History VideoGame / ARoseInTheTwilight

''A Rose in the Twilight'' is a 2-D puzzle platforming game by Creator/NipponIchi released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita and Platform/{{Steam}} in April 2017. It was created by the same development team behind ''[[VideoGame/HotaruNoNikkiTheFireflyDiary htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary]]''.

''A Rose in the Twilight'' is a 2-D puzzle platforming game by Creator/NipponIchi released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} in April 2017. It was created by the same development team behind ''[[VideoGame/HotaruNoNikkiTheFireflyDiary htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary]]''.

* TheManyDeathsOfYou: There are just so many ways for Rose to die due to her being so fragile. Falling great distances, getting impaled, or getting eaten are some of the standard deaths, but she can also kill herself with a press of a button and unlocking the castle's wings require her to use torture devices on herself. You'll be watching her die a lot. As a consolation prize, you get trophies after dying a certain amount of times.

* StuffedIntoTheFridge: [[spoiler:Viola's lover]] is a RareMaleExample, his death sending her over the DespairEventHorizon and causing her to [[ThenLetMeBeEvil embrace the evil of the curse.]]

* BittersweetEnding: The True Ending. [[spoiler:Despite all of Viola's efforts, she became an avatar of hate and died as such, never gaining any kind of happiness or closure. Rose and Blanc also die, possibly crushed by the crumbling castle despite the Giant's best efforts to protect them. However, the two have reconciled, and are playing together again in the afterlife, free from the curse of thorns]].

* DownerEnding: The Bad Ending. Upon finding [[spoiler:Rose]] fastened above a chandelier, have the Giant break the chandelier's chains to save her. [[spoiler:It turns out that the one the Giant saved was actually Blanc and that she placed Rose below the chandelier. Having mistaken Blanc for Rose, the Giant ends up inadvertently killing Rose. Blanc lets out an evil giggle toward what remained of Rose before leaving the castle with the Giant]].
* EvilTwin: Rose encounters a girl who looks like her, but her clothes and crown are tattered. [[spoiler:Her name is Blanc and her memories reveal that she's possibly her twin sister. She was attacked by thorns, but, despite her pleas for help, Rose too afraid to save her, causing her to get cursed by the thorns. When they meet again in a dungeon, Blanc, filled with rage over being abandoned, attacks Rose with her thorn vines, inflict the curse of thorns on her as well]].
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: The game uses Rose's ResurrectiveImmortality to nasty degrees; for instance, resetting a room is done by committing suicide by wrist bite. And then there's the five doors that must be opened by putting Rose into death machines and watching her shake with fear as they slooooowly activate. And then in the last memory, there's [[spoiler: Viola's lover; look closely and you can see his corpse has been partially dismembered.]] Apparently it's rated T for the Ten minutes the ESRB must have played it for...

* GuideDangIt: There are some ''very'' obtuse puzzles in this game, and there are some gameplay elements the game never explains, like how you can put Rose into a barrel. It's also unlikely you'll find all the Blood Memories without a guide, ''especially'' the last one which can only be obtained [[spoiler: during the final boss's death animation.]]

* LoadBearingBoss: [[spoiler:Viola]] is the source of the castle being entirely stopped in time. Killing her allows time to resume... [[spoiler:on the collapsing castle that her previous use of her powers caused]].
* ManEatingPlant: There are several Venus flytrap-like creatures in the castle, and they will eat Rose alive if you get into their mouths. Luckily, they also eat bugs and luring one into their mouth will make them disappear and clear a path for Rose and the Giant.
* MercyKill: In a hidden corner of the Library there is an animal painfully mutating. Take it to the fireplace and destroy it in the flames for a trophy.

* MoralityChain: [[spoiler:Viola's lover]] was the only person left who could keep her sane. [[spoiler:When the Religious Order had him killed, she gave in to her vampiric urges and lashed out at everyone]].
* OneHitPointWonder: Rose is sadly a fragile little girl so any obstacles like giant thorns or long drops will kill her instantly. It's something to keep in mind when having the Giant carry Rose as she is not able to survive the obstacles that he can simply walk through.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Unlike most classical examples of vampires, the vampires in this game have [[GreenThumb floral-based powers]], attacking mostly with thorny vines. [[spoiler:Viola's]] outfit also goes against traditional vampire outfits, having bright shades of pinkish-red instead of the traditional black. [[spoiler:It turns out anyone affected by the curse of thorns is a vampire, making Rose and Blanc vampires as well]].
* NoOntologicalInertia: Since Rose and Blanc are [[spoiler: seen as ghosts at the end]] presumably [[spoiler: defeating Viola ended the curse and made them mortal.]] And the reason [[spoiler: they're ghosts is that Viola's defeat returned time to the castle...which was in the middle of collapsing.]]

* ResurrectiveImmortality: If Rose dies, she will simply return to the nearest checkpoint as if nothing happened. Unlocking new areas requires her to make use of her resurrective abilities by using the nearby tortures devices on herself. [[spoiler:Viola and Blanc have this ability as all three of them are vampires]].
* StoryBreadcrumbs: Like Firefly Diaries, the plot and backstory are mainly found in notes and Blood Memories, though it does a better job of explaining the plot that that game did. Except for what was up with one sister being taken off to a convent...
* StuffedIntoTheFridge: [[spoiler: Viola's lover]] is a RareMaleExample, his death sending her over the DespairEventHorizon and causing her to [[ThenLetMeBeEvil embrace the evil of the curse.]]

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''[[VideoGame/HotaruNoNikkiTheFireflyDiary htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary]]''. Like its predecessor, it features a young girl with plant-like features being guided by a mysterious creature through ruins filled with danger. [[spoiler:She also encounters a girl who looks like her who has become vengeful due to being abandoned and wants to kill her]]. Even the ending is similar, with [[spoiler: the two girls both dying but making peace with each other in death.]]
* ThatManIsDead: [[spoiler:Viola]] more or less quotes the trope in her final diary entry. [[spoiler:After the Religious Order executes her lover, she declared that the inquisitive Viola was no more and became the very thing she and the Religious Order feared]].
* WellIntentionedExtremist: For centuries, an evil creature with the power of thorns wreaked havoc across the land, only being stopped by divine intervention ([[spoiler:In the form of the Giant]]). Naturally, to prevent such a creature from rising to power, the Religious Order was formed to destroy those cursed by thorns. [[spoiler:However, Viola was just adamant about not becoming a vampire as they were, searching desperately for a cure. It was their callous actions, especially murdering her lover, that drove her to madness and created the very thing they both feared.]]
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler:Viola]]. All she wanted was to be with her father and lover, and nothing more. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, she was cursed by the thorns, and the Religious Order shows no mercy to those who are cursed. Despite her best efforts to find a cure and her lover trying to protect her, the Religious Order finally captures her and her lover is killed for aiding her. The latter becomes the last straw, allowing her hatred to consume her and kill all who stood in her way]].

* JumpPhysics: Averted; [[RealityEnsues Rose jumps about as well as you'd expect from a little kid.]]

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''[[VideoGame/HotaruNoNikkiTheFireflyDiary htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary]]''. Like its predecessor, it features a young girl with plant-like features being guided by a mysterious creature through ruins filled with danger. [[spoiler:She also encounters a girl who looks like her who has become vengeful due to being abandoned and wants to kill her]].

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler:Viola]]. All she wanted was to be with her father and lover, and nothing more. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, she was cursed by the thorns, and the Religious Order shows no mercy to those who are cursed. Despite her best efforts to find a cure and her lover trying to protect her, the Religious Order finally captures her and her lover is killed for aiding her. The latter becomes the last straw, allowing her hatred to consume her and kill all who stood in her way]].

* TheManyDeathsOfYou: There are just so many ways for Rose to die due to her being so fragile. Falling great distances, getting impaled, or getting eaten are some of the standards deaths, but she can also kill herself with a press of a button and unlocking certain dungeons require her to use torture devices on herself. You'll be watching her die a lot. As a consolation prize, you get trophies after dying a certain amount of times.

* PressXToDie: Holding the Select button on the Vita (Or the equivalent on the PC) will kill Rose and send her back to the nearest checkpoint. This is useful if you find yourself in a situation in which it is impossible to progress. Also, having Rose use various torture devices on herself is required to progress through certain sections.

* MoralityChain: [[spoiler:Viola's lover]] was the only person left who could keep her sane. [[spoiler:When the Religious Order had him killed, she gave into her vampiric urges and lashed out at everyone]].

Players can switch between Rose and the Giant. As the fragile Rose, players use her ability to absorb and imbue objects with the color red. Absorbing red freezes objects in place while imbuing objects with red grants them movement, allowing them to interactable. The more sturdy Giant is capable of surviving any kind of a hazard, allowing it to move through places too dangerous for Rose, and is strong enough to lift and throw heavy objects. Players need to make use of both of their abilities to overcome the many obstacles in the castle.

* BittersweetEnding: The True ending. [[spoiler:Despite all of Viola's efforts, she became an avatar of hate and died as such, never gaining any kind of happiness or closure. Rose and Blanc also die, possibly crushed by the crumbling castle despite the Giant's best efforts to protect them. However, the two have reconciled, and are playing together again in the afterlife, free from the curse of thorns]].

* DownerEnding: Upon finding [[spoiler:Rose]] fastened above a chandelier, have the Giant break the chandelier's chains to save her. [[spoiler:It turns out that the one the Giant saved was actually Blanc and that she placed Rose below the chandelier. Having mistaken Blanc for Rose, the Giant ends up killing Rose and Blanc lets out an evil giggle upon seeing her twin's demise]].
* EvilTwin: Rose encounters a girl who looks like her, but her clothes and crown are tattered. [[spoiler:Her name is Blanc and her memories reveal that she's possibly her twin sister. She was attacked by thorns and Rose too afraid to help save her. When they meet again in a dungeon, Blanc, filled with rage over being abandoned, attacks Rose with her thorn vines, causing Rose to become a vampire just like her]].

* JustifiedExtraLives: Rose's ability to return to checkpoints after death is explained in a scroll. Those plagued by the thorns have ResurrectiveImmortality, allowing them to reappear in certain areas with virtually no injuries no matter how gruesome their death was.

* OneHitPointWonder: Rose is sadly a fragile little girl so any obstacles like giant thorns or long drops will kill her instantly. It's something to keep in mind when having the Giant carry Rose as she is not able to survival the obstacle that he can walk through.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Unlike most classical examples of vampires, the vampires in this game have [[GreenThumb floral-based powers]], attacking mostly with thorny vines. [[spoiler:Viola's]] outfit also goes against traditional vampire outfits, having bright shades of pink instead of the traditional black. [[spoiler:It turns out anyone affected by the curse of thorns is a vampire, making Rose and Blanc vampires as well]].
* NighInvulnerability: With exception of bottomless pits or ''exceptionally'' long falls, there is absolutely nothing that can damage the Giant. Thorny vines, falling debris, and big falls do nothing to stop him. At best, all they do is push him back a bit.
* PressXToDie: Holding the Select button on the Vita (Or the equivalent on the PC) will kill Rose and send her back to the nearest checkpoint. This is useful if you find yourself in a situation in which it is impossible to progress. Also, having Rose use various torture devices is required to progress through certain sections.
* ResurrectiveImmortality: If Rose dies, she will simply return to the nearest checkpoint as if nothing happened. Unlocking new areas requires her to make use of her resurrective abilities by making her use tortures devices on herself. [[spoiler:Viola and Blanc have this ability as all three of them are vampires]].
* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''[[VideoGame/HotaruNoNikkiTheFireflyDiary htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary]]''. Like its predecessor, it features a young girl with plant-like features being guided by a mysterious creature through ruins filled with danger. [[spoiler:She also encounters a girl who looks like her who is vengeful and wants to kill her]].
* WellIntentionedExtremist: For centuries, an evil creature with the power of thorns wreaked havoc across the land, only being stopped divine intervention ([[spoiler:In the form of the Giant]]). Naturally, to prevent such a creature from rising to power, the Religious Order was formed to destroy those cursed by thorns. [[spoiler:However, Viola was just adamant about not becoming a vampire as they were, searching desperately for a cure. It was their callous actions, especially murdering her lover, that drove her to madness and created the very thing they both feared.]]

Players can switch between Rose and the Giant. As the fragile Rose, players use her ability to absorb and imbue objects with the color red. Absorbing red freezes objects in place while imbuing objects with red grants them movement, allowing them to interactable. The more sturdy Giant is capable of surviving any kind of a hazard, allowing it to move through places to dangerous for Rose, and is strong enough to lift and throw heavy objects. Players need to make use of both of their abilities to overcome the many obstacles in the castle.

* BittersweetEnding: The True ending. [[spoiler:Despite all of Viola's efforts, she became an avatar of hate and died as such, never gaining any kind of happiness or closure. Rose and Blanc also die, possibly crushed by the crumbling castle despite the Giants best efforts to protect them all. However, the two have reconciled, and are playing together again in the afterlife, free from the curse of thorns]].

* JustifiedExtraLives: Rose's ability to return to checkpoints after death is explained in a scroll. Those plagued by the thorns have ResurrectiveImmortaliity, allowing them to reappear in certain areas with virtually no injuries no matter how gruesome their death was.