The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature

Perhaps the highest praise that I can give The Wanderer is that it is not a game that adapts Mary Shelley's masterpiece one to one, but rather a game that stays true to much of the spirit and tone of her work while also being transformative in a new and interesting way, suited to the strengths of video games as an interactive form of storytelling. Frankenstein is one of the most maligned and poorly represented works of literature in modern history, relegated to a position of cheap monster horror in our pop culture understanding of it. The Wanderer, thankfully, has none of these misrepresentations and rather takes an elegant approach to adapting Frankenstein for a game with moral choice. Shelley's work is not horror at all, but rather introspective tragedy - a story meant more to be an examination of the consequences of science and the meaning of being human more than it is intended to thrill. And this game delivers on those fronts. Both aesthetically and philosophically, I have a feeling Shelley would have appreciated much of what The Wanderer has to offer. Of course, introducing choices to what is originally a linear story does have some potential hiccups, and while the ending that I personally received was satisfactory, it was in no way something that I would ever have expected Shelley herself to write. Again, this is not a one to one retelling, and La Belle has taken some of their own spins here, but none of that is necessarily problematic as it still explores the themes of the original work in a way that is meaningful rather than revisionist. There are some design flaws that impede this from being a truly great game; odd bugs like being able to pick up items that aren't there or being able to see off the map; poorly designed (but beautifully drawn) maps that make it difficult to navigate; and some wonkiness with the point-and-click controls. In a few places The Wanderer is also too worried about giving you [i]something[/i] mechanically to do, even if that comes at the expense of immersing you in the story. In a longer game, these things would be more of an issue, but for what it is, The Wanderer is a wonderfully solid little title. The beautiful handpainted backgrounds, an excellent soundtrack, and writing that emulates the tone of 19th century books surprisingly well helps bring an already proven story to life in a unique way. There are not a lot of literary games - but games like this make me wonder if perhaps there shouldn't be more. The Wanderer is not a cheap cash grab but rather an artful take on Shelley's work - even if it suffers from some amateurish flaws. It's not perfect, but it feels edifying and enriching to play - something that can be said about too few games.

This or the recent movie, both good, beautiful and descriptive of the original story. The game is not really a game, not really much to do besides advancing the story, but worth trying. Get your facts together about Frankenstein.

Trò chơi đã không đi theo lối mòn khi miêu tả một Frankenstein cục súc mà thay vào đó bắt ta nhập vai vào một Frankenstein đang chập chững ngay từ những bước đầu tiên trên chuyến hành trình khám phá ra những gam màu đẹp đẽ nhất của cuộc sống. Nó bày ra trước mắt ta một thế giới nhộn nhịp với vô vàn sắc màu cùng với những thanh âm thơ mộng. Tất cả hòa trộn lại với nhau như một bữa tiệc của thế giới, nhưng tuyệt nhiên không có chỗ dành cho ta.

A sometimes awkward, but touching take on a well-known work, even with new ideas worthy of being part of this story.

Looks nice, good music, however I didn't find the janky gameplay or puzzles interesting.

Creature.

Attirer par la qualité graphique du jeu et sa belle palette de couleur coupler à un style aquarelle sans oublier la belle promotion je me suis lancé dans le jeu en attendant une histoire courte et touchante mais.... Pour ce qui est de l'histoire je n'ai pas accrocher, je sais que c'est triste ou même simplement touchant mais je n'est pas réussis à ressentir quoi que ce soit d'autre que de l'ennui devant ce jeu. Et le gameplay y est pour quelque chose, je sais qu'ici on se fou de la complexité du gameplay cependant ce dernier n'est pas juste simple mais lent et hasardeux de temps en temps, le chemin n'est pas toujours intuitif mais surtout c'est lent trop à mon gout. Je ne recommanderais pas ce jeu même si je l'ai eus en promotion, je suis quand même dessus de ce dernier et d'avoir payer. Sa durer de vie de 5h laisse penser qu'il l'ont fait juste pour l'argent afin qu'on ne puisse pas le faire rembourser ( ce n'est pas le but des développeur je le sait bien), on voit la volonté de créer mais ce n'est pas assez.

Que jogo lindo!!!!

Simplesmente um joia em questão de narrativa, mesmo contando um conto popular ele traz novas abordagens que valem a pena serem experenciadas. 10/10

作为视觉艺术作品非常棒，作为游戏很无聊