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[Xionic Madness 1.5]

Better than the previous installment.

Though I have a bias against the generic, futuristic, anime-fanboy (not referring to you, but rather the aspects of the setting designed by such) type of atmosphere, there are some points that interest me.

The animation and fight scenes have improved since the last one. Though the beginning of Omega's fight was interrupted by sessions of soliloquy, it began to escalate as it reached the fight in the following room. However, even on low quality, some parts became slightly choppy due to the high amounts of gradient. I know you are trying to give everything a metallic effect, but gradients and filters come with a price.

Aside, Omega's fight seemed realistic in the sense that both sides received wounds and fought for a good length of time before a victor was determined. I loved the resourcefulness and the grace of the attacks, resorting to even the smallest advantages (for example when Omega was attacked while being pelted with debris).

The dialogue wasn't a plus for me either. It seemed rather cheesy at some points, especially when the guard was referring to his newborn son. I'm assuming Omega was soliloquizing to analyze his enemy's nature, but the other parts where characters conversed with themselves just seemed so fake. Perhaps using italic to signify a thought to one's self?

I know I made a point about the blood sprays in the last one. I noticed background blood and wounds became better, but the sprays seemed to have been slightly altered. If you want some blood graphics, I could set you up with some.

All storyline settings aside, the story seems to be expanding in a good direction. I didn't necessarily absorb the log that Xero read, but I'm assuming this will take a path similar to the storyline of Thing-Thing, pursuing and dispatching the projects designed by a powerful company, or whatever it turned out to be.

Considering there's only a month left until Madness Day, you must be working on 2 already. I hope to see a good product putt out.

Xionico responds:

Thanks for the review o:
yeah, I took notice of a review in a previous work saying that the characters didn't show any damage progresion in a fight, so I tried to correct that,

As ironic as it sounds, that has been always the reason that has kept me from using filters a lot, performance, so I make those "blurried" effects via photoshop so they become a jpeg instead of vector, although it seems that the gradients gave me too many problems.

Chessy story for a killing flash D:

The part of the blood graphics definitely caught my attention XD

o: Thing-thing..never seen it, I think I should give it a chance

Yeah I'm working my ass off T_T

[SelfPortrait]

A tear has been shed...

For one of art's finer examples. <3

[Awesome Center Redux]

The faces really did it.

As if an extended version of the previous one wasn't enough, you have completely outdone yourself, in the aspect of art. The over-detailed and incredibly more hilarious faces used in this really just makes someone's funnies explode. I think it's the transition from toon to realism that makes it so lol.

I love your animation style. Much easier than most to animate, but it still captures a good degree of fluidity. I've tried it and it's still not as easy as it looks. Even the backgrounds look a little more detailed than your average scribbles (something about the highlighting and shading in the first scene really struck me as a traced bitmap).

Good luck on trying to release a future DVD or some sort of new project.

[Halo 3: Arrival]

Damn. Now I wish I was still voicing Johnson. 3:

Still, funny, and great job. Loved the fat bitch. Better see s'more, man.

[Rick Roll Flash]

Lol

Good animation, mood is cast, climax is being reached.

*Cops*

I laughed. Good job.

[Madness Formidilosus]

Still very mehsome...

Not all the parts were named, so I won't get all ballsy over them.

Hankness/ Bodvik's part was prolly one of the best. Constant motions, good physics. Only problem was layering.

Gabriel, you actually got worse. Physics were too linear and not spontaneous enough. Automatic weapon firing was probably the only improvement.

King Apple: Your first part was good. The hoppiness is a good style for you, but the other two parts weren't as impressive. What happened?

Rorychally: Excellent job. All of your parts never ceased to amaze me. Even the Christian Bale piece, which is usually raped and badly done, was funny. Kudos.

Waz: You got damn good since the collab. congrats. However, don't get lazy and use the MD preloader. Come on.

Everyone else did pretty badly, to sum it up.

Overall, you get a 7/10 and a 3/5. Surprising, but not too surprising.

[Harry The Harlequin Fetus]

As a deviant from most of the reviews...

I'd have to say I like how you conjured up the sick images and I'm not gonna be a little bitch expressing a facade of fear over something that's not even scary.

If you want to disregard that, go ahead. Let me get to the review.

The creatures and entities of this phantasmal universe you depicted in the toon were interesting, particularly the fanged cat-like one and the doctor. The constant motion of the characters, rather than short loops was great. It added a sort of surreal effect to the cartoon, which matched up well with the atmosphere of it. I loved how the hospital was animated. Very toonish.

I like sick stuff like this, because it shows you there are people out there who are more twisted than you, which is a reason to help keep me aware of my surroundings. However, with this toon, you went halfway. Try to accept this as a pro, not a con. The events in the animation were believable events turned unbelievable. Childbirth and taking pills is a normal occurrence, but you took it a step further into the darkest recesses of the mind. I like that a lot. Dunno why, though.

Perfect score.

Catoblepas responds:

Thanks for that review.

[Madness Devotion]

so lol

i love you man

please fuck my cat as an offering

[Madness Ultimate Collab 2]

Better than the last:

This deserves a 5/10. Some parts were OK, but there were many inconsistent aspects.

Comics: Unfunny. Too much tthought put into the jokes.
7isunlucky: Stiff and slow. Good use of Z-axis for animation.
Gabriel #1: Very Sttiff. Odd feet movement. Ending was funny.
Gabriel #2: Good falls, good shooting, bad jumps. Use more momentum in the jumps.
3rd Piece (Unnamed): Missing feet, stolen sprites, but decently animated.
Delamortes: Good, fluid animation. Good falls. Good 3d perspective.
Wizzi #1: 0 Animation. Simply unfunny text and an unfunny plot. Complete garbage.
Wizzi #2: OK animation. Characters could have been less hunched over for a more threatening appearance. Bad physics.
Johanesson #1: LOL@ FPS Doug. Lots of tweens and generally slow.
Johanesson #2: Funny, but animation was REALLY poor.
Kzikzy: Stiff. Very few parts moving. Try to trajectorize gun flips more and to move the character even when in place.
11th Part (Unamed): Very slow. OK animation. Funny ending.
Nuttro: Characters could have moved about more. Good footwork. Excellent shooting. Reactions were a tad aloof, however.
13th Part (Unnamed): Obviously unfinished. 0 kills and no plot. Just looked like a walking test.
Delamortes #2: Excellent. Great use of full-body animation and easing. I loved the MC8 Shield-Shotgun effect. Walking was very Krinkels-esque which is extremely hard.
15th Part (YK Blaze???): I think I remember that scene from the trailer. Mouth was awkward. Practice drawing them more to get a cool looking mouth. Also, try to avoid walking with one foot at a time.
Wizzi #3: OK walking and OK falls. Getting better.
Nuttro #2: I loved the axe throwback. Very well-animated (except for the exit from the stage).
Johanesson: Every was stiff and odd. Use more keyframes and use onion skinning for physics assistance.
7isUnlucky #2: An old test. I won't review it.
Delamortes #3: Oh God! Lol! I loved the joke. Animation was a bit choppy when he fell though. Could have done more with it. Black COCK.
Gabriel Finale: Physics were really off in that one. Feet came noticeably off the body. I did like the telekinetic fight and the ending for their comic value. The googly-eyed Gabriel was worth a chuckle as well.

This is harsh constructive criticism, but constructive criticism all the same. If you mark this abusive, then you're messed up.

GabrielBarsch responds:

the yk-blaze animation is the 3rd part

you have always constructive criticism to give me, unfortunately are not always very positive, keep on in my animations

[Intruder Returns]

This seems overlooked...

Only 500+ reviews and a 4.32?

Man, this was win. The animation with the sprites was pretty smooth and realistic despite sprites' articulatory limitations. The backgrounds and sound effects, along with music really set the mood for the whole scene. I failed to see the prequel, but the name is a giveaway as to what the plot is.

My favorite scene was the scene in the smoke. I swear, that was the most realistic animation I've ever seen done in Flash. The running, fighting, everything - completely solid.

This deserves a better score. Hope this helps. 5/5; 10/10

mmankt responds:

What can you say - life. Top 50 is a great honor for me.