Cyberdevil's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Windows 7 (1996)]

This is more like Windows 98 than Windows 7 isn't it, wrong title? ;)

Realistic representation of the OS though! And the sounds are there... fun; nostalgic little gadget.

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[Peppa Pig Clicker]

Simple but fun! And no lag, which a lot of these clickers unfortunately have. :)

The fact that you can't actually click on 'Click Here!' is kinda strange though isn't it? Seems it should say 'Click on Peppa' or something such. Otherwise it's on point, the interface is clean, the ambient animation looks good, the character's smoothly drawn too...

Good stuff!

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ElRandomGMD responds:

If you press in the 'Click Here' button, you can unlock a secret medal.

[Cottonball]

This was way more difficult than I thought it'd be! XD The long 'Game Over' transition (though very very cool and atmospheric too - is that your own voice?) takes a bit aggravatingly long time after the first few times you hear it, but otherwise this was pretty fun, smooth, responsive, well-animated... maybe you could add in a shortcut key for quicker restartin'? ;)

Would be cool with medals or a highscore table too, that way there'd be a meaning to actually trying again and again, as it is there's no real incentive to grind on further other than unverifiable braggin' rights in the reviews, with no way to win or otherwise reach an end in the game (I assume, at least). Either of those or both would add meaning to it all. If you need help adding medals or scores just lemme know, I do have some experience with that.

Fun stuff overall; fun to see you making something for this Jam too. :) Keep it up!

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Nabella responds:

Alright, good news. The "Game Over" transition has been trimmed down from 12 seconds to 6 seconds, so now restarting should be quicker. The "Game Over" voice isn't my own, but a royalty free recording I found and edited to be deeper and have a more dramatic pause. Also, I've added mobile controls! So now you can play Cottonball while playing a YouTube video in windowed mode on your mobile device! Hooray!

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Alright the scoreboard is working now.

I do have plans for more small Flash submissions, but whether or not they're finished on time is ultimately going to be up to me and how well I can apply myself.

[Driftmania]

Difficult but fun. :) Reminds me of the good ol' Micro Machine games, with the drift element mixed in; a bit more of a challenge. The 'mania' part maybe in homage to the Trackmania games? Seems like this'd require a similar amount of practice to perfect, getting Silver on all tracks was challenging enough, Gold... I think I'll leave that be for now!

Love the design; gameplay; progression with the level designs too, progressively both all the more difficult and all the more creative. And the garage is a fun little addition for continued play.

Had a blast with this, nicely done! Ghost mode really is a big feature too.

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[NG BBS Awards 2023]

Glad to see the death of General didn't kill this tradition! Props on both keeping it alive and continually innovating with these, new interfaces always, and I'm glad you're back to Flash no less. :P Oldschool and dope too, appreciatively plentiful medals, an unexpectedly somber but honorable add-in with the obituary book on the left too...

Always a highlight with these, nicely done.

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[Hex Character Maker (Update)]

My hairstyle doesn't seem properly represented here, nor facial features, nor clothing, nor anything really. :P But lack of realism aside tis a fun gadget. A decent amount of choices; great visuals. Fun to use.

Would be nice with some more accessories for sure, and if possible maybe you could add in an NG API connection to let users save their characters here as 'user creations' on the game page/their profiles? Would give it a whole new layer of community/longevity.

Nice work; keep it up!

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Snow-Hex responds:

Thank you very much for the feedback! and I'm sorry you can't create a Hex that looks like you, yet hahaha, I plan to include many things depending on the support the Hex project receives both here and on Itch.io, again thank you very much. 🍑

[Chroma Wheel]

This was great. Addicting, challenging - at the highest level especially - easy to get into but hard to master, as any good game should be...

I love the game over swirl transition too, interestingly enough even the most unwanted phase of the game almost becomes rewarding with that.

Good stuff.

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[R&C: Advent Chickendar]

Working my way through these too, in parallel with the new. The resolution may be smaller, and animations a little simpler, but equally fun. Nice to see all the re-occurring characters too, and how they differ between these.

Hope this becomes a long-lasting tradition in time! ;)

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[Cannon Block Ball]

Frustrating at times but also appreciatively rewarding. :) The mechanics are intuitive, the obstacles varied, the coordination challenging. Love the music. Groovy, soothing when the frustration lingers, it changes up refreshingly often too...

Suppose grueling sessions of Angry Birds earlier might've prepped me for this, apart from level 18 I didn't get stuck on any one level all too long.

Good fun!

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[Advent Chickendar 2023]

Heeey, a @Cyberdevil shout-out on the very first day! :D Appreciate it man. Think I'll be tuning into this one daily now, didn't realize you had an alternative Advent calendar going on too...

Idea's silly but fun, interface simple, content extensive, it seems... shall tune in all days always! Hopefully. On the days in question.

Fun little routine morning session.

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