Phronemophobia's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[Shining Force Hero]

Seems a bit tired, but, overall, I love the detail work on Max.
Who's that riding on top of him? Is it Tisbore? Pretty sure the rider is Tisbore. If I saw a man in a blue cape and proudly riding a Max, I'd be like, "That's definitely a Tisbore!"

Tisbore responds:

lol.

[Shiver loves chicks]

Had to see what the options were... obviously, Team Bunny should have won. Apparently, everyone got new outfits, but, once again, I was reminded of how much I hate the in-game models for all the characters.

I like how Shiver realized that she could pet more chicks simultaneously in her octo form. Gotta maximize those snuggle, cuddle moments!

ICam2k responds:

You would think that would've the case (and honestly even I thought the same too given the popularity results) but bears were somehow skilled enough to take the win.
I myself kind of like these, but I'm also aware of their rough edges, so I know not everyone would vibe with these. Always nice that we've got the hand drawn illustrations to go along with at least. The colours may be less saturated and grainy sure, but they have a lot more energy than what lot of people give credit for.
Gotta make use of these extra appendages. heh

[Just 2 steps forward]

Your version of the best Sonic character is looking sharp... as in the original is rounder and softer by comparison. The style change between the two makes your rendition seem more dynamic but DeeMee's is what I would expect to see in a children's cartoon. Either way, this is easily one of the best Vector pieces I've seen. It's just him looking his finest. What more could one want?

As always, thank you, Cami.

[The gargled shouts]

I don't think that's a great place for Marina to hide. Not sure what exactly that giant megaphone does outside of, I guess, for... uh, announcements maybe? Pearl seems like the type to be loud enough without the help, but she also seems like the type to use the help anyhow just because "louder is better."

Perfect colors choice for an April piece. Also, I love Pearl here, but I wonder if she realizes that her attire looks like the answer to the question "What would rappers wear in the early nineties if they took inspiration from children's fashion in the eighties?"

[Melody Bop]

Oh, are ya now, Melody? What precisely IS my favourite song? Hmmm? I call shenanigans!

Love the colors. It's an adorable loop. Headphones must be kind of cheap if one needs to put their hands on them to fully appreciate the favourite song of whomever.

[CRASHBANGWALLOP]

Your head is a wonderous place of ideas and colorful nightmares, Scott. Perfect for a top tier artist such as yourself.

[higher quality lizardon vs megadog battle]

I don't know much about the OC arena, but Megadog looks like something out of 2000s Flash animation and I love him for that. I hope he's bros with Clifford the Big Red Dog. They could hang out at the park, play in the lake, and people would nickname them "Mustard and Ketchup." It'd be great! Now, should the right arm be twisted back like that? Seeing the hand at that angle looks odd. I'd assume it was to position himself to swipe at the lizard if it got close enough, but a straightened arm would more suitable for doing that.

ToggleDragon responds:

yeah, the right arm probably shouldn't look like that at all. i kinda wish i had tried to find some type of reference picture or something, now that i'm looking at it. i made the entire drawing in one sitting, and usually when i do that, i don't notice anything wrong with it until days later, and then it pains me whenever i look at it again. in this case, i guess if i just ignore it hard enough it won't hurt

[When our colours mix]

I was expecting the two to come together and form some shade of violet in the middle since the name of the piece itself is about mixing colours. Provides an excellent amount of detail in spite of its size and simplicity. You can clearly tell who is who without having to zoom in and I always find that impressive.

You definitely had a thing for Angry Birds back then, I see. For me, it was the ninja turtles. Didn't really keep any drawings from that long ago. Each time I moved to a new state, it meant tossing out everything that wasn't furniture, clothes, and collectibles. A shame I didn't own a computer back then to salvage my writings and doodles. Oh well.

ICam2k responds:

Yeah, I probably could've done that. Although I'm willing to cut myself some slack since I was attempting to replicate these character centric animations as they appear in LED screen on the palletes in Side Order despite how simple they look, so they where supposed to be short and simple by nature. And I remember redrawing these two multiple times just in that side angle because of how "off" they kept turning out. The title is actually a reference from one of the lines Marina says upon the near end during the story, but I suppose I accidentally clickbaited you for this animation nonetheless, so I'll have to say my apologies.
Yeah. That was that one part of my life I attempted to bury because 1. it's a mobile game where most consider to be too "kid-ish" by today's standards and 2. the drawings back then were in a worse quality even compared to the ones where I attempted to "restart", but then quickly got over that irrational disgust since I've come to acknowledge that it was a time period where my kid-self was just simply learning stuff and I still have interest in videogames regardless (albeit with more broader options), but at least I know I'm not the only one out there.
I do love Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles though. I remember that time where my brother and I watched two episodes of the 2003 series off the DVD, played a game based on that and even once owned a figurine of Ralph who was actually more based on the '87 cartoon given how different he looked from the more serious action packed 2003 series (although lost it due to room cleanup unfortunately).

[Rubber armor]

Reminds me of the old days of playing MTG. I could totally see "rubber armor" turned into an artifact card from the early-to-mid 90s.

[The beary lash out]

They're not angry bears. They're passionate! Also, Owlbear looks like he belongs in a Pokemon game, rather than Puyo, which makes me wish these were the three starters for a Puyo RPG monster-taming experience:
Maguro: "I choose you, Risukuma!"
Risukuma: "Will you quit saying that every time we run into someone!"
I am strongly in favor of the liberties you take with the Puyo style. Please keep doing that.

Coffee Day sounds awful. Tea Day or Milkshake Day would be amazing, but coffee? Smells as bad as it tastes and even drinking the high-end, expensive stuff is like being handed a mug of burnt beans mixed into lukewarm water. No amount of cream on top is going to help that mistake.

ICam2k responds:

Now you get it!
Now you just gave me another potential idea to draw of, although I'm gonna need to think of a funnier costume to make that joke have a bigger landing.
I always do, so no worries.
I haaaate coffee too. They're always bitter no matter the amount of sweeteners added, so I do get the frustration indefinitely. Everytime someone offers me one, I always give a big fat "no". Same with beer.
There are days for these upon searching actually, 21st may for Tea day and 12th september for Milkshake day. Kind of surprised my country has yet to celebrate that though, then again, it doesn't have the spirit of Halloween either, soo.