Boring game, but has good graphics and a nice vibe
The Good:
- I like the music and overall graphical style. I also think that in a minimalist way, you managed to make this game have a certain very distinctive "vibe" to it. It is a rare and good trait for a newgrounds flash.
The bad:
- The gameplay is pretty uninspired, basically another generic platform game mario-bros thing. Its not very captivating.
Yeah people gonna probably go sayin' stuff like "That's sick, horrible...", whatever just ignore them.
Asifde from that, the game is uninspiring and dull. The graphics are so-so and the sound is flat.
Not much to say besides that, you have a lot of stuff to improve.
Very well thought game, pretty cool sounds, the graphics were simplistic - you could improve on them.
The gameplay was great, and the idea was very innovative... I don't think anyone at Newgrounds made anything like this. It was a difficult but enjoyable game. I hope you make front page.
WALKTHROUGH FOR THOSE WHO HAD PROBLEMS:
Sabratha explains "HOW TO KILL A BAT".
The only startegy that I found that actually works is as follows: Do not build one big interconnected web! Stages like the queen bee and later the bat will crush your web.
Insted build 3 or 4 NOT connected webs, I cannot stress how important it is NOT to connect them with each other. Base your webs preferably at the corners. Let the middle collapse while you continue to strenghten the corners. Link the webs in the corners as many times to the tree as possible and make them as dense as possible.
Once this is done, prepare yourself for a long proces of re-building each web part once it becomes damaged. If you have an unfortunate accident and let's say a bunch of bees and dragonflies takes down one of your webs, it will be just one web since it was unconnected to your other webs. The other webs that are left standing should be enough for you to build up your spiderweb stockpile to rebuild the web that was destroyed.
As a general rile: try to eat first and foremost the most dangerous stuff that gets caught in your web - first the bat, then the hummingbirds, then qeen bees then dragonflies, then firefliesthen, then horned beetles ,next bees, moths ladybigs and flies go last. The less big stuff in your web the better. Do not let big prey gang up on your web, or they will finally brake it.
The bat can give you a bit of trouble, but nothing you cannot handle. Follow my strategy and you have a very good chance of passing the game and killing the bat. I finished the game after killing several hummingbirds and two bats.
I'm not much of a dino fan, but this is a very solid platform game. I'm not much of a platform fan eithe, but I enjoyed this.
Music was ok, but not spectacular, the graphics were "catchy", simple and made objects easy to recognize in-game. I can't criticize you here as the graphics definitally have that "oldie-feel" you were aiming for. I'd rather you made some of the stuff, particualry the animals, a bit more detailed like in late NES games, but I guess its just a choice of preferred style.
The gameplay - well, that's where it shines, very, VERY well done level design and the feel of incoming doom is really there. Doomsurf must be one of the coolest platform game ideas I've seen.
Overall: Gret job man, I wish you the best of luck in your future
Dude seriously, GREAT game and highly addictive. Its a rare thing that I play a newgrounds game more than once, I played this one about 6 times (only 3 times passed it). It reminds me in a good way of old DOS "travel and survial" games like "Lost Patrol" or "Oregon Trail".
Great idea, very good implementation and the difficulty level is just right. Sound was good, but not really as awesome as the rest. If there is a place you can improve its the graphics, now they are OK, but I've seen better on NG.
As a technical suggestions: How about removing the 4 survivors cap and allow the player to have 4 in the front line and others "in reserve" that can take the place of their fallen comrades? Also, could you make the "base" screen a tad brighter next time, now its hard to spot black objects like the 9mm gun.
All in all: definitaly one of THE best games on NG you rule man!
Not bad seriously.
I just hope that you realize that now if Obama gets assasinated, the feddies are gonna come after you faster than a Sonic on drugs. Have fun trying to tell them: "It was all a coincidence, really..."
Good job man, its a diffiult topic and I know some may find the form you used as controversial, but I think that not ignoring the problem is the best thing to do, no matter the form of expression.
We should not foget the crimes of chinese goverment and the victims of chinese imperialist policies. How much longer we will tolerate torture and mass murder?!
This was great, wonderfull animation and cinemaic style. I'm amazed at what can be done with flash.
You get 10 out of 10 from me, not many received such appreciation from me.
You earned it.
Sabratha
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Rated 3 / 5 stars September 25, 2010
Boring game, but has good graphics and a nice vibe
The Good:
- I like the music and overall graphical style. I also think that in a minimalist way, you managed to make this game have a certain very distinctive "vibe" to it. It is a rare and good trait for a newgrounds flash.
The bad:
- The gameplay is pretty uninspired, basically another generic platform game mario-bros thing. Its not very captivating.
Rated 2 / 5 stars June 30, 2008
Meh
Yeah people gonna probably go sayin' stuff like "That's sick, horrible...", whatever just ignore them.
Asifde from that, the game is uninspiring and dull. The graphics are so-so and the sound is flat.
Not much to say besides that, you have a lot of stuff to improve.
Rated 5 / 5 stars June 23, 2008
Very nice and fun
Very well thought game, pretty cool sounds, the graphics were simplistic - you could improve on them.
The gameplay was great, and the idea was very innovative... I don't think anyone at Newgrounds made anything like this. It was a difficult but enjoyable game. I hope you make front page.
WALKTHROUGH FOR THOSE WHO HAD PROBLEMS:
Sabratha explains "HOW TO KILL A BAT".
The only startegy that I found that actually works is as follows: Do not build one big interconnected web! Stages like the queen bee and later the bat will crush your web.
Insted build 3 or 4 NOT connected webs, I cannot stress how important it is NOT to connect them with each other. Base your webs preferably at the corners. Let the middle collapse while you continue to strenghten the corners. Link the webs in the corners as many times to the tree as possible and make them as dense as possible.
Once this is done, prepare yourself for a long proces of re-building each web part once it becomes damaged. If you have an unfortunate accident and let's say a bunch of bees and dragonflies takes down one of your webs, it will be just one web since it was unconnected to your other webs. The other webs that are left standing should be enough for you to build up your spiderweb stockpile to rebuild the web that was destroyed.
As a general rile: try to eat first and foremost the most dangerous stuff that gets caught in your web - first the bat, then the hummingbirds, then qeen bees then dragonflies, then firefliesthen, then horned beetles ,next bees, moths ladybigs and flies go last. The less big stuff in your web the better. Do not let big prey gang up on your web, or they will finally brake it.
The bat can give you a bit of trouble, but nothing you cannot handle. Follow my strategy and you have a very good chance of passing the game and killing the bat. I finished the game after killing several hummingbirds and two bats.
Hope my walkthrough was helpfull to you all.
Rated 5 / 5 stars June 23, 2008
Actually very cool
I'm not much of a dino fan, but this is a very solid platform game. I'm not much of a platform fan eithe, but I enjoyed this.
Music was ok, but not spectacular, the graphics were "catchy", simple and made objects easy to recognize in-game. I can't criticize you here as the graphics definitally have that "oldie-feel" you were aiming for. I'd rather you made some of the stuff, particualry the animals, a bit more detailed like in late NES games, but I guess its just a choice of preferred style.
The gameplay - well, that's where it shines, very, VERY well done level design and the feel of incoming doom is really there. Doomsurf must be one of the coolest platform game ideas I've seen.
Overall: Gret job man, I wish you the best of luck in your future
Rated 5 / 5 stars June 22, 2008
Awesome game!
Dude seriously, GREAT game and highly addictive. Its a rare thing that I play a newgrounds game more than once, I played this one about 6 times (only 3 times passed it). It reminds me in a good way of old DOS "travel and survial" games like "Lost Patrol" or "Oregon Trail".
Great idea, very good implementation and the difficulty level is just right. Sound was good, but not really as awesome as the rest. If there is a place you can improve its the graphics, now they are OK, but I've seen better on NG.
As a technical suggestions: How about removing the 4 survivors cap and allow the player to have 4 in the front line and others "in reserve" that can take the place of their fallen comrades? Also, could you make the "base" screen a tad brighter next time, now its hard to spot black objects like the 9mm gun.
All in all: definitaly one of THE best games on NG you rule man!
Rated 5 / 5 stars June 9, 2008
Short, simple yet suprisingly very fun!
Little game with a lot of fun factor in it. Reminds me of the dogfighting mission in the old Indiana Jones NES game.
Rated 3.5 / 5 stars June 9, 2008
Not bad
Not bad seriously.
I just hope that you realize that now if Obama gets assasinated, the feddies are gonna come after you faster than a Sonic on drugs. Have fun trying to tell them: "It was all a coincidence, really..."
Rated 2.5 / 5 stars April 14, 2008
Meh
Not a bad idea and the technical side was A-OK.
The story and dialogues were not that funny though, you might have worked on this a bit more.
Rated 5 / 5 stars April 14, 2008
Long live free speech
Good job man, its a diffiult topic and I know some may find the form you used as controversial, but I think that not ignoring the problem is the best thing to do, no matter the form of expression.
We should not foget the crimes of chinese goverment and the victims of chinese imperialist policies. How much longer we will tolerate torture and mass murder?!
Rated 5 / 5 stars May 14, 2007
Amazing
This was great, wonderfull animation and cinemaic style. I'm amazed at what can be done with flash.
You get 10 out of 10 from me, not many received such appreciation from me.
You earned it.