It’s really sad that Rush on Seven Episodes, more popularly known as R.O.S.E. Online, is shutting its doors in August. The game will forever hold a special place in my heart and those of my parents, Dada Joel and Mama Joyce.
Back when our family was still living in Cebu, R.O.S.E. Online had been my parents’ game of choice. The game was clearly the alternative to those disillusioned, one way or another, with Ragnarok Online, the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game brought in by Level Up! Games that became an overnight success … the second being R.O.S.E.
The game had potential—great, if kiddy, graphics, smooth gameplay, intuitive controls, interesting storyline, and crazy players. It’s unfortunate Triggersoft, the creative team assigned by Gravity of South Korea to develop the game, failed in its mission to bring the game to fruition.
Dada Joel tried to revive interest in the game by writing about it in GAME! Magazine, the Philippines’ best online gaming magazine. Unfortunately, it was too little, too late.
So here’s to R.O.S.E. Online, a great game that held much promise. Hopefully, the developers will revive the game someday and let it retake it once-lofty position in the hearts and minds of Filipino players.
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