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[ALZ]

this is just flappy bird without the bird or pipes and forcing you to move to the right with the arrow key instead of automatically. and forcing you to hit space to interact with objects instead of flapping.

why is this obvious clone/ripoff allowed?

dylan responds:

and I would have gotten away with it, if it weren't for you meddling kids

[Dead Zed 2]

glad this popped up again. my first experience wasn't very positive but i liked it a lot more this time through.

3kggames responds:

Because you have to defend your house/base while your search party searches the nearby locations for supplies, weapons and survivors :)

[OFFS3T game]

as others have stated, the ending screen looks stupid. it breaks you out of the nice serene feel that the game imparted and suddenly makes you feel like the author had no skill and that all the quality came from the original photographers.

spyker562 responds:

as you right said - i have no skill at design, sorry me :(

[Glimpse]

so i beat a few levels. paused to try to find out how many more there were. went to menu.. saw nothing for a level select or anything. so i went back to continue and it started me at level 1. some searching around and i found no way to continue my game.

it was at this point i realized that you had overlooked a pretty crucial feature in games like these.

overall it was a fun experience with a nice track and good visuals. i'm a chess grandmaster so it was a bit trivial for me to beat the levels i did play without needing to peek again, but still fun and i can see how this could be useful for players looking to improve their visualization skills.

HybridMind responds:

Thanks for your feedback. My intention with this game was that the player would play it straight through if they wanted to finish/submit a score. It is by design that the game starts over if you quit to the main menu. I understand the confusion though and your want for a level select.

[Mafia Stories 2]

you didn't mention to hit F to fight. shouldn't have to read your newgrounds comments below the flash to learn how to play the game.

for this and other things you fail.

kokos0102 responds:

I also mentioned it in the loading screen... I thought it should be enough...
FOR ALL WHO READ THIS PRESS "F" TO FIGHT OR SHOOT!!!

[You Have One Box]

uhm.. i dropped the box on the switch, the poorly drawn sprite walked through the exit door.. and nothing..

so i wen tot main menu to see if i could at least go to level 2 manually. nope?

so fix your buggy piece of shit

Rob1221 responds:

The box needs to go in the exit second. Did you do that?

[GARDINI]

could have been fun if it wasn't so buggy. god the bugs were infuriating.

not to mention picking up orbs was very unpleasant. half the time u walk over them and they don't pick up. sometimes they fall right on you but u still have to move to pick them up

learn something about game design. until then, you will produce stuff like this

rhys510 responds:

i know what u mean ><

[Lost Outpost]

i full screened, then hit escape later on to un-fullscreen it and the game screen was then just black. no way to see or do anything

amazing game though.

Squize responds:

Yeah sorry about that, I've updated the description to warn people about that.

[TwinBots]

two huge flaws

1. why doesn't level autotomatically restart when you die?
2. why such a hair trigger jump? i jump and since i didn't release my finger instantly, it jumps again? very annoying and breaks the flow of platforming

if not for these two annoyances i would have finished your game.

VashTS88 responds:

1. In some levels, dying doesn't mean automatically loosing, so I let you decide when to restart if needed. Anyway, you can activate the auto-restart (right to the restart button, on the left bottom part of the screen), and then the game will auto-restart when there is no chance for you to pass the level anymore (not enough twinbots alive)
2. This instant jumping is kinda useful sometimes, however I'll think about it!

Thanks for playing and I hope you'll give it another chance :)

[TFA Mobile: Clone Wars]

I notice you're getting super defensive against the negative reviews. And yet you expect people to be more specific.

This is the shallowest most amateur thing I've seen on the front page in years. I have no clue whatsoever how it got there.

And if you'd like more information (from a *real* game developer who makes a living off indie game development) then you're welcome to message me privately.

Spouting criticism here, then having you get defensive in response, and then me not being able to reply because NG's review system is f***ing horrible is not conducive to anything constructive whatsoever.

And no the 0 rating is not out of spite. It literally ranks in the bottom 10th percentile of flash games I've played this year and in the last ten years. (two separate metrics)

teejay-number13 responds:

I'm not getting defensive for negative criticisms, only useless ones. Like voting zero because you don't like my attitude or because you think my preview picture isn't good.

Reading your other reviews I noticed that you have a habit of voting zero for stupid reasons and insulting the people who made the game. For someone who is an expert on game making as you say, you don't do a good job at dealing out criticism. You tell me this game is one of the worst you've played in 10 years and yet you didn't give me a single reason why except that you don't like my responses to the criticism. You obviously have no clue how much work goes into making a game for a guy who claims he does.

And I can't seem to find any of these so called games you've worked on, you don't have any here on NG and your website link isn't working. And yeah, trolls really hate NG's comment lmit.