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[Legend of links mishaps]

Good, but a little rough around the edges.

You have a great sense of humor and direction. I like the blend of drawn and sprited work. Last, the sound is PERFECT. But there are two interrelated problems: graphics and presentation.

The graphics in this piece seemed a bit off. It looks like you did any editing of the sprites in Flash or a barebones editing tool rather than using a pre-edited sprite or editing your own. This means most of the edits looked...well bad. I understand some of it was intentional, but more often than not, it made me cringe. This was especially true in the last section. While I like how you tried to make Link took as though it were from a 3/4 prespective, it just looked stretched and skewed to me. It would have been better to make a true diagonal sprite from scratch...and if that was from scratch, you needed to do a lot better on that one.

The other issue I have is presentation. While this is presented well, some of the choices you made were not the best. I know you want to get that "scratchy" line feel, but there are times where those lines were hard to read. There were other times sprited/pixeled effects could have been used instead of drawn ones.

This is a good Flash, but nothing upsets me more that a good or great flash that is just a tad short of outstanding.

P-A-S responds:

Wow... Thx for the great and huge review =D

[Yoshi's ideal job]

Great...but could have been better.

Great sound, good sprite work, and a genuinely funny storyline...you have all three, and I must say I am impressed.

There is room for improvement, however. From the way it's written, it makes me believe English is your second language. The whole dialogue seems to be a bit "off." The characters speak to each other in words that have a formal connotation. As a result, while the story is funny, the dialogue is a bit lifeless.

Second, while some of the visuals look great, there were moments where I believe you could have done better in your choices. For instance, when Mario gave Yoshi the money, why not use a gold coiln, and rewrite the dialogue as to not include "real world" monetary values. Also, when Yoshi climbed the stairs, his movements were a little off. There are other things that bothered me, but I hope you can understand what I mean.

Don't get me wrong, this Flash is very good. It's just these little details prevent me from giving it a five.

MiCrOsCo-PuCe responds:

Thanks for the rating but this is my first animation and english is my second language so I don't understand completely the tutorials (I am only in my second year of english at school...). I will try to make better. Bye

[Don't lick the Megaman]

Wonderful voice acting...

This would be an average piece, but the humor and especially the voice acting bring this up a few notches. I especially like X's voice, which sounded like a great fit for the character.

jardane responds:

thanks i try hard to make good voice fits.

[The Bubble's Day]

Pretty Good///

A wonderful, short film that is presented well, drawn well, animated well, and acted well. There were a few rough spots in the presentation, but all in all, a magnificent effort.

Syn-Guitarist responds:

Wow, I didn't expect such a nice comment ^.^ Yay, positive reviews are good. I hope all enjoy this video because that's what I made it for. So others can enjoy them.

[Another Wario V3 Part 2]

Unbelievably Original

It's hard to create a piece that epitomizes non-sequitur without being nonsensical. This Flash not only succeeds in this difficult quest but passes with flying colors.

The graphics are a unique blend of sprited and hand drawn action, making this avery visually innovaive piece. You also have a very creative menu techinique, and rarely do I visit Flash artist's site. It about as interactive as a movie is going to get.

There is one slight problem...overkill. I think this piece goes on just a tad too long and as a result, my mind feels drained from the oversaturation.

MEKofTheMEKkingdom responds:

Man, that was my BEST review ever! Thanks a bunch!... Not nonsensical eh? That's good, I was somewhat concerned about being a bit too nonsensical, but I must have done things right! I know there was a bit too much altogether, I just wanted to show folks that Another Wario (V1 & V2) wasn’t stupid, (or retarded as they say over there) so I made sure that I get the points from the originals across, Thanks for my best review ever!

[Bass EXE Vs Sigma]

Better than the sum of its parts

You would think that Bass and Sigma fighting would be a pointless fight. Instead you turned it into something entertaining.

The sprite work is decent, but the real problem is that here and there, I saw things that were a bit off. I would have rather all the proportions be kept intact and everything look as clean and crisp as possible. The actual voice acting was pretty good (better than in the games) but the sound quality took a hit. Thankfully you provided subtitles. On your next submission, you may want to do a little more editing of the audio before you import it into Flash. Yet this is good. Thanks for submitting it.

TheGreatestApocalips responds:

I saw in my comments that i'll do the sound better

[A day with a cactus part1]

Horrible visuals, hilarious Flash

On one hand, I like how you make the cactus mimic a Cactuar's motion. On the other hand, the graphics, while intentionally bad, hindered the humor at times. The sound made up for it, though, and I appreciated some of the very accurate jabs thrown at DDR and CSI.

kingofthecactus responds:

Everybody says it's copying off cactuar, but until people reviewed about it, I'd never even heard about cactuar. I thought I was original. :(

[Sonic Z - Episode 1]

Good and Bad

This movie got a lot of things right, but two things wrong.

The graphics were actually great compared to most sprite movies. The special effects didn't jar with the pixel art. The sound was good as well. Finally, this piece was fairly dynamic and fluid.

The first problem is in the text boxes you use to advance dialogue. They are barely readable because of the color choices you made. The second problem is that the introduction to this movie is about as long as the movie itself. There's nothing wrong with a short piece, but given the length one has to make more of an impact with it. Right now your story has barely developed.

S-E5000 responds:

thanks for the review ..... i will make episode 2 alot longer and there will be more of a story

[iMP3]

Hilarious Short...

This is a nice short film that does what it's supposed to do - make the viewer laugh. However, I do have a problem. The sound is a little lacking in quality. Other than that, great work.

profesorfrink responds:

Thanx. I do have to improve the FXs.... although keeping them small allow this animation to be view in the PSP

[A Random Pokemon Battle]

Good work...

The animation and graphics mimiced the Pokemon style nicely, and the movie played at a nice pace. The only problem is the sound. While everything was audible, I would have preferred that the Flash was uploaded with higher sound quality.

vlad1950 responds:

Hey thanks for the review, yea I lowered the sound quality so size would be a bit smaller but will try to improve sound on the next flash