I really love how smooth animation is combined with fluid facial expressions. The background colour during the transition phase from normal bg to red-coloured bg really fits well the sense of imminent danger and it gave me a nice Ren&Stimpy vibe especially with Skipper's worried look. I love it in its short duration, I would watch such episode. It deserves a higher score in my opinion. Keep it up the amazing job!

First time I comment on a submission under judgement but I really loved and enjoyed this animation so much that I couldn't resist leaving a comment. First off I loved how fluid animation is, how movements feel natural and the overall simple environment with minimalist colours that help focus on characters.

Second I loved each character's design and how they evolved i.e. the bishop turning into a sniper.

Third the music, great music choice for each character. Each sample fits each character well, their personalities, abilities and role.

I really hope it gets high votes because it truly deserves

p.s. I loved the reference to Felix Colgrave's Double King for the King piece and nice behaviour contrast between the white and black King.

This is a really lovely game with simple nice-looking 2D graphics and catchy music. I enjoyed challenges it gave me especially in last 2-3 levels and the ending was adorable. The only elements I feel to suggest to make it even more interesting is adding new levels, maybe even power-ups to help the duck during the most challenging tasks for example endurance to spikes for 5-7 seconds and/or giving the duck possibility to make higher jumps if catching a specific power-up that is time-constrained (i.e. 10-15 seconds). Even adding secret levels, a plot behind the duck's task that may explain the ending (maybe it's just symbolic of reaching someone's heart by finding the key to make the relationship blossom) and medals might make the game even more enjoyable. As last thing I would suggest to add a button before running the game that tells the player which commands to use (WASD or arrow keys for movements and spacebar for jumping) even if the mechanics of the game are simple to be easily grasped.

Besides these suggestions I liked the game a lot and it has the potential to become something really interesting. I liked chiptunes during levels, they really have a nice upbeat vibe^^
Welcome to NG and keep it up!

I must say that this is a really cool game that started innocent and lovable to evolve into something more disturbing. I love it but what I liked the most were the challenges at the castle especially starting from "jump of the faith". There it became even more interesting and challenging. I liked a lot the simple 2-D graphic of the platform game but I could also admire details of the background, I loved the shading and texture that gave a nice realistic effect.

Sadly I didn't get the secret ending, and the normal ending was heartbreaking especially after the dog's efforts. I will replay it again because I want to test my skills and unlock the secret ending. I will definitely explore other games of yours because they look intriguing and mix disturbing elements with high artistic creativity. Keep it up!

Awwww, I love this game so much. First I like to see this 2-D platform that gives a nice retro vibe with its pixel art, second I like the simple but engaging story and third the music is relaxing and helps to concentrate. I like how well made the pixel art is, the shading, the simple atmosphere that conveys the feeling of being trapped in those tunnels. I liked the puzzles and how stimulating they are. I will definitely replay it again. Too adorable plus I love corvids and seeing them in a positive light brings me joy. Keep it up!

First time I comment on a musical piece and I simply love it. I re-listened to it many times. The tunes are really fitting the adorable banana rat character with these sweet notes and retro-like vibes. The electric piano in the first 15 seconds really help the listener to be gently guided to the whole composition as if it were a kind of guide into this magical world.

The progression feels and contributes to the overall narrative of the song which gives a nice harmonic vibe of upbeat and happiness. The melody is pleasant and kept me engaged for the entire song even more since I keep listen to it over and over.

You really did a great job, keep it up!

It's a bit hard to me what I love the most about this gorgeous piece, let's start from colours:

-colour is the first thing that caught my interest and among colours I can divide what caught my interest into two sub-categories: 1) hues and 2) types of colours.
hues: I love how the main hue theme is in the warm colour category despite the use of different green shades that blend nicely the overall composition. It truly gives a forest vibe!
types of colours: I love the combination of olive green, avocado green, apple green of the leaves with copper brown, tan and godenbrown hues of the tress. It helps to create a natural environment that feels natural. The scarlet red of the fox's fur is truly enchanting and not only creates a great focal point to the main character by making him stand out but enriches the woods too. So everything is well balanced and each element highlights each other. The lack of shading and highlight is not a problem because the balance of the style, the aim of this work and use of colours work in a harmonious way and not all pieces must have shadings or highlights to be visually appealing if other elements are combined in a balanced way, plus a surreal work does not necessarily need shadings/highlights. It depends on the artist's main goal in his/her work.

The second element that struck me was the use of neat and visible linearts:

-linearts are so pleasant to look at that makes the work even more fantastic and I like how the use of prevalent curved lines gives a sense of safety or a neutral-natured environment. Both fox and trolls look pleased at each other, not bothered at all and overall friendly/curious. To sum up I just love how linearts play alone as motif and pattern in this surreal world that strongly reminds me a children book about Scandinavian creatures. I love how trolls are depicted here: curious, intelligent, not-threatening and in harmony with Nature.

The third element I loved so much is the style itself. The unity itself of the composition is superbly reached with combination of colours, linearts and style. The surreal and cartoonish-like style reminds me of those independent animations I sometimes stumble on internet. In a way it gives me Felix Colgrave's animated works.

The chromatic contrast may be sharp but work in its entirety is pure harmony!

p.s. welcome to NG and congratulation on Frontpage, totally deserved. I hope to see other amazing stuff from you, keep it up!

Nice colour palette.

If I remember well the reference is from The IT Crowd.

I am absolutely amazed by the high level of details and technique used here. The curved lines of neck, legs and tail make this creature appealing to observe and I love the fusion of demonic, western and oriental dragon elements. Those horns truly look like a crown of a dark prince and I find a nice touch that this creature has fingers of different number: four in the wings, five of the hands and three toes.

One thing that caught my interest was the perspective of the left wing. It's gorgeous because it conveys the raw power this creature has as if he were ready to grab you. The red sclera fits well his malefic intents and I love those jaws, so primal and fantastic.

Despite the lack of a background the angle at which the creature is positioned, colours and overall design are more than enough to fully appreciate this work. Amazing job, frontpage well deserved!