NothanyTPM's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Anxi's Carnation]

Well, it definitely feels like a first game. Which isn't a bad thing, you're still new to this. It would be weird if this was fantastic.

Not sure if this is caused by my old laptop, but it would often not register my clicking. To the point where I wasn't sure if I had to click in time with the music, or if there was a cooldown if I clicked often.

Another thing is that it was hard to tell if I was doing something right or wrong. There's not enough visual or audio tells that tell me if something is damaging me, or if I'm doing damage to that plant. I can tell you want to have minimal sound design, but you still need something to clue in the player. Doesn't have to be a harsh grunt or scream, I've seen games where all they use is a piano for everything.

Overall, you still have a long journey ahead of you if you want to get better at this. One suggestion I have that could help you is to look at your favourite games, and study what makes them feel good to you. What they do right, what they do wrong, what makes their controls flow, and what about these games feels special to you.

Looking at game design tutorials helps too, but don't over rely on them because it can ruin some of your creativity. Instead use them when you really need help with something.

That's all I have to say. Good luck with your next project if you decide to continue.

Tyhond responds:

I think click not registering might be your laptop because other people was pretty fine.

Ah, makes sense, I get it :>

I kinda made this for fun xD Thank you

[Tankmas ADVENTure 2024]

Even though it's a bit early to leave a review, I have to say the engine for this game feels so much better than any of the previous Tankmas games. That gap year really helped Tankmas in the long run.

My only issue so far isn't even about the game itself. My slow ass 5mbps internet speed can't even load the game anymore, and it just hangs on the loading screen forever. It's almost like it times-out my connection after a while.

I've found a workaround by using my much faster mobile data, but a proper fix would go a long way for people who don't have the best internet connection.

That's all I have for now. Might update this review as the games goes on

Dec 5th: OMG they have dash dancing! 11/10 best game

Dec 7th: I can finally load the game using my crappy Canadian internet! It's a Tankmas miracle!

Dec 29th: Christ, these arcade games are so unoptimized that they froze everything on my laptop after just 30 sec of play. I know a 13 year old laptop with 8GB of ram is pretty low, but needing like 16GB of ram in a 5 year old PC shouldn't be the MINIMUM requirement for a basic looking mini game. Seesh.

[A City Capture]

There's a part of me that really wants to love this game, but needing to constantly hold the top left or top right of the screen while doing tight platforming with WASD + space ain't gelling with me.

Something about the movement also feels way too sensitive for what feels at times like single-tile precision platforming. Often times I was massively overshooting a platform after a wall-jump and hitting a spike trap. Although, it could be because I'm not used to playing a platformer with with just my left hand on my keyboard.

All and all. Most of my issues would be fixed if the camera followed the character as they moved around the stage, and when the player stops they could then adjust the frame to capture the picture.

ScolonDev responds:

Thanks for the feedback! We'll take a look at it

[Windowz XP 2012 Professional]

Oh fuck! I passed-out and woke-up in 2003!

Sucks that Ruffle has a few problems with flash files on Linux. I'm pretty sure I got all the achievements, but none of them got unlocked (plus they all have garbled text).

Pretty fun experience! Wish there was more, but what's there is really good.

Kolumbo responds:

the garbled text thing happens to me too, on w11 - but they are functional at least. sorry to hear they aren't for you

thanks for the review!!!!

[Leave no Chicken Alive]

Good gameplay loop, but there's just nothing there. Tried seeing if something would happen after killing a certain amount, but I gave-up after killing 500 chickens.

You've got something here, it just needs some sort of goal and fail state to make it more enjoyable.

delesgames responds:

woah, you made it to 500 chickens ? i'm working on a boss but the pixel art for every frame of it takes forever. i will update the game when it's done. thank you for taking the time to comment and for your feedback

[FPA: World 2]

Kinda surreal to play this game on a PC that was made at the time this game was released. Runs really well too, almost as if it was running on the real Flash player with only a few points where it slows down for a second.

World 2 was never really my favourite of the Fancy Pants games, and it's all because of that golf mode and its wonky snail physics. Apart from that it's great fun and a nice little blast from the past.

[Catatattack!]

I like the animations the art, and the music, but the game doesn't feel all that good. The super narrow platforms, and the lack of an areal attack makes it too easy to accidentally fly off the cars or go off screen.

JalenBrah responds:

Thanks for the critique! When I was initially planning an aerial attack but I didn’t have that time on my side. When I update the game in the future, I’ll try to make it so you can’t go past the border and a different input activates the pouch dash.

[Super PSTW Action RPG]

A masterpiece in design and control! The game is so elegant, it practically plays itself.

[tyro clicker]

Gonna have to deduct a point because there was no jumscares in this game.

SomeApe responds:

YOU'RE THE JUMPSCARE

[Alien Hominid]

I love the Console and even the GBA port of this game, but this version feels a little too chaotic. The furthest I got was past the first mini-boss.

Plus, why is jump and shoot inverted? Normally on keyboard the leftmost button (A or Z) is jump, and the one next to it (S or X) is shoot. I makes playing this game way too confusing at times.

I still like the games, but this first one is rough.

As for Ruffle compatibility on Linux as of writing: Everything works flawlessly, but on older machines the backgrounds don't load and there's a bit of input lag. Though, this seems to be a normal issue for Ruffle when it comes to older hardware, but it's not a big deal because why the hell would you be running Ruffle on a 2000s PC with a Core2Duo anyway...

...OK I would, but I'm not normal.

Edit: Someone pointed-out that there's only one stage in the game, so I tweaked the line that said I couldn't get past the first stage.