- Publisher: Curve Digital , Slow Bros.
- Release Date: Apr 16, 2024
- Also On: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
- Summary:
- Developer: Slow Bros.
- Genre(s): Adventure, General
- # of players: No Online Multiplayer
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 26
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Mixed: 16 out of 26
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Negative: 0 out of 26
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Apr 15, 2024While not your most traditional “game,” Harold Halibut is without a doubt a true work of art, something the likes of which we haven’t seen before and are unlikely to see again.
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Apr 15, 2024Harold Halibut is a touchy narrative adventure with a strong personality, due to stop motion technique.
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Apr 15, 2024It may take place at the bottom of the ocean on a distant alien planet, but Harold Halibut’s story is an entirely human one, both in terms of its carefully handmade environments and its strong emphasis on empathy towards its eccentric cast of characters. While I wish that there was a little more interactivity to be found throughout its subaquatic setting, and Harold’s shuffling run could have been boosted to a sprint to reduce the time spent repeatedly schlepping from one end of its levels to the other, I nonetheless remained captivated by his whimsical quest to unite his community and explore the spectacular surroundings of his sunken home. Consistently funny and full of surprises, Harold Halibut is a wholesome, handcrafted adventure with plenty of heart.
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Apr 16, 2024Harold Halibut's world and the people that inhabit it were literally crafted by people that cared about him and his story. And while that story struggles under the weight of its ambitions, the human touches on every part of it are evident. Those are the heart and soul of the game, and they imprinted on me too.
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Apr 22, 2024Harold Halibut is a stop motion narrative adventure, whose childish story weighed down by a rhythm that is too heavy and its practically non-existent gameplay, lacking any spark, fails to live up to the work of craftsmanship that is its stop motion graphics.
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Apr 15, 2024Harold Halibut makes some key compromises to make its eye-popping claymation art style work.
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Apr 15, 2024Looking at the Slow Bros.' game, it's hard not to associate it with The Neverhood, but these are just appearances. A bland protagonist, almost complete lack of gameplay, and - on top of that - a huge amount of bugs make Harold Halibut a fish that's very hard to digest.