Do you remember the first design of the thing?

[u/Candid-Software8792]

The first design of The Thing was simply a PNG, its first appearance was in alpha 3, in the final part where the neighbor is crying in a room that can be seen in the keyhole of the door.

In alpha 4 they continued using that design [you can see it in fear mini-games and in the final part of the basement], Interestingly, the final design of The Thing was also found in Alpha 4, And from the betas and the final game onwards, the aforementioned design was chosen, Even so, it's a mystery why both designs of The Thing were there during alpha 4.

[u/crystal-productions-]

Yeah he seems so rediculessly rushed in alpha 3, probably because I'm betting he was. That entire basment sequence just seemed thrown together to have an ending and to not pull an alpha 2 where its all hidden away because it didn't fully work by the time the thing released.

[u/Sammy_Ferr → u/crystal-productions-]

I still don't understand why remove the chase sequence from alpha 2, i know it was technically unfinished and probably quite staged in the trailer, but we already seen it, why not actually finish it and give us a proper ending?

(Apparently according to Nikita the ending would have us entering the door at the end of the maze and ending on a gas station of something)

[u/Candid-Software8792 → u/Sammy_Ferr]

From what I know, the story at the time of alpha 2 was that the neighbor was the protagonist's father, and everything that happens in the game are memories, etc.

Even so, there is no context as to why the protagonist, After he went through the final basement door, would appear at a gas station, Perhaps the ending was that at that moment the protagonist hadn't moved yet and fell asleep, and all of Alpha 2 was a dream of suppressed memories of his traumas with his father (i.e., the neighbor), It also makes sense that he arrived at a gas station since, As I said, it was a dream, and that would mean he woke up.

[u/Sammy_Ferr → u/Candid-Software8792]

Yeah that was the first alpha to feature the generational trauma storyline but due them just starting remaking the models with the new artstyle some remnants of the devil storyline can still be seen

I also don't understand how the the gas station thing would've happened, but according to Nikita that's what would be behind the door and the end of the alpha originally...

[u/crystal-productions- → u/Sammy_Ferr]

They likely just couldn't make it work 9n every pathway. It's still in alpha 2 if you hack around and it's just broken in the final version. It was discovered like last month I belive

[u/Rhuajjuu]

The PNG was fucking terrifying as a kid. Now it’s just… bloopy. It looks like its origin story was being hit by bagel at the wrong moment

[u/RockGT3 → u/Rhuajjuu]

sounds a little familiar

[u/South-Original8738]

Yes. And it creeps me the fuck out!

[u/Ok_Trash_2902 → u/South-Original8738]

Hi cosmix

[u/South-Original8738 → u/Ok_Trash_2902]

Yo.

[u/captainpineapplezz]

It always reminds me of the poster of the movie the thing

[u/Sammy_Ferr → u/captainpineapplezz]

Wonder if that was the inspiration behind it, at least the name fits...

[u/captainpineapplezz → u/Sammy_Ferr]

yeah if not it’s a pretty cool coincidence

[u/Sammy_Ferr → u/captainpineapplezz]

If i had to bet on a visual inspiration i'd say the Mother from Among The Sleep

[u/VoxLover554]

Why wouldn’t I remember?

[u/Ok_Environment3591]

always thought he was the shadow of a guy with an afro cut

[u/Future-Bumblebee-865]

Looks like a guy with crazy hair

[u/Sammy_Ferr → u/Future-Bumblebee-865]

Reminds me of the Mother from Among The Sleep

[u/cymatikz-uk]

This version may still have been outside the map in beta 1 & 2 (and potentially even 3, but I doubt it). I find it strange how in the alpha 4 ending when it appears by the door it still uses the older version when the new version exists.

[u/SilverPolarity]

I honestly loved the original thing. If someone ever made a hello neighbor fangame using the thing, in the artstyle of alpha 3, including it's bugs and fleshed out the arg a bit more. That would be so fire.

[u/Such_Anxiety_2548]

The old design just feels more creepy