Release Date: June 22, 2023
Adventure game in which we take the role of the hero who travels between physical reality and the worlds from books. In The Bookwalker we observe the action in FPP (when we are in protagonist's apartment) or in isometric view (when we travel through fantastic worlds).
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The Bookwalker is an original adventure game in which we play as a character who travels between physical reality and the worlds described in books. Game was developed by independent studio Do My Best and was published by tinyBuild.
The main character of The Bookwalker is a writer suffering from lack of creative energy. In order to regain the will to work and start writing again, the protagonist must use his supernatural ability, which allows him to visit the worlds described in the books and steal items appearing in them.
The gameplay in The Bookwalker is based on two pillars. First of them are the visits in physical reality, during which we observe the action from a first person perspective (FPP). During them we freely explore the protagonist's apartment and look for items that may prove useful during his escapades. The second segment of the game are visits to the fantastic worlds described in the works, during which we watch the events from an isometric view.
We can visit, among others, gloomy dungeons, an abandoned city and the wreck of a spaceship. In each of these places we have to find a particular famous item, like Excalibur or Mjolnir (Thor's hammer). To get them, we have to talk with the characters and solve various puzzles. The latter requires from us perceptiveness and ingenuity, which comes in handy, among other things, when we have to skillfully use everyday items; for example, a fire extinguisher can put out a fire raging in a mansion, while a crowbar can be used to open a locked door.
Graphics of The Bookwalker is kept in a rather gloomy style.
Platforms:
PC Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X/S
Developer: Do My Best Games
Publisher: tinyBuild Games
Age restrictions: 12+
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June 20, 2023
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System Requirements for The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Dual Core, 6 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 760 or better, 12 GB HDD, Windows 7 64-bit.
Recommanded System Requirements:
Dual Core, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 3 GB GeForce GTX 1060 or better, 12 GB HDD, Windows 7/8/10/11 64-bit.
Game Ratings for The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales Video Game.
GameLuster: 8 / 10 by Sarim Irfan
The Bookwalker truly made me feel like the driving force of a narrative, with an engaging central relationship and a mystery that kept me turning to the last page.
Lords Of Gaming : 7 / 10 by David Schallert
The Bookwalker especially has some lofty intentions. As a narrative explicitly about the creation and exploitation of stories, it naturally has a lot of pressure on it to say something. But it doesn’t, beyond a milquetoast message of “be nice to people.” I could look past that if it wasn’t for the creative setting or if the gameplay was better. But as it is, it all seems hollow. Despite all this, I still really like The Bookwalker. It may not live up to its potential, but it’s a fascinating concept executed competently. The puzzles are good, even if the RPG and crafting systems seem like little more than an afterthought. The story is sufficient to pull you through, even if it doesn’t have much to say.
video games are good: 7.5 / 10 by Nathan Hermanson
The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales is a complicated read. It's got a fascinating story set in a series of engaging worlds, but actually interacting with it all is a little simpler than imagined. Its story focus is regularly undermined by unnecessary combat sequences that are functionally fine but a drag on the game's pace. But on the other hand, the story's surprising emotional resonance and relationship-driven experience are worth seeing through to the end. Like some of your favorite books from your youth, The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales has some nagging parts that hold it back from wholehearted recommendation, but the effect it had on me is strong enough that I'll fight for it anyway. DO MY BEST did their best — and came out the other end with a special kind of narrative experience that I think most people will find a lot to love in.
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