Cyberdevil's Reviews

[birthday 34]

These just get all the more relatable each year. :) Ponders to match a similar age gap...

The lyricism's clever, the animation's smooth, the intro entertaining. The end does come a bit quicker than you'd expect it too though, and the overall song feels maybe... not as flushed out as usual. Not complete. More that it fades away, like life moves on, like there's less and less time for ponderings such as this; the traditional existential Birthday contemplations, and the realizations seem a bit less substantial, too...

A true reflection on life hmm, a nearing phase of in some ways stagnation - at least that's how I feel myself at this point in time. Good to see these still going all the same!

Happy B-Day man!

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[How it feels to play DOOM: The Dark Ages]

Still haven't played this one either, gotta get into the newer games...

This was a fun one. :) Good stuff Lily.

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[Windowz 98 NetTowns Edition]

Politics, PeanutButterJelly, and some real rare MSDOS history on the side! :D Wasn't prepared for the breadth of neither knowledge, nostalgia or diverse strands of entertainment this here very accurate emulation of good 'ol days computing and browsing would provide.

It's all fun and games until it's actual genocide too, poignant and still very much relevant worldly lore and history embedded amidst the fun, and oddly glee and good-memory-inducing buggy OS frustration... focusing on browsing overall's a nice twist compared to the usual Windows OS thing too, and the design style checks out for the time. :) Real nice wallpapers too.

And DOOM! Hell yeah.

Good stuff y'all. I'd planned on getting all medals and THEN reviewing but figured I'd TAB around for optimal easter egg discoverability and... whoops! Further attempts TBC......

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Kolumbo responds:

Cyberdevil!!! No cheating!!!

[Flapping]

I'd forgotten how gruelingly frustrating the original Flappy Bird game really was! XD This follows suit in that way, the controls seem difficult to get a hang of, and the margin for timing's slim too with the delay on acceleration when you reverse those thrusters, you really have think and maneuver well in advance of each one, maybe you do figure out the formula after a while; it gets easier...

Graphics are alright (some background buildings seem to float though, not connected to the edge of the screen, I wonder if that's intentional?) albeit simple, chiptune music too, the mechanics work but man... this kind of difficulty really is an acquired taste.

Appreciable twist though. A novel take on the Flappy concept.

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[George Lazenby Soundboard]

An ode to the the most forgotten James Bond ever! :D Seems he's unfortunately forgotten here too, considering the number of reviews that here brews...

this was a great soundboard though. All the most iconic quips and quotes, though the 'Hello' was a little short, seems like an essential one, there must've been a better version of that word somewhere in the film. Seems this was made more for iconic soundbites than for actually making calls and pranking conversation, and that's a worthy cause too!

Nice selection! Good tribute.

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[Egg]

The middle part really sounds like war, a background of percussive and overwhelming firepower, then something machine-like, like circuits soldering, cogs and motors and rotors and what moving parts have you shifting and moving into place... all the while that clarinet plays, a somewhat carefree and soothing tune amidst said turmoil; I assume transitioning; fighting; figuratively figuring things out...

The piece is an interesting blend both of emotions and genres, melodical and: towards the end, so lossless and freeing... if you tune into the background and feeling this really is a special piece...

I was expecting some bleaker segments of sound considering the backstory, suicidal thoughts and all, but maybe the clarinet just cannot convey such a darkness... it does sound like an empowering melody. I like the fight it signifies, the overcoming of odds, the marching on no matter what. And by the end: the great escape, the truth, the setting things in motion and moving through, eggshells neath the blue..

Tis a visual and vibrant piece. Bright and dreamy too. It feels like something I could've heard in a movie like Laputa - Castle in the Sky. That wondrous; adventurous Studio Ghibli kind of spirit...

Beautiful tune; all the more powerful with the personal story to go along with it!

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[Glass City]

This is real nice... it builds in an unpredictable way. Feels imaginative, ambient and... explorative. I can see futuristic structures scaling the skies. Girders moving through time. Archaic structures from a world left abandoned...

The atmosphere feels special. The bassline's great. The little sound effects sprinkled in are like little echoes from different parts of a city, calling for your attention, leading your inner ear; moving you on somewhere...

It fades a bit quick at the end maybe... but this was so good. Magical, masterful, an odd musical adventure...

You strive for impeccable vibes m8. This feels special...

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[MUSTXNG]

I like this energy!!!

Right from the start, it's definitely got that power. Overall track structure may not be the most complex or varied but that energy stays hella strong all the way. The samples are strewn in with care. The background hype's there. The kick's heavy and the percussion's rich, this... is the shit.

Real good stuff man. Solid production too.

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[Art With No Thumbnail!]

...but it did have a thumbnail!

Nice palette though.

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RochTheUltimateGamer responds:

Thanks For The Review!

[Reduce 3 - Teen Spider]

Vicious and voracious but well-drawn. :)

I watched a video about a jumping spider named Earl recently, apparently they can befriend humans, imagine a tame spider in the Reduce series hmmmmm!

Nice update; keep up the good work!

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Mejson responds:

Hehehe, thanks!

Hmm interesting :) Well, I imagined it a long time ago - that's why you managed to come up with this season so beautifully :P

Thanks! Sure!

[Fries]

Eating fries will just never be the same after this. XD

I like how they all have different expressions too... and one trying to escape. Forms feel a little wonky but this is just full of life and expression too. Fun to view.

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