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• gamedeal user

  Aug 13, 2020

  "How do I get to the Castle?" For most people, Metamorphosis is a fine and effective adventure-platformer, with the core conceit that the player character is an insect. Movement and jumping are snappy and responsive, the levels are brilliantly designed, and the writing and characters are quite excellent. If you are unfamiliar with the source material, the game is still mighty fine in every regard it strives to be. If, however, you are a total book nerd who devoured every Kafka collected edition, have practically memorized the scenes in The Trial, and own hardback copies of every Peter Kuper adaptation of Franz Kafka's work (shut up, I like books), then Metamorphosis is an absolute dream come true. I won't spoil much, as the game's narrative works best going in as blind as possible, but for those expecting a direct adaptation, this is not it (that game came out a bit of a while back as a point and click adventure). Rather, Metamorphosis is more a celebration of Kafka's works and themes, vaunting his absurdist and surrealist style while lamenting the crippling horror of the mundane. Characters and scenes from across his entire bibliography appear, translated beautifully into an interactive medium. "Everyone knows how to get to the Castle."
• gamedeal user

  Aug 14, 2020

  It's a walking simulator that took 2.5 hours to beat and costs $25. For this reason alone I unfortunately cannot recommend it, not at this price range. The puzzles are not puzzles. There is no difficulty here. For 25 dollars I recommend you instead go buy a big mac and What Remains of Edith Finch which is 19.99 and takes just as long to beat with a much more interesting story. IF you are a fan of observing whimsical art and being really tiny then you will like this.
• gamedeal user

  May 1, 2021

  [h1]A surrealistic adventure game inspired by Kafka's [i]The Metamorphosis[/i].[/h1] The protagonist is called Gregor. One morning, he woke up from the bed, not knowing where he was. It took about a few seconds before he finally remembered it. It turned out that they drank too much last night because of their friend’s birthday, and they are now boarding at the house of their good friend Joseph. He felt that he was awake enough to confirm that he could walk normally. He decided to take a look at Joseph's condition before going to work. When he took the key to open the door, strange things happened. The corridor seemed to have changed. Although he often came to Joseph’s house, he had no impression of the scene. When he opened the next door, something stranger happened-he suddenly became a short and small beetle, and the surrounding scene seemed so huge in front of him, as if he was about to swallow him. Before he could figure out what happened to him, he accidentally discovered that his good friend Joseph had been arrested by the police again for something. [b]In order to find a way to save his friends, and to find a way to restore his human body shape, he started this magical adventure from the perspective of a beetle.[/b] [h1]Playability[/h1] 1: Including the prologue, there are a total of 8 levels. Players will explore 7 scenes with different characteristics from the first-person perspective of the beetle. Through these levels, there is no fixed route (free exploration), the player can reach the destination in any way (as long as this method works). 2: In addition to completing the main tasks/puzzles in the area to promote the plot, players can also help those NPCs who need help to complete secondary puzzles/tasks, which can unlock achievements and understand through dialogue with them to learn more about this world. 3: Each scene contains a secret, which is equivalent to the collection part, but there is no display or record after acquisition. This is an on-line process. Players only need to follow the tower signs to move forward. There is no need to worry about getting lost or finding the direction. There is a hint in the game, and the eye symbol on the map is the target location. In addition to the main line, there are also some branch lines, but strictly speaking, they are not considered as branch lines. Firstly, they do not have any rewards. Secondly, they have no influence on the plot. At most, they will reward players for achievements. For players who love to unlock achievements, it may be very attractive. As for the puzzle solving and collection part, let’s talk about solving puzzles first. The amount of puzzle solving in the game is a little bit small. Compared to solving puzzles, parkour's gameplay seems to be more prominent, and players can even start speedrun challenges. [h1]PROS[/h1] Low FOV creates a better sense of substitution, but it may also cause discomfort. The rotation of the lens and the feel of the control are as smooth as silk, and the loading response speed is also very fast. With hints on the map, basically you won’t get stuck when playing. [h1]CONS[/h1] The puzzle design is a bit disappointing. Most of the time, it is based on simple parkour, which is not worthy of such exquisite scene modeling. The process is short, even if it is the first time to explore slowly, it will take up to 4 hours or so. [b]This work gave me a novel experience from the beginning. During the period, the operations like turning off the electric fan, turning the valve and signing the stamp are also very substituting. During the game, it is not easy to feel boring, like a music box club. The exquisite internal structure of other facilities is even more breathtaking. In general, it is recommended to try, but considering that the process is not long, it is recommended to start rationally.[/b]
• gamedeal user

  Nov 5, 2020

  This is tough. The game is beautiful. The story is pretty good. The music is great. Problem is, It takes about 2-3 hours to beat. There are basically no puzzles. It's a weak platformer at best. I cannot recommend it at $25. Maybe with a sale?
• gamedeal user

  Sep 14, 2020

  The story and gameplay was somewhat interesting, but as others stated, it's basically a walking simulator. I beat the game in 3 hours and was expecting a lot more for a $25 price tag. The puzzles have no challenge at all as they are very simple and easy to figure out. Just when the game started to peak my interest, it became repetitive and then felt like it ended very abruptly. Unfortunately, I can't say it was worth the buy at all.
• gamedeal user

  May 2, 2021

  Kafkas metamorphosis is one of my favorite books, and I would do anything for Gregor Samsa... I loved this game and think it captures the vibe of metamorphosis, the trial and the castle perfectly. The game is a good lenght in my opinion - I finished it in ~4,5h after really taking my time to explore, then revisitet to collect achievements (it's an easy game to 100% too). It has light platform elements that weren't hard for me (but something to take note of if you detest anything platformer), you get to be a bug after all and they tend to climb and jump around a lot! A really really fun and good looking game that'll be an extra treat for any kafka fan. I'm still amazed at how perfect gregors room was designed - just to how I would imagine it!!
• gamedeal user

  Dec 9, 2020

  I've become convinced, over the years, that anytime a game gets mixed reviews but you keep hearing the critics say things like "This game isn't bad, in fact it's quite good, but it will probably only appeal to a certain type of gamer," you can pretty much safely assume you're dealing with a truly excellent game, lol. Of course, a writer like Kafka created his own visionary universe so the developers had excellent source material to work with. The environments/maps and the dialogue(subtitled on account of the delightfully bizarre sounding insect voices) in this game are outstanding. The controls are tight and the innovative soundtrack fits perfectly. There are subtle nods to games like Naissance as well as classics like Portal, HL2 and Dishonored. The developers nailed everything in this game. The ending was a bit abrupt and things end on a very serious fairly depressing note but hey, it's Kafka we're talking about here. Actually, there was a lot of good humor scattered throughout the game so overall it's not really that depressing. It's a great little first person adventure game and well worth your time. It's arguably slightly overpriced based on the aspect of length. If you get this on sale you can't go wrong.
• gamedeal user

  Apr 24, 2021

  A bunch of us have encountered the same game-breaking bug halfway through (re checkpoint and falling apple), pinged support and gotten 0 response. So we can't finish the game. Unfortunately, it happens 4 hrs into the game so Steam won't refund you when you get that far. It's a shame; otherwise I kinda liked how they emphasize narrative/character development, keeping the gameplay and mechanics easy and linear. Like a movie where you occasionally push the action forward. I'd characterize the genre as "a walking simulator, but with bugs" (crawling simulator?). It's my preferred style of game - others may or may not like that. The creep/scare factor of the many bugs also heightens the themes of alienation and bureaucracy. Hoping to hear back from the devs, but I don't expect to.
• gamedeal user

  Aug 14, 2020

  I loved how it started, and some of the environments were beautiful. There's not a lot of actual game here though. It's walk here, talk to random bugs, some of who make absolutely no sense, pick through the error ridden subtitles, and then the game just ends abruptly after about 2 and a half hours. I enjoyed some of the set pieces, but overall this is not worth a purchase unless heavily on sale.
• gamedeal user

  Mar 21, 2021

  🎵[url= https://youtu.be/wq-pWzm-uQs][u]Metamorphosis OST by Garry Schyman and Mikolai Stroinski[/u][/url]🕷️ [b][i]Has it ever occurred to anyone that many of the walking simulator and side-tasks adventure games have roots in Kafka's novels by their structure? You've got a main task. You're looking for help to complete it and come across the right people. And you either have to do something or find what they need. After you've got it and given away the items or the necessary information, you've got to move to the next character. And it needs something else. In some games it takes a long, it depends. Of course, it looks mostly not so dystopian, burocratical and hopeless as in Kafka's masterpieces. For example, in Eastshade it‘s a real fun. But I’m pretty sure: this gameplay idea was borrowed from Kafka.[/i][/b] 10/10