Even the score is impressive, avoiding the usual noisy electronic cacophony found in Silent Hill and so on. Within minutes of starting, you find yourself exploring an impressively detailed recreation of 1930s England, with everything from the architecture to furnishings feeling spot-on - and while the in-game graphics aren't a patch on the glorious CGI cut-scenes, they do their job more than adequately. For all its similarity to other genre entries, the developer's wilfully different stylistic approach appears to have created a game which reeks such an authentic, if wildly unsettling, atmosphere, it's hard not to be impressed from the get-go. You see, with that out the way, we can discuss the things the game gets very, very right. That might seems a rather negative way to start a preview, but if you plan on approaching Rule of Rose for your next survival horror fix, it's worth noting these things from the off. Similarly, it seems that the genre's staple backtracking and endless procession of locked doors are all present and correct. Mainly, that it can be difficult to maintain your bearings and direction as the camera does its best to stun you with some flashy angles. Unfortunately this means that, in the build we played, the usual problems of the system arise. Action unfolds through the usual stylised camera angles, following Jennifer from one location to the next. On waking alone in a park, you're tasked with guiding Jennifer to the apparent safety of a nearby house before night falls. Gameplay, at least, is immediately familiar if you've ever experienced a Resident Evil, Silent Hill or Project Zero game before. From the off, it's readily apparent that Rule of Rose does little to innovate within the traditional survival horror template. As is the way with these things, it's up to you, as Jennifer, to seek out the truth and put a stop to the Aristocrats terrible rule. Set in 1930s England, the game tells the tale of her encounter with the Red Crayon Aristocrats - a strange, dominating hierarchy of children, who use humiliating punishments and horrific violence to command both the youths and adults around them. Rule of Rose is down for an October release.As a swift summary, Rule of Rose follows the story of a young, vulnerable girl called Jennifer. who have previously worked on the Onimusha and Genji games. You can expect some lovely graphics, apparently, all painstakingly researched to recreate thirties England, plus "striking, sometimes shocking CG cinematics" from Shirogumi Inc. The game features different endings which depend on how you play and the decisions you make. A group of young girls form a club called the Red Crayon Aristocrats, complete with its own set of secret regulations - the Rule of Rose, do you see?Īfter "a surreal and frightening encounter with a young boy on a public bus" - ah, cursed happyslapping - a young girl called Jennifer finds herself caught up in the Rule of Rose, and forced to endure cruel games at the hands of her "giggling tormentors".Īs Jennifer, you have to choose whether to try and work your way up through the Red Crayon hierarchy, or find a way to escape the whole thing all together. Rule of Rose, which has been developed by Sony Japan and is exclusive to PS2, is set in England during the 1930s. 505 Gamestreet has announced plans to bring psychological horror game Rule of Rose to Europe later this year.
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