ProfessorFlash's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[IcePunk]

nice game

Good idea for a game. The execution is good, I didn't ran into any problems. There are few things you could improve on. First thing is the graphics, seem like they are "programmer graphics" which means really simple and not very pretty.

Second thing is the difficulty. I think the difficulty is ramping up pretty fast. I found the second level already pretty hard and had to give it several tries before beating it. And things didn't get any easier at level 3 :). Imo it's good game design to throw in some easy levels at the beginning to hook the player. I think you made these levels thinking of yourself and they probably aren't so hard for you as you made this game, but I'd like to see some easier levels at the beginning.

[Go 2]

bad

Yellow text on a white background? I couldn't read any of it. I was able to make out "Start X" and I pressed X and then the screen is completely white. I tried the game twice with same results. With so major bugs and really dumb choice of colors can't really give a good score.

fushitaka responds:

How did you get a white background? It is a black background for certain. I would suggest looking into your version of flash player or internet browser.

[Mahjong Kingdoms]

this isn't mahjong

You are playing match a pair game. This game has nothing to do with mahjong. The creator just stole the mahjong tiles because they look better than square/triangle/ball/whatever.

leekgames responds:

Look online for mahjong and you will see that most games with that name are of the 'solitaire' type.

The tiles are definitely not stolen, I assure you! (: They were specifically created for this game and they are based on the original (and classic) mahjong tiles.

Have a great day!

[Vexation]

okay

Quite simple graphics but I personally don't mind them if the gameplay is good and it is alright in this game. One thing that annoyed me greatly was your description of the orange block, "opposite of the purple block". The purple block starts slowly falling down when you touch it, what is opposite of that? Thats right, slowly falling upwards when you touch it. Opposite is not a freaking bounce pad that launches you like a rocket.
I was proud of my zero deaths record up until that level and then I felt cheated because of the crappy instruction. Well its not like it was much of an achievement as the levels were easy before that, but still you might want to avoid pissing off your players as much as you can.

AmazingAdam4 responds:

Alright point taken. But from a comment I saw on Kongregate, some guy found that hilarious, which was the aim. I'd have laughed. Thank you for playing anyway and sorry I'll be more careful next time on the instructions.

[Bridge Tactics 2]

needs physics

This game needs realistic physics to be enjoyable. Not cool when I blow up key points of the bridge but it's still standing there like glued to the background because there is one point where it is still attached to the ground. The bridge should collapse when key points that hold it are blown up. It's an ok game as it is, but physics would make it a great game.

[Laser Ruse]

lol

Gotta comment on the ' it's stolen' reviews. You guys think it's stolen cuz "it's too good"? LoL :D. The marble that looks so cool is a straight copy/paste from a tutorial I know. The upgrades just change a variable (wow advanced! *sarcasm*). And then there is hitTesting with square objects. Wow it's way too good (sarcasm again)!

It's a simple game with tutorial code in it. What bothered me was the super light UI. Did you put a white mask on top of everything? I really didn't want to concentrate to try to read your menu when it was so white. The game has plenty of newbie mistakes so I have no trouble believing it's your first game. Good job thought cuz it is slightly better than what most people do as their first.

[Running Wizard]

does not work

Your game does not start. All I see is the ad running there. I waited long enough to see that it isn't starting and even tried loading it again with the same result. Fix your shit.

[Go Go Gummo]

good but

I like the game idea, it kinda reminds me of my own game :). But I had to ragequit after dropping down like 5 times at the ledge that leads to the 4th level. I either rolled too fast or stopped too early. I mean damn, why make it so annoying to start a level? lol

[Layer Maze 2: Locked Ways]

what a gay little game

This is one game that could really use a 3D feature to it. So you could watch the planes in a 3D way from a side angle and figure out where you are. Right now this game becomes super gay super fast.

[The Slugs!]

nice idea

I wasn't able to pass level 1. How do you beat the level anyway? I went all the way to the bottom of the cave, and then tried to get back up but lost too much mass with the slings and was basically stuck there. I didn't see any exit or anything. So yeah, nice idea for a game but you can't stop developing your game there. This needs clearer instructions and first level should be bulletproof in a way that you can't mess up on it.