BOOK OF HOURS

比一代耐玩很多，二代内容量大了很多，加上二代书籍是随机的，可以玩多周目，一代通一遍就没意思了

全款拿下

爱来自瓷器

留给迟到者、不信者与忧思者

I played it as a visual novel and absolutely love the story. the characters and the artwork.

I absolutely loved this game. In a world filled with so many rehashed ideas, remakes and overexploited franchises it's great to see a game trying to do something new and interesting and succeeding to boot. I could really feel the love that went into this game and it made me want to dig deeper and deeper with every minute that passed. It's hard to explain the game in too much detail without spoiling the experience. I tried to get into the game a couple of times but bounced off pretty hard at first. I didn't really know what was going on in the game, or what I was supposed to do. But there is something mysterious and compelling about the game that made me want to try again. I'm so glad that I did, and I'm so glad that I didn't reach for any guides or spoilers. To me, the appeal of this game is all in figuring out what the game is actually about and how you are supposed to play it. In the game, you are a librarian in a remote Cornish village, who arrives at a sprawling old mansion to restore it and to find and catalogue all of the occult books that are gathered there. The rest of it is up to you to discover. Hush House has stood for centuries, and is filled with secrets and mysteries. As you explore the house, you piece together lore and history that draw you deeper in. Each room that you unlock seems to raise more questions than it answers. The reason that it's so hard to work out what's going on is that everything is so strange. The game takes place in a mystical, occult setting with more than a hint of cosmic horror. As the librarian, you are working with memories, aspects of the soul, as well as more mundane objects like candles, marrows and potted plants. How on Earth do all these things work together? Do I need to care about this stuffed pigeon that I found in the kitchen? But there's always some way to make progress, some way to move forwards, and bit by bit, you piece things together in a truly satisfying way. The writing in this game is a real standout feature and there is just so much of it. It really brings the game to life and it's just oozing with flavour. Every book that you read (and there are many) is filled with cryptic yet revealing passages, giving away a little more lore about the history of the house and the world. Every item that you mouse over, every little action, every character interaction has some delightful text to accompany it. In this game, everything that you read feels like a reward. The worldbuilding is truly top notch. If I really have to, yeah I could pick some holes in the game, for example the UI can be pretty clunky and frustrating at times, maybe the pacing is a little off and there are arguably some QoL improvements that could be made. On the other hand, that's part of what I enjoyed about the game: I ended up keeping a little notebook going on so that I could figure out what I was supposed to be doing and keep track of all the little bits and pieces that I discovered. I have been playing video games my whole life, and I have never felt the need to take notes like this before. I didn't need to take notes, I wanted to. Normally stuff like that drives me round the bend, but in this game it felt so right. After all - I am supposed to be a librarian cataloguing all these old books and writing a history. Of course I need a notebook or three!

1회차 하면서, 이거뭐지? 하면서 그냥 플레이하다가 책을 읽을때마다의 텍스트와 이야기들을 하나하나 집중하면서 다시금 플레이하면서 이야기에 계속 빠져듬. 빨리클리어해야겠다라는 생각보다 책을 보듯 음미하며 진행하는게 제일 좋음.

I learned how to properly use Excel just to keep track of everything in this game. The design is beautiful, the lore is immaculate, and my workbook has way more tabs than I’d like to admit. I’m in love.