johnsoma's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Duck It!]

This is just silly and fun. The air dash is a little clunky, but that's my only real issue.

(You get your dash back when you kill an enemy. Nothing in the game requires that, so I'm pretty sure it's a bug, but it's pretty fun to mess with!)

squidly responds:

Nope, that's purposeful, just thought it was too complex for the scope of the level, but it's cool someone noticed!

[NECROMICIDE]

It looks nice, but it's kinda basic. Not a bad thing by itself, I just wish there was a little more, even just a single fight with the reaper would have done it. Hard mode is definitely the most fun way to play. Enemies don't spawn often enough to keep things interesting on lower difficulties.

[BlastoBlitz]

Not an easy game to get to grips with, but it is amazing once you get a handle on it. Really fun!

[Decadungeon]

Fun and functional, but definitely not balanced. As you've noted, the Monk is absolutely busted. I definitely shouldn't have beaten this game on my first run, but once my strategy shifted to supporting the monk as he destroyed everything, that's what happened. Then again, it's impressive that this game is flexible enough to allow for that kind of strategy, even when it wasn't my plan starting our, and it was never TOO easy.

Since you're interested in updating and fixing stuff. I'd add that the enemies are typically a much bigger threat than the bosses, as they often do more damage than the bosses from my experience, come in groups, and drain resources that you can't recover easily.

(I'm up for doing a more in-depth review, but it would take time, since I would need to do several more runs to figure out the rest of the classes)

[Peter's Quest]

Not sure how to grade this honestly. It's ambitious, and it can keep you busy for a long time, but it also feels very swing-y, like one run you just don't get anything good and never had a chance, and then the next one was a god run where I got everything I needed and tore through the game with Peter being the only thing to give me trouble. Guess that's part of the appeal.

[Pico VS Peter The Ant]

Easiest medals of my life

[PICO VS BEAR DX]

Great remake! Voice acting gives it just that bit of extra silliness.

[Heroes Quest]

I like what this game is going for, I just feel like it could be fleshed out more somehow, like actually having a way to break the cycle, or being able to kill the third dragon and not be forced to kill the princess. As it is, it feels like you're being railroaded through the story, when you should be able to break it by choice.

In summary, I like the idea of the game more than the actual game, if that makes any sense.

[Dubstep Raven]

It's like Superhot, but with as a bullet hell. Hard to wrap my head around what's happening, but fun.

[Madness Roulette]

The music building up is a great touch, along with the excellent pixel art. It's a simple game at it's core, but all the little touches make it feel great.