Score: 5

"Below average."

submission: NinjaKoopa:Ep1AHeroIsBorn

date: June 24, 2005

Hmmm, not much to say here. The animation was rather basic, and looked messy at times. Sometimes this effect works well, but I think you could have done it better. The backgrounds were pretty bland, and the characters could have been better drawn.

The audio quality wasn't too bad, although some parts were recorded poorly, so were too loud. The voice acting was decent enough, although occassionally it was hard to understand.

Overall, I didn't like it. The story was average, and the jokes were pretty unfunny. You have skill though, so try to do better next time.

Score: 7

"Nice little idea."

submission: Backyard Fireworks!

date: June 24, 2005

That was quite a nice flash, simple and short, but still well done. I liked the style, and while there was only minimal movement within the film, and it had a nice story book feel and worked well I think. I really like that frame by frame animating technique.

Interesting little click to advance story, clearly just a gimmick for the celebration message, though it still kept my attention enough. Maybe next time, you could make the story more involving, and linger.

The audio was fairly plain, and the sound effects used kind of reminded me an operating system sounds. Nothing too interesting, although I guess it worked ok with your idea. The applause got a little annoying though.

There is some nice animation in this flash, as well as some moderate actionscripting. I'm sure you will be submitting some great work in the furture, so keep it up Dave.

Score: 6

"Pretty slick, for what it was."

submission: Motorcycle Stunt

date: June 24, 2005

I guess this was a stick movie at heart, but still not bad in any case. The animation, although simple, was pretty good, and I epecially liked your FBF effects. The style was typical, and the subject matter itself did tend to get repetitive towards the end.

Still, it was nicely presented, and the audio was also above average. Not bad, but not great either, there is definitely lots of potential for improvement. Keep up the good work.

Score: 7

"Interesting, but strange."

submission: Still Human

date: June 24, 2005

Well, that was indeed rather depressing. I don't exactly agree with your subject matter, but each to their own. That aside, it wasn't a bad flash really. The animation was decent enough, although I felt it was a little too simple at times. Still, it got the point across, which is all that matters in the end.

The audio was pretty good, fitting in with the style of the flash nicely. Apart from the music track, there wasn't really much else going on, but this still worked.

I appreciated the overall style you were going for with this submission. I'm still not sure where I stand really, but I thought your idea was well executed, and made your point clear. I'm looking forward to seeing more films from you in the future.

Score: 7

"Above Average."

submission: Hitler and Dave

date: June 24, 2005

Hmmm, that submission was interesting; and not really what I expected either, which is always nice. The flash was definitely above average, with some good animation, even though it was simple. The lip sync was also well done.

I think the subject matter lacked a little though. The story was ok, and some of the jokes were funny, but it just dragged on towards the end. I liked the way it was long, but sometimes these things can go too long, and then you lose the point a little. As for the whole Hitler/Jews thing, I didn't find it offensive, and I thought you handled the idea pretty well.

I quite liked the voice acting, it was nice and clear, and worked well with the general style of the flash. Overall, there were some things you could have done to make it better, but still not a bad flash at all. Keep up the good work Adam.

Score: 6

"Not bad."

submission: BLAM...a spin off?

date: June 17, 2005

Although the animation was average, I thought it was a pretty good idea, with some added humor too. As I said, the animation was simplistic, but it still worked well with the idea. Not a bad style you have going there; this flash was relying on dialogue more than anything else, and I think it was well executed in the end.

Keep up the good work, Utterly_Moot.

Score: 5

"That was interesting."

submission: (crap)Good Sir Dickington

date: June 17, 2005

Hmm, although this is a tad below average, it had a strange charm which swayed me towards a protect vote. The animation had quite an interesting style, and I can definitely see potential for further submissions.

The audio was ok, could have been better quality, but the voices were clear enough to understand. The content was strange, but still had it's moments. I don't mind a bit of random.

Overall, I'm glad to have seen this pass, even if only just. You should adapt some of the style for future work, but just work on the content more.

You were right though; It was an odd one.

Score: 8

"How appropriate."

submission: Star Wars Transitions

date: June 12, 2005

I literally just watched Star Wars 3 an hour ago, and it makes this flash all the more better on this second viewing. From the very start, I had this animation in mind whenever a scene transition would happen (and boy, where there a lot of them). By the end of the movie, I felt like I had overdosed on them, and I declared George Lucas to be officially obsessed with screen transitions. The only thing that was missing was a good old page peel...

Anyway, the submission itself was well animated and funny, something I've come to expect from Jeremy Lokken as a flash artist (I have enjoyed a lot of previous films). George Lucas' animation in particular cracked me up, especially when he had the emperor robes on. Great work here, and I look forward to seeing your upcoming flash works.

Score: 10

"OMG extreme quality alert."

submission: Overrun II

date: June 2, 2005

Heh, finally I get to play Overrun 2!
I gave it a good go when it was first released, and I'm having another crack at it now, as I only just realised I was yet to review it. Being a huge fan of the original, I had been waiting with baited breath for this to come out and it hasn't been a let down at all.

From the start, it’s all quality. A nice menu interface gets you in the mood, and contains lots of cool information. The new difficulty settings are a plus, as well as the addition of wasd movement keys and save game action. The in game interface and design is nice, and gives you everything you need without being cluttered.

The gameplay is very similar to Overrun, but thats to be expected. I noticed some new items, as well as new enemies (those classic sticks were still there though). The multiple hits system for enemies was a good touch, and having a shop added a really great rpg element to it.

I appreciated the graphical improvements, even though a similar style was kept with original. The nice, bright colours, and clean looks, worked really well with the game itself.

Once again, the audio selection is superb (one of the main things I loved about the original was the huge selection of audio tracks), and I really like the music during the start menu. It's so nice and peaceful, I'm just letting it loop right now.

Overall, it's awesome. Denvish has really excelled himself with this one. Great graphics, gameplay, and audio all combined to create an excellent game, definitely worthy of top 50. I will be looking forward to seeing your Next submission Den; keep up the good work.

Now time to get back to the game...

Score: 6

"An average submission."

submission: Return of Starbucks

date: May 22, 2005

That was pretty funny at times, but nothing spectacular. The animation was ok, but there wasn't really much movement happening. As for the audio, it was decent enough, although Vader was a little difficult to hear.

Not bad, but not good either. Keep it up though.