This was incredible! The art and sound design is amazing, especially the fluidity of the animations... Really captures the vibe of Junji Ito's work. Couldn't have asked for a better tribute!
Next Door, while not scary in a traditional sense, does especially well for an interactive cinematic experience for it's simplistic yet stylish art style. I absolutely loved the atmosphere.
It's a straight forward affair, and reminds me very much of a creepypasta story to it's core. It definitely feels right out of short story anthology and is incredibly unsettling. So it fits very well with being an homage to Junji Ito's Mimi's Ghost Stories.
While it's not mechanically driven, the story it tells, is crisp, creepy and disturbing. You can very much see the Junji Ito's in the art, and it's very pleasing to see used in this setting.
Can recommend if you are looking for a really story driven ghost story. I enjoyed it.
I havent heard about the manga before and i havent read it (yet), so i cant judge the story, but in my opinion, this game was really well executed. The art looks amazing and the overall atmosphere was exactly as i imagined it should be. One VERY minor thing: I found 2 gramatical errors - you might want to look out for these in the future, because things like that can sometimes completely break the players focus on the game (at least in my case...). But otherwise a very, very good job, I'll be looking forward to more games from you if you make any in the future :)
I really liked this game, I found the animations very well done and quite beautiful. I love pixel style games. Kudos to the game developer you did a great job!
Cool pixel art and animations. Maybe you could change in the dialogues the neighbour freaked with a repetitive gear or metallic noise instead of her being so quiet.
I'm sorry Bruno, I was contacted by some friends of mine and I saw your father character in your new testament demo game. the face you used is definitely mine !! I don't know on which site you took my photo. but I ask you to stop using it immediately. it is not correct to use other people's photos without permission. I hope that in your next works I will not appear again. otherwise I'll have to hear from a lawyer and take action. I am writing to you here because I have no other way to contact you. the story ends here for me too, I had a laugh seeing myself again on a game that looks like ps1, but I ask you to stop immediately.
Don't worry about future projects, the new faces are being draw and not copy-pasted.
Now about the face, if you have any proof that is your photo, I'll immediately remove the new testament demo. But I bought the 2 face photos (priest and the girl's father) from Canva website. Now if you sell your photos to Canva allowing for commercial use and complain about it being used... complicated.
Thank you for your reply, Honestly in my life I have given consent to many sites without knowing the consequences, it is my mistake like that of many other people on the internet. It has not been easy these days to accept that my face has been used in a video game, however I understand your position and respect your work, so I only ask you if you can not use it anymore. You would also do me a great pleasure if you could tell me how to find it on Canva so I can report it directly to them and try to get it removed. I'm sorry for this situation.
I related to the struggle and agony of the anime girl trying to get some peace and quiet while she studies. But the person that lives near you maybe the boogeyman after all. Never trust your neighbours is the motto of this short but creepy pixel game. You created a too short little piece of horror masterpiece that once it ended, I was hungry for more.
I Love the art style, the 2D portraits are very reminiscent of Junji Ito. Not sure what happened to the neighbour in the end. I think this game has also delivered an important message in minding your own business.
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Love the sounds, the curtain animation is perfection!
The story is freaky and I'm into it.
Glad you enjoyed it!
that was so fun! it gave me the creeps and i loved it
Happy to hear you loved it <3
This was incredible! The art and sound design is amazing, especially the fluidity of the animations... Really captures the vibe of Junji Ito's work. Couldn't have asked for a better tribute!
Appreciate the glowing review!
This game is great! Its short, ( which i like ) and definitely creeped me out :)
Glad you hear you liked it!
Loved the pixel art style and the ambience. Idk why but the uhhh weird mecha-ish person(?) made me laugh
Thanks for making a video on it!
Thanks for taking the time to play it and make a video <3
never even read the manga but i was still so invested! the art is BEAUTIFUL and i really enjoyed playing it :)
I can't recommend the works of Junji Ito enough <3 And thanks for playing!
You did a great job. Short but it has my mind racing with possibilities.
Thank you and thanks for playing!
Thanks for including us in your video!
This game was great, I enjoyed it even if it did feel a bit short.
Happy to hear you enjoyed it
I love it!! Fantastic!!
Thanks for playing!
Next Door, while not scary in a traditional sense, does especially well for an interactive cinematic experience for it's simplistic yet stylish art style. I absolutely loved the atmosphere.
Appreciate the time you took to make a video on Nextdoor! Thanks!
I included your "Next Door" game in the list of games for my first Unsettling game series! The artwork was fantastic.
Thanks for including us in your video!
While it's not mechanically driven, the story it tells, is crisp, creepy and disturbing. You can very much see the Junji Ito's in the art, and it's very pleasing to see used in this setting.
Can recommend if you are looking for a really story driven ghost story. I enjoyed it.
Thank you for the video and review <3
You are welcome 🤗. I look forward to what you put out next.
Keep up the good work and stay safe!!
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Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for making a video!
Its not terrifying buy i did enjoy the suspense and story telling along with the animations and art overall a very enjoyable experience
Happy to hear you found it enjoyable, and thanks for the video!
Thank you for the comment!
I love Junji Ito and I love this game. I'm always happy to see a pixel art game and this was scary but not too scary (I'm a bit of a whimp)
Happy to hear we reached your perfect goldilocks zone of scary for you! Thanks for playing <3
Hello
I havent heard about the manga before and i havent read it (yet), so i cant judge the story, but in my opinion, this game was really well executed. The art looks amazing and the overall atmosphere was exactly as i imagined it should be. One VERY minor thing: I found 2 gramatical errors - you might want to look out for these in the future, because things like that can sometimes completely break the players focus on the game (at least in my case...). But otherwise a very, very good job, I'll be looking forward to more games from you if you make any in the future :)
I really liked this game, I found the animations very well done and quite beautiful. I love pixel style games. Kudos to the game developer you did a great job!
i'm a little confused
Cool pixel art and animations. Maybe you could change in the dialogues the neighbour freaked with a repetitive gear or metallic noise instead of her being so quiet.
I really miss horror games that use pixel art - and especially in such a wonderful way as you did. Congratulations to you, amazing game!
Agree
I'm sorry Bruno, I was contacted by some friends of mine and I saw your father character in your new testament demo game. the face you used is definitely mine !! I don't know on which site you took my photo. but I ask you to stop using it immediately. it is not correct to use other people's photos without permission. I hope that in your next works I will not appear again. otherwise I'll have to hear from a lawyer and take action. I am writing to you here because I have no other way to contact you. the story ends here for me too, I had a laugh seeing myself again on a game that looks like ps1, but I ask you to stop immediately.
Don't worry about future projects, the new faces are being draw and not copy-pasted.
Now about the face, if you have any proof that is your photo, I'll immediately remove the new testament demo. But I bought the 2 face photos (priest and the girl's father) from Canva website. Now if you sell your photos to Canva allowing for commercial use and complain about it being used... complicated.
Thank you for your reply, Honestly in my life I have given consent to many sites without knowing the consequences, it is my mistake like that of many other people on the internet. It has not been easy these days to accept that my face has been used in a video game, however I understand your position and respect your work, so I only ask you if you can not use it anymore. You would also do me a great pleasure if you could tell me how to find it on Canva so I can report it directly to them and try to get it removed. I'm sorry for this situation.
are you Italian?
Don't worry, it'll not be used again.
To see the photos, just go to the Canva website and search on the images for "man face".
I searched all day through the photos but found nothing.
ok, I hope this story as you said ends here.
Epic!
Short, not too scary horror game with an interesting antagonist, I like it.
I made a video on it with text to speech voice acting, might have ruined it idk.
Loved this game! Thank you and keep up the good work!
really great game! nice and short but it still really creeped me out lol
This game really wants me to read the story... neat game, 6.7/10.
I related to the struggle and agony of the anime girl trying to get some peace and quiet while she studies. But the person that lives near you maybe the boogeyman after all. Never trust your neighbours is the motto of this short but creepy pixel game. You created a too short little piece of horror masterpiece that once it ended, I was hungry for more.
I truly hope to see more of your creations.
Longer game = Best game!
tamare webon
Great game! I really wish it was longer.
OMG THE WAY SHE STARTE3D GOING FASTER SHE LOOKED LIKE A SPIDER BAHAHAHAHA
Wish it was longer.
amazing!!
Really enjoy to play this game.. Love the art style!!!
Awesome work guys. Perfectly on point.
I Love the art style, the 2D portraits are very reminiscent of Junji Ito. Not sure what happened to the neighbour in the end. I think this game has also delivered an important message in minding your own business.