ArneTheTurtle's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[A Chain Reaction Game v.3]

Good lorde...

How is it that people think THIS is a game? It's not a game, it's a flash toy.... Seriously. You haven't any real control over the explosion once you click, it's all dependant on where the random "bombs" end up. I'm getting rather frustrated at how the GoG competition is degrading into "Who can make the simplest game that people will still vote high on". Battlegrounds, for instance, is a game.. this , is NOT, it also violates the first rule of the game! Where are the thematics? Where? I don't see any trolls orcs wizards, goblins, dwarves etc?...

To say the least, I'm not at all impressed with how this competition is being managed, especially if "Defend your Inglor" or this are accepted entries...

Glaiel-Gamer responds:

lolol did you even try mouse gravity? Thats where the interactivity part is.

[Battlegrounds]

An excellent submission

I just have a few critiques.
It was a great idea, but the execution fails in some places.
It also doesn't fit the RTS genre quite well, it's more of an RTAS (real time action strategy) Since RTS usually revolve around a build tree, and force you to start your build process over again each mission with a varried amount of resources.. but I digress...

The issues I had are as follows:
1 - Framerate was rather low on my 1.2 GHZ laptop, but that's normal
2 - Artwork could've been a little more stylized. The animations were altogether rather drab.
3 - The control system basically consists of directing your men to attack different enemies. Since there isn't very much control over the outcome of each battle, I felt very detatched.

That's all I have for now, maybe more later... Good luck
-ATT

Joelasticot responds:

It depends how you play. If you just keep sending your troops, good luck. You have to use strategy; use items, send your weaker units behind the others, use your heal spells, use the mage's fireball.

As for the graphics being simplistic, it's the best solution to counter the lag.