Review SRT5J 5/5 · Feb 20, 2023
Ol' School Kafkaesque Adventure Game
So, you're a cockroach. Actually you don't begin as one, but after a dose of some "bad mojo" you spend most of the entirety of the game as one
As a roach, you explore the bar where you are also a resident. Danger is around every corner as you must navigate a very unsafe environment with rats, ant traps, lethal …
So, you're a cockroach. Actually you don't begin as one, but after a dose of some "bad mojo" you spend most of the entirety of the game as one
As a roach, you explore the bar where you are also a resident. Danger is around every corner as you must navigate a very unsafe environment with rats, ant traps, lethal barriers, environmental hazards and even your own damn cat. Ungrateful bastard
As you explore, you learn more about your unfortunate past as well as that of the bar owner Eddie
There is a bit of FMV in the game of people, environments and animals
There are puzzles to be navigated, before you can continue on your way. Some you will need to figure out on your own, while you can figure out others by observing how other roaches get around them
The roach actually looks damn good and scurries about convincingly.
I recall that there are various endings to the game which are determined by your actions
The game is both amusing and disgusting, but the world you make your way through is fairly rich for this era
It's a bit short, but I think a game like this needs to be before it overstays it's welcome
Obviously, this kind of ol' school adventure game will not be for everyone, but I have good memories of it, but some of that, admittedly, might be due to the premise. There just weren't many bizarre games like this one out at the time and a 1996 video games that used Kafka as a starting point was pretty much unheard of
Why be a cat, when you can be a cockroach?
