel day 2024 flash. Graphics have that classic pixel vibe. Gameplay would be improved if this was a brawler or a beat them up format. The game length should also be much longer.

PixelHeadAche responds:

sure! it would have been great to make a beat em up, but I wanted to make a simple game since we started working on it this month, thats why I wanted the game to be fast to play but fun at the same time so everyone can play a little and try another of the many games that were uploaded on pixel day!

[Millie Megavolte 3]

Millie Megavolte episode 3 flash. Graphics are inspired by World of Warcraft. Gameplay is fun during battles but has issues during the jumping parts.

Myroid responds:

You're not wrong