BOOK OF HOURS

ずっと気になっていたけどテキスト雰囲気ゲーだから英語だけだと少し厳しいな、思っていたら日本語対応してくれた。大変感謝。 少しクセがあるシステムと導入だけど楽しい、正月が溶けた。 味わいゲーなのでいいところはもう体験してもらうしかないが、UIだけは少し改善要望があったりする。 要望も兼ねて書くなら、例えば未読の本と既読の本は未分類のように見分けが外見で見分けられるようにするとか、特定属性のアイテムを検索して屋敷から探せるようにするとか、上の屋敷外アイコンでどこからでも屋敷の外に捨てれるようにするとか...

Level up system is really bad. Reminds me of Morrowind and Oblivion. To get the most out of it, you can't just level up what you want and enjoy the game. The game heavily encourages awkward gameplay, ignoring level up opportunities, shooting yourself in the foot for hours to prevent long term losses. I thought we left that behind in 2006 when we realized optimal leveling up should be fun. UI is absolutely terrible. The game is about managing a library, learning crafting recipes and efficiently utilizing dozens and dozens and dozens of those recipes. Book shelves are scarce and tiny, so organizing books is inconvenient. Your inventory is limited to 5 slots so no convenience there. Items just pile up on the ground, unordered, and that's the best the game can offer. Labelling book shelves is inconvenient in many ways. There is no note taking system. Those dozens if not hundreds of recipes and loot tables from books and actions? Yeah just remember them all lmao. Books you read have 2 paragraphs of new text shown, but it isn't saved anywhere. Either write it down out of game, or collect a billion horses and sticks and like cabbages and wait for it to rain on a friday in October then you can read the book again if you dare forget what it said. Oh yeah you need to do obscure weird stuff to just read a book in this game. That's, like, fine, but the way this game is is just extremely inconvenient and tiring.

I have spent a horrifying number of hours in this game so I feel qualified to state that it is an absolutely delightful experience. The lore is so deep, the vibes are immaculate, and while the learning curve is a bit steep, it is 100% worth sticking with. If you found Cultist Simulator a bit intimidating, don't worry, this is far more chill. Additionally, the devs are extremely responsive to accessibility requests -- I emailed them requesting a feature and they rolled it out in the next update.

I wanted to like it but didn't manage to. The content is interesting and I like the lore but the management aspect is tedious and the visuals are uninspiring

I really wished there was some kind of in-game encyclopedia which compiles recipes, effects from consider, and maybe even the lore we get from the flavour texts. Instead I spend days letting the weather slip by while I click through everything a hundred times

A perfect spiritual successor to 'Cultist Simulator.' 'Book of Hours' masterfully understands that the joy of playing is linked to the joy of learning how to play. I implore you to go in blind, resisting any guides is essential, because the process of unraveling its mysteries is the game's greatest reward. That strength, however, is also its limitation regarding replayability. For me, the magic didn't hold for a second playthrough once the secrets were uncovered. Nevertheless, it's a must-play for genre enthusiasts. A brilliant, if somewhat one-time, experience.

Well, i was always a crackhead when it comes to esoteric lovecrafting games, and I have played other gamers from the main writer, and boy, he does deliver. I particulary like Book of Hours a lot more then Cultist Simulator cause it is very rewarding when you being to understand the lore without being so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ stressful. Anyway, i love it, it is a slow burner style, so if you interested, know that action is not a part of the game.