DHGF: Basically Funky Barn is a well made game, yet it’s a mixed bag. The game plays exceptionally well, but the odd mix of cartoon visuals with the dark opening story and the ability to have your animals eaten by predators makes it hard to decide who would be the correct audience. Kids might be freaked out while older gamers might poo-poo the visuals. Farmville fans will like the no stress pace of that game over this, while Harvest Moon fans will like the deep story and role-playing elements of THAT faming sim. Funky Barn can be quite engrossing once you start playing and I can’t deny I had trouble putting the controller down at points, but it’s also not a game I’d ever pick back up now that I’ve beaten all three difficulty levels. It’s not a bad game; just not one I feel is fifty dollars worth. It would have worked better as a budget game, but as this is a launch title for the Wii U, it would have looked bad all around if the system launched with a game that had budget pricing. When this gets down to $29.99 or below though, this might be a surprise hit.
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Dream Team for $30?
Hell, a lot of these are Nintendo games for $30. I strongly advise anyone considering a first party game to grab what you want now, as first party titles seldom (if ever) get a price drop.
Nintendo Insider writes:
Having garnered much attention following Giant Bomb’s efforts in putting the game through its paces, Funky Barn was already able to achieve cult status among gamers prior to launch.
Its Miiverse community board remains one of the most popular on the Wii U, posts full of wit and humour even from those that have yet to investigate its delights for themselves. For this is a game that, despite its name, lacks any funk at all.
Professor Hatsworth's farm is falling apart and it needed a bit of TLC. Tyler rebuilt Hatsworth's farm and tested out all of the machinery. Check out his review.
I'm sort of glad that I held off on purchasing a Wii U. I still plan to, but I think I'll wait for a couple more good games.
