This was a fun diversion and it was a nice way to kill a few minutes. I freaked out when I got to the flicker effect in kevel 13 but it sure made me stay on my toes -- after I got killed.
I played a previous game of yours and liked it a lot, but this was just over the top! The game mechanics are hella fun and all tie into each other. I like the heal option, it makes long battles that much more fun to horse around in. I only made it to the first boss but what a first boss... the use of stark black and gray makes things like fire so much more vivid when they come into play. The music is solid too and keeps the momentum going. Your story writing is very well done, something that a few designers can't or won't deal with.
This is the most fun I've had on NG for a long time... and I've played a lot of fun games. I feel like a little kid again mucking around with a toy truck.
I wonder if maybe some users could contribute their own tutorials and have them featured in here... the instructions were okay to follow for the dump truck level after a few tries, but the part with the fixed joint could have been just a little clearer.
Also a feature to keep scrolling back over all the previous tips instead of just the last one would be a great help.
Otherwise it is an awesome, awesome game and you've made a powerful interface that is flexible, fun-oriented and easy to learn. A+!
If you want to know what the real problem is, it's people breeding like mad. If the world wasn't in such a mad rush to take care of all the babies that come squirming out of billions of mindless morons, maybe we'd be able to take a step back and do things right, from food preparation to medical care to quality manufacturing. But noooooo, the right to cram a woman's minivan full of as many individual trouser sprouts is of utmost importance. And we have wars over overextended resources. Well, so be it... but the world shouldn't come crying to Newgrounds users because all these lame people can't stop squatting and dropping more humans as afterthoughts after sex.
Otherwise, you did an excellent job with the minigames and making it an interactive experience. Never thought anyone would be able to make turning on the oven a minigame, but you did it. :D
It's grueling but fun as can be. The ways to improve your little standoff hut are well varied and it was fun watching Joe automatically flaming soldiers I used to have to click-click-click to kill.
One thing: gawd, it's annoying having to use an odd number of bullets with the first gun. :D But I guess it's a good strategic element, and it's not that expensive to get 8 bullets. So, wah. Otherwise it's awesome, but as the title says, these 37-year-old carpals would appreciate a chance to start where they left off earlier.
In the later levels I start out smoking. It wouldn't be bad to have to restart at level 6 every time, but it gets to be a nuisance starting out wounded.
Otherwise it's a very good improvement on the original game and I like the way you can use four evasive tricks every time to even the odds.
Really original, but the max strength doesn't help
I really like the creativity and upgrades scheme for this game, and the play mechanics are pretty interesting.
If you could have done these things it would have been a little more fun/interesting to me...
1. Be able to hit the ball on the first bounce.
2. Reduce the max strength. It would have been awesome in real life to hit so many homers, but I was freaking out seeing half of my specials go flying out into the parking lot especially with big monsters coming after me. It was pretty cool that the last boss was so tall it didn't matter. :D
3. Randomize your sayings so "maximum ataaaaack" doesn't start wearing thin.
Otherwise it was excellent and the extra bats were really good. Maybe a push bat, confusion bat and acid bat would work in a sequel.
You really managed to do less with more visually... and more with the music, which was very helpful for trying to concentrate. I liked the minimalist approach and the level difficulty curve was great. Bravo!
HI JRY I AM FINDING THAT U MADE A R8 GR8T CAR2TN AND IT WAS WAT MOST PPL WOOD CALL DIFRUNT. CONGRELLY GRATS ABOT WORKING WORKS WITH WANRER BROS THEY ARE R8 PUFFERS SEZ MI DAD BUT HE HAZNT PORKED NO 1 SINCE ME MUM GOT SCRAPED OVR BY A RAMPAGEINS GAR$BIGDE TROKE NAMED REGINALD DUMFORTH VI. SO I DUNT LISSEN TO A FING HE SAZ AT ME. MUST THA TIME HE IS...
Okay, okay. Great piece of work Jerry... your simplistic yet fundamentally disturbing worldview of primitive Flash is a cornerstone of the entertainment I scrollop off the web. What's up with the female pubes these days though? Ha ha, I know it's tough to come up with new, um, no, I can't make a pun on content. But anyway I enjoy the brief sojourns into minimalist scruffiness (actually, that was quite a long piece, bravo) and hope to see more. Maybe something on Jerry's dad.
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Rated 5 / 5 stars February 15, 2009
Very well-controlled and great music!
This was a fun diversion and it was a nice way to kill a few minutes. I freaked out when I got to the flicker effect in kevel 13 but it sure made me stay on my toes -- after I got killed.
Rated 5 / 5 stars December 24, 2008
Solid innovation and great fun
I played a previous game of yours and liked it a lot, but this was just over the top! The game mechanics are hella fun and all tie into each other. I like the heal option, it makes long battles that much more fun to horse around in. I only made it to the first boss but what a first boss... the use of stark black and gray makes things like fire so much more vivid when they come into play. The music is solid too and keeps the momentum going. Your story writing is very well done, something that a few designers can't or won't deal with.
Rated 5 / 5 stars November 21, 2008
Amazing with amazing potential!
This is the most fun I've had on NG for a long time... and I've played a lot of fun games. I feel like a little kid again mucking around with a toy truck.
I wonder if maybe some users could contribute their own tutorials and have them featured in here... the instructions were okay to follow for the dump truck level after a few tries, but the part with the fixed joint could have been just a little clearer.
Also a feature to keep scrolling back over all the previous tips instead of just the last one would be a great help.
Otherwise it is an awesome, awesome game and you've made a powerful interface that is flexible, fun-oriented and easy to learn. A+!
Rated 4 / 5 stars November 18, 2008
Flawless programming, but come on...
If you want to know what the real problem is, it's people breeding like mad. If the world wasn't in such a mad rush to take care of all the babies that come squirming out of billions of mindless morons, maybe we'd be able to take a step back and do things right, from food preparation to medical care to quality manufacturing. But noooooo, the right to cram a woman's minivan full of as many individual trouser sprouts is of utmost importance. And we have wars over overextended resources. Well, so be it... but the world shouldn't come crying to Newgrounds users because all these lame people can't stop squatting and dropping more humans as afterthoughts after sex.
Otherwise, you did an excellent job with the minigames and making it an interactive experience. Never thought anyone would be able to make turning on the oven a minigame, but you did it. :D
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars November 15, 2008
I would pay for a save option for the campaign
It's grueling but fun as can be. The ways to improve your little standoff hut are well varied and it was fun watching Joe automatically flaming soldiers I used to have to click-click-click to kill.
One thing: gawd, it's annoying having to use an odd number of bullets with the first gun. :D But I guess it's a good strategic element, and it's not that expensive to get 8 bullets. So, wah. Otherwise it's awesome, but as the title says, these 37-year-old carpals would appreciate a chance to start where they left off earlier.
Rated 3.5 / 5 stars October 31, 2008
Does anyone else have to deal with a damage bug?
In the later levels I start out smoking. It wouldn't be bad to have to restart at level 6 every time, but it gets to be a nuisance starting out wounded.
Otherwise it's a very good improvement on the original game and I like the way you can use four evasive tricks every time to even the odds.
Rated 4 / 5 stars October 30, 2008
Really original, but the max strength doesn't help
I really like the creativity and upgrades scheme for this game, and the play mechanics are pretty interesting.
If you could have done these things it would have been a little more fun/interesting to me...
1. Be able to hit the ball on the first bounce.
2. Reduce the max strength. It would have been awesome in real life to hit so many homers, but I was freaking out seeing half of my specials go flying out into the parking lot especially with big monsters coming after me. It was pretty cool that the last boss was so tall it didn't matter. :D
3. Randomize your sayings so "maximum ataaaaack" doesn't start wearing thin.
Otherwise it was excellent and the extra bats were really good. Maybe a push bat, confusion bat and acid bat would work in a sequel.
Rated 5 / 5 stars September 17, 2008
Brilliant!
You really managed to do less with more visually... and more with the music, which was very helpful for trying to concentrate. I liked the minimalist approach and the level difficulty curve was great. Bravo!
Rated 5 / 5 stars September 16, 2008
HLO JRY JACKSON
HI JRY I AM FINDING THAT U MADE A R8 GR8T CAR2TN AND IT WAS WAT MOST PPL WOOD CALL DIFRUNT. CONGRELLY GRATS ABOT WORKING WORKS WITH WANRER BROS THEY ARE R8 PUFFERS SEZ MI DAD BUT HE HAZNT PORKED NO 1 SINCE ME MUM GOT SCRAPED OVR BY A RAMPAGEINS GAR$BIGDE TROKE NAMED REGINALD DUMFORTH VI. SO I DUNT LISSEN TO A FING HE SAZ AT ME. MUST THA TIME HE IS...
Okay, okay. Great piece of work Jerry... your simplistic yet fundamentally disturbing worldview of primitive Flash is a cornerstone of the entertainment I scrollop off the web. What's up with the female pubes these days though? Ha ha, I know it's tough to come up with new, um, no, I can't make a pun on content. But anyway I enjoy the brief sojourns into minimalist scruffiness (actually, that was quite a long piece, bravo) and hope to see more. Maybe something on Jerry's dad.
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars August 23, 2008
Tripped up on the dots too
A shame, otherwise it was a lot of fun and extremely well done.