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[Madness Pixelation 2]

Insert Coin(s) to play!

Well this was a bit different overall from others since it goes very old school and goes into pixel format to tell the story of Tricky simply being nothing more than a clown trying to survive the horrors of the Madness universe once more. He starts off killing for fun but ends up being killed by the clown that looks just like him which is quite interesting indeed I think.

The graphics were great since it was all pixels. At least until the end anyways then it just shows Tricky being a bit annoyed about being killed by his ghosts and simply walking out of the room a moment later. The blood and everything was great too.

Felt almost as if one was actually playing a Madness video game as well which would most likely sell quite well too too. Nice to see this piece ended on a great note and showing it was only a game played by none other than Tricky himself. The choice in audio was also great so nice music there too.

Overall, very nice Madness day tribute, old school.

[madness revengification]

Seems alright

Although this one did not make too much sense to me at all. Why would we bring someone to life a lot only to try killing them again. Was the arbirator only playing with the henchman or what? Aside from that it went well and at least Jesus didn't bring up zombie henchmen. The final battle was a bit anticlimatic as well sadly. Was expecting a bit more but seeing how it was I guess it was alright anyways.

The animation was the same as almost all Madness day submissions here which does not change much either. I noticed it was a bit choppy here and there but not really much one would notice anyways. The choice of audio was pretty nice as well I see.

Overall, not too awful bad but could be made to be a bit more sensible as I am sure Arbirator is not going to bring one back to life just to kill them again for fun.

Gibb50 responds:

the basic gyst of the story is that the auditor is feeling bored so he feels like screwing arounf with some dude he gets an atp guy possesed kills him brings him back to life ect.
i struggled to get this in on time though so thats the main reason for the choppyness but thanks :D happy madness day

[VG Exiles - Episode 3]

Greatly done

Quite well done I think for a part three. Took me a few minutes at the start though to figure out that the girl was Jill Valentine in disguise. How was her homeworld destroyed anyways? Albert Wesker? This series is turning out to be quite promising so far as well. Possibly the only thing that even slightly annoys me is that fact that when the people were talking during the highly detailed scenes is that they had a lack of mouth movement. Kind of just felt like they were talking with their minds at parts too.

The storyline remains interesting as M.Bison seeked to create a new base in the Mortal Kombat universe so he could do further destructive things but he got destroyed by the blond guy wearing a Stryker outfit as well which was interesting. Nice use of the Doom soul cube as well. Think it was cool how he used it.

As for the Johnny Cage outfit, I kind of found it a bit off. I always kind of saw him as one wearing some karate gear or a business suit for some reason. Also the wolf guy slightly reminded me of Wargerurumon from Digimon for some reason or another. The graphics for the non sprite scenes were in great detail thankfully.

The voice acting was great once again here too. Everyone tended to do their lines well too. The music in the back was pretty nice as well. Sadly I too failed to recognize the tune playing during the ShadowLab cutscene too. Music was still a very large and greatly done part of this piece though so I enjoyed it while it played here.

The battle was great here and I quite enjoyed it too. The credits were very well done too. Nice to see you gave credit where it was due and even pulled up album art when you needed to on this one. Also that is one huge file size upload too, incredibly well done though so it works out here I think.

Overall, part three was very well done as usual. I am looking forward to the next part too!

[Xionic Madness 4 Part-2]

Well done once more

I found this to be another great addition to this little series. Also cliff hangers are always good as proven here again. Why? They simply get you wanting to see the next piece happen and in the mean time keeps you wondering to what will happen next. Also is it me or does Kary-08's mask now slightly resemble Tricky the clown's mask minus the area that was destroyed to show the mouth? Storyline and everything is well done here again.

The songs used were great and I was already a good fan of SBB, HalyconFalconX, ArtificalFear, and TheJonnyDeath's musical talented works. I enjoy how they all fit in where they need to fit here as well. The voice acting once again is great. The person who played the unknown bot at end sounds a bit like me, nice. Looking forward to hearing more in the future in the way of what music you shall choose and what the voice actors shall be saying as well.

The animation was great and I noticed that when I hit the play button in the right click menu it went forward a scene rather than the usual pause which is cool since it acts as a scene select button in a way too which is good considering this is a nice and lengthy piece of work once again. I enjoyed the small things such as the dusty background that was always moving here actually. The masks, gore, and Kary-08 transforming to full power after taking off the mask were nice detailings as well. Kary-08's final form kind of reminds me of Dragon Ball Z super saiyans and some video game villains who kept on transforming as well. Her "Futile, futile efforts" line reminded me of Morpheus in his transformed state from Resident Evil: Dead Aim as well actually.

The storyline thickens once again as they take on the zombie hordes and eventually get Kary worn down again. However I guess she figures out that the glasses restrict her powers and after removing them can go to full power. She can bleed but I wonder what they will have to use to destroy the shield of hers though. They got close to attacking her before she moved away quickly. I guess she is more or less trying to play safe knowing that even with a shield it can be penetrated with effort. As I see the end I guess there is now a third one there to help destroy her. Kind of wonder though, why did she suddenly become a prick right before Xionic Madness 4 anyways?

The credits were great too. Laughed a bit at the StarBucks thing and then at the end where you said you were going to go to bed.

Overall, greatly done piece once more, looking forward to 4.3 now.

Xionico responds:

Thanks :D! And yeah, I've always liked cliff hangers,as most of my works show.
Yeah, Kary's mask is a tribute to Tricky, her hair was originally going to become red (like Tricky's) but decided not to as it seemed very out of place.

Glad you liked the songs :D I had to select them from among 80+ files.

Mh o.o Not sure if that's working as I intended, but the right and left keys cycle through scenes and spacebar pauses themovie :D!

Haha, you reminded me that I made a mock-model of Kary with golden hair and pointed it upwards xD. The reason why she became a prick is stated in the Bio's (I couldn't afford to put it all in the animation, they talk too much for a madness animation as it is).

Yeah, God bless Starbucks and their "Meh, I don't care if that guy has been sitting there for 5 hours straight" attitude 8D.

Thanks for the review :D! 4.3 Shall be done soon(ish).

[MLP:Cupcakes Trailer]

Promising

Do not have much to say as this is a preview but it does look promising. The only other thing you could do to make this more scary is possibly a heavily distorted and slowed down version of the Cupcakes song playing in the back as Pinkie Pie kills her best friend. The clip from the show at the end kind of gives you the idea she will be killing Twilight after a few minutes. Nice preview, looking forward to the completed thing.

[The Shape of Love]

Wonderful

Great animation with a wonderfully heart touching message with it. Also agreeable that trying to look better by believing the media is dumb, most people will likely you just as you are. Great work here.

[Explaining Clock Day]

Humorous

Well it was coming off the short and spammy side but it was still pretty funny anyways and I liked it for that at least. The simple background was nice anyways along with the penguin and text that was displayed here too. The voice as alright as well, kind of bland I guess.

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Haggard responds:

I did this in like 30 minutes. And I must say it turned out better than I hoped for. Maybe I am not THAT talentless after all?

Thanks for the review!

[Ropey Rick & Friends]

Nice introduction

Kind of short but it still comes off as a nice introduction to the little series anyways as well. Would be cool if there were two shorts here but whatever floats your boat and it seems to have mixed humor so there is something for almost anyone to enjoy as well I think. The humor and all else draws you away from the fact that this is a short piece though which is good.

The artistic and animating style was nicely done and seemed to remain simple so that things could be done a bit quicker I guess. The simplistic look of the characters is also nice I think. The house and backgrounds were nicely done I think and looking good.

The voice acting was pleasing and fun to listen to as well. They are all just you but still pretty nice anyways. The song being played is also nice as well.

Overall, interesting start to a little series.

Review Request Club

GristlyBear responds:

Thanks! In a big way, this animation was an experiment in frame by frame animation for me, and luckily for me, the story eventually came together somewhat nicely. Glad you liked it!

Thanks for the review!
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[How To Be A Winner]

Hilarious

Well I got a good laugh from this anyways. It was completely simplistic but still very well done. I guess this is simply another joke guide to make you feel like a winner by listening to someone else. I am going straight to the first thing said here and noting I am a "winner" for whatever reason.

Your voice changing back and forth between normal and dramatic was also hilarious I think, very well done as well. The simplistic animating was also nice to see here as well.

Overall, hilarious and winners!!

GristlyBear responds:

This is no joke, winning is serious business. Also, I have no normal voice. Just what I suppose you would call "Dramatic" and "Very Dramatic".