THIS ONE HAS ALMOST 5 STARS. actually you really deserve to have 5 stars. Beautiful graphics, its okay that there is no voice acting , much better i think. also every detail has a specific sound, shadow etc. some scenes are so hilarious. some scenes are so dramatic. nevel dull, 20 minutes is worth it is not wasting time. love this.
Reviews for "The Reward: Tales of Alethrion - "The First Hero""
Although excited for this project, I was a little skeptical. The Reward seemed complete, with a nice message about The Journey vs The Destination. I didn't know what a whole series built around it could add that wouldn't seem superfluous. I am no longer a skeptic! Without uttering a word of dialogue the characters and the world you've created (a character in itself) manage to take us on an amazing journey into ourselves. A seemingly light-hearted adventure in a whimsical animation style belie the subject matter, as we are shown the depths of greed, pride, courage, and love, the evil and greatness that we are capable of, and what it means to confront oneself. Please, continue to make these fantastically entertaining films that can both weigh heavy on the heart and lift it to new heights.
I can't believe you made a sequel (or prequel if you want to get technical) that managed to be not only as good as your first video, but possibly even better. I was starting to think you guys were a one-hit wonder, but I see that I was mistaken. I'd give this 6 stars if I could.
This has the highest rating of any submission I've ever seen on this website! I am simply amazed at how good it is. The best part about this is how it's so worthwhile to watch. It just keeps getting better as it goes on. I absolutely loved the animation. For all that was, the characters were even better!
I really had no idea what story it would take. It ended up having tons of everything. In the end, its emotion was its strongest point. I certainly want this to be made into a series. I guess it wouldn't feature the same characters. Thank you for giving us this amazing story of love, action, greed, and everything else you could think of in a cartoon deserving its 4.80 score!
Love it when one of these gems show up Newgrounds, everything was extremely well done and fit together perfectly; I love the theme of no voice acting, blissful scenes and music, and the amazing camera angles. The artwork was detailed enough without being distracting/having random stuff in the backgrounds, and then animation was fluid, energetic, without being too cartoony (and getting out of theme), like the minute way the shadow hero throws the hero, with a weird bend in his fingers. I wanted to complain to that this isn't long enough, but I then I realized that it's actually 20 whole minutes...time flies when you're watching a great video. Another thing that I've realized is that is this actually the 3rd part of a series...that I've actually watched! It's incredible how much your animating as improved (unless, of course, you're actually a company, and hired new animators)!