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I saw "Well That Was Easy" back when you first submitted it. Cool to see more projects by you :)
While the graphics weren't great, it's got a fun story that feels told stronger than a lot of other flash here. Keep them coming!
Author's Response:
thank you very much, will do!
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I loved the life bar idea. A cool stylish touch :)
The attacks all looked cool and there were some cool ideas in it. The cool camera angles and movements of the Pokemon really helped too.
Some crit:
The music felt a little lacking. At first I thought I'd accidentally turned the bass off, but then realize it was just the song. It's really missing that 'punch' it needs.
Some parts towards the beginning when there are loads of Pokemon fighting, it feels very crowded and is a little hard to follow. If the colours of the enemy Pokemon were changed to slightly duller then the main Pokemon would stand out more and it'd be much funner to follow.
Overall a cool flash! It's nice to see a more serious Pokemon movie done well :) 'grats on the daily feature and front page :D
Author's Response:
u can try seeing if the remix my friend did is any better in my deviantart.
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Nice :) While the graphics and animation weren't so great, the story telling had some fun ideas and there were some nice cues to the music. Also the setting worked well for the animation style so the quality was less of a big deal.
You had some decent syncs with the music cues. I suggest you work on leaving less blank spaces between the cues for future though, since there were parts where you'd stay on one shot for a while and you could tell it was just waiting for the cue to happen. If you worked on making those parts interesting too then it'd greatly improve your flashes :)
The story didn't really feel finished, but it was fun to watch. Also, nice use of all the Franz music.
I enjoyed it! And congrats on the weekly 13th place! If this is your first proper flash then I'm looking forward to seeing your second and onwards :)
Author's Response:
Cheers dude. Yeah my next animation will be better in most ways, dont you worry
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The graphics were VERY uneven. Some bit looked really great (the shots of landscape were a joy to look at), but then other bits look like someone who's just found flash did them.
Very good sence of style. But brung down by the graphics in some parts. The chace was pretty boring. But there were some really great shots dotted around the movie.
The music was good. But the voice and sound effects were horrible.
Very hard to judge this one. Even though it's incredibly uneven, it flows well and even when you're taken out of the movie by the bad bits, you can jump right back in and be fine.
You've got some talent, just focus on making your films on the same level more.
Author's Response:
So work on consistency. Got it.
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Very good movie. You can see the work and love that went into this.
The style makes it interesting to watch, the story is predictable but well told. The alien and it's ship are well thought out and it seems like there's a back story and reason.
The music does what it needs and adds a lot to the style and feel. The style of the music is spot on. It would be good if it went with the movie and heightened some scenes. But it still did what it needed.
It's kind of weird the way there are no people or cars when the alien is looking at how earth got like that. It's also very jarring when the music stops and the screen goes black. It seems like it's over but starts up again. It takes you out of it a little.
Over all: 7.5/10 - A movie that interesting to watch, has a good theme/point and really sucks you in. Good luck with future projects. I look forward to them!
Author's Response:
"It's also very jarring when the music stops and the screen goes black. It seems like it's over but starts up again. It takes you out of it a little."
See, this is why I love newgrounds. No matter how good you are there's always room for improvement.
Yes, I have had some people tell me that the movie should end when the chronoscope breaks.
There are actually several ways I could have chosen to order this movie, such as the alien being shot at and THEN looking back in time, or showing the war first, skip the hundreds of years, then have a shorter chronoscope scene. Or perhaps I could have told the whole thing backwards.
I think I made a good decision, but you're right, perhaps I shouldn't have let it be just black for so long after the chronoscope breaks.
Thanks for your review.
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It's really hard to watch the bits with the blocky animation. Really, it looks like it's 8 fps sometimes. Also there are a few boring bits were it's just the potato bouncing for ages.
Other then that, pretty cute. Nice idea. Keep it up! Just try putting a bit more work into animation.
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ok...
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I know the character were meant to be simple, but it comes off more as inexperienced rather then intentionally simple. Still, it's a very cohesive style for the whole movie.
It was pretty annoying to watch though. It was all just very cheesy and kind of a pain to watch.
I think the twist was very good though, since you kept to the style very well it comes as unexpected. I also have respect for you for the way you showed it. You showed exactly what needed to be showed. If you'd done any more or any less it would have ruined it, but you got it spot on. Plus it's a very good message.
Even though I personally didn't like it. It was done well and you illustrated your message well and with class. I tell you are going to do some really special movies if you keep at it. Nice work.
Author's Response:
thanks for your comments. I'm still quite inexperienced in flash, especially compared to many others on here. I'm just happy this one didn't get blammes.
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It kind of reminds me of when I did 13a. You've got a good idea but you don't yet have the experience in flash to forfill the ideas full potential.
It's still worlds a head of most of the crap on this site. Keep on going with flash. I'm sure you'll come out with something truly great!
Author's Response:
Hey thanks for the feedback :) but why do you think I'm not experienced in flash - was it because of the f#*ked up shape tweens? I did that on purpose. I learnt flash in a web site production course when you were 11 years old and have been using it since! (geesh I'm old :P ;) )
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Brilliant movie! The action was excellently choreographed and exciting to watch and the animation was very easy on the eyes. And this is comming from someone who doesn't like sprites!
Very good work, can't wait for the next one!
Author's Response:
thanks for the review, man, and thanks for all the support!
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Wow. You're still alive.
The movie is pretty funny. I like the way you broke one or two of the "rules" of flash movies. But other then that there wasn't much else that this movie had to offer. Very good for a quickie tho.
How are you getting on with Wicked Zero?
Author's Response:
Wicked Zero? Oh... er... _that_ thing... just... dont... keep your hopes up, mmkay? Dont worry tho, there might be something else in the Wicked series on the way. :)
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