Pandaguru's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Mighty Mage]

Cool idea to be able to combine the elemental powers!
Slight GUI complaint, the elements look greyed out like they aren't available yet.

Bug?
- if you hold right click, you can spam spells forever without refilling. Not sure if this was intentional?

Core Gameplay complaint:
- the game does not require experimentation to win. You try out a few different combos and then just stick with one. Having different enemies that are only effected by certain combos could be one way to help with this.
- i think the spell spam is a bug as otherwise there is no need to rechoose your elements.

There is other things that could be improved on, but the core gameplay loop is the most important. Hope this helps!

[Legend Of Dragon V3]

Lots of stuff here, a good start! I think it was released just a bit too soon even for sneak preview.

bugs:
- unfortunately none of the enemies would die although their death animations seemed to trigger.
- In general animations that shouldn't be triggering appeared to be triggering.
- pause menu doesn't work

style:
- that initial menu is very amateurish, especially the font. Unfortunately I think a lot of people will bounce as soon as they see that main menu even though it doesn't have any other impact on the game. Consider changing that.

akshay33169 responds:

Hi Pandaguru,

Thank you for the feedback. You actually are killing the enemies as your score is increases, but they just happen to be respawning in the same area. I can add a delay in between the death animation and respawn to make that concept more clear. Can you explain what happens when you click the pause menu? I will also consider changing the main menu to make it more stylish.

Thanks,
akshay33169

[Minigod]

A brilliant idea that I am sure will be used as inspiration for many game developers in the future.

To your credit, it was executed on well enough such that it was entertaining and intriguing. But, as you said, the game is definitely in an unpolished and unfinished state. Most notably the gamut of bugs that exist in the game from Not a Numbers appearing in bunnies after they spread, to bunnies not being able to explore, to humans not being able to spread, the list is quite extensive.

Still even with all of these problems, the brilliance of the idea is enough for me to give it a 4 stars. I look forward to the games that will come out of this pioneering idea that will be able to refine and execute on it better.

[Osirun]

Overall:
Great music, nice art and good atmosphere that unfortunately is accompanied by repetitive game play that quickly bores.

Pros:
Nice job with the artwork and music.
The idea was creative

Cons:
Not enough challenge and too repetitive. Very boring game.
Not enough different elements in the levels
the view port was was too narrow.

[Capture Chess]

Overall:
Its a simple game that offers fun puzzles. The problem with the game is the lack of experience and time spent into the look and design. This is a solid submission for a first time game developer.

Pros:
1. The game seems to work
2. The idea was good

Cons:
1. Bad design when it comes to user interface and controls. It was not clear that it was a drag and drop for example.
2. Bad color scheme.
3. Crisper text would be nice

[Revienta los Globos]

Poor artwork, no sound, no arrows coming out of the mouse.

But kudos for getting out there and trying and successfully submitting a full game! It does work, and there doesn't seem to be any flagrant bugs.

[Replicant Escape]

Good for your first game, but work on your physics engine. Your person kept falling through the floor. Might be an issue with the relative timings of your calculations?

[Gretel and Hansel Part 2]

EXCELLENT

I had to play it all the way through... absolutely amazing. The feel of the game reminded me a lot of pan's labyrinth. Very creepy.

AGAIN AMAZING.