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I voted this in my monthly top ten, and I am happy to see another All NG Fads Die cartoon. After "weight wins", you should've written "Fatality".

Average

I hear this is a long-running series. Some say it's crap, others say it's great, while others say it could've been better. I saw this episode myself--more than once (I'll get into that later)--and I'd have to agree with the first and third opinions.

When I first heard of it, this piece seemed an intriguing diversion. A bit of artistic expression, parody, and perhaps reverence. An homage to our favorite material, characters, and artists.

As work on it progressed, I saw bits and pieces that showed promise. But I began to wonder if it was a right choice. Maybe it wasn't tweaked enough times. Maybe the timing was off in some of the scenes. I don't know all of the characters or their origins--though I do know of a few. Was this in the spirit of honoring the original, or was it simply an outlet to show off an ability to be as spasmodically bloody as possible? Were these characters in their home themes quite as violent, every time?

The makers might claim it was artistic license. I suppose that can be forgiven.

When I look at it objectively, the quality level jumps up and down. Some parts are well animated and carry a theme and plot, while others stick to a single idea and then blast forward.

In the menu, couldn't there have been a list of every single one of these characters and then their bios, or perhaps histories of their origin titles? I ask that for the sake of being honest to the original works. Not everybody is familiar with these characters. Seeing them from only the angle delivered in this flash may skew an inexperienced viewer's general opinion/knowledge of the true licensed work. Just a disclaimer doesn't seem sufficient. If your own work were turned into something very different from your intended meaning, how would you feel?

Lastly, I think Helbereth should be doing his very own cartoons. He shouldn't need to rely on community efforts like collaborations to hold up his art.

Try harder, guys. The idea sounds like it might have lasting power--ironically since it's a killer of fads...which I'm sure was already said by a number of other reviewers. Less ill-defined sound. More completed pieces.

I mean, hell, Solid Snake is among my favorite characters. Seeing him sacrifice himself in such a way was poetic (and in keeping with his character; he's a soldier, after all). And the sight of Optimus Prime biting it was gratifying. There wasn't any blood, not that I saw. Just charred innards and a headless chassis floating into oblivion. If the whole piece ran like that, it might not be so bad.

Awesome.

I love it, I'm entering the 6th one, and I put a link to see my part before I send it to you, could any of you guys take a look on AFD 6 forum page to see if it needs more work(I bet it does)?

best ever

greatest ever, better than the last anyway.

Yay! Another AFD

Hmm.. personally, I liked the music just fine. I also liked faster pace of the previous versions, but what can I say? Even though it was slower paced, I thought that it ended up fitting nicely with the direction of the flash and the style of the individual parts.

In the next version, I would like to see a little more more shock value personally. Just my preference. I mean, if its just for fun, I say go far.

The direction I believe was good. Spreading out Helbereth's part like that was excellent, though doing this with other parts might have enhanced the suspense a bit.

I have always liked how the authors reply to every single comment. Good to see you keeping this tradition alive.

I assume PimpinJ used the v-cam to change the perspective on his robot (I assume that this was how he did it). Excellent call. It was simple, but greatly enhanced the delivery of his part.

I noticed that AFD seems to get unfairly downvoted for a lot of stupid reasons. Eventually, AFD will gather such a huge fanbase that hopefully it can overcome the effect of stupid voters.

I know you just take what is submitted, but a preloader game would be awesome. Some people might get disappointed to go from having a preloader game to not having one.

I think calling popular flashes like Brakenwood a "fad" fits with the dark theme and slightly rebellious attitude here. Too bad others can't understand this and appreciate it like me.

LOL, this review is so incoherent. Sorry for making you read these all of these totally random and nonsensical ramblings. Take all of this with a grain of salt because I have absolutely no experience making flash.

On another note, I thought that this flash deserved more than just a nod from Tom. Hopefully, he will try to promote the next one as much as possible. This series and the authors certainly deserve it.