chris-the-stick's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Escape THE GAME]

wow, this was a nice, fun challenging and enjoyable game!!
i LOVE point-n-click games, so this was obviously a game genre that i would like.
also, the first thing that i noticed in this game, was the nicely drawn characters(really!), the many cool dialogue options with the other game characters(i could talk about many subjects with them, and there were many funny options to choose from in the dialogue box), the excellent tribute-drawing of the pirate guybrush threepwood, and the clever dialogue options with him! (hehehe, i found the ''rip-off'' topic really cool and funny!), but i also liked the subtle tributes to movies such as indiana jones(statue swap scene), king arthur(sword on a stone), lord of the rings(general stereotype of dwarves using only axes), and so many details that kept me entertained for hours!

i also liked that there were 2 main ways to beat the game: one is by cheating, and the other by playing in a fair way.(while thinking outside of the box).

i won by the ''cheating'' way on my first try, and i even found the drunkard(and his debugger item) on my FIRST try! that was amazing...
also, i got the ''fair'' ending with some help from the video walktr., but still, i was just stuck at the ''hero duel'' part, so i played the rest of the game fair and square.
as for the third, ''secret'' hidden ending, it was easy to figure it out.
all i needed was a wizard and a door... (hehehe)

overall, this was a HUGE point-n-click game, with alot of interesting and adorable characters, everything was nicely drawn, you made fun of everything, and in a cool way, you added many good jokes, tributes and references, while you also added some cool dialogue choices, nice hints and cool hidden info about the storyline of the game...

and it had some really cool puzzles. i liked solving them.
the owl+squirrel one at the forest was cool, and i got it! i felt happy when i solved it!

so yeah, i dont know what your opinion about your games, but i totally recommend you to do MORE games like this, and to create more games with your own drawings/drawing your characters on your own...

i mean, its alot better to draw your characters on your own, instead of (just) using sprites.
i mean, sprites are cool and very enjoyable as well, but drawing your characters has some cool ''magic'' in it...
thats all.

all in all, you have nice skills in creating cool and funny point-n-click games, you make good jokes, cool puzzles and adorable characters that will remain in my memory...
i loved seeing ron's crazy adventures in his quest to get back home!
i liked the ant-guards! i also liked the character of zog the troll(the one that was stuck running in the right side of the room), he was clever!
so yeah, you have created a wonderful game, and i would love to see more games like that in the future.
keep up the good work, man! 10/10

Muja responds:

Hey, thanks a lot for your great review, I'm really glad you had fun! This is a game I made for all the point-and-clicks fans out there, like you and me, so I'm very happy you appreciated it
To answer your "questions":

- I'll never go back to sprites!
There was a time when I thought they were my only option, that's why I used them.
After this game, many other users said my drawings can improve, but all in all it seems they're decent enough for you people to enjoy my games, and I'll definitely try better next time.

- Don't think my next game will be another point-and-click game.
I mean, I'll surely make another one in the future, but for now I'm working on two very different projects: an interactive comics series, called "Zombie Society", and a martial arts oriented rpg settled in feudal Japan, that will be titled "Grim Ronin" - the spiritual sequel of another game I made years ago, called "Street Fighter LoA".
Feel free to like my facebook page if you're interested in these games, too, or follow me here on Newgrounds!

Once again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with this very nice review, and thanks for playing!

[Sisyphus]

nice game, cool character design, and a nice gameplay/deisgn overall, but there should also be an easier difficulty setting, because the game had TOO MANY traps crowded in once place, and even when i jumped fast enough and avoided most of the traps, i was eventuallu struck by the flying evil head-monster, that was running/chasing me too fast...

other than that, its good.
and yes, sisyphus is quite an interesting character in greek mythology...
he is a guy that cheated death many times, and as such, he has been punished by hades to push a rock into a high hill, and then the rock falls back in the ground, and he has to push the huge rock back at the top again...
a sad, but amazing story.

you drew the characters/traps/game over screen nicely. i like his face expression.

nice game, sir!

CannedGoblin93 responds:

Thank you so much that's nicest comment I got :) I really appreciate it. I did tried fix the problems before I had to submit it to my lecturer, but I ran out of time :'( originally I tried to fix the ground spawned and the demonic animaltronic characters were going to have mystery power ups and the sword was going to be used to destroy the saws. I wish I had more programming knowledge and time. Thank again :) all problems will be fixed in my RPG game :D

[Technological Experiments]

wow, its a really nice work art-wise, and it has epic legendary robot drawings, but the movie/game(?) is too short.

maybe you could try adding more robots/biographies/info about them?
its a nice project, man!

[TCCAAFAAITFOCA™]

a really nice and helpful guide for drawing clocks in an epic style.
your movie/game was a helpful tool in order for someone to be initiated with the mysteries of the clockcrew!

great job sir, thanks for adding me in!
happy clockday!

PhantomCat responds:

fifend

[NG Character Survey]

easy, tankman!

good survey, quite cool...

[10 Gnomes in Montaigut-le-Blanc]

cool game, excellent photography, and a very challenging quest of hide-and-seek, my friend!
i beat this game in 12 minutes and 15 seconds, so i did well...

but it was difficult!

good game+pretty photos, keep it up.

[THERE IS NO GAME]

it was strange and short in teh start, but when i started to talk and interact with the ''game'' itself, i gotta say that i had alot of fun.

one of the BEST no-games that i've ever played! ;)

great work, and do more games like this...

[Dont get caught jerking it!]

wow, this was a hillarious and awesome game!
i LOVED the guy's afce expressions as he was ''pleasuring'' himself, and the anxious expressions of him when he zipped his pants, and also teh face that he did when he got confronted by his ''dad'', it was epic!

i loved the climax moments as well, it was a great and hilalrious game, and i would play it again.
typed this with one hand!
boo-ya!

PS: i reached a score of 570

[Remove the dragon, wizard!]

wow, a good 8-bit game, with a twist: (SPOILERS) you have to ACTUALLY remove the dragon from the game.... and if you win, you are the true system wizard of the .exe!
glorious coding magic, and a nice gameplay/controls for the wizard.
some parts, such as the ''are you sure you want to delete the dragon (yes/no)'' part were hard to learn/use, due to the fact that the wizard could only move with the arrow keys, and he could NOT use any ''actions'' button.

but other than that, i figured it out, with a nicely timed hit.
thanks for not restarting the game from scratch every time i died, or else it would be a really unpleasant experience.

-END OF SPOILERS-

the use of checkpoints and the interesting story/layout/backgrounds/controls made a really good combination in this game.
also the story and the ending were quite original and funny.
good work, sir!

do more like this!

[Stick Figure Test Facility]

a pretty cool game, with a nice choice of deaths/attacks, and some really good stick animation epicness...
it reminds me of the good old days when stick movies were the #1 thing in NG.
nice animation/game, and i quite liked it when the tables turned!

nice game, i would like to see a sequel to this.