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Reviews for "Strategy Guide Ep. 2"

Game Strategy Satire--Heaven or Garden of Eden?

Flashes denouncing video games often do so by citing subjective reasons (art, story, character, developer or publisher, et cetera). Strategy Guide cites objective examples (gameplay, difficulty, technical standards, et cetera), and that makes a difference! Players agree fully with the message and never challenge its view. Strategy Guide capitalizes on players' time-old frustration with some games to great effect.

There are, however, problems that become ugly if untreated:

First, either ditch the alien family or keep it out of sight for most of the time. The cow's deaths (reminiscent of South Park) are funnier than racial stereotypes. The Newgrounds BBS frowns upon picking on retards for several reasons--one is that we can do better.

Second, the profanity is losing its edge. Don't dispel it completely, but use it sparingly! Substitute greater wit in Guido's narrative. (Think of players' conversations while playing video games. They are chuck full of hilarity.)

Building the universe for an intellectual property is done before scripting episodes. With the foundation in place, it is summoned when necessary--and never practice it dogmatically. Guido's tirades must be in the foreground. Everything else is secondary to that goal.

Observe The Walrus' "You Are a $%^&ing Moron" series. In the first episode, Reginold denounces Jessica Sampson in under a minute--expecting us to go along with his sentiment. Walrus realized one example per episode was not enough. After researching Ms. Sampson, he roasted her even more in the improved second episode. He experimented with two side-kicks, as opposed to about a dozen. One was killed, and the other stays in the background. Reginold's style of speech and analysis of celebrity intelligence are chief concerns, since they produce the laughter.

I DID laugh with this series, but I'm just spooked at the notion of it becoming something worse than its intent. Keep up the good effort, but just be careful about where that goes...

Needle responds:

Hey, thanks for takingt the time to write seuch an exhaustive review, I appreciate it. Very well written.

I can see where you're coming from with your arguements. I can understand you worries that this may become a cartoon that is clogged with sidekicks - and to that, I can only say "worry not". I have no intention to ever take the focus away from Guido - but other characters were necessary. One can only use one character to carry the workload so long (and I think the author of the "Moron" series will soon learn this). The family is merely there to support Guido. The game of choice will NEVER leave the focus, you have my word. If I break this word, you may blam me.

I really want Strategy Guide to be successful, but I want it to be so on its own merits. While it makes sense to compare me to other sires now, I hope in time I will aaccomplish the goal of "beging compared to" instead. I will do my best. Thank you for your feedback!

That was cute.

Reminded me of Invader Zim a little bit. Good job

awsome

this flash rocks. only you left out that the maximo seriers was spawned from ghost and ghouls. also, ghost and ghouls is very easy i beat it awhile back. still, that was hella funny! i don't care if you insult mario just make another!!!

Dude, great

This is one of the funniest movies yet! I have another hard game, -CastleVania- Simon's Quest. Its a mega bitch! Anyway good work!

Great

Excellent work here. Great use of style to make this work wonderfully. They use of graphics and humor makes this flash a wonderful creation. Thank you for your submittion, look forward to more in the future....