When I first played UFO 50, it was on the couch with two friends on my Steam Deck. I booted up Barbuta... and was absolutely entranced. The game was abrasive, slow, and after game over-ing once, my friends were ready to move on. I was hooked, but moved on for the sake of my friends. But Barbuta's place as the first game in UFO 50 is so masterful. By placing such an unapproachable game first, it teaches players that not every game in this collection will be for you, and that it's okay to move on! I handed the controller to my friend who accidentally selected Night House, and then that game hooked the rest of them immediately, and we just started jumping around. UFO 50 is great, and I would love to hear more of your analysis on the other games!
First game I played in the collection and I spent a good hour or something on it my first time. I love games that let me explore hostile, uncaring labyrinths and Barbuta did not disappoint. I've mapped all of Metroid 1 and Megami Tensei 1 out by hand on paper with a pencil and have happily been drawing out maps for Barbuta, too. However, it's only my second favorite game in the collection to Mooncat, which is actually unironically my GOTY for 2024. I've put about 8+ hours into it just replaying it endlessly and seeing how fast I can go and how much more I can push myself with the tech, and the atmosphere alone completely floored me the first time I played it. Great vid! UFO 50 touched me in a way most modern games just can't. Would've payed 25 happily for just Barbuta and Mooncat, but they gave us Divers too. :D
@@Just_Jasen Ay yeah, I cherried it ages ago and felt kinda sad. Apparently I still have one hidden room left to find, and even then I love practicing the game. When I heard Divers was Barbuta 3 and thus also Mooncat 2 I was very very excited.
I'm not sure if I have as indepth thoughts on all of them but I'll definitely consider doing some more! I just Cherried Party House and honestly that one could be expanded to it's own game
I’m pretty sure you were the person who recommended me to play this game basically, thank you. I have now beaten it but I got really lost and sadly had to use a guide. Only really one problem I have is the limited coins, because you can quite literally be soft locked out of the route you planned on doing.
I don't think that Barbuta is "bad on purpose", so much as it's being authentic to the design of games from the period it's emulating. The storage and processing limitations of home computers meant that games had to be brutally difficult in order to extend the play time to more than ten minutes or so. If anything, it's probably far too lenient when you compare it to stuff like Jet Set Willy - which is similar in its design language, though the items are just collectables that you need to pick up and confer no new powers.
i had the exact same first experience that you outlined, but barbuta really clicked for me when i got into a call with a friend and just streamed it with him. the process of discovery was enhanced so much by having a partner naturally notice things, we collectively got our minds blown at some of these secrets. this game is just so good man
i genuinely don't get how people like barbuta, its such an awful game, probably the worst ufo 50 game. when i first played it, i started to regret buying ufo 50 because i wondered if all other games would be like this, empty, slow, and no music. i even came back to it multiple times to try and ive spent around an hour and i couldn't figure out anything. the farthest i got was collecting 150 gems and getting trash and an umbrella. the game is awful, it doesnt explain anything, the clues for what your supposed to do is so small, its so boring because you walk at the speed of a turtle trying to get anywhere, and nothing in the game makes sense. -1/10 game i dont get the hype for it. edit: i had to search up what to do next and found out what the umbrella does which unlocked the entire new part, i even got it before, just didnt know what it did, and i havent played much after, but i think my opinion has definitely changed. i now think that its an alright game, just wish that they would explain what each item does, made the clues a little bit more visible (like the non flowing acid or fake walls) and made you faster and added some more music, it would be better. overall after finding out what an umbrella does, changed to a 6.5/10
Okay, It's good actually, it shares a lot of the same level designs from animal well. Actually, it's kinda weird how similar the layouts of the well, sewers, and chimney are.
When I first played UFO 50, it was on the couch with two friends on my Steam Deck. I booted up Barbuta... and was absolutely entranced. The game was abrasive, slow, and after game over-ing once, my friends were ready to move on. I was hooked, but moved on for the sake of my friends.
But Barbuta's place as the first game in UFO 50 is so masterful. By placing such an unapproachable game first, it teaches players that not every game in this collection will be for you, and that it's okay to move on! I handed the controller to my friend who accidentally selected Night House, and then that game hooked the rest of them immediately, and we just started jumping around. UFO 50 is great, and I would love to hear more of your analysis on the other games!
First game I played in the collection and I spent a good hour or something on it my first time. I love games that let me explore hostile, uncaring labyrinths and Barbuta did not disappoint. I've mapped all of Metroid 1 and Megami Tensei 1 out by hand on paper with a pencil and have happily been drawing out maps for Barbuta, too. However, it's only my second favorite game in the collection to Mooncat, which is actually unironically my GOTY for 2024. I've put about 8+ hours into it just replaying it endlessly and seeing how fast I can go and how much more I can push myself with the tech, and the atmosphere alone completely floored me the first time I played it.
Great vid! UFO 50 touched me in a way most modern games just can't. Would've payed 25 happily for just Barbuta and Mooncat, but they gave us Divers too. :D
I still have to Cherry Mooncat but I'm pretty excited to check out Divers afterwards!
@@Just_Jasen Ay yeah, I cherried it ages ago and felt kinda sad. Apparently I still have one hidden room left to find, and even then I love practicing the game. When I heard Divers was Barbuta 3 and thus also Mooncat 2 I was very very excited.
Would genuinely love for this to become a series, (if you do feel like you have things to say about the other games on UFO 50, that is)
I'm not sure if I have as indepth thoughts on all of them but I'll definitely consider doing some more! I just Cherried Party House and honestly that one could be expanded to it's own game
I’m pretty sure you were the person who recommended me to play this game basically, thank you. I have now beaten it but I got really lost and sadly had to use a guide. Only really one problem I have is the limited coins, because you can quite literally be soft locked out of the route you planned on doing.
I was so moved by this game I was thinking of making this video. Glad you did it instead, mine would not have been as eloquent anyway!
W video
This game deserves infinite analysis
Great video!
Great video!
sir this is a wendy’s
I'll have you know that my UA-cam channel is much more like a Dollar General than a Wendy's
@@Just_Jasen can i get a numba nine
@@atomixsc you forgot the "uuuuhhh" in there. ;)
I don't think that Barbuta is "bad on purpose", so much as it's being authentic to the design of games from the period it's emulating.
The storage and processing limitations of home computers meant that games had to be brutally difficult in order to extend the play time to more than ten minutes or so.
If anything, it's probably far too lenient when you compare it to stuff like Jet Set Willy - which is similar in its design language, though the items are just collectables that you need to pick up and confer no new powers.
You convinced me! I actually want to try this game now.
is that moon cat music? im watching this because i dont plan on going back to the Barbuta
i had the exact same first experience that you outlined, but barbuta really clicked for me when i got into a call with a friend and just streamed it with him. the process of discovery was enhanced so much by having a partner naturally notice things, we collectively got our minds blown at some of these secrets. this game is just so good man
Barbuta? More like Midbuta. Gottem!
Banned for 1700 hundred years
1:19 dude I’m not even sure you’ve ever actually were supposed to think that wall was real in the first place.
i genuinely don't get how people like barbuta, its such an awful game, probably the worst ufo 50 game. when i first played it, i started to regret buying ufo 50 because i wondered if all other games would be like this, empty, slow, and no music. i even came back to it multiple times to try and ive spent around an hour and i couldn't figure out anything. the farthest i got was collecting 150 gems and getting trash and an umbrella. the game is awful, it doesnt explain anything, the clues for what your supposed to do is so small, its so boring because you walk at the speed of a turtle trying to get anywhere, and nothing in the game makes sense. -1/10 game i dont get the hype for it.
edit: i had to search up what to do next and found out what the umbrella does which unlocked the entire new part, i even got it before, just didnt know what it did, and i havent played much after, but i think my opinion has definitely changed. i now think that its an alright game, just wish that they would explain what each item does, made the clues a little bit more visible (like the non flowing acid or fake walls) and made you faster and added some more music, it would be better. overall after finding out what an umbrella does, changed to a 6.5/10
man just play cod then
I HATE BARBUTA! I HATE BARBUTA! I HATE BARBUTA! I HATE BARBUTA! I HATE BARBUTA! I HATE BARBUTA!
(no i have not watched the whole video yet)
Okay, It's good actually, it shares a lot of the same level designs from animal well. Actually, it's kinda weird how similar the layouts of the well, sewers, and chimney are.
Nice pfp