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Recent Movie Reviews

7 Movie Reviews

It's amazing to see how many styles of animation and art there are in this cartoon.

Very impressive.

(My favorite style was between 4:58 and 5:04)

One of my all-time favorite C&H shorts.

I was not expecting that at the end. Rather graphic for a seemingly innocent comedy.

Recent Game Reviews

28 Game Reviews

I played this game years ago, and it has been long over-due for a review from me since I posted a review for the first game calling it good, but yet amateurish.

EvilKris took the concept and art of the first game and dialed it to eleven for this one. The art is absolutely amazing, and yet grittier than if you took a rusty angle-grinder to the abandoned set of a SAW movie and went ham on it.

The story was extremely captivating; I was wanting to know more and more about this Dr. Friendly, and about the sick, twisted experiments he did on unsuspecting people.

The designs of the creatures have been etched into memory; I haven't seen anything as memorable and as horrifying as the Necromorphs from Dead Space (which I found out EvilKris drew inspiration from, but yet kept it fresh and original). The part where Peter was hiding from that wolf-hybrid creature behind the curtain and left a little too early still scares me to this day.

Also, the gameplay is much better in this one; it plays more smoothly and isn't as difficult if you are in it for the story and design.

All in all, this is one of the best flash point-and-click games I've ever had the pleasure of playing. And to find out that EvilKris is not only planning on remaking the games, but has ideas for a third is quite exciting. Seriously, I would pay full price for a completed "The Insanity" trilogy (or even one game at a time).

The fact that a movie (or series) on par with Se7en, Aliens, or the Thing hasn't been made based off of this game is absolutely criminal. It's also disheartening the fact that EvilKris isn't a more well-known artist.

EvilKris, if you are reading this, I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors.

EvilKris responds:

thanks! I do pop in from time to time to read the comments.
Encouragement helps, some people don't think of it as anything but prose on a digital page, but it definitely stokes the fires. much appreciated.
well, you picked a good time to wonder what ol' EvilKris is up too. I did have a long break from games but for the last couple of years I've been diving right back in, and have two new (horror) titles almost ready to go live. I've formed a team with another talented dev, and plan to release an anthology of horror games under that banner of 'SlaughterWare', some of which will undoubtedly be the 'Insanity' remakes.
We're right at the zenith of our production capabilities, going kamikaze gung-ho, and I eta the first game demo should be out by about this time next month.


https://discord.gg/JhhzHUr9AD
if you're interested. Some of the other games have intriguing stories too, not quite magnum opus lvl of the Insanity but still...there's a Steven King-esque quality to them I personally like.

The discord is a little dead but we (the team) are on there all the time, discussing progress on the hidden channels. That's also where I'm most active, anyway. Ciao!

Surprisingly good point-and-click game! That old-timey music was a very nice touch as well.

Fun game, and an improvement over the first one. However, there are some misspellings, glitches, and the game gets repetitive and boring real fast.

Recent Audio Reviews

4 Audio Reviews

I can easily picture this being used in a trailer for a Roland Emmerich film or something along those lines. I do think though there could be a little more energy for the large drum ensembles. Other than that, it sounds great!

edexy responds:

Wow :o Thank you:)

Sounds good, but in my humble opinion, it could use some more reverb and polish.

A few of those VSTs that you have listed are in my wish list; can't wait for their next sale and add them to my palette. I do get tired of working with Garritan Personal Orchestra 5.

I would check out Alex Moukala's Youtube Channel to learn more about making orchestral music. His favorite VST is Metropolis Ark 1 and he uses it well.

KevinMueller responds:

Thanks for the feedback. :) I'm always scared that too much reverb destroys my mix, but in this case I think you're right, a bit more reverb wouldn't have been bad.
I do know about Alex's YouTube channel (I learned almost everything I know about orchestral music from him).
Be aware that if you intend to buy for example Jaeger, you need to buy the FULL version of Kontakt, which kinda sucks. Also: some libraries qualify you for a cheaper upgrade to the full version of Kontakt. One is for example Hans Zimmer Percussion. Maybe Metropolis Ark 1 does so as well, but I'm not sure.

Not a bad track; some of the instruments could use a little more reverb in my taste. Other than that, good job!

Edit: Wow, congrats on being frontpaged!

I saw your website and I must say, I'm impressed. I've only been writing music as a hobby for a little over a year, and the music I have released so far sounds shoddy at best, so take my advice with a grain of salt.

FBole responds:

Every comment & reaction is taken in consideration ! :)

It's nice to hear constructive feedback, may it be positive or negative, I don't mind as long as it's constructive.
I may be making music for a living, but it is difficult to reflect on your own personal projects, so having exterior reactions is always helpful to improve.

Recent Art Reviews

1 Art Review

Nailed the facial expressions of the average phone user.

Just a hobbyist composer hoping to contribute to the world of music.

Ben Sokol @SokolMusic

Age 30, Male

Hobbyist Composer

USA

Joined on 3/31/19

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