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[beetubes]

Hmm

Nothing too original here...nice music and atmosphere though. Also you cannot call a game suitable for all audiences and use the s word in it. is it really even necessary in a game about bees getting nectar??

[The Roslin Station]

Cool

Interesting...I didn't find much to do but I suppose I didn't explore every arrow possible. Still, I didn't feel a strong urge to. But dammit that gun made me jump in my seat! I guess that was the intended affect though.

[.Dots.]

Better done than i though possible

This idea really isnt a new one...but its so well done in this case that i think its very successful. i loved the new characters and they made me replay a level over and over. a few minor complaints though (and i assume you intended this one) but the newer characters arent necessarily better. i found the unhappy face to be the best for a while. also, the fact that this doesnt save progress is a huge bummer. i dont really want to have to work all the way back up the chain now that i closed briefly to write a review.

[Pushies]

Heh nice work

At first I was like...alright stupid game you can just push past the squares. but then i realized how they ganged up on you and the game actually ended up getting difficult quickly. the curve was appropriate though. On my first try I got 2900 or something and it said I beat your highscore...could this be true?

kario responds:

Sadly that's true - my high score's only around 2400 :|

[Squares and Blades]

Worth playing

I actually thought that this was a pretty well made game. The combat was fun and I liked the different attacks. Not that I tried any other characters, but the spy seems clearly superior to me (although I'm not sure what the lethality bonus is) simply because of her extra move as the other stats can be increased and shield easily supplied through monks anyway. Also, I noticed a rather large bug which was this: if you don't stop to heal, lose, and restart the battle, everyone is at full health again, making healing useless. I would have maybe liked to see units with multiple spells (maybe a heal on the monks?), but overall nice work.

Thunder-Hawk responds:

Yes, the spy is probably slightly stronger than others. She has lower skills, but does 50% additional damage.
When you restart the battle, you lose one day!

[Cloud Climber]

Eh...

Unoriginal idea and not really all that well animated. Controls were waaay too sensitive in my opinion. I think that this could be a fun game, but it's just not there for me.

[Legacy of Guy, Trifection]

Nice work

I've enjoyed this whole series so far, but this is clearly the best of all of them. Good attacks and bombs, and I love the familiar customization. As others have said, the attack ones should turn around with you, but otherwise they were great. My only complaint is that maybe the game was a little too easy? Even with only 2 defense familiars, I was taking almost no damage from attacks. An unlockable difficulty would have been cool, maybe with a surprise ending? I think that this would have been a good addition, especially because the story is cut short, but I guess all will be revealed in the future...

In any case, thanks for the great game!

[Key to Adventure: Episode 1]

Very nice

Haha this is definitely front page stuff. I found it very funny and the gameplay was good. Contrary to what some have said, i liked that I had to figure out the function of the boots and really have no complaints against the graphics. Only complaints would be I could have used more powerups and the boss fight was rather weak. If these things are fixed in the sequel you'll have a great game for sure (not to say that this one isn't too). Really nice work; I have high hopes!

[Kingdom of Machines]

Help for all

Not a bad game at all...except some of my health containers got stuck behind trees. A nice little refreshing game.

Really, though, I just wanted to help everyone out with the blue door. I couldn't find it. Finally, I did in the top of the forest screen to the right of the town and the left of the first boss. The others aren't hard to locate. Hope this helps!