Solitary in the Library

全エンド（実績）回収させて頂きました。選択のしかたで微妙に実績が変わる点が難しかったかな。最後に１つ残ったエンディングを探すのに苦労しました。当初は無機質さや断片的なストーリーで好きにはなれなかったのですが、実績回収で周回している間に「あぁ、こういう事ね！」という気づきでストーリーがつながり、徐々にゲームとその演出に引き込まれていった感じで、今、こうやってレビューを書かせて頂いております。没入好きな、じっくり派プレーヤーさんにはおススメの1本だと思います。 ストーリーの解釈は人それぞれだと思いますが、自分が思うに、ここの登場人物は誰も悪くないような気がします。お話のなかで悪役を買って出たコがいましたが、実は彼女も何も悪くなくて、たまたま不幸な出来事が彼女を狂わせたのだと思います（同じ状況なら誰でもそうなるだろう）。彼女にとっては悲しすぎるエンディングに、ちょっと胸が痛いです（でもストーリー上、仕方がないのだろうというジレンマ）。 ※ちなみに、個人的には2D挿絵にあった、あの「片側お団子頭」は萌えですね。。たぶん、こうなる前の彼女はめちゃめちゃ可愛い愛されキャラだったんだろうな～って妄想が膨らみます。

Even though it is a small indie horror game, I like it because it delivers the library experience and the story very well. I enjoyed the voice acting and the story driven, moment to moment gameplay.

マルチエンディングということで複数回周回しました。 多少ゲームオーバーになりつつ全エンド回収まで4.5時間ほどでした。 周回を重ねることで意味が分かってくる要素も多く、楽しめました。 一人称視点のゲームではありますが画面酔いはしなかったです。 フルボイスかつ自分が向いている方向や距離によってボイスの向き、大きさが変わるので臨場感もばっちりでした。 値段に対するボリュームもちょうどよいと思うのでオススメとします。

A horror walking sim focused on story. Very good atmosphere, okay visuals and music, pretty good 2d art and voice acting. The story has a lot of good moments, but as a whole doesn't really make much sense, plus some seemingly important things remain unexplained (the box, the letters, the coins?), at least in the two endings I reached. Speaking of, the choices that change the ending are too trivial, and the endings themselves too similar - literally just an additional cutscene after the normal ending. That said, it's a fun game, and very cheap, too. [spoiler]Objectively:[/spoiler] 7.8/10

呜呜呜作者太吓人了

For being such a short horror title, I really enjoyed this game. Puzzles were interesting but not overly difficult. Character voices were rather well done as well. The 2D cutscenes had some really good art, even if in game character models were a bit lacking. The biggest thing I liked was the fact that you do not have to play through the game to get the different endings, the chapter select was a nice touch in such a short game. I did have some confusion with the plot points but not enough to make a huge difference to my enjoyment. Well worth the couple dollars for a fun time!

面白かったです。次回作も期待しています。 気になった点 ・字幕とボイスが不一致な部分が多い ・エンド回収はもう少し簡易的な方が嬉しい（選択肢に寄っては最初からやり直しが必要） ・ボイスの音量にばらつきある

In short, Solitary in the Library is a short and sweet horror game that takes around an hour to complete. With a cleverly designed plot that will have you doing few more playthroughs just to understand everything. The price tag being around $3 USD, this is a steal or an entry level horror game for anyone who wants to start out. In long and SPOILER warning, there's 5 days in the game where more or less you will be doing the same thing, but each day something different happens until day 5 where everything collapse in onto 1 of the 3 endings in the game. The gameplay loop is very simple: You pick things up, put them in places in order to progress. There are puzzles throughout the game, and there's only one that I never really like which is the 8-puzzle in the safe (but also thanks to the game, I developed a personal strategy to work on the puzzle in the future.). There's also a chase scene, but that's about it. The environmental detail is also really good, to the point it felt like I am actually a student in a school in Japan working as a librarian, a civilian going to a Japanese convenient store, as well as a Japanese teenager living in a Japanese home. The game is short, but the dedications the developers put into the details is anything but. The horror? It is not a jumpscare fest, nor is it The Grudge/Chilla's Art level of horror. You can call it "lite", but I would call it more down to earth as there are supernatural forces in play, they will influence you to do bad things or teleport you psychologically to another dimension to hopefully trap you there, but they couldn't manifest a physical form to stab you with a knife. That's why I said in the beginning that this game is an entry level horror game for anyone who wants to get into the genre. The story is simple but well written where the twist is in the middle of the playthrough, out of nowhere, and it stunned me for a couple of second. It is not bloody nor a jumpscare, but you as the audience watching it unfold would like to know what will that character do now? There's also a lot of hints and foreshadowing to help you understand some of the things that were not well or outright explained. However, despite the praise, I do feel like the characters in game can have more personalities behind them instead of just being a set piece for us the player to guess over who is the bad guy. They have characters, but it is pretty shallow. For example, I actually wants to see what the conversation is like between Yamashita and the MC after the MC was almost drown by Yui and are walking home together. Because you cannot expect me to believe Yamashita didn't escort the MC home after that, and weren't talking to her while escorting her. In conclusion, the game is short but sweet. The fun gameplay loops and puzzles, the amazing environmental details, and simple yet intriguing story had me wanting more. Although the characters I felt need more developments put into them, I am looking forward to what the developer has installed for us in their next game.

It's awesome! I finished three endings, I love this game, no jumpscares, but awesome story and atmosphere. Planning to 100% this game. If the dev ever plans to add more subtitle languages, please add Czech.

カッターを入手し、教室でユリとチェイスする最終局面で 本来、ユリに引っ付いてるはずの鍵が無かったです。