Score: 4

"Quite a bit of awkward downtime"

submission: shocktooons ice cream man

date: October 18, 2009

Once the animation actually started, it was perfectly alright, but I have to say, it was a little bit disconcerting at first. During the entire beginning there was just... no movement-- it was like watching a movie that was just a picture. Kind of odd.

Other than that though, although the graphics aren't perfect, I can definitely see potential in your work. I really hope you continue to work on flash, because if you keep at it, I could really see you going places with practice. Right now... it's alright. It's nothing spectacular to be honest. But that was mostly because of the (very) awkward start to the flash.

Hopefully I'll get to see you again someday-- cheers.

Score: 10

"Masterful"

submission: Well, That Was Easy

date: March 6, 2009

This is a masterpiece. I could end this review there, but I have to sing its praises first; it's been a long time since I've seen such a spark of originality on this site.

Masterpieces aren't defined by the quality of the artwork. I could find tons of flashes around here with guts in the finest detail, or humor refined to a point, but it's rare that I could call something "artsy" -- this is a compliment, believe me.

The artwork wasn't perfect. I think you're aware of that; but it worked for its purpose and the style was fluid. It fit for the story you were trying to tell, and I'm glad that you kept it simple in terms of backgrounds and textures in order to focus on the characters.

And the characters are where this flash shines. It felt... close to home. The villain has his reasons, the hero has a dark side, but then, everyone does. Violence isn't treated as bloody, heroic, and fun -- it's portrayed with a sense of realism that only a flash of this nature can truly portray, and I'm glad that you decided to do just that.

My one qualm was with the audio... the song fit, but I think I would've preferred something without lyrics. But this is like picking a speck of dust from a work of art; you can't let the smallest problem effect the big picture, and in this case, the big picture is something truly moving.

Cheers for greatness.

Score: 10

"Incredible."

submission: Pokemon Bahamut Version

date: April 21, 2008

Bahamut, it's not everyday that I can say that a flash is truly extraordinary -- this is that flash.

As a comedy, this flash should be judged not only based on the graphics and sound (which were some of the best I've seen), but how much I laugh. And I laughed -- hard, the entire time through. From the fate of the DS to Professor Oak's anguish at the Pokemon selection (you can't blame him), this entire production simply reeked of quality that I'm happy to have watched.

From the opening credits to Graham being your rival, everything worked to a charm. I loved this entire flash, and I hope that it actually continues as your ending suggested it might.

Cheers.

Score: 10

"I'm honored. xD"

submission: The REAL NG Rules

date: March 5, 2008

Oh, it's on! (Heh.)

Unlike mine, which was just me being lazy and making a big motion tween, yours is actually really funny. :D

I liked how the text moved much, much slower so you could actually read it in yours, and I enjoyed the list. Mine was mostly the opposite. The real NG rules were all interesting -- the NG rules I used weren't. :P

It's an honor for my half-a-day-to-make flash (Flash glitched on me) to be parodied already -- thanks a bunch! Still, if you ever watch the flash I made, you'll realize that it stops in the middle...

Nice job -- look out for the amazing sequel to my flash, "The NG Rules: The Sequel". It'll be amazingly boring.

Score: 9

"I lol'd."

submission: Happy Censorship Day!

date: March 5, 2008

Bahamut, I've gotta say: where you lack in flash skill, you make up for it in an excellent sense of humor. Watching Afro sensor Graham was the best thing that's ever happened -- if only it actually worked like that. :P

I enjoyed the real voices, as I usually do. They were of a crisp, high quality, and they were fun to listen to.

The plot was a total hit, unlike some of your other flashes that I've reviewed -- "trucking brick" was my favorite line, and it'll probably stick with me for some time to come. :D

Overall, this was a decidingly bigger success than the other flashes you made earlier in your time here at Newgrounds... nice work!
(This marks my eighteenth review of your flashes -- only sixty-four more to go!)

Score: 8

"Yay, Hitler!"

submission: Bahamut: ATWI80D 03

date: March 5, 2008

I'm glad to see a funny, satirical movie against the Afro Stud flashes... truly phenomenal stuff here. :D

I enjoyed the obvious joke about the "one minute to get here", Tom Fulp bringing back NG, your account being deleted... all good comedic stuff.

But best of all... no speakonia in this one. I was so happy, that I probably rated this one a few too many points higher than it deserved. :D

I'm glad to see that you've begun to bring back quality flashes (... although this is your old stuff). The jokes all hit a chord, the animation was superb, and you've never looked better.

Nice work!
(This marks my seventeenth review of your flashes -- only sixty-five more to go!)

Score: 4

"Eh..."

submission: Bahamut: ATIO80W 01

date: March 5, 2008

Not your best effort.

Like usual, my main criticism comes from the awful program of Speakonia... please, as you put it... "Arse" yourself to use real voices. :P

I was disappointed -- the humor didn't really work, considering (apparently) eBaum's and AOL are not only the best websites -- they're also two of the worst. Other than that, all my favorite websites were listed.

Not much animation here, if any. A few simple motion tweens in the background and such -- but who cares? Normally, your humor is what gets you through -- but today, the jokes were short, and didn't seem too witty.

I wasn't impressed.
(This marks my sixteenth review of your flashes -- only sixty-six more to go!... OMG 66... one more 6 and then...)

Score: 3

"Swing and a miss!"

submission: Zidane N' Zidane 01

date: March 5, 2008

This is an example of how a good idea can be butchered by the awful program known as "Speakonia". Truly, it is a terrible tragedy that you had to use it -- this flash would've been so much better without it.

In total, probably because the voices were awful, I laughed a total of one time: when Zidane Tribal got the red card. That was funny stuff -- but that funny stuff didn't use Speakonia, which I can't stress enough -- is awful.

I didn't find any of the opening jokes funny, most likely because I'm not a European soccer (er... "football"... you Brits are insane. :P) fan. I smiled throughout most of the movie, but mostly because I felt that the jokes you lined up for just... missed pretty bad.

Still, a good effort!
(This marks my fifteenth review of your flashes -- only sixty-seven more to go! ... unless you add another flash tonight. D:)

Score: 6

"Badly funny."

submission: Bahamut: ATWI80D 02

date: March 5, 2008

Well, this is the epic continuation of the previous installment which I think I watched before. Exciting.

For starters, I loved how Bahamut got blamed for everything... it feels like (OMG) real life.

Seriously though, the sound wasn't that good. You know how much I hate speakonia, so... I didn't enjoy the sound very much. Somehow, even the speakonia came out badly.

The flash itself was the definition of mediocrity. The animation was poor (as usual), but the jokes always hit -- I laughed especially hard at Koreaman (very, very good times... :D) and I loved the AOL message. What an awful world we'd live in...

Like usual, an overall good job Bahamut, but to put it bluntly, there's tons of room to improve. I did find this one a bit shorter than the last installment... maybe you should lengthen them a bit more? I was disappointed, to say the least.

G'luck!
(This marks my fourteenth review of your flashes -- only sixty-eight more to go! ... man, I'm tired.)

Score: 7

"Alright."

submission: A Bahamut's Xmas Tale

date: March 4, 2008

I've seen this flash once previously, but it would probably make more sense to me if I had actually watched your other flashes. I was able to get some of the jokes still by knowing who most these people were though -- without that knowledge, I would've been confused as hell.

The voice acting, like usual, was superb, but I was disappointed by crackles that kept popping up during the flash... and I couldn't hear the tub girl person (I really should watch your other flashes... and I will!)

The length was quite long, the comedy that I got was funny, and the references were everywhere.

Nice work!
(This marks my thirteenth review of your flashes -- only sixty-nine more to go... heh. Sixty-nine...)