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[AIBO THE ROBOTIC DOG (1930RobotJam)]

The title card and music were nice. The animation wasn't that good though, and there were some other issues. When the mailbox spits the letter out, we naturally think that's not what was supposed to happen, and this is helped by the Xed out eyes. Also, when the letter is spit out, it's moving to the left, but in the next shot, it's going to the right, though that didn't bother me as much because the first time watching it, I didn't really pick up on what happened, because pf the thing I mentioned before this. The idea that the mailbox spits letters around the world is cool, but could have been communicated better. The sun and moon are pretty cool, the sun clearly being more 1930's than the moon. In the beginning, it wasn't really clear that what he wanted were friends until he ot the idea for the dog. The ending punchline wasn't that great, to be honest, it felt pretty predictable from the moment he said play dead, though I do like the happy face with a tear coming down it. Overall, it had some interesting ideas, but was a bit confusing and not that funny, and didn't really nail the 1930's style in all areas (aside from music and some animate inanimate objects). Also, did you mean you just didn't finish it in time, or you didn't finish it at all?

Yassinius responds:

I agree with you that the scene in which the mailbox spits out the letter has not been executed very well overall. The animation was pretty limited on that and the key frames should have been way more exagerated in. Your comment about the direction of the mail is something I didn't notice myself so thanks for pointing that out. Theme wise, this short is a bit all over the place. It could have been more akin to the 30s rubber hose style animation in some ways. The punchline isn't that great, but that's because of a shortage of time. Cartoons from that era can be pretty corny so It wasn't that much of a problem I think. It was the easiest way of finishing the cartoon. A lot of things could have been better, but it takes a lot of time to do all these things by myself. I'm learning a lot from it though. Thanks for the feedback!

[Asimo's Afterlife (1930s Robot Jam)]

The art was pretty simple at times and there wasn't much animation. The music was nice, but outside of that and the dancing tombstones, it didn't feel very 1930's. It was hard to tell what was really going on, the story felt vague and not well explained. Also, the music weirdly cut out at the end. I found the backgrounds and the art for when Asimo is lying in his grave pretty cool, and I do understand that you were probably on a tight schedule making this.

TheDyingSun responds:

I couldn't agree with you more! Story is something that I definitely need to work on. Good concepts, but horrible communication of them. Thank you so much for the review and I will take everything into account for the future, and I think there could have been a better way for me to balance everything.

[POWERLESS.fla]

Great animation as usual, and the story is getting interesting. Unfortunately it is a short, so it's, well, short. I still think this is some sort of callback to Aggregation, where Deimos was used as bait by MAG-Hank, and these are his memories. The glitches and weird stuff are interesting in this one as usual, I especially like how the ATP guy turned into Deimos when he got shot. I think it might be a reference to-well, it's almost certainly a reference to Deimos being Dedmos, but also I think it might be a reference to the time when he put on an ATP mask to mess with Sanford. The spike pulling Deimos via the ground was also cool. Could you maybe tell me if I'm on the right track with that? Music was also cool. Overall, another very interesting Dedmos animation that was unfortunately too short.

[The Future is Robotic!]

Pretty nice animation and you got the style pretty nicely, although it felt more 40's-50's than 30's, because of the whole patriotic cold war thing. The voice acting was good and I like the humor of the awkward cuts, the excessive patriotism and the narrator mumbling things under his breath, as well as the employees not being very happy. That text at the beginning could have been there a bit longer.

KloudKat responds:

Thank you! I was wondering about the text.I can do a re-upload and draw that out a bit. I was unsure how long to keep it there.
Yeah that dissonance in the time period and the commie jokes bugged me during production, but I wasn't able to fit in the more time period appropriate jokes, sadly and I guess the ones like that just stuck out all the more. There first red scare was in 1919-1920 and was sort of there a little during the 30s so I figured it would still work out, but bloody 1950s Red Scare had to steal the spotlight from the smaller ones before it!

[The 2nd Wilhelm Tragedy]

I had to rewatch the previous one before writing this to try and find the links. I believe the reason the title of the other one was *prison* of the clairvoyant was because-and SPOILER ALERT here for anyone who might wanna make their own interpretation-is because the main character of that was the monster in this one and the only way to stop her was to imprison her in her own mind. After all, this is the 2nd Wilhelm Tragedy. Maybe every time she falls asleep she's forced to become the blue eyed monster, and the people clearly know of the monster from before, seeing as how it was THE blue-eyed monster and not A blue-eyed monster. They both have long hair and in the last one, when she's about to fall asleep, her eyes turn blue. Also, as for the links, it's the "for Brie" mixtape thing and the sunken robot head. I was really curious how you were gonna connect this to the previous jam entry, and you did it pretty well. It felt different, and was a good entry on its own. The music was nice and pretty fitting for the action without standing out in the 30's aesthetic. The animation was OK, but the whole thing was pretty fun to watch, the style was fantastic, and it was made in two weeks. It went real dark real fast, but the ending was still fun. The visuals for the body switching were interesting and it was clear what happened. Overall, a great entry and a cool addition to the story.

[Glenda, the classiest galaxy tourist - Extra 1]

I love how you took the TV show idea even further. I thought this was gonna be an animation breakdown or something. This surprised me. I like how it's almost completely greenscreen and motion capture. I also like how they did the one where she's standing sideways and the one when she's in the sky. And the music fit so well, like a touching documentary or something. Overall, a nice little short way to expand on the idea, though I'm not sure how I feel about the mayhem Glenda caused not being real.

SomeonesEx responds:

Thanks a ton for your kind words!

[Stay Focused]

You nailed the style. I think you might win this jam! The music was nice and it's great how everyone moved in tune with it. The premise was fun and original and the ending was great. Animation was okay, but, like I said, you nailed the style. Only complaint is you could have had a bit more of the robot trying to focus on the surgery and getting distracted again and again, but you were on a tight schedule so it's understandable.

BadTwinZ responds:

Oooh thank you for the feedback. I don't know, I see some pretty gnarly competition out there and I want to challenge and prove myself. But thanks again!

[Patron Poker Night! (Loop)]

Hopefully I'm the first to leave a review. The animation is nice as usual, and the story is fun and music fitting. However, the loop just goes on for a bit long. I get the joke is that it just keeps happening, but still. The ending was pretty neat though.

[Chipotle | The Average Life]

This has a comedy tag, but there wasn't really anything humorous in it. The animation wasn't that good and it was very slow. Like, really slow, you need to speed up the pace. There weren't really any good or interesting jokes, except or the working out...your fingers thing, because of the buff arms and the joke itself, and the ending was pretty boring and abrupt. Your voice does not sound interesting. You're telling us a really mundane story here, man, and your voice acting is not helping. Try to find some more interesting topic to talk about, add more jokes and make it faster.