We are not only able to observe AI’s life, but now it’s more organized and less random. It was random and as soon as the player was around the Neighbor, the Neighbor would run outside and chase the player, but now the things have changed. Yes, the first Hello Neighbor’s AI was jogging, watching TV, sleeping etc. There are quite a few improvements of AI.įirst of all, there is a new interaction layer that was not present in the first game: the state where the NPC is going about its life and the player interacting with it. How has the enemy AI changed in Hello Neighbor 2 as compared to its predecessors? Can players expect encounters to be more dynamic as opposed to the previous game?Ībsolutely. So answering your question about presence, I might say constant, but half of that time the player is a stalker. The game makes the player experiment, asking themselves: “What will happen if I do this?” Our goal is to make the player constantly try new things, explore and learn the rules of the AI and game world in general. It’s easy to get in, but much harder to get out of the house. Now the game is closer to survival horror than it ever was. We want to eliminate those situations where the player was easily running away from the Neighbor at first sight. To achieve that, we are adding a bunch of mechanics to influence, manipulate or somehow affect NPCs. We want to build the game based on a few general concepts:Ĭlose quarters encounters with AI are crucial to beat the game. Something that players will learn and master over time. Our goal is not only to make the game more challenging for those who seek a challenge, but more complex and interesting to play. This time we reimagined the AI system we had previously.

Stalking is only a small part of what we want to do about AI. Can you talk about how much of a threat and presence this enemy is going to be throughout the game? Hello Neighbor 2’s biggest draw – especially for horror enthusiasts – is the stalker AI. You can read our conversation with lead designer Nikita Kolesnikov below. To learn more about the games and what we can expect from it, we recently reached out to its developers with a few questions. With massive AI improvements, an open world environment, and a greater emphasis on dynamism and emergent mechanics, so far, it’s sounding extremely promising. Its sequel, the upcoming Hello Neighbor 2, is looking to take things to an altogether new level. The original Hello Neighbor wasn’t your typical horror game, but it was exactly because of the uniqueness of its horror and stealth shenanigans that it caught the attention of so many.

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