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Video Games: Rule of Rose
Date: Wednesday, 07 January, 2009 :: 16:27
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Rule of Rose
Brand: Atlus
List Price: USD $39.99
Price: USD $32.39
Product Group: videogames
Manufacturer: Atlus Video Games
Model: RR530205
Release Date: 2006-09-12
Studio: Atlus Video Games
Features:
- Befriend a faithful dog and work together to locate crucial items
- Intense melee combat against bloodthirsty monsters
- Musical score by Yutaka Minobe (Panzer Dragoon Saga, Skies of Arcadia)
- An immersive storyline with 50 minutes of award-nominated CG scenes (Official Selection of the Annecy 2006 International Animated Film Festival)
- Multiple endings and hidden extras
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Editorial Review:
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Reviews:
Average Customer Review: 
Summary: Sad, but Beautiful
Date: 2008-12-23 - 
Comment: After the two major Survival Horror giants (Silent Hill and Resident Evil) have failed to meet my every expectation, a few obscure titles emerge to reassure that hope is not all lost. Rule of Rose is a refreshing reminder that there is indeed a shed of creativity left in the video game world.
The poor, unlucky girl, Jennifer, is all alone. After her parents were killed she was sent by bus to an orphanage, but to her it was just a strange house overrun by cruel kids and a mean headmaster that blames her for the behaviors of the other children. The poor, unlucky girls' only crime was befriending a filthy stray dog whom she named Brown. This forbidden friendship is just the start of a story too cruel--too beautiful--to go untold.
You do not play actual events in this game. You play instead the subconscious mind of Jennifer, who I believe is no longer residing at the orphanage, but lives there in her mind, for there was a promise she made to an old friend that she utterly failed to keep, and it is up to you, the player, to show Jennifer how to accept her childhood mistakes and perhaps urge her to move on with life.
The environment in the game is a huge multistory airship, for that is the place where the orphanage children would visit when they would play make-believe games together. This was so real. I can remember when I was a kid going into my backyard pretending that I was a warrior running along steep canyon slopes or a soldier in the middle of a jungle war with dinosaurs. Within this make-believe world the orphanage children created The Red Crayon Aristocrat Society, and although the world was nonexistent, the rules they created for it were quite real.
I cannot possibly say anymore without ruining everything, but what this game lacks in actual gameplay, it makes up for it wonderful story-telling. I agree with one reviewer that this plot is reminiscent of Lord of the Flies, where kids try governing themselves without any adult supervision, kicking both rationale and morale out the door since it's nothing but a burden to learn anyway. Remember? Those things were taught.
This brings me to the controversy that revolved around this game. What they do to each other and to animals are monstrous, and all too believable.
This is not a true Survival Horror game. There is very little fighting. You will be mostly dodging the monsters you encounter and you'll be spending the majority of your time searching for items and people that only your dog can sniff out. I can see why this annoyed some people and I myself found it tedious.
The exploration of the airship is grand and it consumes just about every chapter in the game. There was this one strange chapter where you explore the home of Mr. Gregory, a man who lives not far from the orphanage, but that's it. You feel like you're playing this game just to see what will happen next, to be honest. The only other thing aside from the story that was great about this game was the music.
Violins. They could not have picked a more suitable instrument for this sad, sad story. And it must be a great story if this many people were willing to plod their way through the game to experience it.
Casual gamers, beware. Only dedicated fans of the genre can appreciate this little gem. I think I enjoyed Rule of Rose more than Silent Hill: Homecoming, which should demonstrate just how dire the need for something new to come along.
0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: Rule of rose PS2 Game
Date: 2008-10-30 - 
Comment: Have not played the game. as we brought it and did not realise that it would not be compatible with NZ PS2 console.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: The Need to Know Basis on Rule of Rose:
Date: 2008-10-03 -
Comment: The storyline of this game is fantastic and the horror elements incorporated into the world to make it not only surreal but deeply and disturbingly haunted are wonderful. The music is also absolutely amazing.
However, like many reviewers before me, I have to admit that the game play itself is terrible. The game is not fun or easy unless you are a seriously hardened Horror/Survival player. Your heroin Jennifer is a delicate flower who is killed far too quickly and managing your saves effectively to combat this is not easy. She -will- die and you will repeat sections of this game over and over and over again. Jennifer is ineffective in battle, in most cases you can escape but bosses can be a ridiculous affair if you have not greedily stock piled every health boost.
My advice to any potential buyer is to know what you want from this game. I read the reviews (if you would like even more details definitely read the other great reviews) but I decided to buy it anyway for the storyline. So, if you're like me and in to a good nightmare then the game really -is- worth every penny and the frustration the game play inspires.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: Rule of Rose
Date: 2008-09-26 -
Comment: Creepy game with a twisted story line and characters that are sadistic to boot. worth the buy and the story telling of the game make it worth replying more than once
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: Get ready to die... over and over and over again !
Date: 2008-09-21 -
Comment: Combat system is so bad that you might as well plan on dying and replaying since your last save. One little girl with a dinner knife against 50 imps is sure death. Expect to replay many sections over and over and over again.
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Accessories:
PlayStation: The Official Magazine (1-year)
Electronic Gaming Monthly
Play
Tips & Tricks Magazine
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