Score: 4
"....Hmmmm....."
date: August 21, 2007
O.K.. Before I get started on any inherent "flaws" in this flash, let me first say that I really like the "Captain N"-ish premise. With multiple gaming worlds, the potential for a lot of good story arcs in each could make this a great new series.
Unfortunately, the pacing of the story seems sluggish in some areas, and sped up in others (not too much in the way of balance). The art itself could be better, especially chara. wise.
Also, things like "Shigeru Miyamoto as the symbol of Nintendo" seem a little.... patronizing. Yes, I KNOW given what he's accomplished, if anyone represents Nintendo, it would be him and this could be seen as a tribute. But for some reason I can't shake the feeling that this has gone overboard in the ego-stroking, worship-him-as-your-God-and-savior dept..
This, along with the main charas. lying to Ganondorf (of all people who WOULD KNOW IN AN INSTANT) that HE was Link seems.... not very smart (maybe because I'm given the impression that 1. he's not a complete, drooling idiot from what little we can tell of his personality in the beginning and 2. He's a gamer, so he might've known better). These little bumps in the setup of things make this UNcredible and "realistic".
And I know this is a FLASH FEATURE.... BUT when little things like this happen to destroy the credibility of the overall feature, it really kills the enjoyment. I guess the reason this review is so long is, like I said, I REALLY like the premise of visiting game worlds, interacting with charas., etc..
Being a gamer since I was little does that ^_^!
If these road bumps could be taken care of in future installments like a more "accessible" figurehead to rep. Nintendo. Maybe an original character. Better dialogue and more realistic interaction, along with what this flash did right, this could be much better. Lot's of potential!
