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Reviews for "Xionic Madness 4 Part-3"
I saw the title, I hit "5".
Lovely animation and wicked voices. I just wish their was less talking, more action.
Then again, this was my into to the series. I suppose I should backtrack myself.
Xionico responds:
o_o! this was your first one!? BAD! This was the ending!
If you want more killing, all the other ones will satisfy you to no end
Seeya!
it's a very good job overally. but due to the long time waiting the result was expected a bit more rich. and some elements like the overseer was proved just a mere puppet himself. the white clown stuff(though i know the reference) or the robot saviour, i found a bit strange. and some questions now. who was actually th bot, askad? why xv awoke then. how xero got infected. where is xv now? whos that pupil of xero. is she a clone like them or kary? is she human (she didnt seem like one) what power does she have? where are the weapons and how they unlock? is it through the enemies head quarters? how hey didnt cut the connection with them? why did xero have to hide for decades? what about cervical armors (generally)? how did xero gave one to the girl? why did he call her with two different names? how after decades the enemies weaponry seemed the same? was the company a part of sth greater? why we dont have a clue about the "world" of xm and what is going on there? overal good series. enormous effort put in it. you are very good xionico. but i also believed more stuff should be explained. and in part 3 u should start from their escape.
Xionico responds:
Thanks for the review! As for the questions....let's see.
Some of these questions were purposufelly left unanswered (because I'm an ass), but for the ones that have an answer:
XV died in Xionic Madness 2 (It was the black/red thing that Omega killed by himself), but as it was explained, it was a pretty virulent creature, so it's no wonder Omega himself got infected. (After all, he got shot, hit, slashed, bitten and stuf by that thing).
About the pupil's name....it was sorta a mistake, but I decided to go that's her first name and last name ('cause I derped).
About the weapons, it's explained in XM 4-1 by Omega, some bullcrap I took out of my ass that he hosted them a nearby satellite and stuff (I NEEDED AN EXCUSE TO LET THEM KEEP THEM, OKAY!?)
The rest of the stuff is sorta the build-up for a follow up series (completely different and on it's own, but taking base on this one's events)...IF I decide to make it after all.
Thanks for the well thought review! Seeya!
Reasonbly epic conclusion and good final to the series. However...
I've been watching all these episodes since they were first brought out and I enjoyed watching the animation style, aesthetic and skill grow as episodes was released. Each instalment thrills and delivers the action and drama that the fans want.
As an animation and technical point of view there are still inherent flaws that haven't been improved much beyond more character artwork and detail. As I've stated in my review on your previous episode, I touched on subjects regarding lighting, voice clarity, audio levels, lengths of chapters, stage depth and flow. All of which have been improved lightly since then but I feel not enough to the degree of a final instalment.
Lighting and source lighting (where a light source illuminates surrounding objects) has only been lightly improved since last episode and could have been greatly improved to aid with making things look brighter. Tip, make more things get darker as something gets brighter (such as the lightning strikes in this episode) more often to give a feel of human eyes watching the episode and not a "virtual camera".
The voice clarity, most importantly, has been improved from the first time voice had been added to the animation series which is great to see and hear. Voice levels and audio levels (loudness) however are still very poor, making it almost impossible to hear some words. On the opposite side of the spectrum , it's almost impossible not to hear some voices, e.g. the heavy breathing of an injured character. The discomfort felt from an explosively loud breathing sound effect was uncomfortable and embarrassing to hear. Focus greatly on having the music only slightly audible, sound effects marginally louder and voices always clear and present. Take notes while watching a very professionally made action film as to the levels of audio and music. It's more important than you think. Also, add more moments of near silence to break the constant high of heavy metal and techno. The juxtaposition helps add lots of depth. Less is more.
Stage depth and animated layers need to be utilised more to give a much more wider aspect of depth and realism to the area. Perspectives on some objects were clear however a flat, single toned background flying past the screen almost as fast as the foreground was unrealistic and difficult to watch. All the moving background information going to the viewer is a lot to take in, making it harder to appreciate the effort and skill going into weapon/character design and motion. Look into and research layers and backgrounds.
The flow was more coherent in this episode than others, yet due to the vast complexity and sheer number of effects, moving objects, music, sounds, voices, huge animated detail on characters and weapons and moving objects (i.e. when the flash player is paused but things are still moving) the actual flash player lagged and slowed down at times, breaking all feel of motion, sound synchronisation and constant advancement. If a character or object is moving too fast to see normally, don't use the fully drawn one. Simply make a motion blurred version of it as a single picture and send it across the screen. Make sure that visual efficiency is high at all times by reducing completion on screen so the flow of the animation isn't broken.
Don't be discouraged as every animator and animation group has their flaws which are ironed out as their work is released by improving their techniques and getting help from others. I've enjoyed the series and I'm sure many other viewers also have and we've been lucky to have had such an enjoyable series. I hope this information helps.
-Michael.
sucks omega dies