Non-Player Counselor: Duke Nukem Has Mommy Issues
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Alright, rough start. I guess the previews already showed me everything I needed to know about the art looking like baby's first Flash cartoon but I won't rag on it any more than that. It will progress over time.
The writing however, was also a little shaky. That introduction with Kratos was horrifyingly unfunny and I feel like you made a huge mistake by including it as that kind of introduction gives a terrible first impression. The therapy session itself actually had a few chuckle worthy exchanges (minus the cutaways). I see potential in the future but tripping out of the gate is never a good sign. I'll keep watching to see how this series progresses as I've been watching your guys' stuff since the very first No Right Answer. Hoping to see how you improve as time goes on.
The writing however, was also a little shaky. That introduction with Kratos was horrifyingly unfunny and I feel like you made a huge mistake by including it as that kind of introduction gives a terrible first impression. The therapy session itself actually had a few chuckle worthy exchanges (minus the cutaways). I see potential in the future but tripping out of the gate is never a good sign. I'll keep watching to see how this series progresses as I've been watching your guys' stuff since the very first No Right Answer. Hoping to see how you improve as time goes on.
The art reminds me a lot of stuff on late night cartoon network and fxx; could use a little polishing. It actually reminds me of when Yahtzee started: ZP didn't have nearly as many screens per episode as it does now.
I thought it was pretty funny, although I will agree that the bit with Kratos at the start was kind of flat. There should totally be a support group for characters that have had their franchises mangled by devs, or even just an EA support group. Reminds me a bit of Wreck-it Ralph
As far as suggestions for who's on the couch next, I don't know: maybe the future guy from assassin's creed (the one they killed off and removed his brain), Niko Bellic from GTA IV, or maybe Samus Aran (might be too obvious?).
I thought it was pretty funny, although I will agree that the bit with Kratos at the start was kind of flat. There should totally be a support group for characters that have had their franchises mangled by devs, or even just an EA support group. Reminds me a bit of Wreck-it Ralph
As far as suggestions for who's on the couch next, I don't know: maybe the future guy from assassin's creed (the one they killed off and removed his brain), Niko Bellic from GTA IV, or maybe Samus Aran (might be too obvious?).
I don't mind the animation being bad. But could you at least make the drawings reasonable? They look like I did them, which is terrible and the art-style (or lack there-of) just makes everything else worse by association. It doesn't have to be good, but does have to not suck, please.
The humour's not bad. Not great, but I'm willing to see where you take it. I can imagine some funnies in Pac-Man and Sonic episodes.
The humour's not bad. Not great, but I'm willing to see where you take it. I can imagine some funnies in Pac-Man and Sonic episodes.
Not a fan of the art style. At all. Maybe it wouldn't hurt to dumb it down a bit, cut back on detail and work on quality. Writing is actually pretty decent, there were a couple almost Archer-esque moments. Not an amazing start but there's potential. Keep at it.
Oh, right. And sound quality / volume. I know it's a ***** but you really need to work on that. At this point I think that's what hurts the entire thing the most.
Oh, right. And sound quality / volume. I know it's a ***** but you really need to work on that. At this point I think that's what hurts the entire thing the most.
Gordon Freeman needs to be on the couch. It might be quite episode but you wont have to learn to do the voice. Garret from the thief series could be fun.
The ambient music could actually do with being a bit higher in volume, it's barely there as it is. Not by much though, just a slight bump. The main issue is uneven volume on voices. Some are barely audible and others are ear-shatteringly loud. I found myself constantly adjusting volume as I was watching. Some better audio equipment would go a long way as well, the entire production sounds a bit flat, high-pitch and distorted.Firefilm said:
If there's anything I can praise about this entire thing, it's the way you seem to be dealing with criticism - and there's a lot of it to deal with. There's a bunch of potential here and I'm quite eager to see where you can take it with some polish.
Personally I thought the art fit the mood of the whole thing pretty well and made it probably more funny than it would be with slicker animation. I didn't think the opening scene was that bad but it could have been better I guess.
I guess you could make an episode where the therapist tries to get Chell or Gordon to talk to no avail.
I guess you could make an episode where the therapist tries to get Chell or Gordon to talk to no avail.