Xiivi's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[Trash_talk]

Not sure why this particular one put a smile on my face; but it did, so thank you.

[Free Coffee in 2 Minutes]

Nice ending; plenty to improve on style-wise but a good flash and message nonetheless. Keep up the good work.

jackbliss responds:

Thanks man I will! It was an older animation from 2015 I finally managed to finish off. Would love to see someone else's take on the script if they are interested. I think it would make a good short film :)

[Yet Darker - Undertale Animation (Glitchtale #2)]

So happy to see you uploading your amazing works here on NG! :)

CamilaCuevas responds:

Thanks

[Sans Battle - Stronger Than You]

I've been addicted to this song/animation for a bit now; glad to see you uploading it here! You did a great job.

[The Very Best]

Good stuff; although yeah something to fill some of the silent gaps would have been better.

[Spyro Does A Thing]

It honestly wasn't anything really new or original; but I still thought it was enjoyable and executed well. :)

[Ballad of a fallen angel]

Well, it wasn't the best animation for that tune.

Score:
Well, I decided that it was worth a 7/10 and a 3/5 from me. It was really bad at the beginning, but then it got better near the middle and the ending of the flash. The beginning was quite poorly done though. The animation was done smoothly in the 2nd half, but graphics were bad in the beginning with the flowe and all. The style was nice and refreshing. The song was a rather good choice, and very fitting. OOther 3 items not considered due to nonexistance.

Title:
Ballad of a fallen angel fits well, because that's what the song really does sound like. The sad tune of an angel that has lost her wings and her memories are thus fading away. Appropriate and well placed.

Preloader:
It was ok, but really subpar at best. Might have well as shown me a blank screen, preloaders need eyecandy.

Content:
Ok, the rose at the beginning really just looked like crap, I can't say it any better than that. I mean, the symbolism would have been much better and implicit had you done the flower and it's falling petal better. Yet, the rest was fine. The rain drops and the water were done beautifully, better than I could ever do. The character was drawn really nice as well, and the mood in the flash stayed nice and depressing the way it was supposed to be.

Overall:
I thought it was a nice little quaint flash and it got its purpose fulfilled. Nice work, hope to see you animating in the near and distant futures.

[Agents of man REVISED]

Not exactly the best music video ever. >_>

Score:
Well, this time I gave your flash a 5/10 and a 2/5. It just wasn't that well done. The graphics were good except for the characters which were subpar at best. The song was too "emo" for me and I couldn't stand listening to it. Violence, Humour, and Interactivity not actually present and thus not taken into account.

Title:
Agents of man was a good choice of a title. I am in full agreement of naming a flash that revolves around one song the name of the song. I think it gives the flash more depth and makes it much better. Yet, when you toss "REVISED" in caps into the title then it takes away from the flash. Yes, you may have revised it, but that doesn't mean you need to change and kill the title. It would be much better as "Agents of man" alone.

Preloader:
It was rather dull and plain. Just a nice font and nothing more. Preloaders should be loaded with eyecandy for those 56k users (I know, I used to have 56k once, and when you have to wait that long on a flash then you won't be waiting if the preloader is bland).

Content:
Too much of the flash was just the words to the song. That's not something that should fill up the flash. Your flash should be all video and not text. A better technique is to have the words on the bottom, like subtitles, as the flash video plays through. Instead of having the text intrude on the flash.

Overall:
The flash was mediocre at best, but it still has the potential to be made into something really good. I hope you make a newer version of it later to show your improvement, I'm sure you have by now. Keep up the good work and never stop trying.