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not bad, though could use better timing on the attacks. some parts tend to drag. it's nice to see it's SMBZ inspired. a recomendation for future sprite fights, make attack scenes faster and have some quick change ups. here it's sort of just one punch, pause, next punch, pause. though some scenes have modest timing.

Gotta admit, each episode shows more and more improvement. before I get to the actual review, I'll give a run down of my option of each episode
ep1 introduced interesting system of self made sprite animation, but didn't establish series very well (was too confusing and had some cliche and annoying characters/moments)
ep2 a bit more straightforward than ep1 but had same cliche's, but interesting character set up
ep3 pleasantly surprised by ascetics and conversations flowed better, but development of characters felt rushed
ep4 the annoying characters from episode 1 became very enjoyable and nylock became quite funny

Now the Review

Episode 5 is definitely another episode with strong improvement.

What made this episode strong was how it emphasized the different character's quirks, with gamecrazed being the most balanced. he's shown not to be perfect or Over Powered, and is hinted to have some knowledge of the events. I also like how Kirb's ego finally get's the better of him and nearly get's him killed, still would have like if he showed more pain when he re-entered TOME.

The main plot involving the "forbidden power" is utilized the strongeset in this episode. even though people are saying they are getting hurt, it doesn't get redundant as the episode utilizes the fact that the power can harm anyone it touchest. also, the power is shown to be imperfect. it helps keep the series realistic (even though it's life on a game) and less redundant. The pasing in the episode was also good to.

Artwork and animation still good. liking that new characters that arrive, receive same quality of animation like any main character. I was thinking of going into this episode asking you to give the fighs more energy, but this one had some good timing.

My only problems would be the usage of locations and just a few character flaws. the characters are still found in Lavendera, which is just purple with a few dented rocks and the episode takes place in just one spot for 3/5 of it's running time (the flow of the character's conversation save the scene). have the characters take sanctuary in, well, the Sanctuary region of tome, or at least update the appearance of lavendera to look more diverse besides rocks and a few fields.

while I liked the fight very much and how you utilized flash to create more angles, I'd suggest making some of the explositons and blasts appear more edgy, quick and with a tad bit of weight to them. an example of this is the supermario bros z fights which had quick paced and energetic fights with very quick timing. not asking you to rip those fights off, nor am i demanding you to take inspiration for a different source, just giving an example to make the fights energetic.

Still felt lost a bit in the episode when new Zetto was introduced, but his purpouse was established well enough before the episode ended.

glad to see this series is heading into the main plot. It was the best episode so far and I can't wait to see more.

good vid. Id suggest next time that you put in 2 or 3 more clips for variation. animation was quite nice and and very smooth line movement.

BoomBuster responds:

i had 2 clips in this, but it was not enough memory when i export it to swf as i thought, sot i removed those for more spaces

great vid! At first I was a little worried about how the episode would turn out since all the characters were being voiced by the same person, not that it was that bad, but for the girls it just seemed very glaing since they had very good voices in episode 3 (pheobe was still funny in this episode) and that the animation didn't change. as the episode continued, it got funnier and funnier. even with some of the obvious/cliche jokes (lack there of) , the humor is able to bounce back(such as the weed joke with carlos pointing out ralphie and tim). backgrounds are detailed and you've also started using some more after effects for the movements. I'd recommend using more frame by fame animation and consistent mouth movements. the mouths were just repeating animation most of the time.

But good job in episode 4

Jonimator responds:

Thanks for the detailed review! Believe it or not we did split the voices between the two of us, although your point still stands, seeing as were both brothers with incredibly similar voices hehe. Glad you enjoyed it overall!

to it's credit, while it seems to have been animated like a rushed parody rangers the movie part, the line movement is surprisingly smooth. probably would have been better if you made collab of these. Maybe a collab of sonic sez like the one at the end could work.

Excellent animaiton and neat concept. on thing that did interest me was that the boy kind of looked like scraggy form pokemon (black and white)

Though jokes about Fred are somewhat outdated (even a few regarding the nickelodeon show), this short still holds up on it's own just fine. The animation is fluid and has a few funny moments (fred jogging with a gun just crack me up!). Probably to improve audio in the future, you should buy a microphone like a samson mic.

BoomBuster responds:

well, samson microphone could be expensive to buy. my sony mp3 player has a mic so that's how i use it. thanks though. ;D

has much more liveliness than the last one (which was still good). more future installment please!

neet vid. speaking of cyanide and happiness, they haven't made any animated shorts in a while. wonder why

It's a decent short. has some great animation and some moderate humor. the main glairing problems that are present in the short stem from a few notable animation errors and the audio. The lip sync is kind of off as the mouth shape does not match with the word pronunciation and there are a few stray lines around the characters (not the eye lines, it's just an aesthetic) and sometimes animated objects disappear. the issue with the audio was that it wasn't clear enough at time and didn't have a good volume balance.

Never the less, the animation was very good overall. the characters had fluid movements that can be enjoyed over and over again. The jokes, while used many times before, are utilized in unique ways (like the ending joke where the man's attempt at proposing was all for not for a completely different reason.

Overall, decent job.

Cartoons are da' bomb :)

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