The Franz Kafka Videogame
| The Franz Kafka Videogame | |
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| Developer(s) | Denis Galanin |
| Publisher(s) | Daedalic Entertainment |
| Composer(s) | Jonathan Geer |
| Engine | Moai |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android |
| Release | Windows
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| Genre(s) | Adventure, puzzle |
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The Franz Kafka Videogame is an indie adventure game inspired by the writings of Franz Kafka. It was developed by Denis Galanin.
Plot
The protagonist named K. gets a sudden offer of employment. And this event changes his life, forcing him to make a distant voyage. To his surprise, the world beyond his homeland appears to be not as normal as he would think.
Gameplay
The Franz Kafka Videogame features gameplay similar to previous mif2000's game.
The player interacts with the world with simple point and click interface. The goal of The Franz Kafka Videogame is to solve a series of puzzles and brain teasers. The puzzles are sequentially linked forming an adventure story. The game contains no inventory, and the solving of puzzles mainly consists of clicking onscreen elements in the correct order. Solving a puzzle will immediately transport the player character to the next screen.
Development
The Franz Kafka Videogame was developed over a period of 2.5 years, by Denis Galanin.
The game is full improvisation throughout the entire period of development.[1]
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | PC: 64/100[2] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Riot Pixels | 80/100[3] |
| Adventure Gamers |    [4] |
| Digitally Downloaded | [5] |
The announcement of The Franz Kafka Videogame in 2013 attracted the interest of such non-video game media as Time,[6] NBC News,[7] NY Daily News,[8] etc.
On review aggregator Metacritic, the game received a 64 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews." Critics praised the visual style, while criticizing the short length and confusing puzzles. Riot Pixels said the game was "a beautiful nightmare, cozy and purple like A-minor." Renata Ntelia at Adventure Gamers said it was "a pleasant little puzzle game that will evoke a lightweight nostalgia for people that have prior knowledge of its namesake’s work," but argued that "its limited gameplay ultimately doesn’t provide anything more than a couple hours, at most, of surreal diversion." Harvard L. at Digitally Downloaded called it "a game which is often confusing and unintuitive, but it gets away with it under the guise of being true to its source material.
Accolades
The game won Best Adventure/RPG and Game of the Year from Intel Level Up 2015[9], Best Song/Score - Mobile Video Game from The Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2017[10], and was a nominee for the 14th International Mobile Gaming Awards[11].
See also
References
- ^ Gamasutra: Improvisational Game Design. gamasutra.com
- ^ "The Franz Kafka Videogame for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Review: Riot Pixels". Riot Pixels. 2017-04-04.
- ^ Ntelia, Renata. "The Franz Kafka Videogame". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ L., Harvard. "Review: The Franz Kafka Videogame (PC)". Digitally Downloaded. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "A Franz Kafka Video Game Is Coming But Who Cares Since Life Is Pointless and Nothing Matters". time.com.
- ^ "Existential dread achievement unlocked! It's the 'Franz Kafka Videogame'". nbcnews.com.
- ^ "Franz Kafka video game in the works". nydailynews.com.
- ^ 2015 Intel® Level Up Game Dev Contest — And the Winners Are. intel.com
- ^ HMMA Winners. hmmawards.com
- ^ WINNERS & NOMINEES. imgawards.com