Author Topic: BARRY WHEELER: THE VIDEOGAME (guest starring Alan Wake) discussion (Read 42328 times)

Vizzys · « **Reply #360 on:** May 22, 2010, 12:18:03 AM »

anime> lost

Ichirou · « **Reply #361 on:** May 22, 2010, 12:18:55 AM »

Sakura Wars^TM is only $29.99! What are you waiting for, Willco? You're not that poor, are you? Jump into the FUN!

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #362 on:** May 22, 2010, 12:20:22 AM »

"Anime is alright but it ain't no Transformers.

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Great Rumbler · « **Reply #363 on:** May 22, 2010, 12:23:07 AM »

Anyway, didn't Alone in the Dark do the very same thing two years ago?

Ichirou · « **Reply #364 on:** May 22, 2010, 12:25:55 AM »

Then I guess Alone in the Dark must've been anime too! Willco wouldn't make a mistake like that!!!!

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #365 on:** May 22, 2010, 12:27:56 AM »

Seriously, how the fuck can Wilco act all high brow towards anime when we all know his shitty tastes in basically everything?

Ichirou · « **Reply #366 on:** May 22, 2010, 12:51:46 AM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on May 22, 2010, 12:27:56 AM

Seriously, how the fuck can Wilco act all high brow towards anime when we all know his shitty tastes in basically everything?

At some point, Transformers is going to get a critical reassessment and we are all going to be soooo embarrassed.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #367 on:** May 22, 2010, 02:04:03 AM »

Sorry I insulted all you weeaboos

Ichirou · « **Reply #368 on:** May 22, 2010, 02:59:12 AM »

How did you insult us? I just want you to try out Sakura Wars^TM. I think considering your love of Alan Wake, you will find Sakura Wars^TM right up your alley! And it's only $29.99! What is holding you back, Willco? You could probably find that much money out of spare change from digging in between your couch cushions!!!

drew · « **Reply #369 on:** May 22, 2010, 03:56:20 AM »

as an outside observer i think you both have poor taste in media

Third · « **Reply #370 on:** May 22, 2010, 07:17:08 AM »

japafags ruining another thread

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #371 on:** May 22, 2010, 11:48:51 AM »

Quote from: Third on May 22, 2010, 07:17:08 AM

japafags ruining another thread

Indeed. Ichirou never learns.

demi · « **Reply #372 on:** May 22, 2010, 11:49:29 AM »

Quote from: a slime appears on May 22, 2010, 11:34:55 AM

Willco annihilated by Ichirou while talking about weaboo trash no less. What a fucking embarrassment.

Demi can you send me Alan Wake when you're done. GameFly is being a douche. Let me know what you game you want to borrow in its STEAD.

Mmm. You know you can have it, daddykins

Ichirou · « **Reply #373 on:** May 22, 2010, 12:01:01 PM »

Quote from: The Fake Shemp on May 22, 2010, 11:48:51 AM

Quote from: Third on May 22, 2010, 07:17:08 AM
japafags ruining another thread

Indeed. Ichirou never learns.

But you will learn to love Sakura Wars^TM, if you just give it a try, Willco!

chronovore · « **Reply #374 on:** May 22, 2010, 12:58:51 PM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on May 19, 2010, 01:20:28 AM

jesus christ, this game has quite possibly the worst writing -- specifically the dialogue, exposition, and narrative -- in any recent horror game i've played. how do you make a game about a writer without EMPLOYING a writer i ask

I just watched a special piece with the writer talking about how they're mirroring a TV program for writing style and pattern. The guy has a huge French accent. Where was this developed, France or French Canada? Either way, I feel like I can't relate to French cultural handling of fantasty/SF. Spies and criminals? Excellent. Metal Hurlant? Metabarons? Moebius? Pretty but I can never understand its mix of lowbrow and affectedness.

demi · « **Reply #375 on:** May 22, 2010, 01:38:17 PM »

I'm doing my Nightmare run and cleaning up the game.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #376 on:** May 22, 2010, 04:08:57 PM »

How fast is a run on normal?

demi · « **Reply #377 on:** May 22, 2010, 04:24:23 PM »

Depends on if you take your time and explore I guess.

demi · « **Reply #378 on:** May 22, 2010, 04:34:48 PM »

There certainly is. They lead to the hidden chests, or ammo stashes, or the manuscript pages, or the thermoses.

demi · « **Reply #379 on:** May 22, 2010, 04:38:33 PM »

There certainly is. Sorry you missed out

maxy · « **Reply #380 on:** May 22, 2010, 05:02:40 PM »

There is a "lot" to explore,if you dare of course.It's not an open world,but you can go around.

People should play this game on highest difficulties,it really becomes...hmm,dark is bad,don't go there

I wish there was an option to remove hud...why? :'(

Their excuse was...lots of people got lost even in cabin,trying to start a generator...so we all have to suffer

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #381 on:** May 22, 2010, 07:10:43 PM »

There are some other pathways.

Barry the Super Jew is the best character ever. He should get his own game.

The epic rock stage showdown was so awesome, better than Brutal Legend!

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #382 on:** May 22, 2010, 07:42:27 PM »

does the game save right when you finish an episode? I'm making it a habit of playing 1 episode sitting and I also listen to the end episode song as well. My concern is that if i quit back to main menu just as the song finishes it won't saved and i'll have to replay a bit of the previous level again. Just as the song ends it goes right into the next episode and I can't quit back to main menu until the game loads.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #383 on:** May 22, 2010, 08:37:38 PM »

Oh my god, best end credits song ever

So I take it there will be ALAN WAKE: SEASON TWO DLC or something?

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #384 on:** May 22, 2010, 08:38:53 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on May 22, 2010, 07:42:27 PM

does the game save right when you finish an episode? I'm making it a habit of playing 1 episode sitting and I also listen to the end episode song as well. My concern is that if i quit back to main menu just as the song finishes it won't saved and i'll have to replay a bit of the previous level again. Just as the song ends it goes right into the next episode and I can't quit back to main menu until the game loads.

Once you START the next episode, it saves. If you shut off before you hit skip, it will not save. If you hit skip and shut it off after the save icon runs, you can start up from the beginning of the episode.

chronovore · « **Reply #385 on:** May 22, 2010, 08:42:17 PM »

Quote from: The Fake Shemp on May 22, 2010, 08:37:38 PM

Oh my god, best end credits song ever

So I take it there will be ALAN WAKE: SEASON TWO DLC or something?

Wait, wut? Even better than Portal's?

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #386 on:** May 22, 2010, 08:45:19 PM »

No, it's nothing original. It's a licensed song ("Space Oddity" by David Bowie), but it just fit perfectly with the way Remedy ends the game - which is very ambiguous and is kind of a cliffhanger.

I'm on board with any DLC or sequel, as long as Barry the Super Jew is featured prominently throughout. I'm not a big fan of the Alan Wake character, and the only time I really dug him was when he was interacting with Barry. The gameplay, atmosphere and story make up for the rest of the shortcomings. I really liked this title, but its high notes are all Barry-related. The running gag where he kept trying to save the Alan Wake standee had me in stitches.

chronovore · « **Reply #387 on:** May 22, 2010, 08:50:15 PM »

As the local soapbox shouter for purchasing new games and supporting new IP, I feel bad about not picking this up immediately -- but I'm so, so backlogged it's not funny, and I just know by the time I can actually get around to playing it, it's going to be in 10 sales at Best Buy.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #388 on:** May 22, 2010, 08:53:56 PM »

Probably. I recommend it. It's flawed, but it hit a lot of the right notes for me. Here's how I can tell I really enjoyed it, once I started playing - I really couldn't put it down. And that doesn't happen very often. The last time I think I put everything on the back-burner and pillaged a game like this was Batman: Arkham Asylum.

The story is pretty good, the atmosphere is top notch and the game is pretty fun. The supporting characters are really great, and I look forward to whatever is coming down the DLC pipeline. I just hope owners don't get shafted with an unresolved story if it doesn't chart.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #389 on:** May 22, 2010, 08:56:54 PM »

Eww, each episode is going to be 800 points? Eww, Microsoft. Eww.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #390 on:** May 22, 2010, 09:14:26 PM »

I hate this game . I ran out of ammo and theres no way to get past this one area without killing all the enemies. And i'm only on Episode 2 :/.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #391 on:** May 22, 2010, 09:25:09 PM »

Wow, you must really suck.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #392 on:** May 22, 2010, 09:28:40 PM »

No it's not that, the game is buggy or something because these logs won't move past my path. $:-\$

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #393 on:** May 22, 2010, 09:29:37 PM »

Oh you have to jump through a hole in the fence...

what a waste of a fucking time.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #394 on:** May 22, 2010, 09:34:48 PM »

You are like, the worst gamer ever.

demi · « **Reply #395 on:** May 22, 2010, 09:36:25 PM »

Barry is the best... thing, ever

THE EYE OF MORDOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #396 on:** May 22, 2010, 09:37:25 PM »

That and his Alan Wake impression was amazing

Barry: Game Character of the Year

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #397 on:** May 22, 2010, 09:45:14 PM »

Also best sound design since Dead Space. It was really creepy when you'd be in a multi-story building and you could hear Taken walking on the floor above you.

Still, Barry Wheeler. Gotdam. Alan Wake is just his sidekick. Game should be called Barry Wheeler.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #398 on:** May 22, 2010, 09:49:47 PM »

Quote from: The Fake Shemp on May 22, 2010, 09:34:48 PM

You are like, the worst gamer ever.

It would help if there was actually a aiming reticule.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #399 on:** May 22, 2010, 09:53:40 PM »

There is one, it's called the flashlight dum dum.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #400 on:** May 22, 2010, 10:01:49 PM »

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #401 on:** May 22, 2010, 10:21:42 PM »

I don't know what it is but I can't kill anything in this game. I keep almost dieing. Why is there no easy difficulty.

Also I bought what microsoft advertised as 4 months of live for $10 but only got 3 months. No power greater than lieing.

demi · « **Reply #402 on:** May 22, 2010, 10:23:56 PM »

lol, shitty gamer

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #403 on:** May 22, 2010, 10:26:03 PM »

Are your cutscenes out of sync? I don't know if my xbox 360 is dieing but none of the voices match what's being said. It's like, terribly noticeable in a "Did no one at Remedy actually watch the cutscenes?" kind of way for me.

demi · « **Reply #404 on:** May 22, 2010, 10:32:32 PM »

Dunno man, cant help ya. I'm about to 1000 the game and send it off

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #405 on:** May 22, 2010, 11:55:57 PM »

You're not going to get the next episode? It's free! July 27th!

demi · « **Reply #406 on:** May 23, 2010, 12:26:32 AM »

I'm sending it to daddy slime... its not out until the end of July

Jansen · « **Reply #407 on:** May 23, 2010, 12:48:08 AM »

finished it.

pretty good but imo it would have been better if they cut out all the lame ass stop and go crap from the final episode.

oh and the cutscene where they get drunk is amazing in its awfulness.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #408 on:** May 23, 2010, 01:04:24 AM »

methodis will talk big but sucks so much ass at games he cant even handle Alan Wake on Normal!

Im playing on hard and havent been stuck for longer than a minute

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #409 on:** May 23, 2010, 09:57:52 AM »

It has an ending, and it resolves this "season" arc, but like any television serial, it has a twist for next season. I mean:

spoiler (click to show/hide)

... with Alice back, and Mr. Scratch subbing in for Alan, nobody will notice the real Wake is gone.

[close]

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #410 on:** May 23, 2010, 10:08:16 AM »

I don't know if it matters enough for me to pay $10 per episode, though.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #411 on:** May 23, 2010, 10:41:19 AM »

Yeah, but the second one is 800 points.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #412 on:** May 23, 2010, 12:01:35 PM »

Quote from: demi on May 22, 2010, 10:23:56 PM

lol, sony gamer

fixed

Methodis, like most Sfags, you're just too used to watching cut-scenes instead of actually playing games.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #413 on:** May 23, 2010, 12:29:46 PM »

I'd like to know what Draft thinks of this game. It was one of his 'just wait til' games in the 'just wait til x game' back in the day.

Bloodwake · « **Reply #414 on:** May 23, 2010, 01:21:46 PM »

I've been playing too much Red Dead to give this my attention, but damn, this game has some SHITTY voice acting.

Controls are okay and I like the concept but, seriously, the game BEGINS with a Stephen King quote. Really?

I don't know if I like this game yet or not.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #415 on:** May 23, 2010, 01:41:21 PM »

holy goddamn, episode 4!!!!!!!!!!

CHILDREN OF THE ELDER GOD

[youtube=560,345]gwV0jMmvtt0[/youtube]

demi · « **Reply #416 on:** May 23, 2010, 01:56:10 PM »

Quote from: Bloodwake on May 23, 2010, 01:21:46 PM

I've been playing too much Red Dead to give this my attention, but damn, this game has some SHITTY voice acting.

Controls are okay and I like the concept but, seriously, the game BEGINS with a Stephen King quote. Really?

I don't know if I like this game yet or not.

Loser

demi · « **Reply #417 on:** May 23, 2010, 01:57:54 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on May 23, 2010, 01:41:21 PM

holy goddamn, episode 4!!!!!!!!!!

CHILDREN OF THE ELDER GOD

[youtube=560,345]gwV0jMmvtt0

Song needs Barry commenting over it, that's what makes the song so good

Bloodwake · « **Reply #418 on:** May 23, 2010, 02:42:03 PM »

Hey, how long is this game?

demi · « **Reply #419 on:** May 23, 2010, 03:31:36 PM »

Quote from: Bloodwake on May 23, 2010, 02:42:03 PM

Hey, how long is this game?

Long enough

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Author Topic: BARRY WHEELER: THE VIDEOGAME (guest starring Alan Wake) discussion (Read 42328 times)