Score: 3

"plefff"

submission: Battle for the Portal Pt1

date: October 12, 2003

sorry man, just didn't spark anything for me.

i am amazed anyone thinks the 3D in this is "awesome". with the proper instruction anyone could have acquired the 'skill' to make those models in 48 hours or less. the 3DSmax tutorial starts you by modelling fruits since they already have the basic shapes you essentially "click". i have worked with 3D for years and therefore i must base my review on what i know of 3D.

now unfortunately, that is weird. why do i have to shift my thoughts to another medium? this is flash we're supposed to be grading here, not "imported crappy renders". you were essentially doing 3D tweens, hooray.

to boot, you didn't have any original design backing this, and you had even borrowed a design of a design (ala sprites). so i can't say much for the thought process in this one.

it wasn't very thrilling to watch, either.

to sum it all up, "plefff". if you didn't pat yourself on the back so much, i'd probably keep this one to myself :)

Score: 7

"yip"

submission: Cat Gang

date: October 12, 2003

was alright. the effort level was definately high, and that rules. but i can't really say as much for the entertainment value. I'm not looking for a reason to say anything negative, it just wasn't as fun of a show to watch as alot of other things out there for me. has nothing to do with the quality.

The thing that got me most was your voice. It honestly just does not fit with this. get more people other than yourself to take part in it. i was gonna say the only voice i didn't mind was of pissy, and it just so happens it was the only one you didn't do (that was male). sorry :)

Score: 10

"awesome."

submission: Aura: story mode

date: October 9, 2003

nice work! reminds me of aeon flux or alexander quite a bit. i wonder if you have ever studied it before?

either way, i'm not saying it's a ripoff or anything. i found this to be quite unique and i was interested the whole way through. great concepts, ideas, and timing.

i'll be waiting for the next :D

the only thing i can knitpick is the line quality. even on high the lines look very jagged as if it was in low. not sure why that's happening but whatever, it's a small detail in the overall atmosphere.

Score: 4

"alright."

submission: Legacy episode 1

date: October 9, 2003

it was alright. i can see why everyone accused you of rotoscoping. because the rest of the flick wasn't up to par with the single shot. very curious.

also, you claim to have animated it in poser. well, if you animated it in poser you would have to rotoscope the renders. how is it you did this in poser but did not rotoscope? hmm?

the other thing that gives away the fact that you are misleading people is the organics and other various extras. they are quite bluntly not animated well, or DRAWN well. you would think with so much animation experience you'd be able to draw them properly in the shots that don't look like they were taken from films.

somehow you can animate kungfu but you dont know how to make a leaf blow by more than 1 frame? hmmmmmmmm

just trying to pry it out of you - don't mind me :)

Score: 10

"absolutely beautiful"

submission: Love, Wink

date: October 7, 2003

this piece is seriously astounding. great animation, great designs, great story, great atmosphere, great compression, great custom music, great sound effects, great easter eggs. what else could you enjoy?

ps. replace great with beautiful.

Score: 10

"wonderous"

submission: Forehead Shavecut

date: October 5, 2003

that was pretty fun to watch. it makes me ponder what your mindset was during the creation, whether you were just bored or you purposely set out to make something random.

i think my favorite part, by far, would be the western showdown people. the society part was also a high point for me. keep going dammit.

Score: 9

"sweet mother of sweaty penis"

submission: Strawberry's Computer

date: September 30, 2003

good stuff, dig the dialogue and the timing. some great shots in there like when he gets the computer and when sbc keeps interupting him. heHEHEhe rock.

Score: 10

"botha botha botha"

submission: Potter Puppet Pals!

date: September 30, 2003

beautiful! watched a few times over. potter's design is great, and the little arms flop around just like they should. hooray for this!

Score: 10

"the BEST"

submission: Tricky bangbanggooberblat

date: September 19, 2003

the best EVER

Score: 8

"again!"

submission: Madness Avenger

date: September 15, 2003

cool!! although i have to say with all honesty i prefer Madness Redeemer or Madness Interactive over this one.

for some reason the movement felt under par to your others. but the crazy mode with all the crap happening made up for that.

should add psycho mode to the game, man. fight mister sun and mister zombie clown!