Score: 0

"Why?"

submission: Sonic Origins

date: December 19, 2009

Jacob, you had one of the best Sonic flashes I've ever played. It was fun, addicting, and nostalgic. For whatever reason you've now taken down the server and stopped everyone from enjoying it, and turned your active website and forum into some garbage promo for yourself that talks about all your wonderful projects yet has links to none of them. 0/10 for the biggest mistake of your supposed "career".

Score: 6

"Good overall, but some parts were just awful."

submission: Megaman X Next - The Game

date: June 13, 2009

Thumbs up on the graphics, and general gameplay. Controls are awkward in default mode but can be changed easily.

The first glaring flaw is with the strength of the bosses, Terra Drake in particular. Even on normal mode with the half-damage item, he's ridiculously hard. The earth wave attack sticks to you, moves at incredible speed, and cuts through your health like a knife through butter, at a constant rate. Where's my invulnerability period?

I have two issues with the level design. The first is something that's been mentioned frequently -- the speed. This comes up on Gorillion's stage in particular, which seems to have the fastest movement speed for some odd reason. It's the only stage besides Terra Drake (see above) I can't beat. Why? It's bottomless pit-platforming after bottomless pit -platforming, and when your character can dart across the screen in a half-second it makes precise jumps difficult to pull off. I suggest making a setting to change the speed, as it can be helpful in getting through some simpler stages quicker.

The second problem with the levels is... well, they're outright boring! Now I know Megaman is classified as a platformer game, but that doesn't mean EVERY level should be comprised of the same platforming screens over and over again. A layout comprised entirely of moving gray boxes isn't much to look at.

Score: 8

"Good, with a fatal flaw"

submission: MMPolarity Reconstruction

date: May 30, 2009

I have difficulty getting my character to move, jump, and charge at the same time. This makes the final boss quite aggravating. That, and the fact that you get good ranks by absorbing shots for 10 minutes, were my only problems with the game.