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[William, I'm Coming Home]

I think this was quite well. However the only continuity error I seemed to notice is that if he made his son the king in #42, why does he still have the crown? Does he have spare crowns laying around just for various occasions?

The animation was very pleasant. There was little to no errors in regards to how the art was drawn. Also liked how Drake was shown at times as well.

The story itself is mostly about King William returning home. However it seems Drake is almost done training and ready for the tournament then returning home seeing as he is also sad to be gone and away from his best friends.

Also might not hurt to credit everyone from the credits in the credits to the left on this page unless they did not wish to be credited on this page.

Overall, looks great and a calming and happy piece showing King William may have changed a bit.

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MistyE responds:

Thank you for the in-depth review. With regards to the continuity error, King William does have a line in #42 where he says he's taking the crown with him. The advisor threw a toy crown at his son. The reason why Exedor, who storyboarded half of this episode, isn't credited, is because he specifically requested not to be credited. Everybody else is credited on this episode.

[Adrellia Village #43: SE]

This just seemed like filler. Not in a bad way but I feel you could have saved this and combined it with #44.

The animation was alright although I feel you could have added a filter to the backgrounds for King William, there is a black and white filter but maybe a second filter where it fades out on each clip would have also worked out well for there. Sad to see King William looks rather down in this one.

The story seems to show Drake let the fighting and possible fame in the World of Destiny go to his head. Then they ask him to come back and he has to wonder if he needs to go back or he should stay around. Then again the prize for winning has not been revealed either. The Kingdom Hearts music makes those parts lighthearted and more of a breather part of the episode where the viewer can relax a bit seeing as Drake just seems to want to live his life a little.

The audio is nice as per usual. However the lip syncing in this episode seemed just a bit off. Maybe spend more time checking to make sure that the voices and lips line up in the future?

Overall, kind of a toss up between a filler and breather episode. Keep up the good work.

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MistyE responds:

Thank you for the in-depth review. I originally was going to combine this with episode 44, though one of my collaborators strongly advised against the idea since he believed episode 44 was stronger on its own, and I agreed with that.

I'm really glad you were able to follow the story - that was a major problem with reviewers. I guess an "In the previous episodes..." recap could've helped a lot. The prize for winning is actually revealed in episode 45, but I understand what you're saying.

The mouth loops are being phased out. From episode 46 and on, everything will be lip-synced manually. Thanks again.

[Adrellia Village #42: SE]

The preloader screen looked great, kudos to Mabelma on that one. Also, may want to change the description a bit as King William is not in the woods until the very end of this episode.

The animation was great. However, I did find a couple of problems here and there. I am guessing that the reason the "on the last episode" clip was a little grainy was to make room for the rest of the episode. The only other problems I saw in animation from time to time was that there was a bit of white on the side of the screen at times and looking closeup at the chair later in the episode, it looks like the bucket tool was used.

While that may be a good idea at times, it is better to use the brush tool as the bucket tool does not fill in the color for the whole area where it is being used. Could also erase excess lines at times when it becomes an issue to make the animation much smoother.

The voice acting was great. Drake's voice still has a slight static in the air from the voice acting. Then the only other person I noticed that had this issue was the voice of King William's girlfriend. Aside from that, the rest of the voices were great and sounded really nice.

As for the credits song, instead of putting it as "Song", why not upload it to the Audio Portal and link to it from there instead? The rest of the music used was nice. Kind of funny how that Beatles song played when William wanted a Beatles song to cheer him up.

The story itself is still progressing along nicely I see. Like to see how Drake is still trying to do his best for his kingdom. However it was quite sad that when King William increased the taxes far too high he felt he was crap; but it kind of makes since given sometimes a person can be unreasonable and when people do not like them for it then they feel like no one wants them around. Looking forward to seeing how future episodes are.

Also found it quite humorous how Guy tried to cheer William up by first mocking him, then making a book showing a ruler being straightened out which I thought was funny. Then a little more humorous in that William revealed he had a son the whole time but never said anything about him seeing as he just seemed to leave him alone all the time.

Overall, great episode, some of the backgrounds need to be colored in a bit from time to time and excess lines erased, but aside from that, another great episode.

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MistyE responds:

Thank you for the in-depth review! I'd upload the credits song to the Audio Portal, though I just don't think it's good enough since it's very short and repetitive.

I'm glad you liked the writing, and I will follow your advice on using the brush tool when necessary.

[Green Day]

Kind of mixed on this submission. While it is about weed being legal, I failed to see how mushrooms were relevant unless it's a joke?

The animation was nicely done. However I noticed at times that there were moments where the lips and voices were slightly off sync but it's not too noticeable to distract a viewer. I liked the tv border and the brand parody used. Kind of gave a feeling of watching a news report up until the music began and things just got strange from there.

The music seemed pretty fitting and relaxing at the same time. The static and background noises added more to the piece. Lastly, the voices were pretty good, and the lines were funny.

Overall, pretty good.

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ArcadeHero responds:

Thank you pal for great review. :)

[Milkshake. Late For Skool]

This was quite funny for a short piece.

The audio was nice. I like how all the voices were clear and there was no background interference. As for the audio being used in the robot began to sing, what was the song called? Also found the mother to be a bit funny yet pushy at the same time with her voice.

The art was great. The only part I would have changed is when Milkshake was walking. Instead of him being that big, he could have been slimmer so his back does not show an excess amount of fat. Unless; however, he is meant to be just a fat teenager/child. Another thing I would have changed is the plate at the ending. Instead of the pancakes looking like they may have had slight mold on them, the saliva coming from his mouth should have been transparent.

The story seemed simple enough to follow: Milkshake woke up a bit late and ended up missing the bus... or did he? I question it given at the end it shows him drooling and having not gotten up from the table at all. Is his mom giving him drugs to sedate him? The part where the robot began to sing was really nice. If you had extra time you should have expanded onto the song a bit and had sing some more.

Overall, the saliva on the pancakes at the end should have been slightly transparent. Really nicely done flash!

djDurgyDurg responds:

Dude thanks for the awesome review.

As for the music, I made it all, and yea I had to cut it short because the project was due like 3 hours after I finished it (not including the guitar audio I did and sound effects)! As far as the art, i'm really trying to improve, and i'm glad you liked it. The walk cycle was seriously about 30 different keyframes and yea, he's supposed to be chubby, but I did notice inconsistencies :/. Again with the ending, it was a bit rushed, but I did attempt to have his saliva transparent and alpha'd.

As for the story, the mom gave him drugs because he is a chubby, ecstatic, imaginative young boy, and sadly, that is what doctors give to people with ADHD rather then channeling it in a different form. Thanks anyway for the review!

[lion eating spider]

This has potential to be better.

The animation itself looks nice, the guy could look smoother if you took some time working to sculpt out the face and making it rounder. Same thing can be said for the hair. Spend more time and try to make it look more cartoonish rather than having spikes being there in the back. The kitchen and outside looked fine.

The sound effects used were nice. However, I feel there could have been more sounds such as the guy walking to get the glass of water then the sound of drinking the water. For the outside, you could use some natural outside sounds or a bit of wind.

As for the story, should be a bit longer. Saying this as even though it looks that the spider will eat the lion, it could just as easily be befriending it.

Overall, practice and you'll keep getting better.

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evanarmagast responds:

thank you for the review

[Forkheads Christmas 2012]

This was kind of interesting to watch.

One of the first things I notice when the animation begins is the one person who has "Insanitarium" written on their forehead. Then the rest seem to be various avatars walking on and off the set as the song plays in the background.

The song itself made this little animation seem a bit off. For one, it doesn't really sound to be a holiday song and two, the sound is in low quality. Was that the only version of the song you were able to find anywhere or did it have to be compressed?

Overall, aside from the song, I don't think anything else can be improved.

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Yomuchan responds:

Only version of the song that didnt sound like it was coming from an 80s radio. Sorry man.

[Trailer 3]

I found this to be rather strange. However this is improvement to this which is much better. Given that this is a trailer and not a finished product, the sketches of scenes that will appear look promising along with the two odd faces at the end, possibly siblings/friends?

The animation here is seen very little. Aside from the face looking side to side and the two dots moving along a canvas, the rest is very still.

The audio fits the situation building up suspense as one wonders what will appear in the full version.

Overall, good improvement, looks promising.

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descom responds:

This is a psyhological one,so many things are in fact very sugestive

[Suchen nach der Warhheit]

No real flow for an abstract flash.

With an abstract art style flash I would hope that you make them smoothly transition from one loop to the next instead of making sudden changes. the two faces interchanging where the closest thing to a smooth transition during the entirety of the flash video.

The animation varied from loop to loop with some looking ot have a decent amount of work in them with others looking like they took as long as five minutes top to draw and put together. The rainbow hand and item along with the two hands and string looked to have the most work with the stringed hands seeming to be where the flash goes back to after showing a different loop.

The music used seemed fitting and abstract. However, could have also used an ambient or house song for this animation rather than a pop sounding piece that you wrote.

Overall, hardly any smooth transitions. Seems to be mostly showing off some loops you have created.

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descom responds:

Sorry man,but this was one of my older flash,so I couldn't do a better one.
How about see http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/605235.

[PleaseDiePie]

I found this to be sadly rather accurate of what he has become. When he first began he had but FRAPS and a microphone, he didn't even start using a face camera until after he finished his first playthrough of Amensia. For awhile he remained quite entertaining, then he began to play Happy Wheels in between video game playthroughs which ruined the joy of me watching him play games.

The animation was fantastic as usual. Laughed a bit at how Cleverbutt/bot came back with a sentiment intelligent response to what PewDiePie had to say. Another part I enjoyed was him holding up a script while turned away from the game, somehow I found that rather funny. Could have been much more funny if you included at least a frame or two of the other people you were taking jabs at as well.

The voice acting kept this very entertaining and fun to watch all the way through. Him threatening his girlfriend for not playing was alright and then suddenly the In Memory part was amusing seeing as after she turned down playing a game with him she went missing. The music that plays throughout and at the very end was also enjoyable.

Overall, very entertaining parody. Mind making the very last bit where you show the youtube comment a frame or so longer so others can read the full comment? Great work.

Speedo responds:

I was worried people wouldn't get the Cleverbot response bit seeing as how the font changes and everything (I was lazy) but at least someone did haha.

The only real part where I parodied other vbloggers who open needless gaming channels was the whole "my 27 other YT channels" scene