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[The Mario Bros. (Venture Bros. Parody)]

I really love this because I love The Venture Bros. so much. I love all the detail, like the way you fit the characters in, the Bowser head in the title, and the credits and backgrounds. You really put in a lot of effort and it shows. The animation's pretty good too. Awesome job, this is a really great tribute!

[Trish (Chutney Glaze)]

Haha, I knew he was trying to cheer her up! I really liked the way this one continued where the last one left off. The story was done well in regards to fitting into tropes.
The reason I say this is because your style of comedy doesn't require a ground-breaking story or too much character development, so storytelling tropes provide a great set-up for whatever madness is about to occur. It helps give that comfortable feeling to the story that allows you tp sit back, relax, and have fun, instead of burdening you with a complex story of some sort. Don't get me wrong, more complex stories in comedy can be great, I just think this works with your specific style. Of course, this doesn't make the actual comedy feel overdone. The cheerful atmosphere allows you to just go all-out with silly scenarios.
Anyways, back to this specific episode- I really liked Trish's story, it was so sad. SunGod absolutely annihilating everything in his path while being the most chill and upbeat dude ever was also funny to me. I loved the epic battle with the classical music. The animation for SunGod (and the whole episode) was really great. It's so like Chutney and Red Skeleton to go off collecting coconuts while their friend is a monster. But I still think they would have looked for her. *sniffles* Their bond isn't that shallow, is it? Also, how is the series gonna go on now that half the planet has been incinerated? Post-apocalyptic Chutney Glaze, maybe? Those Patron credits are just getting more and more crowded, and they seem to change up as new members come in, so they provide an additional bit of entertainment to the main story. The only thing other than Chutney and Red Skeleton leaving her like that (which I guess could be explained with them giving up and choosing to relax for a while before they go looking again) was the simplicity of the moon shattering.
Awesome job, dude, keep it up!

ChutneyGlaze responds:

Hey dude! Yes you bring so many interesting points. One thing I would like to reveal about Chut and Red leaving Trish is because they are less like heroes and more like wild animals or strange creatures. One time one of my cats got eaten by a wild fox and my other cats they just didn't even care or notice. I thought how interesting so that is what I base them off of. Also they're all just a bunch of jerks! Can't wait to work on our chut + gaming trickster video as well!...

[The Vampire's Riddle]

I like the concept. The idea of the vampire's riddle first being subverted into cuteness and standup, then back into scariness is cool. Maybe some voice effects on that last line would have made it more dramatic. At least a more dramatic pronunciation would have also worked. Though I guess it kinda works with the character and his voice. Something about that stock scream doesn't add the necessary drama either. The pronunciation of "Hi, I have a riddle!" sounded kinda weird, especially considering it's supposed to be a stand-up show. The background music was a cool touch, and I liked how simple and obvious the riddle was.
Overall, it could be better in terms of punchline, but it had an interesting set-up.

[Gay Cats]

I really liked the voice acting. It was so perfectly fitting. The animation was nice too, and the concept is just so bizarrely funny. The cat's smiley face while gaying the other screaming cat was also funny to me, and the ending was great. Amazing performance.

[The Basement]

I liked this. The humor was random but I found it funny because I actually do like random humor and it did work with the characters. I liked that Frankenstein's monster guy line at the start about how he was lying. The chubby pirate guy's derpy faces were also funny and that subversion of expectations with her scolding them was great. However, I think she should have scolded them a bit more though, she really just said one thing. And she should have given them the candy, for extra shock and to give satisfying conclusion to the conversation. This way we have no idea what happens with them. Though I guess that way we wouldn't know either, since the character really doesn't act like an evil witch. It's probably all a facade though, so her giving them the candy pretending to be a nice person would work and it would show she's trying to poison them or just weird them out. This way, she just sorta stops talking and drifts off. Also, now that I've read your description, the lack of lip syncing bothers me a little. The animation overall was pretty nice though.
Overall it's an entertaining entry for the jam, though it could have been better. This was most likely due to you having to rush it. Keep it up!

snailpirate responds:

Thanks for the review dude! Glad you liked it for the most part, I do admit some of the voices weren't too great because I'm a shit voice actor and my family was in the other room so I didn't want to be too loud. If I had a bit more time (since I still have school) I def would have lip synced all of this. Also your idea for an ending is much better than what I did lol.

[Weirdo - Stick Fight]

The animation was very nice, and the fighting was just my kind of thing. Fast-paced close-range melee. The sound effects were cool, and the music was pretty cool too. I also liked the shot variety and how the more cinematic shots didn't get in the way of the fighting, and only added to it. That spin shot was a bit weird though. It wasn't blended together perfectly and was just kinda distracting since the background was so light. The ending was funny, even though I didn't at first realize he used the eggplant. I liked the escalation with the flaming kicks and things. Something I felt was missing were fighting styles. The characters seemed to fight in roughly the same way. They both dodged, blocked and took hits about the same amount. Maybe that's just because the fighting was so fast, but I still would have liked to see more of a difference in their fighting styles. The dance stuff and intro were pretty cool too, and the dance was surprisingly well animated. The humor throughout the whole thing was pretty silly, but I found it nice.
Overall, a pretty cool fight animation, the characters should just be a bit more different in their fighting styles.

WariosZ responds:

wow you're right
thanks , i'll take note it :DD

[Home Renovations]

I like the style and how it instantly turned so serious with the close-up of the nail box. That sign for "Nails" at what is presumably the door of the protagonist's own basement was really funny to me. Who wrote it and why so blunt? The monster was cool too, I liked how it just immediately killed the protagonist. The animation for when it came in was really good, too. His scream was funny too. The ending music is also nice, and so is the music before it, as well as the monster close-up sound effect.
Now we get onto the flaws. You're right about the pacing, it's not great, and the monster is more of an action kind of "The Thing" monster than a spooky basement-dwelling monster. I mean, we even saw it burst into the basement from elsewhere. I mean, maybe that was a different room in the basement, or a hidden room, but it didn't fit the haunted basement vibe you set up. That head turn at the end also should have been more emphasized and either done faster or slower. The way the end credits cut in removed the tension even further. You should have waited a second longer.
Overall, it's a funny and pretty cool entry, but it lacks consistency in tone/monster choice and doesn't do great tension.

Jamanzee responds:

Yeah, I agree with you on a lot of this. I could've done a lot more with the tension but I ran out of time and had to cut some scenes out. I really wanted to build it up some more, and I'll make sure that whatever I make next will have better pacing. I was also confused about what tone I wanted, part of me wanted it to be comedic because I mostly do funny stuff but I also wanted it to be serious. I'll make sure to focus my tone as well next time.

[Madness Meme - D A N C I N]

The animation is good, and I liked how everyone danced differently. Their dances fit their character. I liked how the zombies were doing the Thriller dance. The variety of characters and scenarios was cool too, with the party guy and the G0L3M who just killed some guys and are now dancing. Of course your character had the coolest dance. Overall a pretty cool little thing going back to the roots of MC lol. I can't give you more than 3 stars though, because it was very short.

[SpidurMin]

Like in the game, the fighting is very satisfying, and I like the splashes of color, they're nice details that show you paid attention to the game (if they're in the game, I forget). That finisher didn't make much sense in terms of continuity, especially when he landed on the guy he threw up into the air. The swinging was also cool with all the air acrobatics. The animation was very smooth, not really during the finisher but that was cool too. I wish there was some sound, though, it really would have added to the experience. The ending was cool too, though Link's sword should have been pointing to the other side, for the 180° line's sake.
Overall a pretty cool animation, though it has a couple flaws and needs some sound.

[King of the Haunt Intro]

I'm guessing this is the original music from the show (I've never seen it). I really liked this and all the characters looked really nice. I especially liked how he got chased by Weegee. That was a nice detail. I also liked him taking out the not-trailer-for-Luigi's Mansion 3.
Overall a pretty cool concept with some funny and cool stuff in there.