Rule of Rose

Two bits of good news on the gaming front as far as I'm concerned: a new psychological horror title from Sony, and it features lots of female protagonists. Possibly all female protagonists. Ringing the Project Zero bell for me, which - goddamnit - I just packed into a box and am having massive pangs for.

Rule of Rose^TM is a psychological horror game with a difference. Gone are the gung-ho heroes and fearsome biological mutants, and in their place is a group of eerie little girls and the power games they like to play. Players assume the role of Jennifer, whose only friend in this twisted tale is the labrador Brown. Together, they must explore a world governed by strange rules and conditions, solving puzzles and enigmas as they go, in order to either work up the hierarchy of the Red Crayon Aristocrats, or escape the nightmare altogether.

Holy cow, is this right up my street, or what!

Out in October. I can be patient. I can.

It's even got multiple endings, something Fable seems to have refashioniablised.

(via press release)

Comments

[Tom]

Multiple endings never really went away! Blade Runner, Deus Ex, Jedi Knight, KOTOR, Planescape: Torment, the tediously dull DX:IW... um... probably some more.

[Alice]

They're all ancient!

:)

[Cunzy11]

Shadow the Hedgehog?

[nick botulism]

i'm totally psyched for rule of rose, too. looks cool and quite different.

[ambient]

oooh! I saw this game when it was the uber-cheap special of the week on an import site, complete with English language option. I tend to forget about the disc regionalization, though - thankfully I remembered before purchasing it immediately. So, if anyone interested in this game has an Asian-compatible PS2, you can explore the import route to get it sooner (and possibly cheaper!) .

[monkeysan]

I was under the impression that sony wasn't publishing this...oh nm. Forgot u were in uk, doh.

*squeak*

[kaycen]

Atlus is bringing it out to america uncensored.