CaptKirky's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Littlest Penguin]

Not much of a game really but that narration totally makes this great.
As you stated its a "story delivery device."
Mechanics are a bit off and its pretty slow throughout but Im sure you knew that.

Nice job.

TheMillz responds:

Thanks man. I cant compete with console games so i had to go in a different direction. Given the time i spent on it (not much) im quite happy with how it turned out

[Alula Falling #5]

WHAT AN ENDING! Bravo @08jackt!

This series has been such a treat. <3

JackAstral responds:

Thanks :-) I was really nervous about this ending...hopefully people like it :B

[Authentic Octopus Game (Demo)]

If youre ever going to put a demo out for a game, this is EXACTLY how it should be.
Enough detail, funny dialogue and good puzzles. Its a perfect demo to get players hooked.
The pixelated graphics are just lovely.

The only thing Im not a huge fan of is the controlling (I got jumbled a few times with which control was what but Im sure if I was playing the full game, I would get used to it)

Great job. Looking forward to the full game. Hopefully its not too expensive :/

squidly responds:

What about the controls was confusing - were people more used to S being jump and A being shoot, or ZXC controls, or...? Please send a PM with control ideas if you'd mind.

Thank you for this review, I'm glad you liked the demo :D

[Orbital Survival]

Wow. Loads of fun.

Controlling is smooth and its a very interesting concept.

All around great job.

elpepiii responds:

Thank you very much! It took me some time to get the controls to feel good.

[The Shovel]

Simple game done well. The story was good, nothing compared to your other games that are so story based.

There wasnt much gaming involved really. Could of used a jumpscare or two in my opinion.
One of the rooms in the church was completely too dark to see anything.
Regardless Im impressed youve made this in 4 hours.

Would LOVE to see you expand on this.
You're already an extremely talented developer and horror is right up my alley.

JackAstral responds:

Thanks! I definitely want to expand on this kinda idea in future projects- I think the genre suits me!

[Tower Tough]

Super laggy on both Firefox and Chrome for me (Not having any problems with other games today)

Graphics are AWESOME and the idea is great.

RitchieRitual responds:

It's probably your computer, the game has been tested on some pretty low end machines and I haven't found any performance issues. Thanks for your review though :)

[Dead Detention 2 #6]

This game wasnt as polished as your other games. Few weird bugs here and there but still ultimately playable.

You are a fantastic story teller, I always look forward to new episodes.

JackAstral responds:

Oh no, what were they ?!

[Morph Ranger]

This is by far the best game to come out this Ludum Dare 35. GREAT JOB.

Its a short game but the controls are good and there is an AMAZING use of the shape-shift idea and executed well. The colors and graphics are perfect. Story is nice.

I wish it was longer, and/or that you make a Morph Ranger 2 because its very good. If you can make this in 72 hours, you sir are a great programmer.

MrNannings responds:

Thanks for your response. I made it in 48 hours :P and you haven't seen the code lol. I'm thinking of extending this version because I have unused assets like a jetpack shape. I always like feedback like this:D

[Abyssal Dream]

Creating a game as involved in 72 hours Im sure isnt easy so I give you credit for that.

But as for the game, its just a little all over the place. The mechanics are a bit annoying to undestand and too much is involved. Im not sure what is the best way to go about this because I feel like Im learning new shapeshifting combos either too early or late in the progression of the game. (Meaning that I'll learn a combo and not even use it until a different section on the game) There is alot of back and forth pressing D to even look at the combos, losing valuable playing time and interest.

Its a cool concept just not executed well enough, but again, you did great for 72 hours.

esayitch responds:

Hi!

Currently, the new shapes you acquire (especially the ones related to movement/size) should be used immediately (for instance, the wheels allow you to cross the lasers and are used extensively in that area).

I agree that the way I relay the instructions to the player (pressing D and looking at a combo "ceat sheet") is not ideal, but I made that in the last two hours of the competition xD I wanted to make it so specific key combos appear on the screen in relevant sections to guide the player to use stuff (similarly to X and C buttons, but dependent on the player's unlocked shape), but I just didn't have enough time to!

I hope you still enjoyed it after getting used to it :)

[Gallery]

Im pretty lost..

Its a memory game with numbers then randomly some sort of shapeshifting...thing? Its not a game right? Its just making random shapes with how many points youve collected. Its just odd. I dont get it.

ToadieTechnika responds:

You may consider of making random shapes as a "guessing game".
It's a game of gathering vertices in a memory game then build shapes with them in the end of every deck of cards. This is just me making unusual things :D