| The Mooseman | |
|---|---|
| Artwork of a white Permian bronze cast with word "Mooseman". The background is dark green forest English-language logo of the game | |
| Developer(s) | Morteshka |
| Publisher(s) | Sometimes You |
| Programmer(s) | Vladimir Beletsky |
| Artist(s) | Vladimir Beletsky |
| Writer(s) | Vladimir Beletsky |
| Composer(s) | Mikhail Shvachko |
| Platform(s) | Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation Vita, iOS, Android |
| Release | 17 February 2017
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| Genre(s) | Adventure game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Mooseman[a] is an adventure video game developed by the Perm-based Russian studio Morteshka and released in 2017. The game is based on the mythology of Komi, as well as other Finno-Ugric peoples, and is an attempt at artistic reconstruction of mythological plots[1]. The game tells the story of the Mooseman, the shaman and one of the seven sons of the creator god Yen, who must travel to the underworld to retrieve Shondi (the sun) and save the world from the eternal cold[2].
The Mooseman was well received by the gaming press[3][4][5]. They praised it for its distinctive and atmospheric art style, sound design, skillful use of the mythology in the story, but scolded it for being too short.
Notes
edit- ^ Russian: Человеколось, Komi-Permyak: Мортвӧрмӧс
References
edit- ^ Вихров, Денис (2017-01-17). "Профессия: разработчик видеоигр. «Для некоторых игры — это вообще несусветное зло и дичь»". ProPerm.ru (in Russian).
- ^ Чимде, Олег (2017-02-23). "Душа Пармы: обзор игры «Человеколось»" (in Russian). DTF.
- ^ "The Mooseman for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic.
- ^ "The Mooseman for PC Reviews". Metacritic.
- ^ "The Mooseman for Switch Reviews". Metacritic.
