Barbuta Discussion

[Reli]

I'm really enjoying Barbuta so far, I've been taking screenshots of every screen and building out a map as I go. So far I've nearly filled out my inventory list beyond a few things so I think I'm making good progress. Thought it'd be fun to talk about the items so far and what they do and what everyone has figured out!


Items so far

Umbrella: Lets you ignore falling acid drops.
Pin: Lets you break blue bubble obstacles.
Wand: Lets you fire projectiles, doesn't seeeeem to stop you from doing anything the sword can do? But I also haven't been able to figure out if it does anything special.
Trash: Can't figure out if this does anything, let me know your findings!
Key: Not sure where to use this yet!

And also to help folks on their journey, the path through the ladders in the room just left and down from the start:


5 4 1 -
3 2 -
6 -

You don't use the ladders on the right at all, the numbers above are the order to take the ladders!

[Wall Jump Games]

what do the numbers of ladders mean? I'm very confused.

[Reli]

Sorry, was trying to basically match the order to climb the ladders to the layout. Let me try doing it by description:


-Walk right and climb down the first ladder (Third ladder on the top row)
-Climb down the ladder immediately left of you (Second ladder on the second row)
-Jump left onto the small stone, and then left again, and climb the ladder there (First ladder on the second row.)
-Climb the ladder immediately on your right. (Second ladder on the first row)
-Jump over the pit left, and climb down the ladder there (first ladder on the first row)
-Drop off the ledge to the left, all the way on the left side of the screen, then drop down to the right, and climb down the very short ladder (first ladder on the third row)
-The wall on the right side of the room should now open.

[Wall Jump Games]

Thank you! Out of curiosity, how in the hell did you figure that out?

[Katosepe]

Originally posted by Wall Jump Games:

Thank you! Out of curiosity, how in the hell did you figure that out?

There's another room far to the right that also has the letters AB at the top but they're reversed. The blocks around the room are placed so that those ladders are the only pathway through it, giving the solution to that puzzle.

In case anyone was wondering, the Green Skull in room B6 will drop 100 Cash if you kill all the enemies in the room, making it a bit easier to buy the pin from the shop!

I mapped the rooms on an 8x8 grid with A-H along the top and 1-8 going down the side.

[TangoBunny]

How did you figure out the ladder order?
I 'beat' the game somewhat by accident, I found an invisible platform that led to the last room, but I only had six of eight items - and the key wasn't one of them.

As for items I found that you haven't listed:
Necklace/Pendant - Makes the blocky lifts move
Candy - No idea what this does
...and not an item, but near the start on the left, there's a room where mushrooms are jumping around and there's two square blocks on three flat floors. After defeating the mushroom, you can push those two blocks to the right, and it plays a jingle. I don't know what that activated, though.

[Jumanji]

I will give a couple of tips too.
the map loops, meaning you go far to the right, you appear on a left maptile
there is invisible ladders, so sometimes push up to see if you can climb one, I think you can guess position if you saw the map tile above and you notice an entrance by ladder but you dont see one down there.

[Reli]

I found the ladder order using a room towards the bottom right of the map. There's a room that is exactly the same ladder layout, but mirrored, and there is only one valid path through that room because of its walls, that path is the one you use for the ladder puzzle!

Where did you find the Pendant?

[Reli]

Originally posted by Jumanji:

I will give a couple of tips too.
the map loops, meaning you go far to the right, you appear on a left maptile
there is invisible ladders, so sometimes push up to see if you can climb one, I think you can guess position if you saw the map tile above and you notice an entrance by ladder but you dont see one down there.

These tips are great! Thanks!

[Katosepe]

...and not an item, but near the start on the left, there's a room where mushrooms are jumping around and there's two square blocks on three flat floors. After defeating the mushroom, you can push those two blocks to the right, and it plays a jingle. I don't know what that activated, though. [/quote]

I just checked and this lowers the blocks one room to the left and one room down so that you can travel to the right. It might do more than that but that's what I first noticed.

[TangoBunny]

Originally posted by Reli:

I found the ladder order using a room towards the bottom right of the map. There's a room that is exactly the same ladder layout, but mirrored, and there is only one valid path through that room because of its walls, that path is the one you use for the ladder puzzle!

Where did you find the Pendant?

When exploring the lower section (going right at the start, then down a lot) there's a room with a bunch of green slime pits and a door where someone says 'you need to look carefully.' Just outside that door, one of those green slime pits isn't animated, so you can jump in it and walk through the wall to the treasure chest you went past earlier.

I just got the key with the tips earlier in the thread and used it - it's not an essential item, but it's a very effective way to speedrun the game if you use it.

[AD ReM]

Thank you for using spoilers!
Thanks to you I know that something is in Barbuta, but thanks to the use of spoilers I don't have spoiled fun! :)
If I come back to Barbut and I can't come up with anything on my own, I'll use this thread, thank you again, I've saved this thread! :)

[Swiper]

Seems there are multiple endings to this one - I golden cased the game by beating the 'boss" and yet had a few missing slots & didn't use some items...

[Harmlock]

In the room you unlock by Pushing the block with the mushrooms. You actually have everything you need to get that chest already. It's a great item but I think it has a negative effect I saw. Won't say more unless it's specifically asked. Having fun diving for secrets!

[Harmlock]

Originally posted by TangoBunny:

Candy - No idea what this does

I think it lets you climb up and down ladders quicker.

I was also able to "clear" the game but I feel like I missed so much. I'm diving back in to search as much as I can haha.

[catsgomeow]

anyone figure out how to hit the switch all the way to the left of the map?