The_Trash_Enby
Metamorphosis 2020
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Completed
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Time Played
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Days in Journal
1 day
Last played
September 23, 2021
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I thought this had some interesting ideas, and is certainly an ambitious project considering the clearly limited budget. However, the game's core theme of frustrating, dehumanising bureaucracy is barely represented in the majority of the game's platforming gameplay, only seeing some representation in the puzzles. At their best, the visuals do a better job with this theme, creating terrifying abstract worlds full of floating documents, lethal stamps, and a devilish furnace that wastefully burns up all that fresh paperwork. Unfortunately, the overall visual direction lacks artistic flair outside of these key moments, with flat uses of colour and even flatter textures. The narrative has its moments of intrigue and thematic coherence, but the endings both fail to capitalise on this solid foundation. Still, as mixed as my overall opinion is of Metamorphosis, I am glad I played it and respect the developer's vision.