Alright, Enough is enough, We were promised in the roadmap/dev log 3 that HN2 would be getting new content this year. It stated we would get multiple new characters, Multiple new locations. And weather or not he was serious, Adam said in Devlog 3, there would be another chapter (when he was talking about the tapes) Hello Neighbor 2 is fine with bugs, fine with stability, fine with optimization, There is like no one here asking for more small things like trampolines, new assets, or animations. HN2 needs something big, or its going to die. I mean they really just dont care. I am adding multiple characters, Multiple locations, new mechanics, and optimization in my game. I am a single developer with 1 year of experience. All of that I have made this week. I dont even want to bring up the console patches lmao
#Where the hell is HN2's new content? Its been 6 MONTHS!
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To be fair to the devs, they're being rushed with monthly updates. It's already probably difficult for them to work on the features they've been adding with only a month of development time, but modeling new houses and adding new characters must be even worse. I assume they're probably working on the chunky stuff in the roadmap in the background
and please don't brag about your game - it comes off as a bit rude
its almost like the game shouldnt have been released in its current state to begin with
the game doesnt even feel like a finished product
it just feels like early access
the game really needed more time in the oven
yeah that part of the post threw me off
it would've only softened the blow a little bit
funny how SW worked on HN2, and HN2 also restarted development halfway through
just like security breach
I just wish hn2 didnt restart
what they had was good
theres a lot of evidence that a lot of things in hnvr come before hn2 restarted
and it makes me incredibly sad
I dont want to hate hn2 but its current state is just making me sad
and the worst part is that it cant even be considered canon because of the plotholes
unfortunately it happened thanks to the self-proclaimed "Alexus the Terrible"
Aaron being the main thing
the beta was still not that bad
if only they kept the story and gameplay on the same level
but they seemed to have made so many bad decisions that just made things worse
I'm pretty sure the beta was made to trick people into buying the game
to me it's obvious that it was thrown together very quickly, judging by the reused assets and AI's that even worse than FG
I dont get why Nikita was replaced
they say he just needed a "break"
but that like doesnt make any sense
Its a shame the direction hello neighbor went
theres just a lot of missed potential with hn2
and im starting to doubt Hn2 can ever be redeemed even with patches
the last 8 didnt do much all things considered
even if the devs pulled a miracle and doubled or tripled the content in the patches, the game would still be mid
and the fact Nicky`s house is just an ugly generic bg house just shows the lack of care put into this game
they really couldnt bother to give nicky`s house its very own model?
they had one in alpha 2
it's an excuse
nikita is the kind of guy to take his time and fine-tune his work
the story itself needs an overhaul
in its current state hn2 cant even be considered canon
I don't think he would overwork himself like Alex said he did
I dont really trust alex
I don't either
alex says a lot of questionable things
and he makes so many dumb decisions
I really hope the AS doesnt start affecting the games
because it made so many dumb and useless changes to the lore that just make everything worse
(it already has and will continue to do so)
plus idk I think patch 9 is taking a while is because HN Search and Rescue came out maybe they might plan for updates for that too
at the very least they should have the games connect to eachother
still I dont get why alex just decided to throw away years worth of lore for no good reason
which only seemed to piss off the fans
I really dont like the direction this franchise is heading
and I feel like hnvr might be the last good hello neighbor game
which just makes me incredibly sad
the AS is just embracing everything that is wrong with this franchise
Sorry if saying what I'm doing with my game felt like bragging, I'm just trying to show how easy it is to actually add content
Same here
his thought process is:
A deep, thought-provoking story about trauma can't be marketed well, so I gotta change the story so the advertisements are more effective!
and also Alex said they had over a lot of people working on HN2 the same guys who were also working on the AS
it just feels like theres like no shits given about the old fans and their main target audience are 6 year olds who watch youtube
Yea they should tie hn 2 to old lore more in my opinion it fits much better with the games
I just want the games to tie into eachother at the very least
I feel like after HN2 is done and the AS is done too HN will end idk that's my best guess
I think the constant updates have kinda demotivated EGS, and it's having an effect on their work
Alex is going to try and continue the franchise
doesnt feel like tinybuild itself is gonna last much longer
ngl I'm just bored playing video games atm I was hoping patch 9 would come out today
I do like the updates HN2 is going for they're actually make them longer
instead of weekly
I just hope the rights (if they arent stuck in a legal mess) go to someone way more competent
which was their original plan to release the updates in
seeing how alex is completely ignoring what the fans want
on the better business bureau, people have filed complaints about HN2's false marketing
it's implied BBB sent tB the complaints and got no response
yikes
BBB?
(implied by the little green question notification on the complaint posts)
Holy crap
better business bureau
when the devs open this feedback they're gonna see a long discussion about the state of tB lol
found one
im pretty sure the switch description still implies neural network
I checked the reviews for HN2 on Xbox and they were all bad reviews
the rating for the xbox was 3 stars I think
that's a 60% if it's exactly three stars
old game description
tB left HN2 on Switch to die
maybe they kept the old version and the old description
like I said before they most likely rushed out the Switch port
that's why it didn't seemed to be optimized well on Switch
Well the Xbox description is outdated too
there was no effort in it
they just used a pre-release version
On standard edition
but to add on there was no announcement for it coming on Switch it just came out the minute December 6th came
It still mentions nn ai and park
could tb actually get sued for this???
Yes lol
im surprised they werent already
Me too lol
I hate seeing HN like this but the chances are already high they already screwed up
considering they just ghosted BBB
its a question of when and not if of tb bankrupting
what will happen to hello neighbor when tinybuild goes under?
I'd like to see another company manage HN alongside with Eerie Guest Studios maybe we would get a scary HN game but idk how it would be handled
it's very likely alex will try to pay off the judge
and it's hard to sue a large corporation even ignoring the first part
definitely not Steel Wool though but HN search and rescue looks really nice I like it but however it's bug filled from what I've heard
hn abandoned horror ages ago
best case scenario Nikita gets the rights, worst case scenario is it either being left in the dust or being acquired by a company even more greedy than tB
I hope horror returns to hn I really miss it
Hello guest man perfect atmosphere like I freaking love it
if HG released I probably think a rated t rating would fit it
hn wasnt scary since alpha 2
I honestly would just like the trauma story to stick around - if the games are fun, then I don't care if it's not freaking terrifying
mascot horror games need more unique plots
no it didnt
I just miss hello guest creepiness
the fear rooms and the shadow thing were probably one of the scariest points in HN
since alpha 2 yeah
It doesn’t have to be like very scary
but other than that that's it
but not alpha 4
I just checked the E shop
ok?
what did it say?
Omg lol
they have this cool render of the neighbor not sure if this is present in other console stores
same as the website
And the amusement park
Same with Xbox description
For standard
Deluxe got updated to new description though just weird that standard still has the old description
when I first bought HN2 on the Switch I was excited to play it but the minute I played it I was confused
there was no second floor on the Neighbor's house and the puzzles were altered
I checked on Youtube and apparently the Switch was a different build
the fact that the amusement park was included in the description even after HG changed to HN2 tells me that it was supposed to be a segment in the game
but I later bought it a week after I got HN2 on my Switch
WHAT???
its like the beta
yup
way more easier to beat lol
the Mayor still uses the beta jukebox
however it only has the dance song
actually, it's an altered beta model 🤓
they'd have to model a bunch of new stuff, which would take a long time
Well then it can take time
wait
I just realised why the 2nd floor is so bad
its because it was made last minute with bassically 0 thought put into it
it would be several months, and the update would only be the amusement park
thats why the layout sucked at launch
Ik
I'm guessing Switch updates won't come until early 2024 or maybe a few months from now
And I don’t care if it takes 2 years or even 3
that means alexus was planning on not having the second floor 🫠
the second floor was probably made right after he left
they will come when new neighbors move in
I wanna see what HN2 on the Switch looks like when it gets updated
like the first floor is good
Hate to say this but they aren't going to update switch
but then the whole house gets ruined by the awful 2nd floor
in patch 8 it got a bit better
but its still the worst version of the peterson house
It should still be updated a bit though
But it’s way better
HN1 and Hide and Seek got a nice port for Switch
That’s for sure
SN got a good port too
HN1 looked awful on switch
imo the graphics were decent
more comments then my post imo
I don’t get why they don’t update standard edition description on Xbox
Did they forget to update it?
they probably did
I love the beta I’m gonna say it I freaking loved it because it had some really cool ideas
also gotta love how hn2 is non canon because they decided to add Aaron in the game
what if Steel Wool made HN2
even thought the original story did not have him
I mean we have the DLCs...
but those were probably even more rushed than the full game
Like the ferris wheel
In the background
For example
And pie mechanic
steel wool didn't know the game would be delayed
you mean wouldnt?
the background for HN2 late fees looks really different it had more of a bluish tint atmosphere
Hm hello guest got updated 3 days ago
whaddya mean wouldn't? HN2 was delayed by a year
they're probably fixing bugs and making it polished so that it stays nice
Yea Ik
It’s been updated very
Much the latest months
Also 24 days ago
why would that make the DLCs worse?
I mean that steel wool were probably hired to make the DLCs somewhat close to HN2's original release date
and weren't notififed of the delay
also another thing that really rubs me the wrong way is how the guest is handled in the full game
they removed so much about him
they change the intro to not introduce him
instead the neighbor gets more screentime instead
Hello neighbor 2 alpha 1 has also got updates
The latest months
like the way hn2 was made feels like it was made to exlude the guest as much as possible
it was so alex could unveil the Guest in the AS first
thats
the most dumbass reason to remove him from the game
ikr
also he already appears in hnvr
but also they couldn't find him have a use to the story for HN2
but that's what they're trying to find out rn
maybe they shouldnt have changed the story to EXCLUDE him?
Aaron being the game also annoys me because hnvr shows he cant be in hn2 especially they way he is rn
PC players are mad about content, meanwhile console players sitting on patch 2, and switch players being promised at least patch 0 in a date that has already passed I believe
Im surprised that alex somehow became a CEO of a company
Switch was supposed to be updated in May right?
when they said HN2 takes place after the events of HN1 it just doesn't feel like it
yup
because he keeps making so many dumb decisions
it's because he founded it
||he's also a high school dropout||
how did tb become succesful in the first place?
alex seems to be making like the worst possible decisions possible
when I saw the roadmap I was excited for the Switch updates
they were a pretty small company that published small indie games
but then HN became popular
but months have passed now
god I wish hn kickstater didnt fail
we need to go back in time and donate thousands to the kickstarter
100,000$ seemed good enough
alex getting directly involved with the story and games is like the worst thing to happen to hn
people probably didn't know about the kickstarter
when tb bankrupts at least he wont be interfering with the plot
back then
he's spending more time monitoring HN than all the other tB franchises combined
I hope whoever gets the rights to hello neighbor actually listens to the fans
Implying that the franchise won't just die with tb
They seem like the kind of company to be so stubborn that they release some stupid "conclusion" to the franchise and end it just so no one else can have it
tbh at least the AS wont be ruining this franchise further
Since they seem pretty dedicated to ensuring that hn fans never receive good games with all their promises
What they made a model
Of Nickys house?
for alpha 2
Why did they remove it?
why did they remove neural network? why did they remove open world?
it's just another quesiton we don't have an answer to
you can see it here
I mean it looks like it most likely
yes
sorry for the dumb motion blur
you can tell its his house
right across the neighbor`s house
Yea its 100 procent Nicky’s house
at this point I think the sewers under the park was a teaser for HNVR
we kinda got a closer look in the livestream
Ik people are gonna disagree with me but I love this
Looks more alive
I feel bad for nikita
he had his game get burned into the ground
everyone does
It does
Like i loved the destroyed town idea
best case scenario is that nikita gets the rights back after tb bankrupts
Like I freaking loved it so much
I think alpha 2 was supposed to come out early winter around 2020 or 2021 Alex said it during the showcase stream
I honestly wonder why it didn't
their plans most likely changed
who would fund another four years of development?
and maybe that was when Nikita got replaced
I miss old hn 2 every day
according to alexus's linkedin profile, he became lead designer in october 2021
I like the new art style but idk man I like old one as well
Gerda's bakery was nice and big in the Beta especially maybe it was her kitchen
Yes it felt more like a bakery’s kitchen
Full game kitchen feels more like a regular kitchen
and also Gerda seems to be the only person working there
the beta had a lot of stations
Also the map felt more alive in my opinion
I loved the map being less town and more landscape
Not that I don’t want a town
I just want a town with more landscape and more foliage
I remember saying in the Beta that I would break into the Mayor's house first
surely they could reuse a lot of stuff that they already have
and then Gerda
I really just want hn to redeem itself
but alex seems dead set on steering it in the worse possible direction
but in the FG you have to go where the game tells you to go to
this discussion has ruined the point of this feedback thread
That’s what makes it not fun for me way to linear
I hate what alex is doing to this franchise
the watch notification was a nice mechanic but it should've said like clue found or something
I liked watch notifications
most people were confused on what it did
And the more advanced pinboard
it wont help
hn2 needs a major overhaul
in its current form theres just a lot of issues
june 1 was yesterday
Oh and the sleeping mechanic was really good
In my opinion
Also idk why but I miss having museum and raven brooks banner be infront of each other
it was the classic thing of having the neighbor live right across the street from the player
I liked it
Felt more hello neighborish I’d you know what I mean
it set up that he was the main goal
He actually kind of was you’re neighbour in the beta
Since he was hiding in the museum which in beta was right infront of Quentin office
While in full game they are way further apart from each other
in alpha 2 gray manor was infront of the WCR building
ths isnt the HN chat go to #hello-neighbor
The fact that this feedback is just telling the devs where's the new content, is like telling the teacher "where's the water fountain"
Like I swear, this dude went from wanting the freezing AI to come back, to plz new content!!!!111
yes
Oh really
ye
Damn that would have been cool
I really hope the linear structure gets removed
It should be fully open world
it was also on friendly court for some reason
Like it was intended to be
as of now it’s super linear
I dont mind it TOO much
its questionable
that reminds me
I miss the alpha 2 terrain
fg feels too flat
Same
The beta one also felt less flat
And had more hills
They should add more hills and grass
And foliage overal
I think it would have looked great if finished
I hope they bring some elements of old art style back
To be honest
Ik this is concept art and not how old art style looked in the alphas but it was never really finished
Yall love this post lol
No, everyone just hates that its valid
Couldn't have said it better myself
Also new content? Patch 1 and 2 doesn't exist for you? Skull emoji...
thread world record
Yeah lol
also the main antagnoist of both games get little to no screentime
if tB doesnt go bankrupt, they'll prob make HN remake
I think HN will end after that
or maybe even sooner, if tB goes bankrupt
I don't want tB to go bankrupt, that would suck
Also 6 months isn't a lot of time, making games takes a while. There's still a lot of time left for them to finish the new content
What is this suggestion...
They are first polishing what we have and then gonna add more after that
no, the mayor's door is broken >:(
We need Mayor front door fix before Guest update
Oh but patch 9 should be the last patch in my opinion
I think they should add boxes, blocking doors with chairs and Mayor's security system, and the Bakery should be bigger
Yeah
But maybe it’s all coming in patch 9 since it’s taking longer to make
I doubt that
Thats what we said about Patch 8 too..
Patch 8 took a month and it basically only had Peterson's house revamp
Ik i sound impatient but I’m really hoping patch 9 will have some lore added and more
I doubt we'd have Mayor's security system in patch 9
thats prob gonna be a patch 10 thing
I want the Fire extungiusher animation for the Ai...
I think we'll have Bakery revamp in patch 9, and if we're lucky we could get Taxidermist house revamp too
I think patch 9 will have chair blocking because it was already almost done in the files of patch 8
thats what we said about Mayor's security system
so
Im kinda skeptical if we'll get chair blocking feature in patch 9
Mayor's security system only has sounds in the files, chair blocking has code sounds and animations
it is a possibilty tho
Nah we will
It’s likely
hopefully
I hope so too
Also I really really hope some day now I’m talking content updates we will get golden apple amusement park
In the game
hopefully
Yeah having a big open amusement park to explore would be so amazing
Maybe Mayak too
maybe next year
yes
They might make another roadmap for next year
hopefully a better one
maybe a roadmap that's accurate with actual dates
I liked how windy it was in what Im guessing is alpha 2
I like how windy it is
Feels more raven brooks
That’s another thing I really want weather effects back
And I’m gonna be honest I liked the overgrown look as well as the town being destroyed
me too
It really gave the town its own character
It hasn't been 6 months yet.
it has
Not yet.
Ye.
When you aren't playing hn2 because time only flies when you're having fun
Well I haven’t played hn 2 because it’s not that fun on consoles without basically any updates
Besides patch 1-2
we're making the longest thread in the world (not a reference to we're making the greatest game in the world)
We really are lmao
LOL
Apparently it's happening now so epic
wdym
There will be no patch 9, next up is a content update
How do we know
This says nothing about a content update
Huh?
She literally replied to a message that says patch 9 in it
This says nothing about her saying that the next update will just be another patch
Ok?
She also did not correct the person saying patch 9
It's heavily hinting at a bigger update than just a patch
So I fail to see your point
I'd like to see the heavy hints that aren't just "it might take longer than normal"
The game is still not patched, I don't think content updates are a great idea when it barely functions
Yep
it may be hinting at an update bigger then before(patch 8 was the biggest so far) but that doesnt mean it will be a "huge content update which wont even be called a patch"
patch 8 was the biggest?
how?
sure it revamped the neighbor's house and the landscape
but, it didnt add any new stuff
it didnt add any new feature or a new location
every patch(except 5 and 8) added a new feature
patch 6 was the first patch to add a new location
Yea patch 8 was good but it didnt add any stuff Besides barn and act 1 house
patch 1 - paint can
patch 2 - beartrap | tapes
patch 3 - new catch animations | tape recorder
patch 4 - prob the update which added a lot of new stuff
patch 5 - added nothing other than RTX
patch 6 - yayyy our first new location: catacombs | closet anim
patch 7 - tool rack | AI noticing your footsteps
patch 8 - didnt add any new stuff, but heavily revamped existing stuff
What new location was added in patch 6?
The fountain where it has little button puzzles that lures you down to the sewers (easier way to say catacombs for new users)
Only 500 odd messages in and you discovered it
Proud of you depkis, truly one of the founding fathers of this thread
I'm glad someone acknowledged this
Never knew that lmao
Lol
BRUH
But wait if tB bankrupts who would publish the games?
Steel wool
Apparently, they were the ones responsible for the DLC of hn2
Yep
The impossible to beat library dlc
It was impossible because of how buggy it was
They were also responsible for some music tracks, and let me say steel wools music composer is amazing
Actually wait..
Steel wool publishing hn2 would be worse than expected
They would make over half of the new titles vr, leaving the people who don't wanna waste their money to rot.
they also made hnvr
I love hnvr!!!!!
Peak hnvr game
first off they didnt restart hn2 as theres no announcments about it and 2 where the hell did u get that info
and the game itself is still on post-launce
so Wait a few years and see what the game will look like
or months
Again it's been 6 months I do understand AGW's frustrations here.
yes but the game itself didnt restart
Who said anything about the game restarting?
some goobers spread misinfo
Who though? Cus it's not AGW
IDK i just idk just scroll up

well only the top floor
I mean I wouldn't call it anything significant, as it's basically just a few shortcuts and slight furniture rearrangements
can someone tell me what AS means?
Animated series
AGW when Patch 9 is not coming ever = no content:
Me when the freezing AI releases
Imber what are you doing!?!?!?
i swear, admins or mods are dirty minded
they deleted my gif when it was sucking on a finger
you can see a arch on the edge of the screen too
if the gif has bad intentions, they have to delete it
Maybe because of what i said👀
bad intentions? is sucking a finger bad?
Idk