Lame
I'm going to give you a fair review, but first I'm going to tell you my opinion: It was lame. And I am probably not going to watch any of the proceeding cartoons.
The pacing was alright, I wish it was a little bit faster, it wasn't slow by much, but seemed to be a LITTLE slow, ya know? Nothing to take away from the actual flash, but it was just a small bother to me, since the music felt faster than the montage :(
I realize it's supposed to be lame and stupid crap, but if that's the case, then reviews that call it lame and stupid crap are beneficial. Not gonna lie, Eddsworld has done this all before, and I didn't like it then. I'm probably not going to like it now.
The voice acting was meh. Obviously was too short to judge your acting abilities, but I had plenty to judge the over-all voice quality and tone. I can also give you a few pointers:
I assume you're using a headset, or a computer usb mic. If you aren't, then you paid way too much for whatever p.o.s. XLR mic you got your hands on. The main issue with usb computer mics is they seem to have no low-end, and it is a very distinctive tone most people can pick up. It doesn't sound good, now, You can maybe help out your vocal tone a bit if you add some low end to your voice files via an EQ plug-in, but really it all depends on whether or not the pic can even pick up those low-end frequencies. But, I say it's worth a try, it can improve the over-all quality of the voices you record :)
The animation was fine, but that was the problem. It was just fine. To me, the lack of extravagant animation and over-exaggerated movements just made the over-all feel of the "exaggerated tales" seem more lame than funny. Ya know? I understand that your animation style may not include exaggerated movement or anything like that, but if that's the case, and you don't want to attempt to adopt some of those techniques, you should be prepared to get a lot of uninterested people who are bored. I realize it's a ton of extra work, but since when did putting extra effort into something worth money not pay off on the internet? ....Maybe it's best we not answer that. >.>
I know the review's rating is low, but I just didn't like this as a whole. It says nothing about you, it's this specific toon that I'm reviewing. It appeals to a large demographic: Little kids, memetards, and anime fans. They aren't the smartest bunch on the internet, but hey. If they'll earn you money to buy food, then more power to ya. I just think that some of my suggestions could give a few people from other groups that aren't 3-20 years old an excuse to bring their friends when they watch something like this. Whether you want to admit it or not, this idea is old hat. You should jazz it up a little bit more than bringing in a giant animal (old hat again.) to use as an excuse to play an over-rated song.
Over-all, i think this will probably be successful...as long as you keep the effort and quality put into each toon consistent, which may or may not leave room for improvement. Your demographic has one big flaw: They aren't as accepting to new things as others are. Like, you don't see memes that have more than one "version" that often. Though you do see animes like that, not many of their fans are willing to admit it. You see where I'm going with this.
So in closing. I don't like it. But, good luck with your series.
Druox.
