DoctorStrongbad's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Singular Slice]

The graphics on the characters looks nice, but there should be blood when you slice the enemy. You could add some fireworks or special effects when you win.

DarkBlade724 responds:

I was thinking of blood, but the fireworks and special effects sound like a great idea.
Check out my itch.io page as I upload more frequently there. Thanks.
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[Bael]

I played this game all day yesterday and last night. I was a level 18 hero, and I had all five building at + 12. Today my game started all over by itself. I did not press the start new game button.
Very disappointing to lose all of my progress.

Update.

I did go back and finish the entire game. After you defeat Bael, you get a very short sound clip of the Princess talking. If you defeat Bael again, she does not talk again. The End.

dmarkan responds:

Thank you for playing the game. Sorry that your game progress is lost. This game is made for android phones, but it can also be played on a computer. The problem is that progress in the game is recorded in the browser and therefore can be lost. If you have an android phone and would like to play on your phone, you will have no problem with saving your progress. If you are interested in the apk file of the game, send me a dm and I will send you the link, then download the game on your phone and enjoy the game.

[Strawberry's Strawful Quebst]

Clock day puzzle flash. The graphics were pretty basic as it was just a black and white maze. The gameplay consists of completing all four difficulty levels. The last level was the most annoying and challenging.

The medals work and I earned them all.

PhantomCat responds:

kismet; there was a new strongbad cartoon on wednesday

[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!