8 Convoluted Video Game Narratives NOBODY Understands

Rule of Rose however does not give a single toss about any so-called "storytelling conventions".

This psychological horror game for the Ps2 may well be regarded as an undersung hero by many today thanks to its genuinely creepy atmosphere and setting, but it's plot is delivered in such a disconnected manner that trying to connect the dots may well become the thing that haunts your nightmares.

I felt like that one seen in Always Sunny with Charlie in the mailroom, endlessly trying to figure out who characters were as well as their motivations only for the game to then say, "oh that event hasn't actually happened yet and didn't happen to these characters EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE IN THE SCENE YOU JUST WATCHED" which then sent me back to the drawing board.

On top of this are all the details hidden in collectibles and even within the games manual, all of which need to be understood and re-evaluated constantly. It's draining work and leads to fans creating a website dedicated to piecing things together which still brings up arguments to this day!