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The animation isn't very smooth, though it gives off the impression that it is. Sometimes it's clearly visible when the fighting stops or slows down. The fight choreography is decent, though very simple. You really need to work on making fights more interesting. Introduce more props, different fighting styles for the characters. That sword bit was tragically short and didn't really involve any strategy.
Try improving your animation and making things more interesting with more moves, props, fighting styles, etc. Maybe some different sound effects as well. Also, you don't need to add so much time of black screen to the end. Just keep at it!

[Pico: Therapy]

An interesting concept. I liked how the psychiatrist was an Uberkid. The action was pretty badass, though I think the doctor's death could have been more disturbing if it was slightly more realistic. The animation was pretty choppy sometimes, but it really shone other times and I really liked the way he killed that one guy with his gun. I wish he shot someone with it afterwards though.
Another thing that could have been better were the psychiatrist's questions. It would have been cool if you alluded to the school incident being the cause of Pico(njo)'s madness.
Overall a cool action scene, but could have been better in terms of plot.

[Warriors of the Portal]

A cool idea, and an interesting style for it. The sound effects were pretty good, and I appreciate the medals. Unfortunately, some of the fighting looked off. The models themselves were great, but a lot of the time it didn't look like characters were getting hit or they glided in a weird way. There were some awesome moments though, like the final fight between Gigantor and Mindchamber and Larry vs the zombies. I especially liked how Gigantor ground Mindchamber into the wall. The voice acting was pretty good, but some characters disappeared without explanation. This includes Hank (though upon closer inspection he had to have been eliminated by Nene, but that could have been a really cool fight) and the Tankmen. Gooseman was pretty funny. The implication was that the Tankmen eliminated Mindchamber, not that they were eliminated. The two ending thing is pretty neat. the secrets are really cool as well, that "erotic" scene being funny and the secret ending was really cool. The medals provided enough clues, so that was nice.
Overall cool ,but could have been even cooler if some fights weren't skipped over.

[Run, Darnell, Run!]

That was awesome! The animation was great, and I really loved the energy and concept!
The music fit extremely well, and you managed to mix classic Newgrounds humor with awesome action. The KKK butterfly was really funny. I liked the stupid misadventures of horny Pico and Nene and the map part with the ship's trail was brilliant. That ending action scene was super satisfying because of the flowy animation and gore.
Overall a really cool tribute to Pico and gang, it had a neat aesthetic and used multiple types of humor. My only complaint would be that maybe the random "Pico is horny" humor might have taken up too much time, though it was certainly.

[Pico's Time Tank]

Some pretty cool action there. The animation was of varying quality, sometimes great, other times kinda awkward. The sounds were weird in the pirate scene, where the music was also too loud. The music in the demon battle could have been a lot more actiony and metal, considering the setting. The concept was interesting, and the pirate scene had plenty of badassery, though the demon died without Pico's help, so to speak, and the werewolf fight had a lot of Pico shooting without kills sown. I found the video game style of the kills there cool, but that slow-mo shot was disappointing, because Pico was definitely nt shooting at their heads, and only one headshot was shown. The Nene kiss was appreciated, though.
Overall a mixed bag, some of it was cool, but some of it felt like a wasted opportunity.

[Pico's Unloaded]

Hey, that was great! There was some nice animation and it started out slow and somewhat confusingly (Pico paid, so what?), but it soon ramped up and got epic. There was a bit of recycling shots I think, but there was ultimately a lot of variety. Watching the Uberkids get blown away was satisfying, and I really liked the bus part, both the way the Uberkids overcame ita nd the way they were mowed down. That fist fight was really great as well, very satisfying and fun. Epic music was integrated pretty much perfectly. That twist ending was nice as well. A reference to the original Pico's school, eh?
Overall a very fun action animation and tribute, but could have been a bit better in the beginning, because even most of the action parts until the bus weren't that satisfying, due to it mostly being Pico shooting. Some weird transitions as well, but nothing major.

[Mastermind]

That was not what I expected to see. The music and voice-acting were really nice. The joke itself was very good, it seemed like something out of The Venture Bros. I really loved the way The Mastermind turned out to be a childish idiot throwing lame insults at his reasonable henchman. The ending was nice as well. The style was awesome, with its color palette and badassness. The only flaw was that a couple of lines sounded a tad unintelligible and the "this blows" line seemed like it came from the tits.
Overall a pretty simple short, but it had a very good punchline and had quite a bit of graphical and voice-acting talent.

[Sublo & Tangy Mustard #9 - Bad Guys]

What a fun idea for an episode! It was really good in practice too.
I loved the way-too-serious rivalry between the mascots and all of their brand-related lines. The dance-off was funny as well. As always, the lines at SubPar were great, subtle like usual, but very witty. The oat bread discussion was intellectual as usual. Sublo and Tangy Mustard really do say some very weird things, like the schizophrenic belly button line, which I still don't really get.
Oh, but that ending with Wubhammer's wisdom was really great! Once again, he proves himself to be a real father figure and i love how he had a drum circle. The closing line was great as well.
Another phenomenal episode, filled with witty humor and wacky character(dynamic)s, keep it up!

[‘Krampus: Home for the Holidays’ - Short Christmas Horror Animation]

An interesting concept, but pretty disappointing.
The idea of the girl travelling home for the holidays is interesting and adds to the atmosphere, but it's never explained what she did exactly. Something could have been hinted at somehow.
the build-up was slow and the jumpscare was very silly. The sound effect was totally cliche and out of place, and Krampus looked more like a homeless Santa. I thought he would come in through the door, because the ice came from there. It was not very logical or intuitive. The lights were a neat idea though, even if slightly cliched. The coal was also a cool way to end it.
About the character's eyes in the dream, they don't really work with all emotions. I think you should have kept her purple eyes until the end, and then switched them out to show fear.
You should keep it up with the interesting ideas, but take more care with your endings. Try being more consistent with the anatomy as well, it looks awkward sometimes.

TraineeArtist responds:

Thanks very much for your feedback, I've learnt a lot about story / horror writing since I started this animation a while ago, and story-wise there was a lot more I wanted to include but wasn't able to due to time constraints (working on this as a spare time project while as a full-time student), but you're right about the improvements I could have made - especially in terms of the jumpscare and some of the designs.
Thanks again for your comment, and I'll look to improve in these areas in future projects.

[Jimmy The Immortal Squirrel]

A funny concept indeed. The animation wasn't perfect, but it went well with the premise and style. The relaxed atmosphere was kinda nice, but some transitions and static shots went on too long, giving it a sense of awkwardness. Examples would be the transition to the steam roller, the shot of the orphans holding Jimmy and the shot of the guy with the moustache pointing at the UFOs. Some of them would have worked a lot better if you had more voices and sound effects, because the silences are really awkward. The ending was also lretty lame, because I wanted to at least see it explained in the paper what happened to Jimmy. The accidents themselves were pretty funny though, and I liked the "It's not like their parents will miss them or anything" line. Keep it up, but try to reduce the amount of awkward silences and static shots.