This is gonna be a long one...
So settle in!
Before I start, I'd like to say a couple things. First, I rarely give tens on reviews. I find that there is almost always something to be improved upon, and I think 10s are given away too often by reviewers on this website. So I mean it when I give this 10, I can tell by the quality of your work that this is important to you and you take it maybe a bit more seriously than other authors. Which is great, it means I can write a serious review!
I'm honestly blown away. The quality of this movie is astonishing, and I'm only grading part 1. From the voice acting, to the art, the animation. It's all very, very well done.
The animation is astounding, whether 3D, FBF, or tweens. All of it is smooth and natural looking and must have taken an incredible amount of time. I'm curious to know how many FPS this is because it's pretty darn smooth.
The art is lovely as well. The backgrounds, characters and vehicles are all well drawn, and realistic enough to be believable...but they all have a certain amount of style, which is great. It reminds me of Gears of War. Beautiful graphics, but also a certain distinct style to the world.
When the FA teaser first came out I was amazed at the high level of quality, as well as general badass-ness. Since then it has been my favorite Flash animation, as far as action movies go. I've waited a long time for episode 1 to come out, and I'm happy to say it's been worth the wait. I'm excited for parts 2 and 3, and can't wait to see how the rest of the series finishes out. Keep up the good work, you've set the bar extremely high for yourself, as well as others...and I think you're going to have a lot more people watching your movies from now on. Congratulations, you've exceeded all my expectations.