Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
Switch eShop
25th Apr 2024, $39.99
24th Apr 2024, £28.99
Nintendo Switch
25th Apr 2024
- Also Available On
- Official Site
- nintendo.com
Reviews
Review Library Of Ruina (Switch) - Potential Aplenty, But Just Doesn't Stack Up
My library's in ruins
This review text has been updated to include additional narrative impressions and late-game thoughts. Library of Ruina is less than the sum of its parts. While this visual novel's dialog sets up a well-established, deep world with interesting characters, its grindy repetitiveness eschews plenty of opportunities to make the...
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Library of Ruina News
Nintendo Download 25th April (North America)
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News Arc System Works Brings Library Battle Sim 'Library Of Ruina' To Switch This Spring
"It all starts with a book"
The "library battle simulator" Library of Ruina, which was previously released on the Xbox and PC, will finally be getting a worldwide release on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 this Spring. Arc System Works will publish the ProjectMoon developed title and it will be available for $39.99 (or your regional...
About The Game
The world of Lobotomy Corporation returns in this internationally acclaimed Library Battle Simulation game — now coming to home consoles!
Our protagonist stumbles upon a mysterious library, only to find himself co-star of an ensemble act with the library director teetering between lives and a wish.
1. Unravel the mysteries of the world and its inhabitants
The protagonist Roland wanders into an enigmatic library, which serves as the game's setting and the core of its tale.
There he encounters the head librarian and director, Angela.
He sets to work to achieve her goal of completing the "one absolute book."
2. Master strategy and luck in this Library Battle Simulation
To overcome the colorful cast of guests (enemies) who visit the library, you'll need to choose your Battle Pages carefully based on enemy data.
During the reception (battle), your fate with will be determined by the roll of the dice.
3. Dive in for over 100 hours total of gameplay
Between the in-depth story and increasingly challenging card-based battles, you'll never run out of content to explore.
Lose yourself in over 100 hours of gameplay and immerse yourself in the music and art collections.
Comments 10
This game is utterly fantastic. It's definitely a specific genre, and if you're not a fan it may just not be for you, but if it happens to be up your alley I can guarantee you won't find a better experience elsewhere.
The story is fantastic and engaging, the characters are compelling, the gameplay is fun to puzzle out over the more than a hundred hours of content, and the presentation is overflowing with style. Every little menu and line displays a level of care and love that is rare to see so abundantly. The game features both Korean and Japanese VAs, and while I prefer the original version the JP voice-overs are not bad.
If you enjoy story-heavy games, turn-based deckbuilding, or cyberpunk-fantasy-eldritch dystopias, don't hesitate to check out Library of Ruina today.
If you have Steam, though, I would recommend that version instead. Workshop support opens up all the incredible designs from the modding community which has easily added hundreds more hours of content for me.
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This review sucks. Written by someone who only played up to the start of Urban Myth. Calling the story slow is ridiculous when that is literally the start of any story. It takes roughly 2-3 hours to reach Kamoshida in Persona (since he made a one off P5R comparison that didn't make sense) which is the same as reaching end of Urban Legend/early Urban Plague depending how good you are at card games. He got so many things wrong that it just didn't feel like a proper review. Please get someone else to do it or else mindwhip with +10 dice power. I have no clue how the menus are on Switch, so just play it on PC to judge the story and gameplay.
Miss Angela decided to hand over me a short task to comment on this review section.
..I'm in no position to judge someone for their misunderstanding of Roland's status in The City but calling him a "street thug" is, well- a bit far. They didn't put in enough time to learn more about Roland, miss Angela and including me with the other Patron Librarians.
I must return back to sorting books out and... Talk with miss Angela about the other Patron Librarians that commented previously on the review. She doesn't seem too happy about it, and I doubt she wouldn't throw a tantrum over this. Hopefully, she doesn't tear mister Roland's limbs apart again.
..I can already hear his screams from the General Works.
the game is good i hate muties tho.
they piss me off so bad.
i hate all of them.
and that review was terrible. definetly written by a mutie.
Nice game, nice cutscene, jp voice cool but boring gameplay
"Are you the manager? I look forward to working with you if that's the case. I hope you'll use me where I'm needed."
I recommend playing Library of Ruina, it has a good story, many unique characters, one of which will definitely take a place in your heart sooner or later
(+ a very wonderful OST and a friendly, creative closely-knit fandom)
Unless, of course, you are a casual player who is intimidated by small difficulties and the need to think, he-he
P.s. To the author of that “not entirely objective” 4/10 review:
Beatdown
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