How It Feels to Play Library of Ruina

[@FreyCheqama]

Y'all already making me so grateful to have scheduled so many videos this month. Please, feel free to make any requests for topics. Videos are going to come out a bit more slowly now (that was planned, nobody died) about once a month. But if you want to get early access and vote on new topics, you can see that on my Patreon! Ngl, the more people that join there, the more time I can put into these videos. And if you can only video your comments and like the subscribe button, that's a-ok. This is already such a damn good time. Take care, bozos!

[@StarlightEnty]

"you will meet philip" is honestly the most accurate way to describe the overarching storyline without giving away any spoilers

[@the8bitclicker_193]

"Meet Philip" a few scenes later "Meet Philip" a few scenes later "Meet Philip but worse"

[@decidueyezealot8611]

Philips going through it XD

[@azzarnthelizard]

The Library of Philips in a nutshell : Meet Philips Meet Philips but he is a pussy Meet Philips but he is a psycho meet Philips? but childs ? Meet Philips but he is even more of a psycho, a dapper psycho Meet Philips but he is even even more of a psycho, less dapper though

[@realmeme6]

you will meet philip, where ever philip went@@the8bitclicker_193

[@user-cu9rb9cx6m]

you will meet philip

[@alfa563]

Frey said it as a passing joke, but in reality it simply is the truth. "The House Always Wins."

[@bestaround3323]

I thought the house always meets Philip

[@kamilslup7743]

@@bestaround3323 oh that too

[@himboghost629]

Like that Roland fights on the right half of the screen because typically the protagonists are on the left, it gives me this feeling that your the baddie blocking the way

[@Firelord6127]

Which is why when you’re fighting abnormalities, you’re on the left, correct?

[@ikanberapi2189]

Better than dying am i rite

[@zzzmeta4555]

I must have played too much Final Fantasy then. The good guys are usually on the right

[@amiablereaper]

Oh yeah all through Limbus company the sinners are always on the left

[@THISisdefinetlylame]

@@Firelord6127 Correct.

[@eresmuydistraido]

as a library of ruina player, i might sent this to a friend to invite them to experience difficulity spike at its true meaning

[@Yuraizz]

Man, the "You will meet Philip" is basically the thing at the back of your mind you forgot about but your brain tells you to remember lol. Great video as always! Also you cannot do Mang-chi like that, everybody gets cool ass lines, while he just gets "his family is dead".. This is so sad, can we get an F in the chat?

[@berkhero3006]

F

[@THISisdefinetlylame]

@@berkhero3006 Just a singular F, just like his family situation, isolated and alone 😃

[@Xel963]

I feel a Phillip story video is something we should get to being made after how much you talk about meeting him here.

[@FreyCheqama]

Big Wanties

[@eggseed6543]

​@@FreyCheqamaI need it man you have no idea

[@WhiteNightLobcorp]

​@@FreyCheqama did we meet him

[@tcherlesonravel9117]

Phillip is a cool guy, he is the oldest client of the Library and probably the most determined of the guests, not even the sweepers have that amount of persistence, and if he shows up in Limbus, we can say for sure that this guy is a survivor.

[@Jumsoonleviathangaming]

I bet he will show in limbus but not fully because of the incomplete page of the crying children

[@xosefontes7163]

Well funny you mention that.... as one of the many images we've been shown did display a few characters that might return Yun Wedge Musicians of bremen But among them who stood? The Crying Children

[@selenaombra5409]

@@xosefontes7163 dident we kill im in the reverberation distorded?

[@willvan7685]

@@selenaombra5409 Remember that the distorted Philip of the Ensemble was only ONE THIRD (possibly even less) of the original Crying Children, which was why that Philip basically lost grip of his dearest memories. If it was the true entirety of the Crying Children further distorting, then I don't think even Argalia would have been able to control Philip and would have had to kill him or string him along some other way instead.

[@selenaombra5409]

@@willvan7685 oh thank y dident enderstood that

[@wiiblii8584]

Just wanna say to those who haven't played this The bit about Roland getting lost trying to buy a sandwich and ending up in the library is not a joke. That is an 80% accurate assessment of what happened Edit: I should clarify that I'm not that far into the story, so please do not discuss any spoilers on my comment

[@euclidYT]

The Purple Tear actually took him into it.

[@wiiblii8584]

@@euclidYT i know something else took him in, that's why I said it was 80% accurate

[@andrewtheking01]

@@euclidYT Ok but at the beginning we don’t know that. As far as we’re aware he was trying to get a sandwich from HamHamPangPang and gets yoinked into the Library.

[@marfit77]

Fun fact it was confirmed in Lumbus Company that everyone who went into the library and died eventually got spat out after the true end of the game in random locations (sadly that includes the monsters that went in there too)

[@eminentfire8464]

I know I'm 3 months late, but I'm not sure that's accurate. Spoilers for the end of Library ahead. So we know that all the guests were released, but the reason they were invited in the first place was because they got some of the Light from the White Nights and Dark Days, and they entire purpose of the invitation was to reclaim that Light. In the true ending, Angela release all the Light she collected, which includes the guests and the Light she took from Lob Corp. The abnormalities are not part of the Light in either game, but are instead kept in the Library because they couldn't really be controlled. After all, if Angela could control them, she would be running her death game with immortal monsters instead of humans, many of whom hold a grudge against her. She also says the guests would be released, but make no mention of the abnormalities.

[@marfit77]

@@eminentfire8464 sorry for not being clear but when I said monsters I meant like Tommary and maybe some of the distortions that got dragged in not the abnormalities that I assumed were already part of the library my bad

[@eminentfire8464]

@@marfit77 Ah whoops, that makes more sense. Sorry, and thanks for clearing that up!

[@THISisdefinetlylame]

@@marfit77 Thinking about that, I wonder when we'll get to see the Proxies and Yan again...

[@TheTrueYesodGaming]

​@@THISisdefinetlylame Yan canto VIII Canto IX?

[@lazardragicevic5096]

I never really looked at library as a death game. It's a really interesting take on the story, though I think Roland describes the library best. It's like an arena, somewhere where a lot of capable people go to fight to the death for rewards. But when I think about it, what are arenas if not just death games disguised as sports? Real good video, can't wait for the Philip director's cut (even though I kind of hate him).

[@shamelesslosereboy]

Library of Ruina is such a good game, the Post-Credits Angela and Roland pegging scene really gave us a satisfying ending

[@FailedLobotomyPatient]

It was satisfying for them too

[@KressVK]

Crazy NTR

[@tetsmega]

I took white damage reading this

[@TheRealBlackSilenceTotally]

Man wtf i think i got the wrong LoR

[@kamilslup7743]

HEY MAN SPOILERS

[@theinfomaniac8988]

I can't tell whether this is meant for those in the know or for newcomers because of the heavy spoilers, but this was funny. I humbly ask for a video discussing Distortion Detective as I've seen no one talk about it and I thought the additions it made to the city mythos were cool.

[@FreyCheqama]

Yeah! I'm glad you brought that up about the spoilers. I was hedging a bit on whether it would cause some folks to get turned away from the game since the last video was very spoiler-lite. But eventually, it felt like giving people some vague flashes of what comes in later would help get the feeling across without outright spoiling them. We'll have to see if it did the job in time. And good point on Distortion Detective! It feels like both that and Leviathan don't get as much love. I DID run into a topic when researching the Index video that would take reference from DD, mainly Dias. It's not quite clear where that'll fall in line on the schedule though. But there's at least something in mind here. Thanks for the request, mate!

[@theinfomaniac8988]

@@FreyCheqama I do think it was a little bit too much in regards to the big twists if this is meant for newcomers (Love town, Philp, ect.) since the shock is apart of what makes them hit so hard so any big hints could potentially ruin those moments. Still funny though. Honestly, I'm just glad any of the supplementary materiel of PM's world is getting any coverage. Jury's out for Wonderlab unfortunately, but I can't wait to see DD and Leviathan coverage. Especially since most people haven't read DD and nobody read Leviathan unfortunately. This is a strange suggestion/question, but will you also cover fan games/mods of PM's world (Risk of Rain 2 Ruina mod, Lobotomy Corporation 13, ect.)? EDIT: Also thanks for covering PM's stuff in a high quality manner, you're doing the Heads work out here!

[@FreyCheqama]

@@theinfomaniac8988 You know, I think all of that's fair. As for the mods, that's tricky. It's probably lower on the list for me, just because mods are weird for how well they're ingrained into the community, and that it's different from the tone I typically aim for. I wouldn't expect it any time soon unless I can truly go full time and there's an otherwise dead month of content without a backlog of topics. Thank you though! That means quite a bit

[@theundeadgamer4714]

You will meet Phillip

[@Xel963]

You will meet Phillip, the little bitch.

[@Samdoesstuff553]

Oh yeah, and then, you will meet Phillip

[@TheLoreKeeper-d6t]

And after that, you will meet Philip.

[@Esskido]

There are truly many reasons to visit the library: Need; Greed; Revenge; Calling you out for being a thorn to society and need to be forcibly removed; Being threatened into it by a madman that decided he wants to feed you

[@FrenchManLover]

Man, the stars have been aligning recently. I beat Lobotomy Corporation and got the true ending, then Steam decided to put Library of Ruina on sale for 66% off. Now Frey uploaded a Library of Ruina video, all of which happened within the past 24 hours. I’m damn well certain it’s all a sign to sink even more hours into the PM universe

[@ธนาเดชศุภนัทนพร]

All part of Ayin's grand plan to spread the seed of light

[@zifer123]

Well Ruina is the reward for grueling through lobotomy coro

[@ธนาเดชศุภนัทนพร]

@@zifer123 More like a fix for the drug

[@zifer123]

@@ธนาเดชศุภนัทนพร not really, lob corp isnt really fun, like the only enjoyement i got was the inherent joy of getting better at it but that was it, the one thing that saves it is the story and how everything i sewn together making the suffering actually worthwhile.

[@kalavi-knightlygaming]

You must be emotionless to not feel for Lesti *She just managed to get into the wing*

[@Water_Connoisseur]

You and esgoo are supplying the pm with such high quality content. The editing and script was so good. Can't wait for more

[@sasakithesolemnone8108]

It also gives you the perfect slice of the madness that is The City. Even my twisted mind couldn't come up with some of the nasty stuff this game shows you.

[@ธนาเดชศุภนัทนพร]

Library Of Ruina is like a onion, It taste horrendous when raw without anything accompanying it, And while some like it that way, Not all does, but when cooked and peeled slowly, It's absolutely glistening. Keep your eyes buttered till the end. *Slams butter in your eyes*

[@narwa1593]

Bro desire for hamhampangpang so strong he opened a portal to 4th dimension where a super overpowered AI hide at

[@thatrandomguyontheinternet2477]

-binah 01 -reverberation ensemble zayiah -Malkuth 01 -lobby theme -Binah 01 -story alley -gebura 03 -lobby theme

[@KT1T1436]

Think you forgot atziluth near the end of the story (The superior reverberation ensemble soundtrack)

[@luisjorgerestrepomachacado4349]

So, you wondering if we Rats have any dreams? Hmm… I guess belonging to a proper Syndicate, if any. We’re just too tacky and amateurish to be called one. We hate being bound to rules, so hell’ll freeze over before one of us joins an Office, and no Rat I know would move to an examinee town and study for Wing entrance exams. Those nerds at examinee towns ain’t too different from Rats like us. We’re all dreaming silly dreams that’ll never come true with our petty skills. An Office, a Wing, a Syndicate, or whatever… Think it’s an easy task to belong to a decent group? People just accept what they got and live on. But still, I wanted to have a dream. -Pete

[@Youhadabadday2021]

I think you should've probably acknowledged the fact that Library of Ruina is actually a sequel to another completely different game, and that said game actually provides a lot more context to the other librarians as well as the abnormalities.

[@ashleylightheart126]

i have not played this yet but I think Philip is important.

[@black_m1n825]

You will meet Philip! You will meet Philip! You will meet Philip! You will meet Philip! You will meet Philip!

[@howdycrusader355]

You will meet Philip You will meet sad Philip You will meet determined Philip You will meet wacky Philip You will meet sad wacky Philip You will meet super wacky Philip

[@arcturus64]

Tbh I really love the attention to detail in the story. From the litteral first line said by Roland to the end, if something is mentionned, it will be shown or expanded uppon later on. This means that there is no throwaway line meant to fill time, and the more you progress, the more coherent the story becomes as all those details get explained.

[@user-cu9rb9cx6m]

are we not gonna talk about at 6:50 that somebody took 99 dmg with ONE apocalypse.?

[@ikanberapi2189]

Its basically *Gege* simulator 9000

[@Freshmaker420]

I will meet Phillip.... I will meet Phillip....

[@kaiser9598]

What in the world is going on with this influx of high quality Ruina videos? I’m not complaining. Thanks for this great video!

[@immortalolive3576]

So happy I'm getting a lot of banging Library of Ruina videos recently, it would be awesome if you could go through each fight/layer of the game in depth including lore and other minor details. One of the best games I've ever played and nothing comes close to it's quality and uniqueness

[@FreyCheqama]

That is a dream I hope to accomplish one day, mate. Here's hoping things keep building up to be able to make it. Thanks a lot!

[@chaostails7]

This is an incredible pitch - I didn't really "get" this game before, but I do now

[@ranaridi]

8:32 HE SAID THE LINE

[@bennie1079]

I really dont want this game spoiled because you had me hooked on the whole "running a death show" so despite this video probably being very good, I have decided not to watch it, for the spoilers

[@bestaround3323]

Good choice

[@Nico-zt5jl]

Hoping for a video on clock face. Definitely made me interested in checking this game out after seeing the one about the train.

[@AWrySmile]

Lobotomised. Episode 2. Now. Gimme.

[@squeethemog213]

While I was initially turned off by the gameplay at first glance I will have to give this game a shot now that I've seen the story of Love Town. This is gonna be a fun dive >:D

[@assistantfire]

*Insert yokumi Yea soundboard*

[@FreyCheqama]

Yeahg

[@a-dub6434]

I never played any of the games but I'm intrigued after watching metinotthebadguy video on Roland and I got to say Thank you snake grandma

[@maolong1947]

One thing that I really like about how Library of Ruina handles the story is that after it splits up the branches, each of them handles the story is that the core justification that Angela proposes of what actually makes it a 'better' option then other things in the city get's completely deconstructed in different ways over each of the four different paths to it. Only one of the paths makes any actual attempts to justify it in narrative, and even then it serves to highlight the Library as just another part of the city that can be used by it's inhabitants that is still caught up in all of the various ongoing games that Angela acts like it's in some way different from.

[@RussianCollapse]

holy shit how accurate this is. *and you meet Phillip. And then again. And again. And again. And again.*

[@reedman1337]

this game will teach you valuable lessons like how smoking is good for you

[@DregunStash]

Less Easy Library of Ruina gameplay spotted. Great video, will share.

[@onion5391]

ah roland.. i love how goofy he is bro just wandered into a funny library with a ai that wants to be human and is such a foodie too yep.. just your average down on his luck goof ball grade 9 fixer.

[@paladinewe2826]

Bro 7:00, that scream was incredible. You should try dubbing anime fr fr -

[@Ninisty]

Pete is a true hero and you'll only ever realize this if you read the actual book pages you get from some characters.

[@Aemni1]

I am probably one of the biggest fans of Library of Ruina and i'm always looking for people who share their views and opinions about the game. Your video was really fun! I love your perspective, it's accurate enough and it carries a good sense of humor. It's refreshing and also reassuring to know that there are still people who enjoy the game as much as i do. I'd love to see you make more content about the game, especially about the stories that you liked the most - i understand that people are their most interesting selves when they are talking about something they are passionate about. Keep up the good work !

[@FreyCheqama]

Thanks a lot! It's a slow process, but more stuff on LoR and Limbus are in the works right now. Always glad to see folks that were drawn to the story as much as the games.

[@atoasterstrudel1037]

I know it is an incredibly small detail, but (MAJOR SPOILERS) I appreciate how during the montage that repeatedly mentions Philip, it mentions him once for every encounter he has (five times in total, with the Dawn Office, Wedge Office, Crying Children, Reverb Ensemble, and Distorted Ensemble).

[@FridgePinkman]

'That's that and this is this' not going into spoilers but these 6 words plays a heavy part in Roland's story

[@ssharkiggo6432]

It's been a year, can we have LOBOTOMIZED ep 2 please?

[@bunidze]

Waiting for Limbus Company now, great video ❤

[@Brigtzen]

you know what, as a limbus company enjoyer, i'm sold on this, does it ever go on sale or should i just buy it right away?

[@FreyCheqama]

It does go on sale every so often on Steam, though idk if there's a sale for it on the horizon (maybe Spring sale?) It's worth the $30 price tag though and can easily spiral into over 100 hours. If you want something portable though, there's a slight chance it's coming to Switch with an English dub later this year. Hope that helps. Have fun!

[@aviodintz540]

All jokes aside I think it'd be neat to see what would happen if you put the Danganronpa characters into the Library.

[@rokie605]

I thought this game was just a talking game turns out it’s a masterpiece

[@deathslayerx9607]

i am surprised roland didnt turn into a monster who only wanted to see blood by the end of the story

[@merpymerpington9175]

Unrelated to library of ruina, but the intro of the video gives me an idea: a danganronpa tie-in simulation game where you play as the mastermind.

[@cheese50]

Peak has returned

[@onedepressedgamerm6525]

Never forget love town

[@malthe236]

as someone who just got this I can confirm

[@elijahwade3335]

2:48 **I feel called out**

[@cringerandomname9957]

i was under the impression it was about a death game creator not another specialty combat game using specific mechanics

[@whyamistillhere3258]

To Sumerise, we don’t talk about love town.

[@_LunaticMoon]

The stages of the Philippines: 1. Man I can't wait to meet Philip 2. I'm meeting Philip again? 3. Man I can wait to meet Philip 4. Man I can't wait to kill Philip 5. Man I can't wait to kill Philip 6. Man I can't wait to kill Philip 7. How many phases are there. 8. Please stop 9. Oh my god 10. Man I can't wait to kill Philip 11. PHILIP?????? 12. Man I can't wait to actually kill Philip 13. WHAT THE HELL

[@Llamanator_]

Damn, now I'm kinda tempted to play through LoR again.

[@Unlucky-9172]

Why would anyone be bad at piano man, he literally brought everyone together 😊😊😊

[@WD_Gaster66]

9:21 Everhood flower shop music!

[@yukinohazuki9918]

nothing beat Love town of course but we dont talk about that place so let's focus on The Black Silence reception

[@sleepylad951]

phillip, i would like to see(meet) phillip

[@kamilslup7743]

yeah you really shouldn't have hope to get out of the library alive, because we can repeat history as much as we want until we're the ones winning just like the lyrics of the game's opening song "String Theocracy" say: "If you're going to control me atleast make it interesting theatrically"

[@TheBlackSerpentBeta]

Been a while Frey Trouble in Paradice my Death game loving friend

[@FreyCheqama]

Patreon's got better deats than I can share here. It's not member-locked ;) Something's in the works. dw

[@AkaObbies]

You will meet philip lmao

[@noodsdood6977]

Don't forget! You WILL meet Philip :)

[@tivabunny]

Been playing the game for a long time now- and only NOW realized it's a death game, I am pretty dumb sometimes

[@idkimlazy9058]

Feels great playing LoR... that is until you reach xiao

[@dadeusz3083]

wait a second is that music from everhood in the background?

[@zelokorLocalGodOfChaosAndBread]

hmm, I wonder if we'll meet phillip?

[@JannetFenix]

After the first 10 seconds of video I am legally obliged to force you to play "Your Turn to Die". Some time in the past i planned to write an essay about that game starting with the same words: I LOVE deathgame scenarios. And YTTD is THE BETTER Danganronpa.

[@depressoespresso8116]

Love that game Hate that green-haired son of a bitch Sou though

[@SalviHippo]

“Library of Ruina is a game that, despite having more content warnings than side effects on your standard pain killers, manages to be surprisingly upbeat and fun! just as often as it is harrowing and painful…” Cue to me, who has been shooting opiates, from ur strong painkiller dilaudid to street ready, black tar, china white, and now fentanyl, for almost 10 years now: heh, funny…! 😂😂😂 jus’ like real life, huh?

[@BrokeGuyGamingOfficial]

sandwich gone wrong

[@tsumetai3440]

you will need to always expect that enemies roll the max amount of numbers. never in my gameplay.... seeing an enemy in a clash roll the minimum value ( well without buff / debuff )

[@markedfang]

This Phillip guy sounds interesting.

[@Fogolol]

indentured servitude? Wow cookie clicker, that's been a long time

[@leafplaysrblx4472]

Since you like this game, you are the love of my life my pookie bear (dont pin this its embarrassing)

[@FreyCheqama]

No pins, just hearts

[@enyalim1535]

This video reminds me of SuperButterBuns "For Beginners" series, I miss her videos

[@arveshi342]

Is there a place that I can watch your playthrough of LoR? I love watching people play through the game, it sort of helps me almost pretend to be experiencing it blind again.

[@FreyCheqama]

I'm afraid many of them are archived under an old channel name. But everything from near the start of Impuritas onward is under the 'Live' section. Chances are, I'll probably come back to the game with challenges at some point

[@arveshi342]

@@FreyCheqama Does the channel still exist? If I can watch them on that other channel that would work for me too.

[@2spooky4tim45]

never saw lor as a death game game

[@notgryphon]

Damn I love Philip I only wish libraries and books were real 😢

[@terribledeadlinegameplay]

this library ruina’d my life, 0/10 never reading again

[@theoneandonlyarsonistofarland]

Wow this is just like Danganronpa

[@seisosimp]

Or Your Turn to Die, which imo is arguably better 😅 But fr fr Ruina is the GOAT when it comes to lore-based card battlers, can't think of anything topping this experience of a game yet

[@Melqhii]

Is…is Pete a cyclopes?

[@ianjordan8964]

Does anyone have that ending theme by itself

[@FreyCheqama]

Feisty Flowers from Everhood

[@flowerpatchtoons1101]

Bruh not you using total drama Island in the intro

[@mastif3705]

Philip

[@PratoAgressivo]

I was having fun in Library Of Ruina, until Love Town

[@eyboss1492]

Please please please give me the ending song you used I want it so much.

[@FreyCheqama]

okay kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqnKpYhqbMaKZ80

[@bestaround3323]

​@FreyCheqama Do you know what song you used right before then or was it just a sped up version of an instrumental string theocracy?

[@FreyCheqama]

@@bestaround3323 It's exactly that with the pitch altered

[@pcake4603]

Alabama Barbecue? Wtf?

[@dustyn0trusty]

O-Olga . . . Pretty. . .

[@datimesmog8247]

Why do you sound so similar to the announcer from WatchMojo...

[@TheBlackSerpentBeta]

Tell me about Dante He seems neat

[@Link9058]

You sound like MatPat’s younger sibling