TharosTheDragon's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Eye-Ball Shaun: Re-Envisioned]

Were you inspired by Oddworld at all? It kind of feels like a mix between Oddworld and Meatboy.

Fiercetempest92 responds:

Both Oddworld and Meatboy were major inspirations for this game in both design and gameplay.

[Ice cream from space]

Way too much tedious block pushing. It wouldn't be so bad if you could push blocks at the same speed you move.

In the final dungeon, I literally had to leave the room and come back after each dropped wall, because blocks became inaccessible. Gameplay this frustratingly tedious is just poor design.

Also, why can't I go back and get all the hearts after the ending?

Miroko responds:

You can pass the last dungeon without getting stuck you just need to think on the spot.
You can push blocks faster with the rolling ability.
As for the hearts that's why there is a medal for collecting all hearts. It would've been too easy your way.
Thank you for playing.

[Crossroads]

Text adventures need a better interface. Should recognize "ax" as well as "axe," for example. And there should be a lot more shortcuts, like "exa" in place of "examine." You should be able to type "n" instead of "go n."

kcnh responds:

Thanks for your review, the game indeed lacks a lot of flexibility in the commands!

[Max Fury [Death Racer]]

On level 12, I went backwards after one of the cliffs and then went off the map and fell forever. http://oi62.tinypic.com/4k6xzs.jpg

FlashRushGames responds:

Thanks!!!

[Indy Racing Symphony]

Needs a pause button.

[Down is Up]

The medals don't seem to work. I mean, they're all secret but I imagine I should've gotten at least one of them after beating the game.

[Crayon Poke]

I found all four secrets, then at the end it said I only had three. That's disappointing.

And how do you get the secret medal?

[The Clockwork King]

Pretty cool game. Love the theme. Love the indie feel. Makes me think of the old days of Flash.

I'm generally pretty confused by the story, and I have no idea what happened at the end.

Also, it's pretty glitchy. I had the instructions appear for the first time as I was exploring the lower left section of the map, and they wouldn't go away: http://oi58.tinypic.com/nnlemc.jpg

How do you get to those secret areas?

[Hex Empires]

No tutorial to speak of. I was playing a lengthy singleplayer game, and it was down to me and one other nation. But then suddenly all my cities blew up and it said I lost. I have no idea why that happened. Was there some lose condition I didn't know about? If you capture your enemy's capital, are they defeated? I don't understand at all.

[Ice Story ( 氷物語 )]

If there's no way to jump down through platforms, levels should be designed so that you never have to. On the very first level, once you're above the bottom layer, you can never go back to get the books. And the first time I played it glitched so that I started out on the top layer.

Obviously there are too many buttons, as people have been saying. This could actually be done with just directional keys and one other key.

What's the number next to your lives? It's always 0. If it's supposed to keep score or time, it doesn't work.

castpixel responds:

So. How would you do it with just one key? How would you dash? How would you throw? And how would you make sure that you can dash and throw while you're already carrying a dino? I'm really interested in your feedback!

Secondly: it's a puzzle platformer. The first level was intentionally there to show you that you have to be careful before you jump. You see it on bubble bobble all the time. It's punishing, but it's fair, nobody made you jump, there was no immediate danger.
The number next to your lives would have been score if I didn't have a 3-day limitation