this is dumb
whats the point of this!? >:(
Reviews for "Parallel Memories: Teaser"
Pienkaito responds:
Showing a tiny slice of my upcoming series.
Just get rid of this idea.
you need to take some writing classes. Also, read a few books about writing.
also, create characters that are not recolors.
I can already tell that this is a bad idea rapped up with decent sprite animation with a bit of star power (omahdon) and that is about it.
As Ethernia said before, "nothing to new or interesting"
I found myself forgetting the characters even 10 seconds after I had watched the video. Mostly because I can already tell even by looking at the character descriptions that calling these characters card bored will probably be an insult to the packaging materiel.
So far all the heroes are directly following the stereotypes and cliches. There is nothing new here. Only old stuff that I can already say will be submitted to the portal, raved about because it has Mario and sonic in it. Then forgotten in the hoards of other stuff exactly like it.
Here's what you need to do. You need to forget about this series. Forget about all the plans you had for it. Call it off. Spend your summer doing something original. Take a creative writing class. Do something that doesn't involve Mario or Sonic or some other character or series that has been done to death.
I know you are probably thinking, "but I have some original ideas that would probably be good". Yes you do. But not involving Sonic. You probably could come up with something amazing if you tried. But first you have to grow out of this "Sonic and Mario" stage. Make something original!
Kick this crap to the curb. You've grown up, your a better animator then this. I don't know how many animators on this site that have so much talent, waist their time on stuff like this. You are not going to revolutionize anything or set the world on fire with yet another alternate version of a segaXnintento world. If you look at the movie industry... hell if you look at any creative industry, there are billions of clones when something gets popular, and that's what your creating. A clone, weather it be a clone of dragon ball z, or a clone of sonic, it's a clone. It's copypasta, it's UNORIGINAL.
anyone can do sonic! ANYONE! look at the billion of sonic fan made videos and Mario series around you. do you really want to swim in this sea of mediocrity? and even if your video stands above the rest and you actually achieve something, what then? it's still just a crappy spin on Mario and Sonic. While stuff like Waterlollies and Metropolitan circuit are standing above the rest. Things like Xombie and Mastermind and Tankmen! original stuff that we all compare everyone else's stuff to.
if you created something original it could have the chance to become iconic like these characters. If you created an original story, with a pleasing ascetic and likable characters then you would have accomplished something instead of creating a story of the likes a 12 year old boy could have shat out.
I suppose the TL; DR version of this would be:
Please for the love of god man, don't waist your talents on something so unoriginal and trivial, Newgrounds has enough stuff like this. Make something original! and even if it's crap and you think you could have done better with the idea you had for Mario and Sonic, know that the next idea you execute will be better! and that the path to originality, while being a difficult one, is much more rewarding in the end. You don't see Alvin Earthworm or Johnbro gaining the iconic status of Egoraptor, or TheSwain or Adam Phillips do you?
Also please note that, I am not, I am simply saying you can do better and that this is a horrible idea. the Constructive criticism being me telling you to pursue something original. Also, if you are going to come back with the whole "this is just practice" Bologna, i say Bullshit. You are never going to go anywhere just practicing. If people in the army just practiced and never actually fought the enemies, people would lose all the wars that they were ever involved in.
So, if you actually read this review, I hope my long winded criticism has given you something... lol had to laugh at myself there, you're not going to take this seriously
Pienkaito responds:
Of course, I won't take this seriously.
Nobody in Newgrounds is serious about anything. =)
In case you wonder, I did read the whole thing. Was kinda bored. =P
This is original, it's has nothing with Mario and Sonic anymore...*cough* *cough* ´v´
Okay, it will but that's not the main point here. It will appear TOO MANY other characters in the series, so that you won't even know, from which game/anime they are coming from. XD
The main thing is, have you ever watched a decent fan-character based movie with sprites and a somewhat-original storyline?
I did watched one or two here. They were good...at their times (2000 or something)
Nowadays there aren't any of these, so why not?
Also, where is Mario and Sonic here anyway?
If you tell me Mario or Sonic are in this, then you should really go to a doctor.
Anyway, nobody can stop me of doing the series.
I can't even do that, It's already in progress now. =P
And I can see, that I reached a good animating level myself. So I'm going to pack it into this series.
This has got somewhat-ORIGINAL characters with a somewhat-ORIGINAL plot.
LMAO XD
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What is this? It's not a movie! And it's also not a teaser, it's a preview! It's only a teaser if it's making a trailer of a movie that people want to be maked, but aren't going to be made. But the animation and combinations of charecters were pretty good so I didn't give it an absoulute zero. If you do make a real flash that follows this, then good luck!
Pienkaito responds:
Not a preview.
I'm not showing any footage of the actual series.
I agree with IamZavok 100 percent.
This is bullshit. I can't even call it "art". All you did was make a bunch of recolors and edits of already made sprites and then tween them. How many times has this been done? Hundreds, man. Hundreds.
psycosis91, jonbro, sonucais, daniel sun, all of the guys in VGDC, and majinpiccolo.
Do you know what all of those people have in common? That's right, they all animated with sprites. And I can definitely say that everything you've done in this trailer has been done by those people already.
Also, I read your response to IamZavok's review. That was an asshole response. So, now I'm going to break it down for you and explain why you're an ass:
"Of course, I won't take this seriously.
Nobody in Newgrounds is serious about anything. =)"
If nobody was serious about anything on Newgrounds, then Newgrounds would be the /b/ section of 4chan. This is a place where animators and artists compete with and learn from eachother. If you don't want to take this place seriously, then get out. You are not The Joker.
"In case you wonder, I did read the whole thing. Was kinda bored. =P"
What, so you weren't supposed to read his review? Get your head out of your ass, man.
"This is original, it's has nothing with Mario and Sonic anymore...*cough* *cough* ´v´
Okay, it will but that's not the main point here."
Then clearly you missed the point, idiot. The point here is that sonic and mario crossovers are grossly overdone. And you really won't accomplish anything by doing another. Do you understand that? You won't accomplish anything. So you should stop wasting your time and actually try to accomplish something with your work so you won't feel like a fool four years down the road.
"It will appear TOO MANY other characters in the series, so that you won't even know, from which game/anime they are coming from. XD"
Wat?
"The main thing is, have you ever watched a decent fan-character based movie with sprites and a somewhat-original storyline?"
No, I haven't seen a decent fan-character based movie with sprites and a somewhat-original storyline. All fan-character based shit is unoriginal. That's why they're fan-characters. Because they aren't supposed to be original.
"I did watched one or two here. They were good...at their times (2000 or something)"
Show me, because I don't believe you.
"Nowadays there aren't any of these, so why not?"
There never was, and never will be. That's what he was trying to get through your thick skull.
"Also, where is Mario and Sonic here anyway?"
What, are you dense? I looked at every single fan-character in that trailer and I could see all of the characters that you meshed in there. Nothing you did was original. Nothing. It's all recolors of sprites and stolen concept art from the covers of the games or the official sites.
"If you tell me Mario or Sonic are in this, then you should really go to a doctor."
They are. They're everywhere. All over it. You're trying to yourself to your own flaws, man. And that's the worst thing you can do to yourself.
"Anyway, nobody can stop me of doing the series."
Nobody's trying to stop you from doing anything. He's just trying to kick some knowledge into that 16 year old mind of yours.
"I can't even do that, It's already in progress now. =P"
Bullshit. If you and the people you're collaborating with can't control your own actions, you need to see a doctor.
"And I can see, that I reached a good animating level myself. So I'm going to pack it into this series."
Instead of doing something creative with your time.
"This has got somewhat-ORIGINAL characters with a somewhat-ORIGINAL plot.
LMAO XD"
Somewhat-originality does not equate to originality.
And now for the ignorant response from the ignorant child who thinks he has it all figured out.
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Pienkaito responds:
I like cereals and Alvin-Earthworm is cool. =)
Sprite Recolors... Original.
Nice Recolors though.