Welcome back McFretN. NG misses your talent
I remember reviewing Brutality so long ago. I remember writing that I wish you can come out of retirement and make another flash work. And I must say, you really broke out of retirement with a hit movie.
I feel that you were really on when you made this movie. I see both the elements of Cowboy Bebop and Wing Commander (the game not the movie) here. The view and angles of the ships, weaponry and cockpits are phenomenal. I have not see anything like this on newgrounds nor has anything come close to the amount of details you put into this work. I especially liked the chain guns that you put onto the Cruiser. I say this because I cannot believe how many bullets you must have had to animate when it came to the details of the guns following the moving targets.
The only point I'd like to pick on is your story. I don't feel you went far enough into explaining the mercenaries and their willingness to sacrafice so many of their men in order to gain control of a ship. From a story's stand-point, someone must have wanted the ship badly. And seeing that his men failed in gaining access to the Cruiser, I imagine that heads will role. Now I can understand that you wanted to focus on the ship-to-curiser battle, but it is nice to see some focus on the story and characters too. Well that's all the nit-picking I will do. If you want anymore critiques, just let me know through a response to this review.
To be honest, I don't know if I can say enough to cover everything I'd like to cover in this review. I just hope that you stay in the flash loop and continue to produce your work.