It's been said that "quantity is a quality all it's own", and I'd like to invoke that sentiment to suggest that Weirdness and personality can be a substitute for substance, which I think is true in varying degrees depending on the material. This substitution is well above ersatz in The Neverhood; it has a style and a presentation which is instantly forever memorable and that deserves respect. On the other hand, I don't actually like playing it very much, and I don't think peculiarity can entirely replace any fledging semblance of a conventional narrative or structure. Still worth playing though.

Reviewed on Nov 07, 2022


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