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[A Nightmare in Subcon]

SMB2 as a whole was like a weird fever dream man that mask that would fly at you used to scare the piss out of me as a child

cool animation btw

[Failing Upward: All My Friends]

This has got a lot of potential. I enjoy how human the characters are with the way they are written and they way they act. That sincerity kept me interested, but I'd definitely try and take further advantage of the visual medium you're working with. Jaime-R kinda carried with his surreal portions, but not even just because it was so technically well done. What was being animated was just very visually interesting and I think you could incorporate that more into the rest of the animation.

Like even during scenes where they're just talking on the phone, I think you could show more angles of the characters' respective environments and maybe play more with color palettes. The best aspect of the phone conversation was how real the dialogue felt, so why not compliment that by showing the audience relevant visual information? Maybe while they talk about nerd stuff, you can show the dude's posters or maybe he's wearing nerdy socks as he takes a seat in his star wars beanbag or something. Doesn't need to be anything fancy, but if you give us a better physical glimpse into their environments then we'll begin to feel more attached and interested in what's happening. Hell, maybe even do some mild camera movements to keep the audience's eyes from glazing over while they talk.

Pretty lengthy comment sorry but there's so much good stuff here that I'd love to see y'all flesh this out even further! Hope to see more in the near future & best of luck with this project :D

WaeBakStudios responds:

I totally agree. We have a bit more fun in the second episode, specifically in JC's opening. It'll be posted here soon, but it is on Youtube. I'm glad you dug this though!

[Salad Fingers 13]

The funniest thing is that this isn’t even the first time Salad Fingers has eaten himself as a meal. But hey, he cooked himself this time which is an improvement? I guess? I love this concept of growing a growth on your back instead of crops in a field for dinner. Your stuff is always worth the wait, excellent stuff my guy.

[Everything Must Go]

Pretty cool stuff, I’m especially fascinated by the way that crazy character Mark Pimento was animated. I think you could’ve benefitted from using more varied and dynamic shots throughout the film because some of my favorite parts are ones like the ending with the weird car exterior perspectives. So I hope to see y’all double down on that surrealist goodness you’ve been cooking up in your next film. Good stuff keep it up !

[birthday 32]

This one hits hard man, definitely one of your best! The whole trying to build a comfortable life for yourself while also pursuing the arts is a real struggle & you’re definitely not alone going through it. Happy b-day Yotam hope 32 treats u good bro (eat some cake or somethin)

[NEWGROUNDS VS YOUTUBE]

This has such an old school feel to it I love it. While I admit I think there could be improvements to the pacing and the sound design, those quirks definitely help add to the charm that makes this feel like it’s straight out of 2009. I really hope you continue this style of animation because I’m so interested to see how it’ll look as you improve upon it. Great work!! Keep it up

[GAS PUMP-CHUMP]

I love this so much. I will show this to all the local gas station employees in my area.

MaxJohnsonINK responds:

Thanks! They will all enjoy it, I think. Except for that one… he might do something really, really terrible.

[WE GOT FISHBLOOD]

Visually and stylistically this is SO tight, some real amazing shit right here. My biggest critique is the audio, especially with the dialogue it was very difficult to make out what was being said. That’s a big issue when the story is so dependent on the opening conversation. I’d work on that but also suggest you play further into your strengths. I think you could’ve used more visual cues and exaggerated acting choices to convey conversation and how the characters felt. This some real impressive stuff tho— keep it up I’m excited to see what more you’ve got cookin for the future !!

[Racer]

the style and transitions on this are god tier

[PIZZA TIME!]

This is like The Noid but cooler

brwler responds:

this is my favorite comment so far thank you