A Rose in the Twilight

A Rose in the Twilight
Developer(s) Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.
Publisher(s) NIS America, Inc.
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Vita
Release Microsoft Windows: April 11, 2017
PlayStation Vita:April 11, 2017
Genre(s) Adventure, Strategy

A Rose in the Twilight (ロゼと黄昏の古城) is a puzzle strategy game. A Rose in the Twilight was released in August 11, 2017, created by Japanese game developer Nippon Ichi Software for the PlayStation Vita and Microsoft Windows. The game is directed and designed by Masayuki Furuya.[1][2]

Gameplay

The game has many clever puzzles, from freezing and unfreezing objects to using a watering can which can pour red liquid, painting blood portraits, and traversing up clockwork towers. when a player goes to the door and blocked by the thorns a sacrifice of blood is required. Blood is the key to escaping. Rose can drain the blood and color out of objects and the creatures. it will freeze the item in place, creating a bridge or clearing a path to the exit, when draining or expelling blood, It slows down time which is helpful for the puzzles that require precise timing. The golem can fall any length without getting hurt and can walk through thorns.[3]

Players can switch between Rose and the Giant. As Rose, players use her ability to absorb objects with the color red. Absorbing red freezes objects in place while imbuing objects with red grants them movement, allowing them to be intractable. The Giant is capable of surviving any kind of a hazard, allowing it to move through places that was harmful for Rose, and the giant is very strong to lift and throw heavy objects. Players needs to make sure they use of both of their abilities to overcome the many obstacles in the castle.[4]

Plot

A young girl named Rose finds herself in an old castle frozen in time. A mysterious rose attached to her waist absorbing the color red. As she made her way through the castle corridors, she finds a giant creature. While initially afraid of the creature, she warms up to it when it goes out of its way to protect her. Forming a bond with each other, Rose and the Giant decide to travel through the castle, hoping to find out why she has this rose and answer the many mysteries surrounding this castle.

Reception

According to review aggregator website Metacritic, the game scores 75%,[5] on Gamerankings it has 77%.[6]

References

  1. "Rose and the Old Castle of Twilight first details, screenshots - Gematsu". Gematsu. 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  2. "A Rose in the Twilight". Playstation. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  3. "A Rose in the Twilight review". Destructoid. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  4. "A Rose in the Twilight review". Pushsquare. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  5. "A Rose in the Twilight for Playstation Vita on Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  6. "A Rose in the Twilight on Gamerankings". Gamerankings. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
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