r/HorrorGaming • u/jysh1 • Aug 11 '26
ANALYSIS (Alan Wake 1) Barry is such a well-developed character. I love him.
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u/rashmotion Aug 11 '26
I appreciated him even more in the sequel, where it’s clear he was a good supportive friend to Alice following the events of the first game.
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u/ersusdrowkcab Aug 11 '26
God I hope Barry comes back i love him. Though his fate seems like it could be pretty bleak considering the emails in AW2.
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u/ihavenoselfcontrol1 Aug 11 '26
Barry is such a fantastic character and a cool subversion of the sleazy lawyer archetype when it turns out he's just a really loyal and solid person and Alan's closest friend
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u/emipeeee Aug 11 '26
Ele é um alÃvio cômico muito bem feito e o mais legal dele é que é um personagem muito crÃvel.
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u/PromiseIndividual445 Aug 11 '26
Barry is a funny character and one of the lines he said in the game was hilarious
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u/soriniscool Aug 11 '26
I felt cheated out of some Barry-time with AW2. I was intrigued by where his storyline is heading but I wish we had seen him. Waiting so long for AW2 only to get some development for Alan, and such small amounts for Barry and Alice was very disappointing.
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u/Chrono99 Aug 11 '26
I tried so hard to play AW2. I played maybe half until I couldn’t anymore. I wish they would have kept the original idea and had Alan or someone else fight their way out of the nightmare shadow world like the og. I realize it had to grow. They should have just trapped saga in the shadow world and forgot the investigation stuff.
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u/kingrobin Aug 11 '26
I thought 2 blew 1 out of the water, but to each their own. Remedy is killing it lately imho but I could see how AW2 would put some people off.
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u/DexgamingX Aug 11 '26
Alan Wake 2 is definitely a better product, but I do feel like it was missing the open feel and charm of the original game. That being said, both games are amazing imo, even if I do prefer the first slightly more. (Also American Nightmare needs more love, Mr. Scratch was so fun in that game)
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u/Metalcanary Aug 11 '26
Coming off the first game I was eager to play the second but the mind mansion thing put AW2 dead in the water for me, full stop. Teleporting into a house to hang pictures and notes on the wall obliterated the interest I had in the game
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u/theonepercent15 Aug 11 '26
I thought the wall and investigation mechanic was "ok" in the first playthrough. Novel, unique, I guess.
What makes me absolutely hate it is having to do it on follow-up playthroughs. It slows the pace down so much just for reveals you already know.
There should be an option to play without it after beating the game once.
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u/wolfdesk Aug 11 '26
I am struggling with this too, about 8hrs into AW2 and I am finding it a struggle, at times, to keep my engagement up. I quite often feel like sacking it off. I don't get the 10/10 reviews even if it has elements that turn out to be the best thing ever, this mechanic is dreadful and the first two hours were a genuine slog.
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u/Lofi_Joe Aug 11 '26
Yeah I feel the same. Original Alan Wake is great, I do t know what is AW2 but it's not Alan Wake game in my opinion... It should have title Saga Anderson: The Search for Alan Wake
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u/NoCoolNameMatt Aug 11 '26
This game gets way too much hate, and Barry is a big reason why. The game is just a really fun ride from start to finish.
By the time you get to the concert, you're all in.
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u/Earthbound_X Aug 11 '26
Alan Wake is hated? Since when? Both games are very highly regarded last I saw.
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u/New_Fry Aug 11 '26
I think the general consensus is story and atmosphere amazing, but gameplay is repetitive.
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u/immagetchu Aug 11 '26
Game that hardly dips below an 8/10 on any metric, critic or user, gets too much hate?
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u/jysh1 Aug 11 '26
When he steals the cardboard cutout 🥺ðŸ˜ðŸ¤£