Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!

Just learnt they used AI in this game, disappointed

Ah hell, I didn't realize this was AI slop. That's a shame, as this is a good idea. *sigh* Right, here we go... Okay, so let's start with what the GenAI excuses are this time: 1. "The four assets in this work—one UI component and three landscape paintings used as wall decorations (frames not included)—were produced using additional AI for refinement. None of them were created by AI from the ground up." In other words, you didn't even use AI all the way, just half the way. It's still GenAI. You either were trying to smartass and say, "oh, just a little slop", were too lazy to finish your own art or you were too cowardly to go all the way. That's even less respectable than just using it out right. 2. "AI helped with grammatical corrections for in-game text, which were then carefully reviewed and adjusted by hand." ...No. No they were not reviewed. There's gramatical errors everywhere in this game. Hell, even the prompt "Press E To Action" is wrong and that's on the screen 90% of the time. Also, hey, fun fact: literally every PC is outfitted with the latest technology called "Spell Check". Requires no GenAI and will save the people in the state of Georgia their houses, too. Hell, you could've hired someone from Georgia to look over your work, if you were so busy not to. 3. "We only consider AI to be a supportive tool. Every detail is meticulously crafted with human intent, as our creative process is still firmly anchored in manual craftsmanship." So, the GenAI used is unnecessary, is what you mean. You just happened to get lazy with a couple lil parts? Yeah, and EA only uses Origin "just a little bit". If you use AI at all, there's no telling what else you used it for. The thing reeks of vibe coding, which is probably why instead of using LEFT CLICK to interact with things, you mapped it to E with no way to remap it. That's the nature of the beast. If you were all about human craftmanship, you would've kept working on it and did it right. Don't ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ people. Okay, now for the actual game: it's good and that's the heartbreaker. There's a kind of zen to the whole thing and it's got that Powerwash Sim satisfaction of cleaning up a mess and making order out of it. It gets pretty repetitive fast, though, and once you get the ability to see where all the other books in a series are, it kinda makes the game a bit on the idle side, but hey. A shame the dev decided that GenAI was more important and they used it on frivolous things. There is no excuse for it and thus you're helping burn the planet for no reason. So on that note, I can't recommend it.

Turns out the game uses generative AI, which I do not support on principle. Do not use generative AI, I dont care if you "fix it" afterwards, I'd rather see stick figures as placeholders over AI any day.

I absolutely loved playing this game. Unfortunately, due my own lack of thoroughness before purchasing, I did not noticed this game uses Gen AI. I'm far past the ability to refund this game. So I'm writing this review instead. I'm really disappointed. The AI disclosure was buried very low on the steam page. I only learned of this from Tiktok. I never would have purchased this game, had I known.

sad they used generative ai, genuinely liked the game and will no longer be playing it now that I know. :(

“You are forbidden from leaving until all 3,072 books have been returned to their rightful places!” Is that supposed to scare me? Me? A September Virgo, born under the sign of the gods of perfectionism? One of the sharpest eyes, with an unnecessarily strong sense for details? Naaaah. You’re not getting me that easily. Finally, a librarian role where I can take my sweet time and turn 3,072 misplaced books into my own little challenge battle. Romantic fiction, necromancy, destructive magic, curses… you name it. The choice of what to tackle first is yours, but one thing is certain. You are not getting out until everything is where it belongs. And honestly? The whole gameplay loop is surprisingly satisfying. The books have beautiful, often huge covers, different styles and colors, interesting titles, and you constantly pick up little bits of new knowledge while figuring out where everything belongs. Every completed shelf also gives you magic points, which can make the whole process considerably easier. There is one thing I did not care much for. The puzzle organization mechanic gets pretty much overshadowed once you unlock stronger magical elements, so investing points into it feels rather pointless to me. The difference is just too noticeable. And then there is that golden glow when you get everything right. That little moment of everything lighting up is ridiculously satisfying. Add some cozy magical fantasy music and you have yourself a genuinely relaxing experience. Even without using the spells, the game can still score very well. Once you finish the entire library, the story does not really continue, which is a bit of a shame. Still, considering the price, amount of content and overall gameplay, there is plenty to like. After a long time, I finally found a genuinely great chill game. 🧙‍♀️9/10.🧙‍♀️ One magic point was unfortunately sacrificed to the spell of exaggeration.

I love the concept of this game. It was wonderful and fun to play in so many ways. It scratched a certain itch for sorting. However it has AI in it.....which disappoints me so terribly much. Like with as well made and simple as this was it didn't need it. I am just sad I didn't realize it had AI in it till after I put in so many hours in it. Please go and find good sorting games with no AI in it folks.