The Library of Babel

Tanuki Studio has concocted a stimulating plot that takes cues from Borges’ novel but manages to enrich it with new elements that create an interesting framework, a not-that-enthralling rhythm notwithstanding. The soundtrack is really pretty, offering sophisticated sonorities that were not often heard in video games, inserted in a virtual world. It’s a shame that the game mechanics give little sense of progression and remain anchored to the most classical stealth, degenerating in tough, uselessly frustrating platforming.