jthrash's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[3D Spooberino]

I’m going to name my firstborn Spooberino. Thanks, Potatoman!

Potatoman responds:

kinda.. EPIC

[Lunch break]

I consistently love your consistent art style. Consistently!

Charkked responds:

thank you for your consistent

[Patapon]

Ahh, a great memory of a time when Sony PlayStation actually tried to compete with Nintendo in terms of creative gameplay and graphics, instead of just making gritty, "realistic", but otherwise boring and easy games on the PS4 and then re-releasing them again on the PS5. I want more Patapon!

iamgir responds:

Thank you for the review, I really appreciate it.

On another note, I can't say I agree with you on your point about the eighth & ninth generations of PlayStation. The PS4 had challenging exclusives like Bloodborne (arguably the greatest Souls-like game,) and the artistic Persona 5. There's also Astro Bot Rescue Mission, a VR game with mind-blowingly creative platforming gameplay. Not to mention Dreams by Media Molecule: a game where you can create, draw, or paint anything you can think of. Those are just a few PS4 games to mention that have challenging gameplay, unique mechanics, and stylised art direction.

And as for PS5, you've got the new Ratchet & Clank (which has Pixar-level graphics,) Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Bugsnax (a funny, cute Pokemon-like game,) and the free-for-everyone Astro sequel: Astro's Playroom (which is better than anything free on the Switch.) What you want is there on modern PlayStation too. What you're saying in regard to creative gameplay could be applied to Nintendo too, since they recycle franchises like Mario a lot. And finally, the gritty realistic games have a sense of creative art direction too -- they are just conveying it in a different way that happens to resemble real-life a little more. Examples of this include the one-take cinematography of God of War (2018,) the changing color palette of Resistance 3 throughout its chapters, and the tribal-futuristic aesthetics of Horizon Zero Dawn. Personally, I don't want PS to compete with Nintendo, because Nintendo does not make what I look for and love most in games.

But, I apologise if I went on a rant. Thank you for your rating again, it means a lot coming from an awesome artist and animator such as yourself. And yeah, I also want more Patapon :)

[Caramel Flan]

There is a secret to your consistently-amazing lighting and presentation, AND I INTEND TO FIND IT!!

VCT responds:

I don't know what i'm even doing.

[Splint]

Looks like the Bliblies from the Smiling Friends pilot.

ZeTrystan responds:

Like his sponge cousin hahaha

[Ibm QuBit Taster]

A Silicon Valley bumpkin?

Potatoman responds:

Dude, this guy is waaayy smarter than you.

[Zebra and Sheep Duo]

Never have I felt so intimidated by herbivores!

InsaneDingoArt responds:

lol! just a couple of badasses fighting some streets. thats alll :P

[Dépanneur]

I seriously want this TV effect you’re using. It reminds me of my childhood! The color scheme of this piece is good, too, and no doubt enhanced by the CRT scan lines like most pixelated games in the pre-HD/4KTV era.

SuperPhil64 responds:

I don't remember where I found it sadly. Downloaded it a few years back and the readme for it has like no info other than how it works. Il have to try to find where I got it again so I can send you a link.

[Finger At The Beach]

He looks like some other body part. Specifically on the male body…

Potatoman responds:

Erm....

[There's Still Hope for the Dislike]

I discovered recently that I could still see the dislikes on my own videos privately on my YouTube Creator channel, so, uh, so much for the justification that it’s supposed to protect the apparently-frail egos of smaller content creators. It’s obviously only meant to protect marketing campaigns for bad products from being “defeated” by the Dislike ratio…

joaoppereiraus responds:

Yeah, they didn't fool anyone with that justification