BOOK OF HOURS

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.

One of the most engrossing and maximalist stories I've ever played. The anti-canon approach that the writer uses is incredibly clever. Amazing game from top to bottom. Frustrating at times but very, very rewarding. Will definitely come back to it.

返信を出すところまでたどり着いた時点のレビューです。 説明やヒントがほぼないので、人を選びそうです。 カードスロットをクリックすれば置けるカードが光るので、片っ端から置いてみてどうなるのか探っていくことになります。 本の解読が全く進まずまだゲーム本来の楽しさにたどり着けていない感じがしますが、手探りなりに沈黙の家の解放は進んでおり楽しめています。

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.

I don't know, man. Maybe it's because I was the kid who took a volunteer summer job at a tiny library with a jumbled card catalogue and no other filing system and LOVED IT. I had no idea what I was doing then and I have only the tiniest inkling of what I'm doing now, but I find that super engaging. There is no tutorial, which will be off-putting for a lot of people. But just read and eventually things will come together. Everyone saying they were just "randomly dropping cards" into slots, missed the point entirely. If you want something intuitive, this is not for you. Another reviewer said that if you like to stare at spreadsheets, you'll like this game. That was the review that sold me on it and it was very accurate so far.

在游玩了18小时后我仍然不改变我差评的评价 在经历了开局煎熬的熟悉过程后，你会发现，本作实质玩法就是凑点数，但是随着游戏进程的深入，这个玩法没有任何扩展。制作组深挖的唯一手段就是添加更多的途径让你转化点数，而他们每一个都有不同的名字（并且你乍一看还看不懂），即使查维基成本依然很高，而且最后你会弄明白：所谓的锻造、酿造、祭祀等乱七八糟的作业没有任何区别，区别只是性象和能加的东西不一样。相当于你投入了巨量的学习成本学到的东西为0。而且找东西太费劲了，高对比模式依然很费眼，我感觉玩完快瞎了 ------ 从世界观和美术风格上来说保持了一如既往的水平 但是从游戏性上来说可以说是一场彻头彻尾的失败 一如既往的弱引导，但是在《密教模拟器》当中，是可以进入心流的，前作密教中游戏目标上来就给出来了：飞升。然后各个阶段也有各个阶段的交互，通过高亮词汇和卡牌的提示也能知道要做什么 那这一作是什么东西你告诉我？所有的功能都没有引导，提示就是在一堆背景下给一个弱高亮，眼睛都快瞎了。除了物品外，几乎不能自由更改布局，还得记哪在哪，读书拆一本一本高难度拆一本一本高难度，一个读书模拟器我刷俩小时了一本读不了，交互的结果更是很难预知的，只要你不查攻略就是啥都不知道。纯属人为提高游戏成本。密教世界观不是要你做个成本高但是内容空洞的玩意出来ok？ 根本没法心流，反馈是很弱的，流程是不清的，互动是谜语的，场景是眼瞎的，高亮是低亮的，剧情是空洞的 密教模拟器我是很喜欢的，这一部你们在干什么？？？？

永恒确实很美好，但是历史的自由才是我的最爱 “这重历史是我最后、最伟大的作品。这座梦寐已久之城将于存在之外安然无恙，由悖论保护。 乌有城建于悖论的基石之上；它的城墙为纸；它的护城河为墨。我是它律法的侍从，是它无王宝座的臣属；且我并非孤身一人。”