If there's one area where Rule of Rose warrants nothing but praise, it's in its attempt to present a complex psychological yarn that's certainly a step over the usual alien-encounter pap we're generally treated to as gamers.
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You see, without wanting to give too much away, the game unfolds as a series of vignettes all representing moments from Jennifer's tortured past and, the further you proceed, the clearer her memories become.
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There are certainly a few sequences here that'll no doubt raise an eyebrow - anyone who's played the game will probably flinch at the words 'onion bag' for ever more - but it's all presented with remarkable restraint. Just to get it out of the way once and for all though - is the game a obscene proponent of child torture? No, of course it isn't. In case you're wondering about that 'controversial' element, it's here - with a minority of the beautifully-presented cut scenes focussing on Jennifer's torment at the hands of the Red Crayon Aristocrats.
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Along the way, you'll fall foul of the Red Crayon Aristocrats, a domineering clique of children with a fondness for humiliating punishments, exacted on anyone who crosses them. In a nutshell, Rule of Rose sees you take on the role of nineteen year-old Jennifer, an "unlucky girl" (as the game would have it) as you search to uncover the meaning behind your incarceration in strange, fish-shaped zeppelin high over 1930s England. Unfortunately, there's one thing it does so desperately wrong, it may as well not have bothered with anything else. Actually, that's probably a little unfair - there's an incredible amount that Rule of Rose does very, very right. I would still recommend trying to emulate it though, I always recommend playing games before watching a playthrough, and maybe even use an infinite health cheat if it becomes too unbearable.Well, for all the brouhaha surrounding Rule of Rose, for all its 'controversial' subject matter and clamouring for the game's ban, there's one simple fact, almost guaranteed to ensure the game never corrupts the European masses - it's a bit rubbish. I've only played through it once, and would really like to play through it again, but every time I think about it I just think of all of the times I had to do the same thing over and over again throughout a lot of the game. Also at a fundamental level, the game is simply repetitive. A group of regular, small monsters can overwhelm you very quickly, causing you to lose a decent chunk of progress, and bosses are a joke, the first boss can swing in front of him, while you are behind him, and still connect. The graphics and sound and some of the best for the era, the atmosphere is good, the settings, story, and characters are all interesting, monster designs are unique, but what makes it bad is the hit detection. It feels like it was unfinished, making it a very frustrating experience. Everything about the game is top notch, except for the most important part, the gameplay. It's not worth $250, I wouldn't even pay $100 for it unless you are a horror game collector. Seems like you probably got your answer, but I might as well chime in since I own the game.
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