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Reviews for "'Kite'"

Not much to say

It would be narcissistic of me to offer up design advice to someone as refined as you. You stepped beyond the Newgrounds' standard and no doubt you already know this.

You probably also know that the Newgrounds demographic may not give this as much acclaim as it deserves. But no matter how many talentless hacks dub this as anything less than brilliant, and no doubt there will be many of them, don't let up. The only reason this doesn't have a 4.6 score right now is because 13 year olds have no taste. Remember that, and keep making cartoons.

Pierson responds:

Thank you so much for your kind words, means alot to have someone take the time to comment and be as positive as you! All the best and cheers for watching!

Holy S#%^!

Simply beautiful. One of the best flashes i've seen. Hope you keep submitting.

Pierson responds:

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment, means alot! I'll try put some more stuff up soon!

It's very nice work

though...I must admit, I thought for sure the run away kite was going to impale the bird, especially when it went to 3 screens, and get super depressing. I'm glad you didn't go there. :]

Pierson responds:

Haha, yeah im kinda glad I didnt go there either, things could have definitely taken a turn for the worst! Cheers for watching!

This would make Adam Philips and Leafworthy...

...ecstatic. As for the comments you wrote, I see where you are coming from; I signed up back in 2001, got flash in 2004, a tablet in '05, but haven't made anything worth submitting yet. It's also an achievement for you to keep the file size under five megabytes. With that out of the way...

Visually, I really like the art style used and animation was excellent. Now, I believe that flash cartoons don't need the best art and animation; just enough to get the point across. On the other hand, I respect the effort that goes into these types of movies (even if the end result turns out to suck dick). In terms of sound, there may not be any music or voices, but something like this doesn't need it. Plus, the sound effects were fitting enough to tell the story/set the atmosphere. As for the content, It was really nice to see a flash movie that sets an atmosphere rather than tell a story or a joke. And the directing is also laudable for something that didn't have much of a story. Plus, this is way better than anything Notorious has ever done (examples: Lethal Injection, Cupid Vs. Hate Demons). Not to mention that 4.7 Megabytes for something that has such animation is something other authors should consider when it comes to optimization.

What I do like:
-Original
-Excellent art and animation
-Great direction and atmosphere
-Clever use of sound effects
-Passable filesize

What I don't like:
-People with compare this with Adam Phillips, Leafworthy, and Arthur Larsen.

Overall: For a first flash, this is way better than most people's first submissions. Here's a ten out of ten, and I would like to see more from you.

Pierson responds:

Thank you so much for taking the time to write this awesome comment, means alot to hear something so positive! I'm glad you enjoyed it, and i'm also glad you got a sense of atmosphere from it, kinda what I was aiming for! Cheers for watching!

Nice

I loved the art, but the story was a bit slow, I didn't expect that... twist? when the line broke, the change of pacing got me by surprise. Try to shorten or eliminate a couple takes or mix things up to keep it interesting, like a take of other birds/animals watching how the story unfolds, that would've give it a bit more dynamism, but it was enjoyable anyway.

Great first submission, looking forward for more! And I'm curious to know what kind of creature would create that matching hehehe.

Pierson responds:

Thanks for your comment, I'll take on board what you suggested, thats a really good idea getting more animals involed. Hopefully i'll put some more stuff up here in the future. Cheers for watching and for commenting, means alot!