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Still 1 One of the Best To Play!

This eps. easily triumphs over those that came b4 it. The battles are very enjoyable, and give you a nice challenge (Personally I thought the Rock Beast was harder to beat than Reala was) that defiently requires srategy aswell! The special atks you can use are pretty awesome, and keep true to the Sonic Franchise, while giving them a nice little 'Boost' to make them even cooler! This eps. is indeed a very fun experience, that I can enjoy playing over-and-over again! Very well done! >;) 5/5 10/10

-DarkDremora

Note: Alot of ppl seem to hav trouble w/ both battles, so here's some advice that could help.

*Reala* Alternate between Healing&Atking. And whoever has the lowest HP use THAT char. to heal as it will heal them more while slightly healing the other aswell. Also pay attention to how many HP points both chars. Heal tend to do to BOTH chars. tht way, you'll know when the best time TO Heal is. Only use Nights' Overdrive and Star Rain skill when both Chars. have sufficient HP; and stop using Star Rain once Nights' MP gets a little above (Or Below depending on your progress) half his max. Try to predict what atk Reala will use next, and also pay attention to how much damage each of his atks tend to do to both chars. A pain but it'll come in handy when planning ur strategy. Important:Make sure to leave half a spec of Shadow's SP left, so that you can use the Tag-Team overdrive. It's best to mainly use Yellow Dash, w/ only 1-or-2 Chaos Spears, as Yellow Dash only uses half a spec of SP, and the damage from them will add up to do more than Chaos Spear would've/will. If you decide to use Shadow's Energy Beam atk, only use it ONCE, and when both chars. have sufficient HP! Save the rest of his MP for healing! Save th Tag-Team overdrive until Reala's HP is BELOW 10,000! Also... if either Shadow or Nights dies (Dosen't matter how far-along you are in the battle) then just restart as you won't be able to win unless it's obvious.

This Strategy works 85-90% of the time.

*Rock Beast* Same as w/ Reala; alternate between Healing&Atking. Truly pay attention to how much dmg this jerk's atks tend to do, as it'll come in handy when knowing when to Heal. Important: Sonic's Heal uses 35MP to use, so pay attention to how much MP you have left! Only use Spin Dash 3 times, no more! Otherwise you won't be able to go Super Form! Try and do as much dmg as possible to him (Preferably keep atking until you can no longer Heal!) as possible, b4 going Super Form, otherwise you'll waste both your Super Form (Note: You'll revert back to regular Sonic if you're beaten as Super Sonic.) and SP!

This Strategy works 75-90% of the time.

*Both Battles* NEVER-EVER take Unnecessary Risks! If you start acting cocky&arrogant, you'll end-up paying the price. Trust me!

Well... I certainly do hope that these Strategies help whomever read them, as I know just how hard and absolutely frustrating it is to battle those bastards! Like I stated, these won't work 100% of the time, but atleast have a pretty high percentage of working. ^^ I also know that I wasen't exactly specific in some regards to my Strategies; but it's really impossible to be 100% specific w/ ANY RPG Battle-Strategy right? :P Sometimes it's best to MIX differen't Strategies together, for a certain Battle. Besides... if I (Or anyone else giving their own Strategy for that matter.) have to be completely specific, then you REALLY don't even need to be playing imho.

Mario's Telling the Truth

This was even funnier than the 1st Mad,Mad Mario flash! I honestly can't think of anything to say other than, it's about time someone realised the flaws the Mario Bros. series has. Sure all those things make the games interesting and (at times ) exciting. But still. Anyway truly a funny-ass flash, and I truly hope that by this being the 2nd eps. that this means more will be made! Keep up the awesome work, and thx again for giving us such great Humor! >;)

-DarkDremora

P.S. The Wal-Mart thing was very clever lol XD

Awesome Series, yet lacking

Really awesome series you've got here, I'll admit that. However, I have to agree w/ a few other reveiwers, in regard to Mario&Co. feeling out of place in this. At the beginning of the series, having Mario&Co. did indeed fit. But now they feel like they don't belong. It also seems to me that you had to alter ( Especially Mario's, which I didn't like ) their personalities in order for them to work. They just REALLY feel out of place here, imho. If it was like a Super Smash Bros. thing, ( Like these villains wanting to take over the earth, and obtain powerful relics from all of the Heroes' worlds for the same reason ) then it could work a little better, maybe.

As for the DBZ/Bleach effects&references. I'm actually ok w/ that. I mean it is a little wierd at times seeing Mario&Co. using DBZ/Bleach Techs. and having DBZ/Bleach Auras. But I can live w/ that. I've seen enough Flashes w/ those that pulled it off. Afterall, it's propably hard to find effects, auras, sounds, blasts, etc that fit w/o them being DBZ-related. Shade Falcon ( The creator of the extremly awesome Flash series: " Dawning of Darkness/D.o.D. " ) is really the only 1 that I know who was able to pull it off. It's NOT easy, I'm sure. So no hate towards ya in that department man. >;) Though perhaps you could alter all those to make them atleast, look less Anime-ish. Or if anything... just have Mario&Co's normal attks, w/ a DBZ/Bleach feel/oomph to them. That way it's still THEIR signature moves, but more powerful.

For the Music used in this, I really have no complaints, and actually like the Anime music. Mainly because the timing you use for the songs fit perfectly w/ the situation that's happening on screen. A slight suggestion would be to use more songs/music from other Video Games, instead of just Anime music. Nothing wrong w/ the Anime music, just it'll get old VERY fast, if used over-and-over again.

As for the Story-line of your series. It's w/o a doubt the absolute best prt of your series! ^^ It was a little sluggish at 1st, but then it picked up the pace. It's defiently a story-line that gets you hooked, and coming back for more. Very original, yet still familiar enough to understand. You really are a creative person, and this story-line is proof. I'm sure you could've come up w/ something COMPLETELY original ( yet still awesome ) that had nothing to do w/ Mario&Co's BG, and history, had you just gave it a shot. But since this is based-off of a FanFic, you already had it planned out, thus making it easier for you when making it into a Flash. So, that's completely understandable.

All-in-all... I really enjoy this series despite some of it's flaws; and I will continue to watch future eps. Keep up the good work, and good luck w/ future eps. and Flashes! >;D

-DarkDremora

P.S. I just want you to know that I'm not saying any of this because I hate Mario, DBZ, or Bleach. I love all of them. ESPECIALLY Mario! ^^

An Interesting Sonic RPG

This is a pretty interesting Flash Movie/Game. It actually has a decent amount of battles ( Most Sonic RPGs only have like 1 or 2 battles ) in it. And the battles are pretty challenging. Heck, I had to redo some of them.

Battles: Even though the battles are fun, imo most of your skills are pretty much useless, as you can't afford to even use them! And most of the time your healing instead of fighting, as the enemies do WAY to mcuh damage w/ their atks. Thus making it hard to think of a decent strategy. As for the Overdrive, it dosen't do enough damage. And you shouldn't have to use up any of your SP to use it, regardless of how little it requires. Another thing that would help would be showing exactly how much HP&SP you have, instead of just showing the bars. That would REALLY help when planning your strategy. Also, it says that ability where you can absorb your enemies health only takes 10 SP ( Same as Heal ) but I wasen't able to do it, yet WAS able to use Heal. Might wanna fix that.

Sound: The sound was a little scratchy/edgy at times. Mainly when you use your OverDrive atk.

Dialouge: Now the Dialouge was the main problem w/ this. The Spelling/Grammar was just HORRIBLE! Half of the time I honestly couldn't make out what the chars. were even saying! It made following the story really confusing, and was also irritating. And there was alot of Dialouge that I wasen't able to even read period, as it was skipped, when the scene changed. But, truly the main problem was the Bad Spelling.

Storyline: Now I've got to admit, that your storyline for this is very interesting. I like how it seems to be an AU of the Sonic the Hedgehog Universe, as hardly any of the chars. regonize/know eachother, and they seem to be aware of certain elements from the other games you've mixed w/ this. Though the storyline is indeed interesting; like I stated above it's a little hard to follow due to the bad spelling.

Overall: A Pretty decent and interesting Sonic RPG Flash Movie/Game despite it's flaws. Could defiently stand for some improvement ( ESPECIALLY in the Proper Spelling Department ) here-and-there. But still enjoyable enough. 3/5 7/10

-DarkDremora
P.S. I hope that my review did not upset or offend you in anyway, as I mean no offence/dis-respect. I'm simply giving my perspective opinion is all.

Awesome Start

This is indeed an awesome RPG series. It feels very much like an actual RPG game, as to where the " Sonic RPG " series, felt/feels more like an interactive movie. The Graphics/Sprites are very well done. The Sound Effects&Music are top-notch. And mainly the Battle-System is done extremly well! (I like how Ristar Attks, and the name of the Special Skills!) I also like how the enemies don't just randomly appear out of thin air, like most RPG games. I like how they're actually running around and stuff. It makes it feel more realistic, AND it makes training a whole lot faster&easier that way.

An awesome game, and I can't wait 'til the next 1 comes out! Atleast; I HOPE it'll come out eventually. I'm referring to eps.3 as I have already played eps.2 I just never left any reviews, so I've decided to strt now. Anyway... Congrats on the strt, of an awesome RPG series! Keep up the good work, and Plz make eps.3

-DarkDremora

Has alot of potential

This was indeed a fun game. I liked all the weapon choices you could get but most of the weapons seemed pretty much useless around the middle-end. The armor selection was cool, though their could have been just a FEW more choices. Also, the main issues I had w/ this game was that there was no story/plotline what-so-ever, and the game was way beyond easy imo. All-in-all, I believe that this game has great potential, but, it just lacked that thrill you get while playing a game. If you decide to make a sequel however I will play it. Though, I hope a sequel will be able to giv the players a challenge and a well thought-out story.
3/5
7/10
-DarkDremora

Let The Battle Commence

Truly an epic song! This would fit perfectly for an Anime, where the main Heroes/Warriors are about to engage in an all-out battle against an army. It's truly a song you can rock to! Awesome job w/ this. 4/5 9/10

-DarkDremora

P.S. This song would go great in the Anime " Bleach " w/ any of the scenes where *Spoiler Alert* the Soul Reapers have to do battle w/ thier own Zanpuketo! I believe so atleast.

" Lulluby of the Forest "

I like this version, even more-so then the original. The addition of having Drums, makes the song better imo. The original version felt like it was a Twilight version of Zelda's Lulluby. Thus I kinda considered it " Midna's Lulluby " but w/ the addition of drums, this to me, feels as though, it has a Kokiri theme to it. Which I think is pretty interesting.

Awesome semi-remake, and I hope to hear more LoZ songs re-made from you in the future, regardless of the cancellation of LoZ: U.O. Keep up the awesome work!

-DarkDremora

"Make Your Choice"

This is a pretty cool song. After listening to it, so many times ( due to XM4-prt2's Title-Screen ) I've noticed that it has a very MGS vibe/feel to it. Which makes it even cooler imo. This would be perfect for the Title-screen of a future MGS game! Or a Re-make ( if 4 some odd reason they decide to re-make it again ) for the 1st MGS game as it sounds very simlilar to how MGS/Twin Snakes did their Title/Menu screen.

It could also work for a scene where an army is getting prepared, to ship-out for a huge&decisive battle, a Mission Breifing, a 'Select Your Fighter' screen, or some sort of important meeting between Some Big-wigs plotting something Omnious.

A Pretty good song that really gives you a feel, that something BIG is about to go down! Keep up the great work! >;) 4/5 8/10

-DarkDremora

" I've Had Enough. So Bring it on!"

Another great pic from you Shade! You made Sonic look like a Tough Bad-Ass w/ this pic of him. Most Sonic pics have him posing, or being Cocky&Arrogant ( unless he's in his Super Form for some reason. *shrugs* ) instead of serious like he is in this 1. He looks like he's awaiting the presence of an opponent, so they can have an epic Showdown or something. He looks like he's done playing games, THAT'S for sure. Awesome job! 5/5 10/10

-DarkDremora

Shadow in True style

Awesome! That's 1 of the poses that show Shaow as the major Bad-Ass&Hard-Core, guy he is. It's like he's saying: " Hmph. What the Hell do you want? I've got better things to do, than to waste my time on the likes of you. " just w/ that 1 pose/expession, right there. This is proof that Body-language, can speak for you. Really great work w/ this Shade! >;D I'm only giving you a 9/10 though, because his foot/shoe seems a little off.

-DarkDremora

Good 'ol Blue-Eyes

I love this pic. You did a very good job on him like all your other art-works Shade! The Blue-Eyes White Dragon is 1 of my FAV monsters from the original Yu-Gi-Oh ( the only version of the Yu-Gi-Oh franchise that's not stupid imo ) and just looking at this pic makes me want to watch the original series again. I'll admit that he looks just a little to skinny compared to the original Blue-Eyes, but that's 1000 times better than I could ever do so, I shouldn't critisize. :) It would've been even cooler if he was charging up his " White Lighting" atk but that's just my opinion.

A very well-drawn Blue-Eyes and I'm looking forward to seeing future art-works from you Shade! Keep up the great work man.

-DarkDremora
P.S. I have a request if you don't mind; Think that you could draw the 3 Egyptian God Card monsters aswell? I'd love to see how well you can draw them! :D If not them then how about... " Black-Skull Dragon " instead? I always thought he looked bad-ass! >:D