Barn Runner 5: The Forever Friday part 2

[Nostradamus]

Excellent game. Those keeps getting better each episode. I felt some Larry Vales vibe on this one with the graphics style and some of the humor.     
Everything was so much fun!  The dialogues, the puzzles, the story. And of course that clip at the end of it was just amazing.   Best .... Ending... Ever !!   It was so fantasically and proffesionally done. Mad props for that one.
Looking forward to Episode 3... it's not too far now...

[Ponch]

Excellent game. ... that clip at the end of it was just amazing.   Best .... Ending... Ever !!   It was so fantasically and proffesionally done. Mad props for that one.
Looking forward to Episode 3... it's not too far now...

Thanks! I put blood, sweat, and beer into that cut scene. It was a hell of a lot of work and I'm glad you liked it.

However, I hate to say this, but Chapter Three is going to slip by a month. It won't come out until March 3. I'm running into a few problems as I smooth out the rough spots for release, so I'm bumping it back a few weeks to give me a little cushion, so I don't have to rush it.

Hope you don't mind waiting a few more weeks.

Thanks for playing,

- Ponch

[Nostradamus]

Sure, what's another month.. For a game of this quality whatever the wait time is cool

[Dualnames]

I couldn't agree more. Hope there's some SEX involved in this one.

[Ponch]

I couldn't agree more. Hope there's some SEX involved in this one.

Have no fear. Our hero's long dry spell is about to come to an end.

- Ponch

[Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens]

Wet babes and latex, here we come!


And it better not be a dream sequence this time. 

[Ponch]

Wet babes and latex, here we come!

Will you settle for a bottle of whiskey, a cheap motel room, and a chain-smoking MILF?

After all, a guy's gotta take what he can get.

- Ponch

[Crimson Wizard]

Just started the game, love how it is drawn and written very much; however I have to point out few things.

1. During introduction the titles are barely visible on b/w screens.
2. I am sorry to say this, but Harry Sach's walking animation is terrible! it looks like a robot or something.
3. There's a walk-behind error in the club (1st suspect part), barman is sticking from beyond that apparatus which is broken.

[Ponch]

Thanks for trying my game, Crimson Wizard.

Regarding your comments:

1. During introduction the titles are barely visible on b/w screens.

Really? Sorry about that. On my PC they look okay. Maybe in a future build I'll change the color of the sprites I used.

2. I am sorry to say this, but Harry Sach's walking animation is terrible! it looks like a robot or something.

Sigh. You're certainly not the first person to tell me this. Harry is an uptight, over-achieving doofus. So I was trying to convey that in a walkcycle that would suggest someone who, as they say, has a steel rod up his butt. It made my girlfriend laugh, but apparently everyone else in the world hates it. I've changed it somewhat for the next Barn Runner game (which you can see in the demo available on my website). Hopefully, that will put this issue to rest.

3. There's a walk-behind error in the club (1st suspect part), barman is sticking from beyond that apparatus which is broken.

Whoops. I'll address that in the next build of the game. Thanks for letting me know.

Hope you enjoy the game (and the rest in the series).

Thanks,

- Ponch

[CosmoQueen]

Played it, finished it, loved it!!! I'm such a fan of the BR games! As much as I loved the puzzles the dialog was my favorite part. I was laughing the whole way through! Great job!!! I look forward to the next one

[Ponch]

I look forward to the next one

If only I could find the time to finish the next one! There's not much left to do, but I have zero free time lately.

But thanks for playing the games. I'm glad you liked them. Hopefully, the next game (when it comes out) will live up to your expectations.

- Ponch

[CosmoQueen]

Oh I have no doubt that it will! And I'm sure you'll have free time someday. Till then, I'll be waiting!

[Crimson Wizard]

I returned to playing this game, and found it rather amusing to see a

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russian family selling burritos there, especially usage of certain obscene language  .

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I should only note that

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Ivanka is rather not common russian girl name. I guess it may be used in western slavic countries, like Poland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, and such.

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Yay, finished it!
I must say, I am admired by the amount of effort put into near-ending animated cutscene, especially assuming that it does not add much to story itself.
I liked electronic puzzles most of the game (but seriously, they are perhaps nearly only REAL puzzles anyway ).
Looking forward next game.

[Ponch]

I must say, I am admired by the amount of effort put into near-ending animated cutscene, especially assuming that it does not add much to story itself.
I liked electronic puzzles most of the game (but seriously, they are perhaps nearly only REAL puzzles anyway ).

Glad you liked the cutscene. It was a lot of work, but it was fun to do. There's an even larger movie (of a much different sort) at the end of chapter three. Hopefully, there will more of that sort of thing in future games.

Regarding the puzzles, to be fair, the Barn Runner games have never been known for their puzzles (or their adherence to traditional "adventure game" design), being more of a CinemaWare style interactive movie / arcade game most of the time. But the still-in-the-works chapter three is much larger than the usual Barn Runner game and has more of the old-school adventure game feel to it (hopefully). It's been a lot of fun doing something along the lines of the old Sierra or LucasArts games and I hope it's received well by Barn Runner fans when it comes out.

Also,

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Prick isn't exactly a common American name either. I just like the name Ivanka.

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Next game comes out as soon as I can manage it. Which, at this rate, could be another few months. Sorry. I'm overworked. What can I say?

- Ponch