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I absolutely loved the sound design in this! I think most flash games have a lot to learn from something like this... you did an amazing job with the simple tools flash provides. Art is incredibly solid too, as always. :)

I won't try to make much of an interpretation, but I really think it's fascinating how something like this can have great meaning to some and no meaning to others. Really says something about us as humans.

DieterTheuns responds:

Thanks a lot, samulis :D

[LETS PLAY SLENDERMAN!!!!!]

Loved this! Great message, great art, great music too. ;)

Always love me a good Emrox animation.

Emrox responds:

hehehehehehehehehehe great music bro

[Fallout makes ppl INSANE!]

A good start

If this is your first, it's pretty good for a first actual flash. As a black and white short, it'll probably be marked out as not very good, but I have to say, although it lacked a strong plot, it still was solid enough to give an impression (especially so as a first full piece).

Not having color is fine to start, but in the future you may want to look into using shades to start (grays and such), just to get the feel of it. Color is something to practice and experiment with in flash.

The trick to making things not loop is creating a new frame at the end of the film, selecting it in the timeline, going into window, then 'Actions', and typing the following into the text box. Then just click the 'x' on the actions panel.

stop();

That makes the film stop at the end. If you want to set up a preloader (which I HIGHLY recommend), go to the downloads section on Newgrounds and download the appropriate preloader that you want. Instructions are generally included. If you have any questions, feel free to look through the various guides and the forums for help. :)

Keep up the good effort!
-Samulis

lus1kka responds:

Thank you! I'm sure to use your tips:)

[Physics Test]

Neat, but a few small things...

You did a good job with your camera movement here and the motion is nice and fluid, but I have a few little things to say. If the grey character following the guy is his shadow, make sure it stays behind him unless it is shown that the light is in the center. Also, it would be good to see the shadow work in conjunction with the surroundings, e.g. in the beginning where the character enters, the shadow should not appear on the door. Instead, it could be transitioned upwards where it is on the door so it looks like the door is actually popping out (or not on it all together).

Second, the stairs look a bit messy. I would recommend that you draw them using a grid made of the markers or by using a layer with lines on it that shows the movement of the stairs. They look neat, but can be distracting if not done neatly. ;)

Third, a little shading would be a neat addition and would add to the realism of the scene. You have a little bit of shading on the stairs in the form of gradients (which you used very appropriately in my opinion, which is something very hard to do), but some very light shading (or at the least, very VERY slight gradients on walls or such) would add a little bit to the realism.

Generally, just keep on practicing, it looks good, but I am sure you can make it even better! :)

RawGreen responds:

Wow thanks! I'll take up on those! I figured for the window to be the light source, as in there's another set of windows on the side that we can't see. But the shadow does go a bit too far. As for how to fix the shadow, I just came up with a snazzy way to fix them up. I have a bit of difficulty making stares though. so I'll conjure up a way to fix those too.

Thanks again!

[B in Etruscan [CDI0]]

Etruscan? Nope, that's Greek.

Two stars for the fact that it's a B... but really? That's Greek... Etruscan is a language no one understands yet. XD

Try learning a few things about languages before you make flashes with them. I am sure Numa Pompilius is rolling in his grave right now.

ChandlerThompson responds:

I took Greek in school, and B in Greek is beta, not the above. Please learn your alphabet before blatantly saying I'm wrong when you're wrong, or watch the second installment of my series and see for yourself.

- From the episode "Tennis" of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

But really, here's your quote:

Write that down, he fixed the fern back!

[DOUBLE U]

Don't try to compete with B...

Trying to compete with the genius that was B is like trying to take a joke that everyone knows by heart and saying it five-hundred times... it gets it all blammed.

Try to actually use flash to do your animating... not paint. At least make the W in flash... it sort of defeats the purpose of having flash if you don't use it.

FYROM responds:

I'm not competing with it you fucking shit brained cocksucker, It's called a parody you fucking dense retard.

[The Last Clock Day CD10]

Three for the recording, zero for the effort

Your animation explains in it why I voted so low! You did a good job if you really recorded yourself to it... but then it would be a music video, but then it would be blammed because of the effort... so you put it as spam... which means I automatically vote 0.

Please put more work in the animation... If you did recording, it belongs in the audio portal, not the flash portal (if it's copyrighted, it belongs in neither).

EtchASketchClock responds:

You put FK In my coffee.

[This Is Not Clock Day]

What is this? Quality art on clock day?!?

Good job, you managed to actually show that you know how to use something else than move and rotate. Shading is a little bit off between the different characters, and well... it doesn't have much of a plot either... but it's a good piece of work... best I have seen so far on this day of cruddy animations. Keep on animating!

SirReginald responds:

Shading? No, that was War Paint!

[what is this i dont even]

Poor Effects, Poor Graphics, Poor Animation...

Unlike many animations, this animation clearly shows a lack of time invested and actual work. The only elements I see can be made within 20 minutes by any person with even the oldest version of Flash imaginable. The pixelated idea is poorly developed... the green part of the map does not match the rest of it at all and the fire special effects are cheesy to say the least... Just the entire plot is pointless and shows nothing except that sprite animation never has a point... it's either ripping off some anime show or just pointless.

Please, take these constructive comments on what you should try to aim for:
1. the materials matched (e.g. everything was pixelated or looked drawn or was Photo-extracted... I would enjoy the second because it is more traditional and 'in'... plus it shows you actually spent time).
2. better FX (unless you file it under comedy or don't upload it at all).
3. A plot... without a plot, it's pointless, and if it's pointless, it's not solid material- it's a little test or toy you made up for lols and giggles. Please don't upload tests or random little things you make- only finished works.
4. An Official Newgrounds start button. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAVE ONE.
5. A frame with the script 'Stop();' at the end of your animation... we don't need to see it twice unless we want to, thank you very much. If you add that script, add a replay button... either just use ActionScript 2 and use a behavior or find/make an ActionScript 3 thingy for the button.

Lastly, please don't submit unfinished works or poorly developed works. They will get blammed or voted poorly. I can't even begin to understand why people enjoy watching terrible animation loop, but I hope you will understand that sane people and flash animators who don't use sprites absolutely hate it. Newgrounds is a Showcase for the finished product, not your dumping ground for random files you found lying around that your four-year-old sister made.

Thanks, and no hard feelings,
-Samulis

Short-Factor responds:

A long review deserves a long review reviewing your review or something.

Please note the following are all indicated as "1" on purpose, because all are number one and so am I.

1. I'll have you know I made this in four hours, and I was barely awake so it was that much harder to make.
1. I can safely assume you're some kind of sociopathic narcissist who fits in with other human beings by observing mannerisms and imitating behaviors like Ted Bundy. You have absolutely no concept of art or human expression and thus compensate with irrelevant but colorful logic.
1. I don't even need to explain the monumental failure that is the "everything must have a plot" mentality.
1. Again I can't stress your staggering narrow mindedness. Its people like you that hold back all of human civilization.
1. If you don't understand the things we enjoy, just get off of Newgrounds. Run from the internet and never look back. This clearly did not get blammed lmfao. Just look at all the people who hate this :DDDDDD
1. It just so happens I do not have a sister but if I did she would be super mega hot and you wouldn't be allowed to touch her lolololololol.
1. I'm WAY smarter than anything that sputtering nerve cell you call a functional brain could ever possibly fathom, so I don't need your lectures. You needn't even worry trying.
1. The feelings right now are so hard they are almost as hard as The Second Person To Review This Submission's boner.

-Mr Lange, ambassador of the great beyond.

[Spectacular Space Race]

Great Job!

You did a very good job on this one. I liked how you had the switching between the two racers often and the flying through space was cool. Your movements were all very steady and well done and you made the ships move very cleanly.You clearly put quite a bit of effort into several of the shots and put a good amount of comic relief in the audience.

k3ltr0n responds:

thanks samulis you never fail to dissapoint!!!!