It boasts cult popularity in some circles as a simulation game that lacks ethics.『Lobotomy Corporation』A successor work that inherited the world of『Library of Ruina』.
This game is a simulation game where you play as a librarian and entertain guests visiting the library…
“Entertainment = killing the guest”
There is also no lack of ethics.“Hospitality (Entertainment Battle)”You will have to put in your best efforts.
What’s more, it’s not about getting rid of them… but guests who are successfully entertained become a book, and when you use that book, you can invite new guests. …In other words, they use the guests as bait to lure them in and eliminate them.Too many people have no heart.
The goal of this work is to collect books and obtain “the one perfect book.” Yes, it is inevitable that the guests will sacrifice themselves for a noble cause.life is light.
This is such a work, but from the opening, the accelerator is full throttle. As I watched the stylish and cool opening movie, I saw blood splatter all over the place, and when the main game started, the main character was being brutally interrogated…
As you read further, you will find groups that turn humans into meat and eat them.The brutal scenes that can be glimpsed in a fashionable and beautiful worldview will make you go crazy.is.
But that’s fine.
Stylish but brutal… A unique worldview that draws you in to the contrast. That is what makes “Library Of Ruina” so appealing.
Libraries that start with torture, have violent entertainment, and have no ethical standardsYou may feel uneasy about working there, but as long as you don’t have any reservations about murder, it’s a good place to work, so why not give it a try?
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*This article is a collaboration project between Arc System Works and the Den Fami Editorial Department, who want to help people learn more about the appeal of “Library Of Ruina.”
Too good opening movie
Let me tell you first! The song that plays in the opening movie of this game is just too good.
The moment the opening movie started, she jumped into the song without an intro and was completely knocked out. In that moment, my vocabulary was completely taken away.
The melody is a jazz atmosphere with piano as the main component. The whole thing is dominated by a pleasant feeling that you would find in a piano-based music game, and at this point it’s a bit too much for my taste, but the vocals that jump into your ears with the music in the background are also incredibly good.
Her singing voice is both cute and ephemeral, a unique voice that you don’t often hear anywhere else.“Library Of Ruina” is fashionable..
A two-minute opening movie packed with the charm of “Library Of Ruina”When I finished watching it, my hand that had been gripping the PS4 controller had slid to the keyboard and mouse… and I headed to a music distribution site and searched for this song.
It soon became clear that the song title was“String Theocracy”That, and the fact that the artist is Mili… Wait, is that Mili?!
As many of you may know, Mili is a Japanese music group that provides many songs for games and anime.『Babel』(Song provided by “ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights”)『sustain++』(Ending theme for “Ghost In The Shell: SAC_2045”) Many people may have heard it.
This is a personal story, but from a long time ago『Deemo』I’ve been listening to Mili’s songs on the soundtrack for a long time and have always thought that I like them, but recently I learned by chance.“RTRT”I was completely hooked on the song, and I was immediately impressed with Mili’s greatness.
Of course,“String Theocracy”Click the purchase button immediately. Transfer the song to your device and play it on repeat while playing it through the speakers. It is the beginning of the festival.
Even so, having this song played at the opening…is amazing.At this point already『Library of Ruina』This is the victory. Everyone, let’s listen to Mili.
This game includes an art book and soundtrack within the game, so it’s nice to be able to listen to the songs you’re interested in right away.
Work as a librarian begins with torture
The story of this work begins with a mysterious man whose name and identity are unknown to a mysterious woman whose name and identity are unknown.From the scene where he is undergoing a brutal interrogation in which he will never be able to use his limbs again.. Scary.
Contrary to the fashionable and tasteful opening movie, the main part of the game is violent right from the start… When I think back on it, I feel like there was blood splatter all over the place during the opening movie.
Well, the name of the woman who was torturing the man was Angela.
She was the director of the library, and she was trying to find out the purpose and route from the man who had broken into the library.anything“There is absolutely no way that anyone who has not been sent an invitation will be able to enter this library.”What?
However, the torture is not worth it… The intruder, whose extremities are hurt and breathless, does not seem to understand what has happened, and loses consciousness due to the pain in his body.
When Laurent wakes up from the brutal torture, he finds Angela in front of him. He orders you to work as a librarian in this library because he has given you a new body.Angela, a self-proclaimed “patient and compassionate” girlfriend, is too scary.is.
Apparently, the residents of the city that Angela invited to the library by sending an invitation.My job as a librarian at this library is to entertain people, commonly known as guests, and turn them into books.Apparently.
From the prologue of the story, you are bombarded with information you don’t know, but there are almost no detailed explanations for them. The story of “Library Of Ruina” is full of mysteries…but those questions will gradually be revealed as you play the game, so please read on.
The task of “entertaining (killing)” guests who visit the library.
You will be “entertaining” guests who come to the library, but to put it simply,“Entertainment = killing the guest”It’s nothing but that.
He kills the guests who have sent invitations and turns them into books.Cruel entertainment in a glittering library…the contrast between fashion and violenceThis is the big appeal of “Library Of Ruina”.
Now, the librarians including the main character,A “battle page” similar to a deck in a card game, consisting of nine pages that list the type and number of actions. Attempt to entertain guests using .
Then, if the guest’s physical strength is reduced, it can be used as a book, and if the physical strength of the guest is reduced, the entertainment can be resumed. There are several types of attack attributes and defense methods, and guests’ actions are disclosed, soI get the impression that “Library Of Ruina” is a highly strategic game..
In fact, in the beginning, I just randomly selected battle pages and worked hard to entertain the guests, but as the story progressed to a certain extent, I realized that I could no longer fully entertain the guests with such a complacent attitude. Instead, I was forced to look ahead and think carefully before choosing a page.
However, although “Library Of Ruina” has a solid strategy, entertainment battles are entirely determined by the results of dice rolls, so there is a strong element of luck.
The strategy itself may not have been bad, but due to bad luck with the dice, you end up losing with your opponent having only 1 health left… That’s what makes Library Of Ruina both scary and fun.
By the way, this is a complete digression, but in general command-based games, the time lapse of battle is often counted as “1 turn, 2 turns, 3 turns…”, but in this work, ” Act 1, Act 2, Act 3…” and so on.This game is the best because the world view is thoroughly created down to the smallest detail.. I love it so much.
The more you play, the more you get drawn into the worldview.
When playing a game, you want to value not only the underlying system, but also the worldview of the work that surrounds it…This is good news for those who like that.
“Library Of Ruina” is theAlmost all of the game systems are closely related to the library, which is the setting of the work..
for example, “Library growth” is a system that takes advantage of the fact that the stage is a library.One of the.
The library has several floors, and the library grows by defeating the “phantom bodies” that appear on each floor when the conditions are met in entertainment battles.
The benefits gained from this are various, such as increasing the number of librarians who can be party members during entertainment battles and opening up new floors. The story may not progress unless you grow your library, so this is an unavoidable path to conquering the game.
As the story progresses, you can earn books by engaging in entertainment battles, and burn the books to get battle pages. Use the battle page to create a deck, proceed with the entertainment battle, and once the conditions are met, fight against the fantasy entity and level up the floor.
In order to give the librarians released a core page and battle page that will serve as a sufficient force, they will engage in entertaining battles using the newly released story…
“Library Of Ruina” is, as the title suggests, There is one big axis called “library” that runs through the game, and the game continues to progress centering on the library and books.Therefore, it was easy to understand that the many systems that were prepared were derived from the library, and the more I played, the more I was drawn into the worldview of the work.
Unique characters that color the world of “Library Of Ruina”
Last but not least, let me talk about the characters. Characters are an extremely important point in shaping the worldview of a game.
First of all, Laurent, the main character, and Angela, the museum director, are charming. This is absolutely true.
Laurent’s languid feeling, Angela’s cool and calm demeanor, and the interaction between the two is really good. The story part is fully voiced, but it fits perfectly with the image you get when you look at the portrait.
Also,As the story progresses and new levels are added to the library, new characters (designated librarians) will appear one after another.. I can’t help but watch them deepen their interactions with each other.
As the librarians talk about the library and Angela, the mysteries related to the story, such as the reason for the existence of the library and the events that happened in the past, are revealed, and the resolution of the character Angela increases.
Alas, the first thing you learn from talking to designated librarians is that Angela is incredibly hated.That’s what it means.
Like Laurent, they cannot leave the library unless they cooperate with Angela, and if they do not continue to kill the guests invited to the library, they are doomed to no future, but at the same time they have a sense of resistance to murder. seems to be strong.
Some people directly express their feelings to Angela, saying, “This is wrong,” and “I will never forgive you,” while others have reached a certain point and continue to entertain Angela indifferently, with feelings akin to resignation. It varies.
The dual nature of the character is also appealing, as he shows his negative feelings towards Angela but is kind towards Laurent.
Furthermore, there are characters that guests who are invited to the library will fall in love with.
just,I was watching the story thinking, “I really like this character,” but after a few minutes, I was “entertained” and turned into a book before leaving.There are quite a few developments like this that surprise me. Just when you think, “That’s too simple…”, a character with a different charm appears, and that character is soon invited to the library…
The speed at which characters are consumed like a conveyor belt is extraordinary.Isn’t the character a little too good to be treated as disposable?
As a final aside, I would like to say that the person behind this work isPopular Korean indie game studio “Project Moon”.
1st work『Lobotomy Corporation』the second work introduced this time “Library Of Ruina”, and the third work “Library Of Ruina”『Limbus Company』So far, he has released three works into the world, and his dark atmosphere has earned him a passionate following.
These three works share a common worldview, so if you like this one, why not try out the other works as well?
By the way, regarding “Lobotomy Corporation,” I received a very easy-to-understand recommendation from a friend who is a fan, saying, “Don’t try your hand at it because it’s dangerous and time-consuming.”
“Library Of Ruina” was previously released on Steam and other platforms and was gaining popularity as a masterpiece. I think the release of the game on home video game consoles has lowered the hurdles to playing it.Why not take this opportunity to play the game and immerse yourself in its worldview?.
The Nintendo Switch and PS4 versions of “Library Of Ruina” will be released from April 25, 2024. The price is 4950 yen (tax included). The Steam version only supported Japanese subtitles, but this console version supports both subtitles and voice in Japanese. The package version also comes with special benefits, so be sure to check it out.
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