A Rose in the Twilight managed will squeeze onto Steam on April 11. Surrounded by the release of some seriously big names in gaming, it might be a difficult one to make time for right now. But NIS America want to explain more about its dark artstyle and cutesy characters in its early days.
With their new release, NIS America are putting out another gem that's easy on the eyes. Similar to Disgaea or Yomiwari: Night Alone, A Rose in the Twilight features soft visuals wrapped around a deceptively dark storyline.
Waking up in a mysterious castle with the 'Curse of Thorns' thrust upon her back, our titular character realises that she's suddenly capable of manipulating time with the help of the blood contained within the various red objects populating her dreary location. It's going to be a hoot for colourblind players, that's for sure. Using the powers manifesting within her, she befriends the 'Giant' - a large, round creature you might notice also dons a crown much like Rose herself.
Pairing Rose's mysterious powers with the strengh and size of the Giant makes for the perfect combination of puzzle-solved prowess with Rose capable of stopping time and manipulating coloured objects to her will with Giant being able to reach higher places with each and making use of more traditional mechanisms to solve the problems attempting to hinder their progress. Think things through carefully, however, as one bad spot of timing as Rose breathes life into an object with her held blood could mean the difference between a steady platform or a trip to the dark depths below.
There's a bunch more handy GIFs over on the NIS America blog page to better explain how Rose and Giant compliment each other's strengths and weaknesses. If you're currently without your classic platformer fix, this could be something of interest.
