Remake the intro cutscene so it's more like the Beta | Hello Neighbor Games | Page 1

cold crow Apr 20, 2023, 9:35 PM

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The intro cutscene in the final game kinda just feels underwhelming compared to the Beta, at least from a worldbuilding perspective. To show what I mean, let me compare the two scenes point by point.

In the Beta the intro starts after the barn segment, meaning by that point we as the player already have some vague idea of what Raven Brooks is and what could be happening there before the cutscene introduces us to the town proper. In the final game Quentin kinda just shows up and starts his investigation with no problems, which I think kinds of takes away from the initial intrigue surrounding Raven Brooks.
The Beta intro shows Quentin doing classic "accident-prone Hello Guest Quentin" things like falling asleep at the wheel and being addicted to coffee. Whereas in the final game we don't even get to see Quentin from a third-person view that often - aside from him writing in his notebook for a brief moment in the intro - and for the rest of the game he's completely mute and personality-less. It feels like a missed opportunity since besides Hello Guest the Beta intro gives is the closest look at Quentin's personality, which now feels absent in the final game.
The Beta intro shows Raven Brooks being this dreary, almost isolated town and as such spends a bit more time actually showing Quentin arrive there, whereas the final game doesn't really establish that same dreary tone and Quentin just shows up there in like 10 seconds.
The Beta intro shows Quentin glancing at the townsfolk and them giving him the stink eye in return. In the final game intro we literally don't even get to meet the other townsfolk (aside from Ted, Aaron, and Imbir), and we only get introduced to them via camera feed from the Hideout. I think the Beta version was better as it A) Did a better job of fleshing out RB as a setting before introducing Ted to the story, B) Introduced us to the other neighbors beforehand, and C) Showed us how Quentin views the townspeople and vice versa.

placid cliff Apr 20, 2023, 9:42 PM

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cold crow The intro cutscene in the final game kinda just feels underwhelming compared to ...

I couldnt agree more with this suggestion

next brook Apr 20, 2023, 9:42 PM

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I like how well thought out this is

placid cliff Apr 20, 2023, 9:43 PM

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Also to add to the 3rd point in the beta intro he has to double check his map to even see if he is going the right way. Which means its hard to find the entrance to the town even you have a map

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And the road towards rb is quite forested and hard to navigate

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In full game its a huge field with a normal entrance which makes it feel more like an average boring town

cold crow Apr 20, 2023, 9:46 PM

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cold crow The intro cutscene in the final game kinda just feels underwhelming compared to ...

I also kind of found it weird how in the final game Quentin just shows up seemingly already having suspicions about Ted (or if he didn't, then they showed him coming to that conclusion way too quickly). So, I think if they were to remake the intro to be like the Beta they should also have an extra scene of Quentin driving by Ted's house and it basically being like the HN1 intro, where he spots Ted acting sus and Ted closes the curtains on him. Then Quentin would start writing in his notebook, THEN it would do the jumpcut to Quentin's stakeout, thus making it more believable. Plus it would fit with the trailers saying that Quentin "Thinks [Ted] is up to something, but nobody believes him".

next brook Apr 20, 2023, 9:48 PM

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cold crow I also kind of found it weird how in the final game Quentin just shows up seemin...

its sad that it's not even nobody else believing Quentin in FG, it's that Ted has some dumb truce with the FPs

cold crow Apr 20, 2023, 9:49 PM

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Bonus: They should add a scene after the main intro of Quentin clumsily climbing his way out of the van after it crashes, then segueing into the actual gameplay.

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ok im done now

placid cliff Apr 20, 2023, 9:57 PM

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next brook its sad that it's not even nobody else believing Quentin in FG, it's that Ted ha...

Ye ted seems to be already exposed for being kidnapper by the time Quentin wakes up after the intro

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I would preffer if the intro had build up

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Like he investigates ted for like a week and shows Quentin observing ted from his van

echo gazelle Apr 21, 2023, 1:18 AM

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This is called cinematic cutscenes

torn wing Apr 21, 2023, 4:53 AM

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if they do plan on adding the farmer back

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they should move the farm somewhere else imo

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maybe when Quentin crashes the farmer wakes up from his rocking chair or plays a banjo and then maybe he gets angry at us

limber scroll Apr 21, 2023, 5:59 AM

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torn wing maybe when Quentin crashes the farmer wakes up from his rocking chair or plays a...

Or IMO, just remake the barn and make it a storage barn for the Farmer.

placid cliff Apr 21, 2023, 10:37 AM

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honestly I really want them to remake the beta intro but mix it up with the full game one

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like have him arrive to town get the stink eye (the cops could be at the bakery getting donuts instead of being at ted`s house then Quentin starts to suspect Ted and starts spying on him and the intro shows that throught the course of the week (like it would speed through the events of the week) then we get to the night Aaron tries to escape and the rest could be the same from that point I guess

wide grotto Apr 21, 2023, 10:45 AM

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the beta was really cool

placid cliff Apr 21, 2023, 11:48 AM

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wide grotto the beta was really cool

it was

signal crescent Apr 21, 2023, 11:59 AM

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I really loved the beta intro

next brook Apr 21, 2023, 11:59 AM

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the beta had a lot of effort put in it
the full release did not

signal crescent Apr 21, 2023, 12:00 PM

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signal crescent I really loved the beta intro

It just felt so cinematic

placid cliff Apr 21, 2023, 12:07 PM

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signal crescent It just felt so cinematic

the guest breaking into the barn is amazing

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being knocked out by ted is significantly less interesting

cold crow Apr 21, 2023, 7:38 PM

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placid cliff being knocked out by ted is significantly less interesting

but its funny

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They should make it so the Guest attacks the door like in the Beta, but then Ted scares it off before knocking out Quentin.

placid cliff Apr 21, 2023, 7:48 PM

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cold crow They should make it so the Guest attacks the door like in the Beta, but then Ted...

I dont think that would fit the guest

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seeing how it was able to bassically kill ted in GN2

cold crow Apr 22, 2023, 12:26 AM

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Remake the intro cutscene so it's more like the Beta

placid cliff Apr 25, 2023, 3:58 PM

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cold crow but its funny

echo gazelle Apr 25, 2023, 5:02 PM

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placid cliff

IMAO

signal crescent Apr 27, 2023, 2:05 PM

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signal crescent It just felt so cinematic

And it perfectly introduces us to the game in my opinion

wide grotto May 15, 2023, 10:14 PM

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next brook the beta had a lot of effort put in it the full release did not

yeah i felt like the beta had more effort into it and the neighbors house in the HN2 beta had a different front door and different textured walls on the outside and inside of the house.

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and i felt like the museum was a little better in the beta

torn wing May 15, 2023, 10:28 PM

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the beta had a good introduction for the AIs

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it didn't show Gerda and Otto though

placid cliff May 15, 2023, 10:38 PM

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yeah it did

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it also showed of the guest

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also it did not have Aaron (Aaron being in hn2 is a huge plothole)

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you will understand why when hnvr is out

torn wing May 15, 2023, 10:59 PM

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I'm guessing HNVR will receive content updates

echo gazelle May 15, 2023, 11:44 PM

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I hope it doesn't, if it does then, it will ruin the old lore

torn wing May 16, 2023, 12:27 AM

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true

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content updates should be new stuff but still keep relevant to old lore

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otherwise they're gonna confuse the story again

placid cliff May 16, 2023, 5:27 AM

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torn wing otherwise they're gonna confuse the story again

one thing is certain

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hnvr CANT fit into new lore

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the last part of the game goes against what happens in hn2

torn wing May 16, 2023, 5:29 AM

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correct

placid cliff May 16, 2023, 6:40 AM

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tbh if they kept the beta plot hn2 would be canon

signal crescent May 16, 2023, 9:05 AM

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I agree the beta intro looked beautifully animated

placid cliff May 16, 2023, 9:05 AM

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I also love how it showcased a bit of Quentin`s personality

signal crescent May 16, 2023, 9:06 AM

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placid cliff I also love how it showcased a bit of Quentin`s personality

The full game one doesnt do that really

placid cliff May 16, 2023, 9:06 AM

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his van being full of empty cups shows how messy he is

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I miss the messy clumsy Quentin

signal crescent May 16, 2023, 9:06 AM

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Also

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It made more sense

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Having

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Mr Peterson already on the run

placid cliff May 16, 2023, 9:07 AM

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it was cool

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it was like Quentin getting involved in the middle of a case

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the intro in full game doesnt make sense because

Nicky already escaped so the police would already be on their way
Aaron shouldnt be here anymore (hnvr will explain this)
Ted somehow fully moves into the museum in less than 12 hours
Quentin somehow wakes back in his office

echo gazelle May 16, 2023, 12:48 PM

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The farm is very near to mr peterson's house and the highway where its blocked by the door to the outside

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You know, the one we see very far in school DLC

placid cliff May 18, 2023, 12:06 AM

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Barn

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Its just a barn

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Not a farm

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Its a random barn in the middle of the town next to a bunch of houses

echo gazelle May 18, 2023, 12:29 AM

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Which i find very awkward tbh

#Remake the intro cutscene so it's more like the Beta