![]() ![]() ![]() If the developers stick the landing, Metamorphosis will prove once again that video games can offer a unique spin on just about anything. In addition, while the adaption of a century-old novel may seem like an odd choice, this is no Dante's Inferno. While the first-person platforming isn't any better here than it is in countless other games, the story and the surreal landscapes in the first hour show a level of genuine craft. A young man wakes up one morning and discovers that he has been transformed into a beetle. Kafkas story is the tale of Gregor Samsa, a travelling salesman in fabrics, who wakes up one morning after disturbing dreams to find himself transformed in. It's not a dealbreaker, but between that and the required swallowing section, this game probably isn't for the faint of heart.Īfter spending an hour in Gregor's shrunken thorax, it's clear that Metamorphosisis a unique offering that's worth exploring further. With Peter Schildt, Ernst Günther, Gunn Wållgren, Inga-Lill Carlsson. Published in 1915, 100 years ago this month, The Metamorphosis remains the standard by which I measure any. Reaching new vantage points can require lining up Gregor right underneath before letting him tumble off the roof. That something was literature, and in particular, Franz Kafkas The Metamorphosis. This also lets Gregor scale walls and ceilings, which is neat at first but also very disorienting. Gregor doesn't have much trouble at all climbing most surfaces, and there are blobs of honey strategically placed around that grant supercharged climbing. Throughout the story, Gregor’s mind was upright and capable of processing information the same way. The metamorphosis that occurred in Gregor was only on the body rather in the mind. Still, there are a few concessions to make things easier. The other important lesson that can be learned from the Gregor’s life transformation is the separation that sometimes exists between the mind and the body. No one is going to jump out of their chairs at the prospect of hopping around blindly in first-person, especially if they already played Doom Eternal earlier this year. One of the most popular ones is the idea that Kafka is trying to convey his idea about the social pressure inflected over Gregor Samsa, the main character of the novel. The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung) is a novella written by Franz Kafka which was first published in 1915. As for the platforming, Metamorphosis manages things well enough. There have been many different conclusions about the true meaning of the novel. ![]()
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