IIITesTerIII's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Toss the Turtle]

It's crazy to think that this is Newgrounds most popular game, with over nine million views and tens of thousands of faves...

It has amazing upgrades which you can buy in the shop, entertaining achievements (for thirsty achievement hunters like me), shiny and colorful graphics and a very energetic vibe.
But oh man, that poor turtle, gets thrown around like it's nothing, pierced by spikes, shot several times by various guns and much more... and the longer its torture continues, the better...

Still, despite having no more purpose to it then making that turtle a slave of yours xD The game has a bunch of entertaining mechanics and is definitely worth a play. An unique gem in the world of Newgrounds' games :^)

[Hobo 4 Total War]

Wow, does this guy like posses god genes? He can spawn an infinite ammount of vomit and poo from his body, and he's even able to blow up tanks with that! 0_0

Overall, I liked this one a lot, lots of explosions and weapons, especially that bazooka! ;) But the enemies also got stronger, those cowardly soldiers only feel safe behind a powerful vehicle -_-

I feel like the very last stage, where the password was CITYJUNGLE, is a bit too repetitive and mostly a copy+paste craziness everywhere, since it's mostly the exact same vehicles and guys attacking you for that final stretch, and the final boss wasn't anything special... Just approach him when he comes from the edge of the screen, spam A or S, once he drives away, go to the other screen edge and repeat, while dodging his attack simultaneously.

Still, awesome job on those classics, Seething! I'm coming closer and closer to finishing the Hobo games once and for all ;^)

[Portal: The Flash Version]

I've deciced to revisit this classic after many years since today's a special day for me :) It's amazing to see a popular game conceptualized as a polished and fun flash game! Props to the developers of this game, it's great having something like this playable within a browser :)

For the time this was made in, it's amazing, I love the level design and the portal mechanic is very intuitive and allows for lots of different ways one can play a level. I was mainly bugged by the fact that this game, like many slightly older games, has awkward controls at times and when you're supposed to do a perfectly timed jump or anything of that sort, you'll get frustrated 0_0

Other than that, fantastic job on this game! It's a bit sad that the creators of this haven't posted anything in a decade, it would've been awesome to see them remake another game like this ;-;

[The Wizard's Scroll]

Fantastic game, but it also has some flaws . . .
I'd say that overall, the game is really decent in the aspects art, gameplay and sound, but I feel like the level design was way too repetitive and the enemies as well. It just was the same scheme for most of the time -> Jump over poison lake, kill some skelettons and take the elevator downstairs.

Also, I'd suggest making the controls a bit smoother and more responsive, since this game requires you often times to do well-timed jumps and fight many enemies in a tight area. More flexibility would help getting past those parts easier.

Also, those blue crystals. What is their point? As soon as I die three times, I lose all of them and restart at a checkpoint. I assume you're meant to survive the entire game with as many gems as you can. That's sadistic, considering that last boss after you pick up the scroll 0_o

Cool game with a nice fire attack mechanic, but its controls could be a bit better and the levels could vary a bit more.

IceDrumGames responds:

Thank you for the review. Yeah, level design is not the best part of the game. May be I will make the second part and fix it :)

[GlowPaint]

I like how simple the game's concept is, but also how well-made and fun it is. Usually people who start out post some average stuff which is just very lazy and buggy and I just don't bother with those for too much, but you've managed to make a really neat game concept with this color splatter everywhere :D

Fulscreen support, stable game (everything runs well, no noticeable glitches/lags) and unique game concept. You've managed everything really well :D
One thing I'd suggest maybe adding is a bit more eye candy, like more animations for those color splatters and maybe also something going on in that black background, but other than that, I really dig what you've made ^_^

[My Very Own Train Station]

This is a very beautiful and relaxing game, I love its music, athmosphere and just the general vibe, makes me feel like I was on some sort of Heaven Train Station, which then again makes me feel happy and sad at the same time...

Amazing job on this overall, the art style is simple but very fitting for this game, the different camera perspectives make the dialogues more interesting and deeper and I like the unique outcomes you get, whether you choose to pick the first train that passes by or none.

nikkilak responds:

Thank you so much for all the positive feedback!! A sort of "Heaven Train Station" is what I aimed for some I'm happy you picked up on it! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[KINNIKUNEKO Demo]

... This game made me ask myself many questions, but either way, I like what I played! Muscular cat beating evil aliens to death and doing epic poses in that time... Awesome ;)

I'd suggest making the dialogues faster and skipable, waiting through them was a pain. Other than that, keep working on this game, I can see it becoming something amazing ^_^

[GARUA]

This entry in particular is very interesting, I like that compared to some others I've played it's not about luck, but mainly about skill and how well you can control your character in order to advance in the game and get more skills. The controls are very responsive and I like the different people you can talk to and learn/get something from them :^)
Awesome job on this! This has to be my favorite entry with the theme "Your life is currency"! ;)

[Moment Of Decay]

Simple game, but I like the mix of having the pixel art style and the 3d graphics with such a cool interaction when you try to pull yourself towards a tree. Quite epic.

I'd say that this seems ok in terms of like graphics and playability, but I'd add more things to make the art style feel more polished and also more gameplay elements. I just seems quite empty and when I starred off into the woods to find a healing tree I quite literally experienced a... "moment of decay" xD ok gonna kms

[Jaywalking: Legends]

Wow, this is significantly more fun than it should've been! :D I loved seeing those cars burn, explode, turn over, drive at high velocity, the blood and so much more... just made the game feel more vivid and entertaining,
I also feel like this is the coolest mechanic in the game, forget about the winning part xD Just try to have the most epic death possible :P

fattail responds:

Thanks for your kind words :) Maybe I should add some tour guide mode where you can just freely explore the city and collect more people with you!