Nice
Awesome graphics and animation. I thought you did a grate job at showing what the shapes were doing/thinking without speaking or changing the speed and tone on the music. This deserves to be in NewGrounds.
Reviews for "Silent Film: Rainy Day"
why on EARTH would we blam this?
it's higher quality than most of what gets submitted to NewGrounds, and adorable to boot! really really enjoyable piece!
Great achievement.
You have succeeded greatly in what you set out to do. With a lack of facial expression and casual body language, the subtleties of your characters personalities are hidden and we instead rely on their actions and postures to relate, giving them a much greater impact. The classic old-time silent film atmosphere has been captured and recreated skillfully, adding to the films overall character and charm. I found myself laughing out loud on numerous occasions during the movie, which is something I'd very much doubt would have happened had your characters been the typical young adults glaring at each other over a ball.
A stellar performance.
Didn't suck
This is one of those niche or underground submissions. This isn't meant to be blammed.
Graphics got a six because you were pretty simple, but the effects that counted (like the blotches on the reel) were among those effects that worked well to drive the authenticity home.
Style got a five because of the simplicity of the work. Given your limitations, I don't doubt it.
Sound has a seven because it might be old music, faint and in the background, but that fit the style and made it even more authentic.
Violence got a three. It came to blows.
Interactivity gets nothing because there was no replay button (a replay button would probably detract from the authenticity anyway).
Humor gets nothing because it was relatively somber.
Overall is an eight. People will blam only if they're a bunch of heartless bastards. This one is okay for what it's worth.
Good Effort
To get character out of two mundane shapes with no dialogue is brilliant. I think it shows a good understanding of human behaviour.