Well done! I remember seeing the first one way back, and I'm glad it's actually still happening.

Animation was superb. Voice acting was too. Seemed pretty much like a professionally made animation, which is impressive. The story kept me interested, and I like all of the characters so far. After Effects was a nice touch.

Yup. All in all, great job, and I would love to see more of this.

Been waiting for this for a while...

I wasn't really sure what to expect. Seeing your other stuff, I had expected it to be pretty good, especially after seeing the preview. But never did I think it would be quite as good as it was. I wouldn't say it was as good as Castle, but it certainly came very close. And anyway, it's different, so I can't entirely base it off of that anyway.

The music, sound effects, animation, voices, and pretty much everything else was absolutely amazing. Every so often I'd see a little flaw or glitch (The file in part A flashed the cover a couple of times), but for the most part, the movements were fluid. The storyline has me pretty interested. I could do with a bit more action, but I'm guessing we'll see some more of that later. This set up the story well.

Oh, and keep in mind I'm still here if you need another voice.

Hmm... so except for maybe a couple things that didn't work perfectly with the scene select and stuff, (when I tried playing the movie at first, SceneSelect at the top right was undefined, and the movie stopped before it reached part A, unless I'm mistaken) this was absolutely amazing. I was completely hooked. I AM completely hooked.

Great job, and keep up the hard work. You, and everyone else working on this.

Great!

I like the camera angles in this. Also, the constant action is exciting, and the music goes with it well.

The mask and sword, as Zackie said, are extremely well drawn, and everything is animated smoothly. I like the dust (or smoke, fog, whatever) in the area, and how it gets disturbed when things move through it.

It was short, but that's usually expected in previews. I love it, and can't wait to see more.

Quite wonderful.

I wasn't sure what kind of game to be expecting when I started this, and I was pleasantly surprised. I'm actually not sure if I've ever played a top-down shooter where the camera moves around the person like that, so it was an interesting new experience for me.

Anyway, the controls worked well (although I completely forgot about running until after I had beaten the game...), and the three colors were implemented excellently into the game. It very rarely seemed obnoxious, which I was happy about. The enemies had just the right amount of difficulty, and the ability to build up ammo quickly was very satisfying. The ninjas and normal enemies had some AI that was a bit more interesting than just following the character (like when they veer off to the side or run away), which was also nice.

As everyone has said, this would've been even nicer with sound effects and music. And perhaps a better ending. And maybe a story. But now I'm stretching it a bit, and the game would probably become cumbersome and less pick-up-and-play with a story. The boss fight was fun, though it took me a little while to understand how to do it. Do I shoot him? Do I bring him to the electricity and shock him with it? I figured it out eventually, but perhaps if you had put some sort of an indication that he was being protected by the side things, it would've been a bit easier.

...or maybe it's better having to figure it out. I'm not sure...

All in all, this was a fun game to play. I had a good time, and I hope you continue to make games (hopefully with sound).

-Trekopep

Nice, nice...

Alright, I liked it. It was very good. Again, I had a fun time.

I'll start with this: The lack of the securing the jackpot part of the game DID kind of dull the excitement of the game. Also, it made the name a little less fitting, though I won't worry about that much. Although it sucked when I'd hit a wrong platform in the first one, it exhilarated me. It had been an excellent challenge. I do like the lack of frustration, but it just doesn't have the same feel as the other one did.

Also, there aren't levels. One of the things I find I like about games is trying to progress through it and get to the finish. Now, granted, once I beat the other game, I didn't go back to it much. So I can see how this might be a better option. But having a GOAL you need to reach (the money) on each part is also nice sometimes. Not completely necessary, but I liked it before.

On a brighter note, you added the hats, which are something to strive for. It keeps me wanting to play because I want to collect everything. The fact that they change your stats is also good, because I don't just want a new outfit, I want new gameplay. It changes things up a little more.

The money and time powerups were a nice addition. They made things a bit more exciting. Also, good choice on music, as before. I'm not sure what I thought of the new way the screen showed information. I liked the 3-Dish design of it in the first one, but I think this way might've been a bit easier to understand. Likewise with the arrows on the platforms. I think the arrows distracted a bit much, though. Having something that isn't a "part" of the platforms doesn't really seem right. When they glowed, it was like the platforms changed when it was good to hit them. With the arrows, it's... well, I just don't find it as effective.

Just a suggestion, you should have the button say "music on" when the music is ON, as opposed to making it say "music on" as in "if you press this, the music will turn on." Likewise with the sounds and symbols for them. The pause button I feel like should maybe ONLY have the pause symbol, perhaps a different color when the game is paused. Of course, that's only an opinion.

But when all is said and done, it's really a great game. The music, sound, graphics, difficulty level, and interestingness of this game are all up there pretty high. I think I might've had a bit more fun with the first one. But then again, I haven't finished playing this one yet. Maybe next time (if you make a third one), add a bit more to change up the gameplay. A story maybe? That would be nice.

Anyway, great job again, and keep up the good work!

~Trekopep

Nice job.

This game was really good for a beta, and it's a HUMUNGOUS improvement on the practice stage. For one thing, the frame rate was much higher, which is usually a plus, and made this game go much smoother. The hittests were much better (like, you actually had them on things), and you added enemies that can hurt you.

It was a bit short, though I'm kind of glad it was. It would get pretty boring if you made it longer, unless you added more things. I didn't mind too much that there weren't diagonal walking directions.

One of my complaints is that the AI wasn't that great. They just sat in one place and didn't really do anything, besides the final "boss" type things.

At the very end, if you go to the bottom of the left pillar (and maybe the right one too, I didn't try), you can walk through it and get back into the field, where you can't do anything but commit suicide.

So yeah, great improvement. It still could be loads better, but it's about 2 rating higher than the last one, so I think you're on a path to success here. Keep up the good work! :D

I like it.

It's very calming and yet exciting at the same time. I like the strings and piano. That's usually a good combination. I also loved how it started up pretty slow and sped up as the song progressed and more instruments were added.

Also, I liked that key change in there.

Keep up the great work, SinJim!

Once again, I am utterly amazed.

So far, I'd definitely have to say that this song and The Metal Visage are my favorites. Not to say When Demons Cry and all your other ones aren't good, but these two are my favorites. I probably listened to The Metal Visage for an hour or so, and I've been listening to this one for a while too. It has a very nice melody to it, and I like the piano echoes. I really don't know what else to say, MaestroRage. You are amazing. I will try to use one of your songs in a game, but I still think I'm not worthy. ^^ Probably 9/10 games I make end up being things that I'll never finish. (A lot of them I stop working on right this after I made the title screen) But I'll see. If you want me to, I could send you a PM once in a while so you know how progress is going. (I should probably use some of Anth0n's music in it too. I've already told him I'd use his music in a game twice.) Wow, this went off topic. To sum it up, this was one of the most amazing things I've ever heard. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Forget ParagonX9! 5/5, 10/10.

BAM! BAM BAM!

I can see this music being used in a little talk the characters are having just before they start killing each other. Or something like that. ^^

Cool

Pretty awesome. I like the detail in the gun and swords, and the look of the water dripping off of Yoro. The combination of katanas and a gun is pretty sweet in general.

Also, the way the swords are glowing is cool.

So is StickKombat kind of branching into RedHand, or are you just using the same characters?

Anyway, cool picture. God luck with RedHand and Asylum and all that.

You're too amazing for your own good.

All of your swords/staffs/guitars/guns/etc. are so detailed, and they have so much variety to them. Also, gun/sword combinations are awesome.

Hmm, let's see. I really like the color combinations in the colored ones, but I also like the black and grey "machine-type" swords and things. Jeez, everything is so SHINY! Doesn't drawing highlights and shadows everywhere get annoying? Well, maybe I just have no patience.

Everything looks awesome. Keep up the good work. :D