
October 31, 1996
The Neverhood (released in Japan as Klaymen Klaymen: The Mystery of Neverhood and referred to in the English version's intro as The Neverhood Chronicles) is a 1996 point-and-click adventure video game developed by The Neverhood, Inc. and published by DreamWorks Interactivefor Microsoft Windows. The game follows the adventure of a claymation character named Klaymen as he discovers his origins and his purpose in a world made entirely out of clay. When the game was originally released, it was unique in that all of its animation was done entirely in claymation, including all of the sets, rather than 2- or 3-dimensional computer graphics, like many other games at its time. The gameplay consists mostly of the player guiding the main character Klaymen around and solving puzzles to advance in the game. As the player advances through different areas of the game, there are various video sequences that help advance the plot. In addition to being unique, The Neverhood aimed at being quirky and humorous, as is evident by the characters, the music, and the plot sequence of the game. This game was targeted for ages 17 and up.
Gameplay[]
The Neverhood is a point-and-click adventure game which emphasizes the solving of puzzles through character action rather than inventory usage. Klaymen must use the available environment in order to advance in the game, with the standard inventory being quasi-absent. There are possible gameovers if the player isn't careful enough, with one where the game cannot be restored from a previous save and must be restarted.
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- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HIT - SWISH AND BIG WHAP
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- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, POP - LITTLE POP
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, POP - WHOOSHY POP
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- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SLIDE - SHORT VIOLIN SLIDE DOWN
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- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - FAST ZIP BY
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SHORT ZIP
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE: QUICK ZIP DOWN
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE: QUICK ZIP UP
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, ZIP - QUICK ZIP IN 01
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- Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - HEAVY IMPACT CRASH 01
- Sound Ideas, CRASH, WOOD - LARGE WOOD CRUNCH 01
- Sound Ideas, CRASH, WOOD - WOOD CRUNCH
- Sound Ideas, GHOST - ECTOPLASM PASS BY, SHORT, CARTOON 01
- Sound Ideas, GHOST - ECTOPLASM PASS BY, SHORT, CARTOON 02
- Sound Ideas, DOOR, METAL - JOE'S METAL DOOR: UNLATCH 01
- Sound Ideas, DOOR, METAL - JOE'S METAL DOOR: UNLATCH 02
- Sound Ideas, DOOR, METAL - RATTLY SLIDE CLOSED
- Sound Ideas, DOOR, METAL - RATTLY SLIDE OPEN
- Sound Ideas, DRAWBRIDGE - RAISED: CHAINS AND PULLEYS, CRANKING SLOWLY, CASTLE
- Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, SPARK - HIGH VOLTAGE SPARK, ELECTRICAL 01
- Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, SPARK - HIGH VOLTAGE SPARK, ELECTRICAL 02
- Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, SPARK - HIGH VOLTAGE SPARK, ELECTRICAL 03
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- Sound Ideas, FALL, BODY - HEAVY BODY FALL, HUMAN
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- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - KABLAM
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- Sound Ideas, MAGIC - MAGIC BELL GLISS UP 02
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- Sound Ideas, MAGIC - MAGIC ZAP
- Sound Ideas, MAGIC - MAGIC ZAP GONG
- Sound Ideas, MAGIC - SINGLE MAGIC WAND HIT
- Sound Ideas, MAGIC - SPELL CHIMES 01
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- Sound Ideas, MAGIC - WILD MAGIC HARP 02
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- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 03
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - JET TUBE RICCO
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- Sound Ideas, SPLAT, CARTOON - PIE IN FACE SPLAT
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- Sound Ideas, SQUISH, CARTOON - LITTLE SQUISH
- Sound Ideas, SQUISH, CARTOON - SOFT SQUISH REVERSED
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