BARRY WHEELER: THE VIDEOGAME (guest starring Alan Wake) discussion

[Third]

You guys like Barry? 
He's very annoying and generic. I don't know what Remedy was thinking when they put him in the game. His "comic" persona doesn't fit the game.

[The Sceneman]

Up to Episode 6 on Hard. What a great game! Looking foward to the Nightmare run becuase hard is cake. I dont get all the love for Barry, Im kind of indifferent towards him. Hes not a terrible character but not amazing either. :shrug

All you h8'ers comin in here sayin bubububu RDR is better, STFU. Ive got both games and they are both awesome. One thing Ive learned is you can play and enjoy more than 1 game! 

[demi]

Except one is from developers of awesome Max Payne, the other from shitty GTA4 devs. So no, you cant

[The Sceneman]

  If you say so. How tough is Nightmare?

[WrikaWrek]

You guys like Barry? 
He's very annoying and generic. I don't know what Remedy was thinking when they put him in the game. His "comic" persona doesn't fit the game.

You have made it quite clear that you have a really shitty taste and general opinion on things.

[The Fake Shemp]

Barry is awesome, haters look stupid. Third chimes in with his shitty opinion, per usual.

EDIT: Episode 4 is amazing, though.

[Third]

Whatever dudes. The comic relief in Barry feels very misplaced. I've never played a horror game that had a joke character in it. Especially not in a game that has a serious tone to it...
His jokes are inappropriate and feel forced. He's also ugly and very fat. Makes the character even more annoying to watch and hear.

[demi]

What a vapid thing to say

[The Fake Shemp]

Actually, change that. Third is pretty great at measuring how good something is. Just take whatever dumb shit he types and believe the opposite. It's almost always true. Thanks, Third. Without your consistently awful taste, we really wouldn't know what was good.

[Smooth Groove]

What a vapid thing to say

Turd is annoying Demi so much that he's even using big words. 

[Third]

Well, I liked the game. I just didn't like a few things in it.

pro's

- atmosphere
- graphics
- sound
- gunplay
- the story (chapters 1 to 4)

cons

- story (chapters 5 and 6)
- alan's shitty stamnia
- sometimes too repetitive
- misplaced comic relief

I'd probably rate the game at a 8,5/10

[Smooth Groove]

Well, I liked the game. I just didn't like a few things in it.

pro's

- atmosphere
- graphics are only sub-HD
- sound
- gunplay
- the story (chapters 1 to 4)

cons
- only on Xbox 360
- story (chapters 5 and 6)
- alan's shitty stamnia
- sometimes too repetitive
- misplaced comic relief
- not a PS3 exclusive
I'd probably rate the game at a 8,5/10 and 9.9/10 if it were on the PS3

[Third]

That was before the edit. 

[MyNameIsMethodis]

I think this game is killing my xbox or something. The cutscenes don't even remotely match up anymore.

[The Sceneman]

eek apparently the thermoses and manuscript pages are gone in Nightmare playthorugh if youve already picked 'em up. Will make following a guide a bit trickier...

[demi]

Not really. I got every thermos except 7 or so without even trying. They arent as hidden as you think

[The Sceneman]

Yeah theyre all big and flashing and stuff huh. Gotta get my 1000 ASAP so I can hook my bro up with my copy and focus on RDR.

I hope the DLC adds more achievements.

[MCD]

episode 3 finally over.

shit was long.

[dark1x]

I'm definitely enjoying the game.  It has its issues, but by and large, it's fantastic.  The combat feels surprisingly solid.  Hopefully the game introduces more than one enemy, though, as it is getting a bit repetitive.

It's a shame Remedy had so many issues with the engine, though.  It looks pretty nice, but the image quality is blurry and there is a shit ton of tearing.

[fistfulofmetal]

story is coming together nicely. pretty surprising ending at the end of episode 5

[The Sceneman]

I dont get the hate for the ending, I thought it wrapped up its own arc nicely, and left it open for an awesome (inevitable) sequel!

Endin spoilerz:

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the bit with Rose holding the lantern and the evil FBI dude behind her in the window was awesome!

[close]

bring on the DLC!

I've beaten the game on Hard, so gonna go through it again on Nightmare and get all the collectibles shortly. Gonna get 1000 fo sho

[Jansen]

i think we can forget about there being a season 2.

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[The Fake Shemp]

That's fine, Remedy can focus on BARRY WHEELER: THE VIDEOGAME instead.

[maxy]

Game is doing well in Europe,number one on many EU charts.

Europe likes Remedy.

+1 for BARRY WHEELER: THE VIDEOGAME

[Third]

Pretty sad seeing Alan bombed on the XBlive list. It's better than any of those games listed.
The top 5 is depressing. All such mediocre games. But yeah, the masses are asses.

[The Fake Shemp]

Game is doing well in Europe,number one on many EU charts.

Europe likes Remedy.

+1 for BARRY WHEELER: THE VIDEOGAME

Remedy is based in Europe, right? Eurotrash sales will get us BARRY WHEELER: THE VIDEOGAME!

Europe

[maxy]

Yes.

Helsinki,Finland

[MyNameIsMethodis]

Are you supposed to burn the darkness off the enemies first then shoot them?

and I just got to the

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mine

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how close am I to finishing this chapter.

[The Sceneman]

Are you supposed to burn the darkness off the enemies first then shoot them?
and I just got to the

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mine

[close]

how close am I to finishing this chapter.

Um, yeah... thats how you kill them?

[demi]

Pretty sure dude is trolling. They explain this at the very beginning...

[Don Flamenco]

Are you supposed to burn the darkness off the enemies first then shoot them?

and I just got to the

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mine

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how close am I to finishing this chapter.

No.  In fact, the flashlight is just for aesthetic pleasure. 

[MyNameIsMethodis]

I thought it was just to crowd control them. 

[Don Flamenco]

I thought it was just to crowd control them. 

go make me a sandwich, bitch

[MyNameIsMethodis]

It's not my fault this game doesn't tell you anything.

[Don Flamenco]

It's not my fault this game doesn't tell you anything.

A+ trolling would read again.  There are not enough bullets to get through chapter 1 without using the flashlight. 

[demi]

It's not my fault this game doesn't tell you anything.

Please dont post in this thread again. I'm being brutally serious here.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

I'm not trolling though, I must've just missed it or something. I've mostly been using the flashlight as crowd control, but I guess that's why I keep dieing so much.

How do you guys manage to burn the darkness off of the groups of like 10 though? Or does the flare auto burn it off?

[The Sceneman]

yeah drop a flare, and combo it with the torch. you'll see circles getting smaller on the guys which is their darkness "life bar". The enemies flash when its time to start shooting. The tutorial spells it out all pretty clearly.

But if youre struggling with this game on normal, theres probably no hope for you. Alan Wake is CAKE

[Don Flamenco]

Alan Cake

[chronovore]

I'm not trolling though, I must've just missed it or something. I've mostly been using the flashlight as crowd control, but I guess that's why I keep dieing so much.

How do you guys manage to burn the darkness off of the groups of like 10 though? Or does the flare auto burn it off?

Honest suggestion: Have you considered going to YouTube and watching how other people play? Maybe you're doing something fundamentally wrong, or misunderstanding a core gameplay mechanic in a way that is so alien that we're unable to visualize it...?

[Stoney Mason]

Just got this in on Gamefly so I'll be playing through it pretty soon.

[Third]

I'm not trolling though, I must've just missed it or something. I've mostly been using the flashlight as crowd control, but I guess that's why I keep dieing so much.

How do you guys manage to burn the darkness off of the groups of like 10 though? Or does the flare auto burn it off?

Just run away.
I just ran away most of the time. The enemies fade away after you reach a save spot. You don't gain anything by beating the enemies.
When an enemy was near, I just flashed him so he would slow down and then continued running.

[Stoney Mason]

Finished the first chapter. Enjoyable so far.


The production values and art design and atmosphere are the best elements. The episode framing device is also very well done.

I sort of find myself wishing it had some true adventure gaming elements. That way exploring off the beaten path would be more useful rather than just collecting lame collectibles. It would also give some nice variety to the gameplay. Some chapters could be more adventure style. Others could be more action style.

Still enjoying so far although I'm early.

[The Fake Shemp]

Peaks with Episode Four, but is very enjoyable.

[cool breeze]

I just started too.  I just finished Episode 2 and so far I'll just agree with what Stoney said.  But in Episode 2 there was a long stretch of combat that was really boring and I'm hoping the game doesn't make combat the focus from here on.  The TV and radio programs are great too.

also, does this game have weird graphic glitches or is this a problem? when installing the game, my 360 sounded like a buzzsaw (compared to every other game I installed, including RDR last week, that was fairly normal).  Things like shadows appearing as a patch of dots at times or at times voices are out of sync with the faces (most noticeable with Alice, probably because her face looks weird, but it happens with others at times).  Actually, the way faces look and behave in this game are really weird with the worst being Alice.  Other than the faces the game looks great, especially the lighting.

btw, is the voice actor who plays Barry the same guy who played Joe Pesci in Bayonetta?

[Third]

I have bad news. There's a lot more combat coming up. The mechanics are good, but I got tired of it also. That's why I just ran away at some time...

[MyNameIsMethodis]

How long are the individual chapters?

[fistfulofmetal]

finished it.

by the end i was pretty much done with the combat. i really just wanted to know what was gonna happen next.

what a strange and ambiguous ending indeed. kinda lame that it's designed to be left open so there can be dlc'd episodes. i'll probs just youtube for the story.

really enjoyed it overall.

[Stoney Mason]

when installing the game, my 360 sounded like a buzzsaw (compared to every other game I installed, including RDR last week, that was fairly normal).

I noticed this exact same thing although I haven't had the graphic glitches that you have.

[MCD]

find the lady of the light~

[cool breeze]

I have bad news. There's a lot more combat coming up. The mechanics are good, but I got tired of it also. That's why I just ran away at some time...

yeah, that and what fistful said is how I felt by the end.  It felt worse because of how bad the pacing was.

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combat seemed to go on forever and it felt pointless.  I wish they had more adventure stuff or puzzles in there to break it up, or some way to have more story.  At least in Episode 4 and 5 you had Barry and the Sheriff talking during those scenes.  Alan even stopped narration at one point and enemies no longer said funny stuff like talkin about omega 3 fatty acids.  Didn't help that most of the time it looks like you've been fighting in the same location since the start of the game.

[close]

But the game was pretty great.  Story, style, and all that were interesting and all the content on TV you could watch was great (like in Max Payne 2).  Episode 4 was the best part of the game, btw.

[Stoney Mason]

I'm somewhere towards the beginning of the 4th episode. I enjoy it but even at this stage the combat is getting a bit tiresome.

I enjoy it mainly because of the story and the tone and the theme. As far as the actual game parts of the game, I think they could have done a much better job.

[The Fake Shemp]

I think the game needed more action set pieces like Episode 4, but its story/atmosphere set it apart as the game wore on.

[demi]

I hope someone makes some rule 34 with Barry Wheeler fucking Sarah, or Rose.

[The Fake Shemp]

 

[cool breeze]

I hope someone makes some rule 34 with Barry Wheeler fucking Sarah, or Rose.

someone needs to do one with Barry and Nightingale

[demi]

Barry Slimer

[demi]

Dont read the pages at all

[Stoney Mason]

Just finished Chapter 4. That was a legit great chapter and a great chapter of gameplay.

[Stoney Mason]

What did you think of the stage battle Stoney?

It was terrific. That whole chapter was outstanding. It really gave the game a heart and soul. I have my complaints or issues with the game but you can tell Remedy really worked hard on the tone and theme of this game and you have to give them a lot of respect for that.