Rule of Rose
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A night bus, a picture book and a small boy who leads you somewhere you should never have gone: Rule of Rose begins quietly and gets under your skin from there. Set in England in 1930, it follows Jennifer, a young woman drawn to the crumbling Rose Garden Orphanage, where the children have built a cruel little kingdom of their own. Developed by Punchline, the studio behind the cult oddity Chulip, and published in North America by Atlus, it is one of the strangest and most unsettling survival horror games on the PlayStation 2.
That kingdom is the Red Crayon Aristocrats, a children's hierarchy ruled by a Prince and Princess of the Red Rose. Members are expected to leave monthly tithe gifts at an altar, and those who fail are humiliated and punished. Jennifer's memories of this society surface through handmade storybooks, and the story moves between the orphanage and an airship as it peels back what happened to her, one grim fairy tale at a time. The horror here is less about monsters than about cruelty, belonging and the things children do to one another.
Jennifer's closest ally is Brown, a yellow Labrador she rescues. Brown can track items by scent, stay put or return to her side, and his nose drives much of the exploration, sniffing out hidden snacks, candy and chocolate that restore health. He cannot fight, but he can growl to distract the imps that stalk the halls, and he can be hurt, which gives every encounter an extra edge. Jennifer is no action hero: her weapons are improvised kitchen knives and pipes, her swings are weak, and running is often the smarter choice. Marbles and ribbons found along the way can be traded to other characters for food, rare items and weapons.
Yutaka Minobe's score was performed entirely by live musicians, including the Hiroshi Murayama Trio, with vocals by Kaori Kondo, and the human touch of those performances gives the game a melancholy warmth few horror titles attempt. Before release, untrue rumors about its content set off a moral panic in Europe that ended with the UK release being cancelled. Critics found the combat clumsy but praised the story and atmosphere, and that mix has earned Rule of Rose a devoted following among horror players who value mood and meaning over polish.
Fast factsgame data via IGDB
- Released
- 2006
- Publisher
- Sony Computer Entertainment
- Developer
- Punchline
- Players
- Single player
About the game
Rule of Rose is a survival horror game in which the player, who controls Jennifer, explores the game environments and furthers the plot by accomplishing tasks and experiencing cut-scenes while sporadically encountering enemies and bosses. Taking place in England in 1930, Rule of Rose centers on Jennifer, a young woman who is led to an abandoned orphanage by a small boy.
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