Hello Neighbor Reviews
The use of advanced AI is what really makes this game stand out to me. In most cases, it seems this game would have been created and the AI would have been rather dumb. Making beating the levels all that much easier and causing the game to have little to zero replay ability and allow the person to beat the game in a short amount of time. That to me is the defining characteristic of this game. If you enjoy challenging yourself, and with the AI it quite literally could end up you actually challenging yourself, then this game is for you. There isn't the shooting or the great deep narrative just you and the neighbor trying to outwit one another. This game will definitely be one that I continue to play and to replay once beaten to see how fast I can get at each level and how long it takes before the AI really catches on to me.
Frustrating in almost everything it tries to do, Hello Neighbor's interesting concept is completely wasted by its execution.
Hello Neighbor is a game with gameplay based on luck and irrational puzzles in which success depends on good fortune and unpredictable AI rather than player’s skill. Also, the story is terribly slow and meaningless from start to the final levels. Although the game tries to flaunt the story in concluding parts, due to poor storytelling and immature background, it is still unsuccessful in affecting its players; it makes them happy just because of ease of its extremely boring gameplay! The only notable advantage of Hello Neighbor is its beautiful and unique type of 50s’ graphics. In addition, Hello Neighbor–like Alien: isolation– lacks implemented creativity; the game’s potential is buried beneath a pile of issues which disappoints both critics and players.
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I was so desperate for Hello Neighbor to end that I regularly sought out ways to try and bypass the intended game. There could be something buried deep down, but the general execution of this steal-horror blend holds it back drastically. Even the quaint colourful world is hampered by the general sluggish feel and poor controls.
Now that the game is out, I honestly have to say that I am a little bit underwhelmed. The concepts in the early access beta was not expanded upon. While it was refined to some extent, the game is still without its bugs and problems. The game showed so much promise but it released in practically the same state. Nothing significant was added, just more of the same. I probably would have had a different opinion if I jumped into this game after it was released but since I saw it grow, the new release holds very little for me.
Dynamic Pixels create in Hello Neighbor a unique experience in which the adaptive A.I. defies all expectations. Despite that, the final act is quite a miss-step when it comes to the puzzle elements. If you won't give Hello Neighbor a try for yourself then at least check out a stream of the game and enjoy it there.
Hello Neighbor is not a game that should be taken lightly, but it is one that will polarize the fans.
As much as I looked forward to this title, I haven’t been this disappointed with a game in a very long time.
In the end, even the main premise of the game is stymied by poorly executed puzzles.
A buggy, uninjoyable mess of a game, trying and failing to emulate better titles
Despite its bugs and storyline, Hello Neighbor is still a decent game. The puzzles are creative and a lot of fun to solve, the art style is good, and the Neighbor AI mechanic adds an additional layer to the gameplay.
Hello Neighbor tries to offer a unique stealth horror experience unlike any other, and in my opinion, does it well. There are issues such as the difficulty of the puzzles and the physics engine but overall a great game worth your time. I’d recommend it even if you’re not a fan of horror games.
Hello Neighbor has some good ideas, a dark story which should have been developed further and a number of issues that make it a horrible time the further you progress.