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[Subterranean Ani- what?]

That was crazy good

I couldnt help but laugh. Such craziness, but well-timed.

KuchiyoseRashomon responds:

It is indeed crazy and thank you for the review!

[Hail Macbeth! Teaser]

Nice

I like the style and want to see more.

It was a bit short--my thought was that you were trying to end the animation at the end of a refrain of the music. I thought the transitions were a bit too quick. Half-way between a fade and a cut. It would have been better if you used just (longer) fades or you just cuts. Longer fades may have been more dramatic.

Also, in the case that you paced the animation to coincide with the music, what you could have done is allowed a dramatic pause to the music. For instance, have the music stop just before the coin starts flying through the air and start up again after he looks at it and reacts to it. Or, if that's too long of a pause, stop the music right after the coin lands in Macbeth's hand, then start it up again after he looks at it and reacts to it.

Just timing issues.

[Operation: Graveyard]

One of the best fight sequences

Out of all the fight sequences I've seen on Newgrounds, this is one of my favorites. Not only is it a good fight, it has style and personality.

[The 5 Hour Collab VI]

Really nice

For 5 hours each, that's pretty good stuff. Liked all of them.

[I Said NO]

Low sound quality but good

When he's going though the bad things that happen when he lets her do what she wants, there should be more than one thing. On the red bull thing, I expected her to drink it and suddenly be all super-hyper. Maybe that's too cliche, tho.

The animation was well done. It's just the poor sound quality I counted off for.

[Happy birthday flash]

The wolf looked kinda cute

I really liked the dramatic music, the animation started out nice, but when the flying wolf appeared, he didn't look menacing enough. In fact, he looked more like a stuffed animal. A few too many curves.

The first problem has to do with composition. The creature was a bit too centered on the moon. And you drew strong curves in the wings and a loopy curve for the jaw--which kinda looked whimsicle to me. But one of the points I'm trying to make is that all the wolf should contrast the round moon behind him, to make things more unsettling.

The other point is that making everything more asymmetrical will add to the uneasiness as a whole.

Also, adding shadow would help.

And he didn't move--the second problem. What I would do to make it dramatic is make him throw his head back into a howl, then pan out as he unfurls his wings, then at the very end, after the music stops, show a close-up of just his eyes, maybe with a low growling sound.

I'm guessing that the birthday present is bringing life to that wolf character or something like that.

2tailedknight responds:

i see what you mean, it doesn't really look like...its staring you down more then its on a shelf for kids.

so, more contrast as in the moon be geometric and the wolf be more realistic?

i understand, and i also hear it saves time from a previous comment.

shadow is a great idea

very epic

no no X3 its literally a flash for a friend.

now my question to you is weither or not i should spend time trying to improve this flash? or try to move on to something more...meaningful?

[Hitchhiker Helen]

Looks like she's having fun

If she's supposed to be frightened, try widening her eyes, dilating her pupils, and making her flail her arms around. The way she ran looked too much like a jog, and I got the impression she enjoys being chased by boulders.

Maybe she does.

And nothing's stopping the boulder from rolling off the cliff, yet it stops. There should be some reason, even if the boulder is alive and stopped itself. Not only that but she stops too. Without looking back, as if she expected the boulder to stop. She should at least turn around at the edge of the cliff to see that the boulder has stopped.

Not bad, but the gag needs a bit better delivery.

IcemanClay responds:

I totally agree with you. Dale did the artwork and storyboard, and I just did the animation. When I brought all this up with Dale, his response was, "Fuck it". We're busy with our deadlines and that animation was something that just needed to be over and done with. Thanks for your feedback!

[Suigest Vs Juugo Preview]

Not bad

It is kinda short. Also, please do not loop it! Or give it a start and stop button. It's annoying listening to all that commotion over and over as I'm writing this review.

It's a nice fight scene, but it doesn't keep my interest. Hopefully there's a story involved, and if there is, you should highlight the story in the preview.

[Girlshan in Paradise Ep4.]

Huh?

If you're going to make fun of Girlchan in Paradise, please, at least put some effort into it. Your animation has neither good art nor good sound.

Make a good animation and get a good review....