Hello Neighbor has you take on the role of a kid who has seen some disturbing things in your middle-aged neighbour’s house.
Audio (★★★★☆)
✔️ Immersive soundscape
✔️ Ominous sounds kicks in when your neighbour knows where you are (Adding to the terror)
Story (★★★☆☆)
✔️ Simple Mission: Avoid your neighbour at all costs, and investigate his house to unravel the mysteries
❌ Obtuse storytelling
Gameplay (★★☆☆☆)
✔️ A point-and-click adventure horror game
✔️ Close resemblance to Granny 3
✔️ Your neighbour adapts to your movements (which increases the difficulty of the game)
❌ Unintuitive controls
❌ Solving the increasingly onerous puzzles is anything but straightforward
❌ Puzzles appear all over the place
❌ Abstract and mind-boggling puzzles
❌ A lack of directions
❌ Enjoy the full game by purchasing the full version
Graphics (★★☆☆☆)
✔️ 1950s retro art style
✔️ Great visual presentation of unease and eeriness
❌ Looks like early Pixar graphics
❌ Bad rendering of graphics
Verdict (★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆)
At the price of 15 bucks, Hello Neighbor didn’t quite nail it. The challenge of solving illogical puzzles does indeed offer a sense of accomplishment but doesn’t seem to go far. At times, the game appears as though it’s trying to be too clever for its own good.
Hence, it is a game you persevere in due to sheer luck rather than any form of actual skill, foresight, or cleverness. Still, if you’re in it for the love of puzzles and riddles, there’re still tons to be admired here (if you have the patience for them, that is).
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