10 Amazing Stories Trapped In Mediocre Video Games
9. Rule Of Rose
One of the most fascinating games released on the PS2, Rule Of Rose is a cult classic for a reason.
Its story, which centres around a young woman named Jennifer as she seeks to unravel the mystery of her forgotten childhood while also trying to survive against a cult of psychotic little girls known as the Red Crayon Aristocrats, is hailed by hardcore survival horror fans as one of the best in the genre.
A shame, then, that the gameplay doesn't measure up to its contemporaries in that regard. Survival horror games had made backtracking a staple by the time Rule of Rose came out, but the extent to which this game falls back on it is ludicrous.
Add onto that shoddy controls and worse combat that makes said backtracking even worse, and then top it all off with a story that - while amazing - takes two or three playthroughs to fully appreciate, and it being forgotten even by most horror game fans becomes less shocking.