Seems like an odd and random niche but it's fairly common across all forms of fiction. From the cliched shrink ray to grand metaphors for oppression it's been in the imagination of writers for a long time. What if you could change your size? How does the world look from a mouse's perspective?
It's usually used to give a different perspective on an otherwise mundane location and I personally find it's inclusion in the very few games I've seen it used in interesting there's something exciting about it. New passages are opened up and things are just different.
(one of my favorite levels in ye old twisted metal 4 was the bedroom)
I can only think of a few examples off hand but I would love to see some more.
It's usually used to give a different perspective on an otherwise mundane location and I personally find it's inclusion in the very few games I've seen it used in interesting there's something exciting about it. New passages are opened up and things are just different.
(one of my favorite levels in ye old twisted metal 4 was the bedroom)
I can only think of a few examples off hand but I would love to see some more.