Rule of Rose
Developer(s): Punchline
Publisher(s): SCEI (JP), Atlus (US), 505 Game Street (EU)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 59/100
Game description: March, 1930. A young girl named Jennifer, whose parents were killed in a tragic airship accident, is taken to the Rose Garden Orphanage, located in a remote portion of the English countryside. What Jennifer discovers is a dilapidated building and a ragtag mob of children who call themselves the "Aristocracy of the Red Crayon." The demented residents of Rose Garden kidnap Jennifer and take her into the dark heart of an impossibly large zeppelin, on a meandering course for a distant land. Now, with the help of a canine companion named Brown, Jennifer has to find valuable gifts for the Aristocracy, or suffer a fatal punishment for her insolence...Befriend a faithful dog and work together to locate crucial items. Intense melee combat against bloodthirsty monsters. Multiple endings and hidden extras.
The game has been compared to survival horror games Silent Hill and Haunting Ground, due to the psychological horror used throughout and because the main character is accompanied by a canine companion. Rule of Rose garnered mixed reviews from many publications upon its release. The game was also the subject of a moderate amount of controversy due to its use of violence and sexuality amongst some of its underage, female characters.
Test configurations on Windows:
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NTSC-U | Windows 7 |
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r5423 | GSdx r5412 |
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Playing at 3x upscale without any slowdowns. No graphical or sound glitches. Pre rendered videos don't show up in hardware mode. | Yuri |
NTSC-J | Windows |
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1.3.svn5932 | GSDX |
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USA v02.20(10/02/2006), Standard hacks, Updated by Bositman- Videos do not appear on GSdx hardware renderer, use software* | |
NTSC-U | Windows 10 |
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1.4.0 | GSdx32-sse4 1.0.1.9 |
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Game works perfectly without any fps drops at 3x resolution. Switch to GSdx software must be enabled. Switching does not impact performance. | Alasar |
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Trivia
- Original names: ルール オブ ローズ (SCPS-15093)
Known Issues
Texture Z-fighting
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: Many areas of the game have Z-fighting textures in HW modes.
- Workaround: Use "Software mode". Issue report is here
Fixed Issues
No video picture during cutscenes
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: Pre rendered cutscenes don't show up during gameplay. Screen is black, but you can hear the cutscenes audio playing.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Gallery
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Rule of Rose (SLUS 21448)
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