MessiaH's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Hurry up bob!!!]

There's a good game in there somewhere.

It just needs a bit more attention paid to the controls, as they're far too sensitive on this and it's not helped by using the arrow keys. This is the sort of game that would work a lot better on Xbox Live. That said, it's still fun to play.

[.Loneliness.]

Badly programmed mess.

Heavy Rain was a slow game at times, and relied on emotional manipulation. However, it did at least vary the tempo and developed character, as well as having a decent (though heavily flawed) moral to it. This is just a piece of rubbish. It's boring, I have no sympathy or empathy for Walter because I wasn't given a reason other than that his unknown girlfriend was dead and we weren't even told how she died, the 'gameplay' (if you can even call it that) wouldn't even be acceptable as an extra on a bargain-bin DVD menu, and the message was ridiculous. People who kill themselves do so because they see it as their last resort, they need to be helped and know they have a way to deal with whatever trauma they're dealing with. Stuff like this totally spits in the face of the complexity of depression, by bringing it down to a childish status of "death causes loneliness, loneliness causes depression, depression causes suicide and suicide leads to escape". What about his remaining family and friends? They obviously cared for him and yet they just stand at the graves acting like he did the right thing, when they had every opportunity to help him sort his life out if they knew he was that desperate. There are films and games that fail to convey their message and that's one thing, but when a 'game' (loose sense of the word) contrives to create the complete opposite result of what it was trying to achieve, that's a travesty.

You get a point for the unintentionally hilarious scene of the old man dying and apologising for having a heart attack mid-sentence, and for the music which was pleasant. Other than that, this is just about the most worthless five points I've ever earned. I'd rather pass a kidney stone then ever lay eyes on this pretentious holocaust of imagination ever again.

[Walls Lite has an error]

Shit.

No effort, no talent, not even a fully-working medal set since the Lights Camera Action medal won't unlock. How this is averaging 7.9 for reviews is beyond me.

[Sp**d]

Impressive.

I'm surprised this hasn't done better than it has, it's a good concept relatively well executed. Maybe it just needed a bit more attention paid to the visuals and sound.

[Holiday Sim]

Not bad.

A little overrated probably, but I enjoyed playing it and liked the music during the surfing stage.

[Riddles of Renaissance]

Good stuff.

Something different, challenging, well-presented. My only complaint is that there's not much replay value since there's only one path through the game, but I guess that's what sequels are for.

Well done.

[Johnny Why Are You Late?]

Fun and funny.

No replay value, but well worth playing once.

[Heart of Ice]

Amazing.

I can't believe this isn't higher regarded than it is. It should be in the top 50 and have swept the awards the week it came out (unless it was a really strong week), instead it seems to have been forgotten somewhat. I really think this is underrated and hope it eventually gains the audience it deserves.

[Gravity Duck]

Really good.

I can definitely see this being ported to PSN and Xbox Live.

[9/11 Simulator]

Better than the falling man game.

Still don't know why I can't just use the arrow keys, it would be far easier than WASD.

Kevin responds:

It's just a personal preference of my own... Whoop.