DS wasn't a particularly balanced Wars game when playing against others, but it was a lot of fun using those busted dual strikes against the CPU.

This is your first time doing frame-by-frame animation? Man, you have every right to feel accomplished. Beautiful stuff.

I reached two horses, realized neither was Nick, and then I promptly quit playing. Four stars because the horse wasn't THAT very far away.

I know I've played this game a very long time ago, but I don't think it was on the NES. Probably from one of Namco's arcade collections. Maybe on an actual arcade cabinet. Maybe I played Tank Battalion, instead. Dang it, Moe! Why did you have to go and make me stop being productive to try and figure out which old-as-dirt tank game I played once as a child?

Call to Adventure is a excellent song, but it seems too upbeat for a game about tank warfare. Need something more gritty, I think.

I was initially invested in the piece, but, shortly after the first minute, it started to feel repetitive. I'm going to disagree with the previous comment. If anything, this needs more to help keep itself fresh. Then again, I suppose this would be fine as is if it was used as a backing track though I have no clue what sort of lyrics would appropriately accompany it. Either way, I want more Stuffling included. More you.

It's alright. The static melody in the background for the first minute was boring, especially since it wasn't supporting much up front. Having things come together from 1:06 onward was far more enjoyable. Still, that was a lot of build-up. If I were label it as "A" for the first half and "B" for the second, I wonder if shortening A and having it alternate with B into an A-B-A-B (but the second B has a little more razzle dazzle tossed in) would help keep this from becoming stale midway into it. I know you're new to this, and I'm no musician, so take my suggestion with a grain of salt... or ignore it outright. I'd ignore me.

Thanks for reminding me of all those old train stories about people falling asleep and getting off at the wrong stop only to end up at some empty, dilapidated station meant for the deceased. Definitely the sort of music I'd expect in some small horror game.

Oddly enough, this doesn't even come across as a redraw. A redraw typically maintains the same direction of the original and mainly just highlights the artist's improvement rather than the character(s). With this, however, it's more like an actual person whose life suffered through a troubled, awkward phase at some point, found an old photo of herself during that time, then proceeded to recreate the pose of herself in that photo to provide a before and after comparison to really showcase how much effort she has put in to make life better for herself. This is something I've seen plenty of actual people do over the years whether it be about rehab, weight loss, or just highlighting the affects of aging. This is a far more interesting variation of redraw than just the "same energy but better looking" stuff I commonly stumble upon. Your OC grew alongside you. That or I'm overthinking it.

What a nut. Still, the sort of kid I'd force a shirt on even if I doubt any of courtesy would be accepted... maybe a simple graphic tee would suffice. My child self would certainly agree to the importance of a good, solid stick. Feels like a waste to toss them away, so it was easier to keep them against the home or tucked around something in the yard to prevent them from being broken or lost.

I love how the comedically-extreme level of squeezing is starting to undo Pearl's humanoid form. It's like when I had dogs. Once in a while, they'd do something more adorable than usual and my immediate response would be to rush over, pick one of them up, and aggressively cuddle them as if I was going to be able to take in all of that cuteness for myself.

"Why can't I just take myself easy for once?"

Ha! Long ago, I was dating someone who heard me making a similar complaint to the way I was playing a video game differently from everyone else and she was the first person in my life to point out that I constantly do that because I have an uncommon definition of what I consider to be "fun" so I should just stop wasting my time complaining about it. Maybe you suffer from an artistically-equivalent situation? Cami can't make things easier on herself when drawing because a mix of personal pride and strange enjoyment refuse to allow her to compromise those self-imposed standards. That or maybe it's because the stuff Cami draws is far too important to her to represent half-heartedly. Pearl's glory can only be truly appreciated when one completely dedicates themself to creating fan art for her.

The chibi versions are an excellent addition, by the way. Turns an already-great image into a charming little comic.