This animation has singlehandedly reignited my love for Halloween (and has given me a new hyperfixiation, lol).

There is not much that I could seriously criticize here. I love everything about this; from the Nintendo 64 aesthetic and ambience; to the charming music; the dialouge and humor between the different characters.. It all comes together to form a modern-classic deserving of praise.

And that's not even mentioning the voice acting, too! The voices for Remwick, Ghoulia, the mini Grim Reaper and Spooky - in particular - really nail the vibes given off by their respective character designs; Spooky especially perfectly captures the spirit of a goofy villain in an equally goofy world.

Even the more subtle moments in this animation do a great job at breathing life into the characters, like how Necro-Nancy mentions sonething about each of the items she has in her inventory whilst scrolling through them - the beep-boop sounds used in those sections has a really nice touch to it.

Not to mention how it feels like you're actually watching footage of an old videogame, with all the little clues and hints the game's environment gives out to Nancy (or the player) as she navigates Spooky's lair - like how Ghoulia gives a context clue on how to get through one of the house's later obstacles in a way that isn't super obvious or hand-holdy.

I could go on and on about how much I enioyed this animation - probably long enough to make a whole analysis video about it one day - but I'm really glad I took the time to check it out.

I usually don't look through the audio side of Newgrounds, but the title drew me in, and I can confidently say that this Rick & Morty-themed birthday message is an absolute banger.

The voice impressions for Rick and Morty are pretty spot-on, and the dialouge exchanges between the both of them feel in-character and accurate to how they'd be written in an actual episode of the show.

If you ever do more Rick and Morty skits like these, I'm eager to see what kinds of wacky antics you'd come up with.

I can't help but get Jojo's Bizarre Adventure vibes from this design - might be an intentional motif, but I'm not certain on that. I will say tho, I'm likin' the presentation, as cluttered as it is. All three poses for Degeneratesin are pretty good and showcase your ability to switch from a cartoonish artstyle, to something that's photorealistic to an extent.

Additionally, I'm noticing this as I'm writing rn, but the black-and-neon magenta checker pattern on Degeneratesin's undershirt reminds me of the missing texture thing that can occur in Gmod or Source Film Maker. But for such a name as "Degeneratesin," it's funnily ironic how the chest of this version is rather small compared to the legs. If that's also intentional, I like it; serves as a neat juxtaposition to what the average viewer would expect from an artpiece titled "female degeneratesin."

And now that I'm looking more closely, the hair goes hard, tbh. The way it blends into her head reminds me of how Jotaro's hair seemingly blends into his signature hat. Her color scheme's also great, imo. Plus, the orange tie's a perfect contrast to her purplish-blue skin, and her little grin on the right side of the canvas is cool as well.

(Gah, this review's looking quite scatterbrained rn, but I'm sure you can tell that I really enjoy this art.)

hope ya feel better soon

art's good, but it'd feel off for me to be in "critiquing mode" atm

The white vignette's subtle, yet it does a swell job at emphasizing the sweetness of this moment between Angelette and Bei.

Tbh, the lack of a stylized background kinda works in this piece's favor. I think if the background had a lot of details in it, it could make the composition look a tad clunky and messy.

Rather, I think adding some small colored lines around Angelette and Bei's outlines could make their positions in the canvas a bit more striking; using some colors like green and blue would theoretically catch the viewer's attention in a more instinctual way, if that makes sense - like how the human eye's drawn to particularly bright or saturated colors.