VelvetDarkRocks's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Bill the Demon]

Arr.

A challenge, that much was for sure. I do admire your taste in old-school arcade games though, and if I had the patience or time to finish this, believe me, I would. Familiar graphics, nice style, but really nothing all that special. I did like the music though- it was well recorded. I don't really have much to say except I think it was just that little bit too hard, but like a classic arcade game in every way. So well done for achieving your aims!

~VelvetDarkRocks~

[Zombie Hunter II]

Not bad, really.

Not entirely fantastic either. The graphics were pretty basic, but looked all right nevertheless. Concept was fair enough, though I did appreciate the variety of the zombies and their positions. That last "close in" attack was genius. The line of sight is a little bit hard to control though, and I seriously doubt bullets can travel maybe 12 feet before they stop. Putting a bunch of objects around the room to obstruct the LoS would be a better idea, though it was a pretty decent concept. Maybe a change of weapon hidden somewhere in the game, too.

Nevertheless, nothing overly special, but I suppose it was rather cool whilst it lasted. The final segment of the game (before entering the church) was pretty much impossible though, even with a full health bar. I thought "Hey, if I play long enough and adapt to the style, I'll be able to breeze it." I realised quite quickly, that I was wrong, and simple ran past them all. In that sense, it's either too easy or too hard.

I'll just round off by saying it was a nifty and entertaining little game with awesome music, but it was lacking some depth and something to make people want to play again once they completed it. You did well though, excellent work.

~VelvetDarkRocks~

[Zelda: Lampshade]

Wow, er...

Cute game! Being Zelda-based of course, it's instantly brilliant, but your own humour and style made it that much more worthwhile to play! Cute graphics, nothing overly special, but pretty nonetheless! No bugs that I could find, but just wonderful nevertheless. Very simple, but also very cute! It did take a surprisingly large amount of time to pass, and you had surprisingly good quality with the music. Overall I'll just sum it up by saying it was cool, cute, and creative. Excellent work, as always (not that you need to be told more than you have already)

Tip: Just talk to everyone you can and you'll get not-so-subtle hints for what to do.

~VelvetDarkRocks~

[Defend Your Computer]

Hm...

An interesting idea. I must admit, it did give me a lot of personal satisfaction to eliminate all those pesky spyware that have been bothering me for a while.

However, it was rather slow and easy until the higher levels, but alas, too time consuming to really get into. Addictive in the bad sense that no matter what you have to do you don't really want to stop playing, but a unique idea at any rate. I think you did nicely though, a very well developed game. Excellent work.

~VelvetDarkRocks~

[The Human Dart]

Hm...

Lol, cheap background sign for illusion of high speed. Cute game, though I really shouldn't say that about something so evil and mindless. Good graphics, decent music, neat sound effects, good animation, you know, that kinda stuff. I'm a little too tired to think properly, but let's settle it at: Challenging, but not really worth it either. Enjoyable nonetheless.

~VelvetDarkRocks~

[Battle for Gondor]

Wow! Definitely worth playing twice.

This game was both original, and genius! Incredibly entertaining, not too hard, but not too easy either. There's no tactic that I'm aware of for beating the demon of Minas Morgul and the darkk Spellcaster. Just send out your strongest troops ASAP and hope to head them off- otherwise I just got lucky. A tiny bit of strategy in battle plans would have been a cool add on.

Nevertheless, the graphics were, forgive me, cute to say the least. Adorable characters, but somehow cool in their own sense. You did nice work with the shading. Animation was smooth, filesize low, overall, fantastic work! The story was also a great idea- not just mindless slaughtering, but an actual seige! Excellent! The music was also the sort that you never get sick of, no matter how many hours you listen to it.

One potential flaw though. The credits took almost an absurdly large amount of time. I entertained myself by pretending I was taking each bad guy on as the hero. Sad, I know, but strangely amusing. Anyhoo, perhaps if you exchanged them for character bios that you can choose to read and watch, rather than just have them stroll across the screen. If you don't want to bother changing that, making them stop halfway to attack would also be neat. My attention was too divided to see Gandalf's attack the first time I played, it would be a good idea to offer the opportunity.

To cut it short, this is an excellent game which is very entertaining to say the least. You're compelled to play all of it, and more than once, too. Worthy of my favourites list, for sure.

~VelvetDarkRocks~

PS: Peon- you have an amazing vocabulary.
PPS: The hero's sword looked like a small matsamune/katana. Was it either?

[Ultimate Potato]

Rar

Darn I'm pissed. I wrote a nice, long, lovely review and it didn't get through. Pssht.

Anyhoo, I'll just have to summarise it. I thoroughly enjoyed playing the game, hence 9/10, but it had a few flaws and bugs. There were some problems with replaying from the last level- for a start, the level was wrong, and I stayed stationery. Unable to move, bombs flew at me from everywhere and I was diced to pieces.

The game originally was rather challenging, what with only the mince cleaver, but as the weapons came out, it became increasingly easy (with the exception of chilli and peanuts introduced). The bosses themselves weren't much of a challenge- they were all too easy with the exception of The Magnet (the cucumber with blades). Perhaps if you introduced minions to distract you while you battled them, it would make the game much more challenging and worthwhile.

Nevertheless, I enjoyed it, and it's really quite a nifty and original creation. Still, an ending movie would have added that little bit more. Interesting how a potato can fall off a building and never hit the ground, isn't it? *wink wink* =)

~VelvetDarkRocks~

[Sonic Boom Town]

=)

Well I can see how this got on the front page- superb graphics, cool music, original idea and relatively addictive. Not too difficult to play, but I was expecting the levels to get progressively harder, push more for time, maybe some cops chasing you somewhere. You also said that that buildings had to be empty, so I thought putting a few occupied buildings and doing something (say, knocking over the building next doors) would be a good idea to clear it. Creating missions that complicate things rather than simple objectives. The maze roads were a good idea though.

The hot babes were a little forward though, but I'm guessing for the audience this was intended for (those who like loud, unruly music and street chases) it added a nice touch. You did extremely well on the language and character designs.

Overall I thought it was quite different, if rather simple, but there was that element of fun to it, so you get an 8 from me. Well done sir =)

~VelvetDarkRocks~

[Grave 3]

Hm, not bad!

Hm, interesting game. Typical zombie slayer style though, but added fun with more of a storyline- or at least the ability to walk around and do things. I think it could have been a bit more sped up though, because I was unsure when the story was going to progress, or if it was at all. I made the mistakes of shooting the explosives, hoping to pick it up, that is. Nevertheless, cool concept with the dual weapons, though I think pistols are a little faster to fire than that, but then again, they could be high calibre, hence why they did 13 damage per shot. Those were some pretty damn tough zombies though, but the double shotgun made it a breeze. A "hide" option to take cover during a fight would have been a great idea, though I guess that would have changed the style entirely. Nevertheless, a little different from your average shoot-em-up game, I liked it. Nice work.

~VelvetDarkRocks~