Score: 10

"So basically..."

submission: deletemac02

date: May 7, 2005

[17:43:23] <EKRegulus> mass-review so this flash can get RCP
[17:43:24] <EKRegulus> rofl

Lol.

Score: 10

"Absolutely breathtaking"

submission: Gooberstory

date: May 5, 2005

You've only submitted your first two submissions yesterday, and you're already my second favorite artist on this site, and both your submissions are in my top five favorites. I highly doubted that any animator would come to Newgrounds that would ever have the ability to surpass Adam Phillips in sheer graphical talent, but once again I am proven wrong, and I can in no way say that I am disappointed.

Never on this site have I ever seen anything that even remotely compares to the sheer skill of animation shown in this flash. I actually sat there with my mouth open for the majority of the 13 minutes just marvelling at your pure mastery of Flash. All the backgrounds and scenery Have amazing attention to detail, and seems as though it was crafted with specific care so that it fit the mood exactly, and succeeded every single time. From the sunny background behind the tree to the foggy, desolate landscape that the movie transitions to, it is all drawn perfectly, and the movie wouldn't be nearly as good if it weren't for your absolute graphical finesse.

As for the animation itsself, it too manages to be greater than any animation I've ever witnessed on this site. Every motion flows with great fluidity, the animal motions are captured realisticly, and every section of the flash transitions faultlessly. I'm really at a loss of words to just describe the sheer supremacy of every aspect of the animation. There is perfect frame rate, perfect movement, perfect scenery, and you're the only flash artist I've ever witnessed that has managed to make three-dimensional movement look not only decent, but even that aspect is done perfectly.

I also particularly like the selection of music you chose. Most of the time is's an ambient, calm composure, which exactly fits the mood of the Flash. When the fish begin their struggle to survive, it changes to a fitting chase music. And the best selection of all of the music tracks in my opionion is the ending theme before all life is lost. A selection similar to the beginning theme but with the slightest hint of sadness. That is what truly completes this flash.

This is the only flash that has ever made me question whether or not to change my number one favorite submission of all time. For over a year, Kol's Pustota has claimed that spot, but now I think it may have been surpassed. This is quite possibly the greatest flash I've ever seen, and I pray that Tom puts it on the front page along with your other submission of almost equal quality.

I honestly hope you plan to submit more to Newgrounds. You truly are a god among insects.

Score: 10

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submission: ne Plus Ultra: Bette Noir

date: April 8, 2005

"it is so amazing it cannot be put into words."

Truer words have never been spoken. I'm sorry that I'm unable to send you my facial expression due to the lack of a webcam, but it could be described as a mixture of extreme happiness, loss of innocence, and apathy.

Score: 10

"Very nice."

submission: Madness Depredation

date: March 24, 2005

Heh...Only passed judgement a few minutes ago (With my help) and it's already on the front page, and I can't in any way say that the position is undeserved. Although there are plenty of people that seem to think that your skills in flash have stayed the same more or less, I've noticed how much you've improved since your earlier episodes of the Madness series. Although your movies could be regarded as "nonsensical violence," they're still some of the best that Newgrounds has to offer.

I like how much the series has sped up since the earlier episodes, and I think it really shows in this one. The action seems far more frantic due to increased framerate and planning, and that gives it the certain "Madness feel" to it. The animation is great. The attention to detail is as good as always, to the point where you see each individual bullet fly out of the guns even though there's usually about 3 people shooting on the screen at the same time, as well as the shells. I like how the camera moves about as well, be it scene transitions, or that effect of swooping around, it all adds to the overall feel of the movie. Although the character models are simplistic, they're all well drawn, as are the guns, and backgrounds. Just about everything seems to have improved since the last entry, and when the last entry was exceptional as well, that can only be a good thing.

As for the sound, the soundtrack was well chosen, from the infiltration music at the beginning to the ending fight song. Each gun has individual sound effects for it's shots, and the effects are all in perfect place. I tend to often overlook the sound in flashes since it never really stands out, but the way that it adds to this flash is more than I can say for most.

The violence, which would be the main theme for the entire series, is basically unrivaled on Newgrounds. The entire series revolves around being fast paced and excessively violent without much plot, and you've mastered it to the point where a story has little meaning, and people love it anyway. You are truly a master of your craft, so much that when you made this it hit the front page fater than anything I've ever seen before.

Too bad now I have to wait for the next one again, in which Hank will probably come back made entirely out of bandages.

Score: 10

"SO BASICALLY WAHT IT IS IS...."

submission: Sophie’s Diary

date: March 20, 2005

LOL TEE-HEE KEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKKEKEK

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Score: 10

"There is no reason"

submission: Dancin' Fish Man

date: March 2, 2005

Not to vote 5 on this.

You gave this entry a 5, raising its score to 1.91!

Score: 10

"A masterpiece"

submission: Jujube's Comeback

date: February 4, 2005

That review crew pick award is well deserved.

Score: 2

"That was fucking terrible."

submission: Milk Bandages

date: January 30, 2005

It's like one of those cartoons that came out at around the time Looney Tunes did, and attempted to make something reminiscent of it except failed miserably at the humor. That's what this was. It really shows that even when you have 3 people working on a flash - 1 writer, a good animator and a decent voice actor - all it takes is one of them to bring the entire thing down, the writer in this case. Never have I seen such dry and worthless humor, not even in LegendaryFrog's submissions.

I'm fully willing to admit that the graphics are strictly above average in this, since you had a good animator for it, although I feel like his talent went completely to waste. It looked sort of like the style you would see in an early 90's middle school educational video about why you should eat your breakfast or something like that. Not in any way bad.

Voice acting was decent, but there's not much more to say about it. Then there's that music you probably took from an 80's film about the wonders of technology, which I suppose is fitting.

As for the humor, it fails in every way humor can fail, and that isn't a good thing when your attempted humor is the entire base for your flash project. Chris Rusk had the brilliant idea of thinking about writing something about bruised milk, filling the entire animation with long pauses that make everything even less funny than they already would be, and then ending the animation leaving you wondering why these 3 people even bothered releasing the flash. Hell, he even threw in an angry toaster because we all know that angry toasters are hilarious. It might not have been completely terrible if you didn't have an entire scene that serves absolutely no purpose and is dedicated to the guy standing there rubbing his chin and not looking at his milk. "Tastes delicious!" Great ending.

What crap. Let Robert Levine go animate for somebody who can actually write something worthwhile.

Score: 10

"I'm really not kidding"

submission: Cinto's Journey

date: January 17, 2005

When I say this is the best gmae I've ever played.

Score: 5

"Could be OK if you fixed the bugs"

submission: [Snake of the Future]

date: January 11, 2005

Mainly not being able to play on hard, and that after you collect about 3 dots I assume one of them appears offscreen and your only choice is to die.