Really good game that shouldn't be a game. Even in a gameplay video, you can feel the sluggishness of this game—and it's infinitely worse when the controller is in your hands. With that said, though, Rule of Rose excels at damn near everything else it does. Haunting music, Fantastic presentation, and absolutely jaw dropping storytelling. If you're playing this game, you're doing it for the story, and it does not disappoint. The big 'oh shit' moment near the game's end where everything comes together is just tremendous. I'll be thinking about this one for a while.

I had 'this is a little Utena-esque' in my head from the jump and as time passed the game only proved me more and more right. This is high praise.