Score: 8

"Loved it!"

submission: Double Dragon X

date: April 7, 2008

Man, I enjoyed this one better than the Double Dragon series they had out in the mid to late 90s (the show where they wore those dragon masks and carried swords, which was NOT the way the original version was. Or was it?).

Animation was fluid, effects were solid, plot was straight to the point. The only things I disliked were:

1) The intro. Not sold on the voice narration or what was being said. I don't think it did anything for the plot, either.

2) I wish you could have introduced the characters somehow. Maybe if it was just a freeze frame on each character, only to reveal their names, powers, brief description, etc.

Overall, VERY solid effort! After seeing this piece, I am definitely a fan of your work and can't wait to see more!

Score: 10

"WOW..."

submission: Till death do us part

date: March 28, 2008

You know at first, I was going to give this No Stars. I'm totally against domestic abuse / violence, and I doubt that I'd ever watch this piece again. However, all bias aside, this piece is probably one of the most important pieces on NG.

For once, a NG animator had a purpose behind the blood, gore, and extreme violence. I often feel like animators show gore just because they can, or just its some kind of personal thrill. Not this one, though. AND...this is THE first piece where the music MARRIES the animation, and not once did I get irritated with it. I actually found myself pulled into the story, wondering what was going to happen next and pulling for the wife and child the whole time!

Overall, this one sent chills all over me...especially in the beginning where the woman was trying to be affectionate toward her husband, and it ended up exactly the opposite. This piece stirred me emotionally, and though hard to watch, I bet that it was even more of challenge for the artist to animate this piece. This is more than a classic...it's New Ground's first epic!

Congrats, and 10 Stars!

Score: 10

"Nicely Done"

submission: Sounds Of Thunder

date: March 28, 2008

Very conceptual!
Put me in the mind of an animated "Run Lola Run."
Now this is ANIMATION...everything was inked and rendered perfectly. My only quarrel is that it wasn't in English. But there again, some of my favorite works are "foreign."

10 Stars