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[Frax's World Ep. 9]

at points, it generally

+++ Great tune for ending credits.

++++ I love how you've basically redone your entire style, but done it well. Again.

+++ Donut talk made me smile.

-- I was disappointed to see the ending music end so abruptly. Maybe have it last a wee bit longer, maybe fade out with the sound panel options.

-- in the character bios, 2nd sentence for Bob is unclear and grammatically messed up.

- unoriginal setup.

-- When Bob stands on top of the dude and shoots his head, it's just a still frame. Looks almost broken. Have him recoil, or smoke appear or something.

-- When cop gets shot in the box and doesn't die, my incredulous nature got in the way of my suspension of disbelief.

?? Maybe have bios before loading is complete? You know it'd make sense...

++ Kinda amusing wrap-up.

==
Though unoriginal and a tad tiring at points, it generally entertained.

[Frax's World Ep. 6, 7, 8]

you're back

+++ One again - great style. And actually better than before, with some nice spots of detail, like the lighting in the helmets, but not too much.

++ Funky typography for 'Flax's World'.

--- #6 was very predictable. Obvious that one or the other will go. Piano is a tired method.

--- #7 too was predictable. I actually guessed a baby, but close enough.

#8 was just kinda wierd.

+ Made me smile.

+ Jolly voices.

==
Again, too predictable. But good to see you're back to your old style.

Tiring for the most part.

[Frax's World Ep. 4]

two were

+++ Clear voices

++ distinguished accent for character#1

++ I like the background

---- 'story' was kinda dull and though I wasn't 100% sure what was gonna happen, the way it panned out would've been high on my list of guesses.

-- Why the comment about DS? Makes little sense in the context.

- thin lines and shapes for mouth don't go too well with main style.

- Why only one arm for char 1?

- Kinda bad positioning of 'shoulders'.

==
After #1, these two were a disappointment. Kinda boring. Hope the series picks up again later on.

[Frax's World Ep. 2 and 3]

twist

++ Again, great loop.

++ Love imagery of people flopping onto a planet.

--- #2's nerds that just magically appeared were kinda distracting.

-- After #2, #3 seemed overly tame and very unoriginal as a concept.

==
Though I liked the scene in space, it generally just made me smile wearily. Random actions alone aren't enough to make chuckle - I was basically expecting randomness! You need to twist our expectations more!

[Frax's World Ep. 5]

just finish

---- New style is horrible by comparison. Actually still slightly above par, which means I must congratulate your original style again.
Unneeded thin lines. Details look kinda cluttered now.

--- Animation not your strong point. When he's spinning, don't just tween him rotating! Try and make it look like he's going on his hands! Maybe ease the motion!

-- No replay button.

++ When ad came up, I chuckle a tiny bit.

+++ Great voices.

==
Hate the style, but the silly ending kinda made up. I was expecting it to just finish there, so was kinda taken aback!

[Drink Driving]

from the noise

+++ Good message.

--- Not very resonating. I doubt anyone will feel shocked or 'moved' by this. I doubt this will bring any change in anyone's behaviour.

--- Sound is horribly irritating.

- Blood is a tad flat and overly straight looking.

-- you give numbers, but is that for the UK? Specify!

+ Though it's better than looking messy...

++ Black and white noise seems to have some curves, kind like magnetic fields one might see on a TV. Did you engineer that somehow, or did Photoshop just make it like that after you pressed the button.

==
Good message but apart from the noise, that just irritates, it's all dull.

More imaginative effects with the text may have helped?

The-FlashMaster responds:

(in order of points)
-thanks
-turn the volume to full and put it full screen on an interactive smartboard, in a dark room (what it was made for).
- the sound is the only version I could find on the internet at such short notice.
- the blood (for some reason) slowed the whole thing down when i tried to add depth to it (thus no 3d or realism)
-UK
-thanks.
-actually i used paint (photoshop hates corel and won't install on my pc for some obscure reason)the effect is seen in any two pictures like this that are moved from one point to another (over the other picture) and repeated.
The bitmaps really slowed it down and made it a nightmare to export so a lot of time was spent compressing and reducing.
-this flash definitely wasn't my best, but is quite good on short notice and was a test of my 'white noise' skills, nothing more. To be honest i wasn't especting the rating to be higher than 2...so i'm pleased!

BTW the white noise was on 6 layers, all of which had the same picture.

[Frax's World Ep. 1]

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++ Love font for 'Episode 1/The end'. Elongated centre stroke of 'E' is interesting touch and the high mid-points give it a Rennie Mackintosh feel.

-- Doesn't go with other font.

-- horrible 'indian' accent.

-- Timer being there makes little sense.

- Italian dude's first line sounds kinda echoey. Timing of that with subtitle kinda jarred me.

+ Like nerd's accent.

+++ End made me grin and chuckle for a moment.

+++ Like your style. Fairly distinctive.

+++ Great music - has a sense of urgency about it.

==
Fun little thing.

Thanks!

[A very DOCKY Halloween]

read the spee

++ Some nice colours.

++ Hmm... 'docks' are real? Amusing.

--- Speech very hard to understand. Didn't understand any before the flashback.
???? Why no subtitles?

--- Scream at end was annoying.

- Credits at end kept jumping up every so often (moving irregularly)

++ Kinda nice tune. Sounds kinda Nightmare Before Christmas-y

==
Though I watched it twice to see if I'd understand any more, it mainly just baffled and confused.

And kinda annoyed.

I think if I could understand/read the speech rather than having to work it out, I may have chuckled.

IZSBHR responds:

Click on the bottom of the screen to read the subtitles, K?

And yes, it's from the Nightmare Before Christmas.

[BlobCombat.II-Payback]

out of idle

+ Nice eyes on splash screen

?? Maybe it would've been nice to start with the last few lines from the previous edition?

-- 'Why does...' - so bad a line, it's funny. Cheesy. Making a mockery of the gravity of the situation.

--- Doesn't get us attached to any character.

- Stupid line for assassin at end.

+++ Interesting ending.

==
The episode definitely makes me wanna watch #3 out of idle curiousity. But the writing's just not strong enough for me to feel myself getting involved.

[Chicken Suit for the Soul]

ugh, but will

+++ Cute 'story'.

+++ Good use of limited colour to attract attention.

-- Yes, it may be short and small in size. But it still doesn't load instantly. Really, always have a play button.

- Terrible hitbox for 'replay' button. The 'hit' frame represents what area the mouse can activate the button from. Normally, a rectangle works well.

--- Feels a little 'empty'. Like I seemed to be searching for some message or joke that maybe wasn't there. I watched it 3 times, hoping to find some further meaning. Maybe that we should remember our silly/funky friends and turn off our PCs once in a while? That friends are great?
I could see it, but somehow, I didn't really 'feel' it. Sorry for not being able to pinpoint why.

++++ Brilliant synching to sounds. Are all those sounds from one piece of music? Works brilliantly.

++ Charming little characters.

==
Enjoyed watching this a few times. Didn't really laugh, but will remember it for sure!

Sk8erGirl14 responds:

I created some sounds for this movie, and borrowed the rest and music...Audio is 1 track and SFX another...

...simplicity was my desired goal here, to fit with the music, more advanced characters just didn't look right...

thanks for the review...