7 Days Of Rose

A summer vacation love story. Who hasn’t fantasized about having one? An innocent short romance, that lasts as long as the vacation would and then never to see each other again, becoming an endearing memory forever lodged in the crevices of the mind, sometimes surfacing about that cute person or perhaps that first kiss that was simply magical is forever etched into your heart? That is the basic premise of 7 Days of Rose, or so was how the protagonist Michael hoped it would go: to meet a cute girl, escape his parents a little bit and have a picturesque recollection. Like the premise, this game is pretty brisk. Over the course of a week Michael interacts with this girl that he meets, named Rose. Is she toying with him? Rose is so certain of herself, high in life, leading him by the hand while he gets constantly embarrassed by his parents every chance they get to tease him, either by public display of emotions or poking fun at him. Soon darker realities crept in, like how tourists turn their gaze away from their own realities from home or the areas surrounding the popular spots, there is always just underneath the surface waiting to make themselves known. The protagonist himself isn’t…

Charming game, Despite its age, it nails everything you might think about a romantic/dark fantasy in a Visual Novel. I wish there had been some follow up, I'd be dying to know how they do going into their next chapter as adults. But as a stand alone I'll take the endings as solid. Good piece of story writing, animating, and directing, Even now I would recommend it 16 years after the fact of it having been produced.