Talking Barn

Talking Barn (stylized Talking BARN) is a singleplayer Scratch game by binray. The game is designed to parody the popular mobile game Talking Ben by Outfit7 Ltd. The game comprises of Barn, a poorly-drawn non-player character that "responds" to the player, using Scratch's microphone interface. 
==Overview==
===Gameplay===
The game follows Barn, a crudely-drawn character that responds to the player via the phone. The phone is to the right of Barn. During a call, Barn has a variety of responses to the player, that are randomly selected. The responses include:
*"YES?"
*"NOOOOO!"
*"HO HO HO HOUGH!"
*"MAYBE..."
Barn, if not on a call, idles between standing and reading a newspaper.
===Coding & mechanics===
Barn "responds" to the player using the variable loudness, which uses the players microphone to gauge how loud a sound is. If a sound is over 20 in loudness, a response plays. 
Barn can only respond to the player over the "phone," adding a sense of reality to the game. The phone can be activated via a large phone icon at the bottom right of the screen, that, when clicked, calls Barn. Barn answers immediately, saying "BARN HERE?!", indicating the beginning of his "listening" to the loudness variable. If the phone button is clicked again, Barn will put down the phone and return to his idling.
==History==
===2023 update===
Influenced by ESPANORDLE's 2023 remake, multiple sound clips and sprites were reworked and redrawn respectively to create the Talking BARN 2023 update.
==Reception==
The game soon gained a cult following, as well as being added to multiple high-level studios within binray's development circle.
===Remake===
In 2023, ESPANORLDE remixed Talking Barn, remastering the game with new, cleaner sprites. The remake also introduced an Arby's bag, which triggered an easter egg when clicked. When the Arby's bag was clicked, Barn would say:"ALL OUR FOOD KEEPS ON BLOWING UP!"At the end of his sentence, he is cutting off by him spontaneously exploding. The easter egg is a reference to a popular advertisement and internet meme in which the narrator says the signature line, followed by an Arby's sandwich exploding.
The creation of the remake influenced binray's decision to revamp and remaster Barn. Similarities between the two are very much noticeable, supporting the idea that binray was inspired by the remake.
===Following the 2023 update===
The 2023 update was generally well received, but sometimes criticized by fans, due to the modernization of the crude art style that was a main symbol of the game.
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