ScarletLotusProd's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Maerl Bay]

Overall rather cute and fun. A minor issue that winds up being a big problem in gameplay is that the pictures collected meter is so large that it obscures most of the top right corner of the screen, which essentially forces you to avoid climbing to the surface in that direction.

[Auto Necrochess]

Very much enjoyed playing through this, although I think the progression could use some work. If you destroy the castle too quickly it becomes basically impossible to defeat the final wave. A good work around for this might be to give the player extra coins whenever they add a bone to the cauldron? Additionally, the only way I have been able to beat the game is with a summon + bard combo, anything else I've died at the final stages with. It'd be nice if some of the stat-focused units leveled up a bit more strongly. I think what would be most helpful is allowing you to upgrade a Level 2 unit with just one additional Level 1 unit, rather than requiring you to combine two Level 2 units. That would make it much more viable to use units that don't spawn other units.

Overall a great game though, would be interested in seeing something like this as a full game with more fleshed out skill trees, additional levels, etc.

[Kobold Siege]

There's a delay between shooting and regaining movement control that is a nightmare to deal with. Also was not a huge fan of the camera. The hitboxes on some of the larger enemies are also wonky, and aimed shooting is clunky and doesn't work at times. The control scheme is also a little rough around the edges, it would've been nice if the "parry" and "jump" buttons were shared instead of mapping the parry to aim. Since the parrying gives you extra jump height it would make more sense that way anyway.

The level progression feels good though, and for the most part combat was enjoyable. Overall a pretty good game and kept me entertained for a few hours!