The Neverhood

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  1. IlyaK
    Apr 18, 2011
    10
    A must-play for any video game aficionado. The Neverhood is an amazingly original and creative point-and-click puzzle/adventure game. Beautiful graphics, story, sound and music. Although probably too bizarre for mainstream gamers, those that were lucky enough to stumble upon this gem have enjoyed a truly unique gaming experience. For anyone who is looking for something off the beatenA must-play for any video game aficionado. The Neverhood is an amazingly original and creative point-and-click puzzle/adventure game. Beautiful graphics, story, sound and music. Although probably too bizarre for mainstream gamers, those that were lucky enough to stumble upon this gem have enjoyed a truly unique gaming experience. For anyone who is looking for something off the beaten path, The Neverhood is your game.… Expand
  2. R4Zi3L
    Mar 17, 2011
    10
    Great, unforgettable point and click adventure game with unique style. Awesome music and stopmotion animation. Too bad that series isnt continuoued ;(
  3. EricR
    Jul 29, 2011
    10
    Beautifully made classic adventure game with unique and still fresh graphics, excellent music and most of all humour in which Neverhood's surprisingly moving story is wrapped up makes this game one of those truly bright and yet somehow unnoticed gems.
  4. janosbiro
    Oct 27, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Neverhood is a “point and click” game with no inventory or dialogue, made with clay animation and original soundtrack.

    First of all, if you plan on playing this wonderful work of interactive art, stop reading now. Take a day to play until the end, and then read this review.

    The game starts when you wake up with no clue about his past: you do not know who you are, where you are and why you’re here. You are in an inhabited world, but cannot find other people, only messages of someone named Willie. From these messages, you find your own name, Klayman, and some tips on what to do.

    Throughout the game you explore this world, looking for information, but you need to solve some challenges, which are usually memory games.
    Early on you have a puzzle related to the letter “H”, which is the first letter of Hoborg, to have access to a terminal where you can watch the disc messages that you have already found. They are recordings of Willie, a being who looks very silly but has awesome things to say, like: “These discs are all that’s left of the true story, (…) once you know this truth, you will know what to do ”.

    After finding all the discs, you’ll know that Hoborg created this world, and that his intention with this was benign. The first being that he created was Klogg. But Klogg envied Hoborg’s crown, the only thing he could not have. Klogg stole the crown, declaring himself ruler of the world, and thus becoming evil, and making Hoborg go into an eternal sleep. Klogg then transformed the world, dividing it into two parts that must be reunited by Klayman before the end of the game. The last part talks about his own birth. Klayman was created from the last seed that was in Hoborg’s hand. So when Willie speaks of “truth”, he is referring to the knowledge about the past, from the creation of the world to your own origin, passing through the “fall”.

    Note that the player does not really need such information to finish the game. But the idea is that we need this knowledge to know what to do about a moral choice that is presented at the end of the game. We need this wisdom to answer the following question: can a creature exercise dominion over creation?

    The importance of history is represented by the great wall of memories, composed of 38 screens. Since the character does not run, it takes a good few minutes to go. On the wall are written the Chronicles of Neverhood, a text that takes a long time to read through, and tells the story of creation and the life of the first beings of that world, in the style of the Bible. Imagine stopping to read about 40 pages of text when what you want is to have fun with a computer game … But I think the game designers had a good reason. The text is long, but it is the preserved tradition of that world, and explains many things you find in the game, and it is very funny. At the end of the wall you find the message that gives access to your own history.

    An interesting detail is the room that contains statues of several characters whose stories are told in the wall. The only way to enter the room is using a machine that reduces your size. Decreasing size to gain access to this room does not seem to be something random. It is a metaphor for humility. Another detail is that there is only one way to die in this game: jumping into a drain. The drain has three warnings: “Do not jump”, “It’s dangerous” and “certain death”. Yet, I know that most people who play jumps the drain to see what happens. This also does not seem to be random. It is about following directions, about the danger of transgression.

    When you get to the castle, Klogg says “All that you see is mine”, which is a distortion of what Hoborg told him. He then says: “And I want you to rule this world. Simply place the crown on your head”. At this point, you have two options: click on your own head, or click on Hoborg’s head, who sits on the throne in the background. The second option is significantly less visible.

    This is the choice between being the ruler of the world or let the creator be the only ruler of the world. If you choose to wear the crown, you become evil just like Klogg. If you choose Hoborg, Klayman faces a number of obstacles placed by Klogg, but in the end manages to return the crown, Hoborg wakes up from his long slumber. Klogg then decides to kill him stabbing his back, a symbol for treason, but when trying to do so he destroys himself.

    Neverhood seems to be the denial of two covenants: paternity (fatherhood) and fraternity (brotherhood).

    In a way, we all live in Neverhood. And our choice between being the ruler of the world or not, depends on the knowledge of our true history.    … Expand
  5. zygelon
    Jun 17, 2015
    10
    Never Hood это гениальная игра с отличным переводом, юмором и с очень необычной графикой. Удивительно, сколько времени потратили разработчики на создание этого шедевра?! Всем кто пропустил эту игру советую к ознакомлению
  6. Kaniya
    Mar 30, 2013
    8
    A form of art, masterpiece. Awesome designs and music. Feels a bit short and some of puzzles are quiet easy but nice to play few times every other year of your gaming life
  7. iddqd4
    Feb 12, 2018
    8
    Неверьвхудо один из первых квестов прописавшийся на домашнем ПК, красивый и смешной,
    один из лучших представителей в своем жанре, который в то далекое время процветал.
  8. curzon_dax
    Oct 1, 2019
    6
    Meh, I think it's overrated. Disclaimer: I have NO nostalgia glasses whatsoever for it since I never played it before, I had only seen some screenshots of it, if even that. In any case, the game is an achievement at the animation methods for that era, that's fine, and it had Lore which is relatively complex without requiring it but those are the only parts that it does relativelyMeh, I think it's overrated. Disclaimer: I have NO nostalgia glasses whatsoever for it since I never played it before, I had only seen some screenshots of it, if even that. In any case, the game is an achievement at the animation methods for that era, that's fine, and it had Lore which is relatively complex without requiring it but those are the only parts that it does relatively impeccably.
    The main problem is that the puzzle design is relatively nonsensical or at least obnoxious. It's not hard per se, it's mainly that it's usually without much logic and with tons of backtracking for very little reason. Also it's extremely obnoxious at moving the character around, it's more or less very clunky in many ways. I know, the game is relatively ancient now, but let's imagine that we actually want to play this for the first time today because that's the point right? Well, I don't think this is a great game today. Is it totally horrible? No. Can it be fun? MAYBE, if you're into that kind of thing but all in all, this is not a great game at all for someone picking it up in 2019 and wanting something that will have some fluid fun in it.    … Expand
  9. GameCritic121
    Apr 9, 2017
    10
    A must-play for any video game aficionado. The Neverhood is an amazingly original and creative point-and-click puzzle/adventure game. Beautiful graphics, story, sound and music. Although probably too bizarre for mainstream gamers, those that were lucky enough to stumble upon this gem have enjoyed a truly unique gaming experience. For anyone who is looking for something off the beaten path,A must-play for any video game aficionado. The Neverhood is an amazingly original and creative point-and-click puzzle/adventure game. Beautiful graphics, story, sound and music. Although probably too bizarre for mainstream gamers, those that were lucky enough to stumble upon this gem have enjoyed a truly unique gaming experience. For anyone who is looking for something off the beaten path, The Neverhood is your game… Expand
  10. NotBanMePLZ
    Jan 26, 2019
    10
    Шедевральная игра. Сюжет, геймлпей, атмосфера на высшем уровне. Как-же мне понравился вот тот как я его называл драндулет-портал, очень крутая и запоминающая частичка геймплея, все это очень сильно запоминается. Эх, я сейчас вспоминаю все это, и как же мать его это было круто! Та самая пасхалка когда ты ел грибное дерево 3-4 раза подряд, а потом мучался и ждал около 100 секунд. СтрашныеШедевральная игра. Сюжет, геймлпей, атмосфера на высшем уровне. Как-же мне понравился вот тот как я его называл драндулет-портал, очень крутая и запоминающая частичка геймплея, все это очень сильно запоминается. Эх, я сейчас вспоминаю все это, и как же мать его это было круто! Та самая пасхалка когда ты ел грибное дерево 3-4 раза подряд, а потом мучался и ждал около 100 секунд. Страшные звуки, до сих пор их помню, да и звуки в целом, чего только стоит один звук ходьбы персонажа. Та самая мозайка, а потом ты ходил сквозь коридор, где куча всяких анекдотов) Игра по настоящему сделана с душой, жалко что нельзя поставить 12/10. Вы не представляете как было круто в возрасте ребенка, испытывать тот геймплей, с наливаниями колбачек, когда ты записывал важные моменты в тетрадку. Прошлая особенность реально особенная, это очень крутая особенность, которая невероятно украшает геймплей, геймдизайнеры, возьмите на заметку. Та самая машина где надо было угадывать цвета через аббревиатуру BOBBY (BLUE ORANGE BLUE BLUE YELLOW), радио. Когда ты ехал на том-же "драндулете" на своеобразной дороге, это было очень круто. Советую всем до единого!… Expand
  11. bskierys
    Jun 3, 2019
    7
    It is always hard to review the games of your childhood, but I played this one recently to see how it aged. And to be honest, It aged pretty well. The resolution is, of course, a bit painful, but apart from that, the game is still funny and engaging. It has a unique art style, from the hand-crafted graphics to a catchy soundtrack that aligns well with the bittersweet story.
    It is a hard    It is always hard to review the games of your childhood, but I played this one recently to see how it aged. And to be honest, It aged pretty well. The resolution is, of course, a bit painful, but apart from that, the game is still funny and engaging. It has a unique art style, from the hand-crafted graphics to a catchy soundtrack that aligns well with the bittersweet story.
    It is a hard game. Figuring out the next place o go can be a lot harder than in modern games and I had to rely on a guide from time to time. Along your way, you will find some puzzles, and some of them can be difficult. For one of them, I had to use a pen and paper to figure things out, which for me is always a good recommendation for a puzzle game.
    The story is... strange. I never understood it well. It is more a story of this world than yours as a here. You are just going from one place to another trying to figure out why this place is so empty and where are you anyway.
    But apart from those problems, It is a very good point&click game, that is worth playing for its atmosphere, puzzles, soundtrack, and humor.    … Expand
  12. Solaris123
    Dec 23, 2019
    10
    There is probably no adventure game that I would like more than the one I describe below. Despite his several years on the back of his neck, he still delights me with his humor and originality of performance.
  13. Danger-Arta
    Jun 16, 2021
    10
    I cannot express how much i love this game, this is indeed a beautiful masterpiece
  14. Chocolatedinos
    Jun 4, 2020
    10
    **** is fun to. Some would say really fun, but I would say extraordinarily fun.
  15. FreeThinker98
    Apr 7, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Must-play for any adventure fan! Original concept,animation,beautiful story,clever puzzles, great and weird humour. Best point-and-click adventure ever. Period.… Expand