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I'm a big fan of survival horrer and the PS1 Era so wanted to check out one of the genre's earliest hits. The concept and dynamic are well executed - the element of surprise and feeling of helplessness are really well done. My primary complaint is how slow and confusing the gameplay is. Most of the game is spent clicking randomly on things in a room trying to figure out what obscure thing you missed, abs you have to click through the text fields each time which is mind numbingly slow (and I was even using the PS1 mouse). True this is an older game, but this came out almost a year after Resident Evil so there really is no excuse to have such a dated style of play. I would recommend checking out only if you are a point and click fan, or die hard survival horrer fan. Love the idea though, and think the series would be amazing if they updated it for today.Read full review
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I was first introduced to Clock Tower back when it was released in the late nineties. I enjoyed it then and wanted to relive it again. It really isn't fair to judge this game by today’s standards. By today’s standards the graphics are terrible,the controls aren’t very well executed(the point and click interface turned a lot of people off this game even back then),the voice acting and dialog are poor(and completely unavoidable),and it’s so short you can beat it in well under an hour of gameplay(if you know what you‘re doing,otherwise you‘re going to be roaming hallways for hours and hours). While that is how it stacks up today,back then it was different.The graphics were par for the course,even looking considerably better than other games out there.The environments were well crafted,more than just freeze frame and could actually be interacted with in real time.The characters move fluidly and are somewhat animate during conversation scenes.The voice acting is pretty bad,but I remember being impressed it even had voiceovers when it does (it isn’t fully voiced). The biggest problem with this game is it’s designed to be played through multiple times but doesn’t make it easy to do so. Choices you make(usually in the uninspired manner of which items you have at the end)along the way influence your path and which of the ten different endings you’ll be seeing.This is made into a chore by being unable to skip any dialogue and the text is very slow moving on the screen.This makes heading into the same conversation you’ve sat through three or four times a real pain on the fifth and following times.Another oversight is while it’s very interesting and necessary to click every little spot on your first time through, you won’t really feel so inclined to explore on your following attempts through the game,and unfortunately you’re going to be forced to.Certain events and general progression won’t be allowed until you have clicked and read every certain item or person the required amount of times. While the impact of this oversight can be lessened with creative use of the save feature to pick up and do things differently at crucial points in the story to avoid having to start all the way over from the beginning, you’re going to have to start over a few times and it can become tedious. Technical issues aside, the game is designed to scare you and it does just that if you get into it. The protagonist (one of five) is typically trapped inside a building and is tasked with trying to find an escape while the murderous Scissorman appears at random times and chases you until you find a way to hide or otherwise thwart him for a short while.Your character is generally helpless and can only fight back when the environment allows (such as pushing a bookshelf onto Scissorman or grabbing an item to clobber him with).You can shove him down with repeated pressing of the Panic Button (Square, not X which you use for everything else) but this will not stop him from chasing you so you’ll have to hide before you can return to exploring. Don’t get too comfortable with a hiding spot as he will eventually catch on and find you. The only way this game holds up now is if you’re looking to relive the 90’s Playstation vibe or if you’re a huge fan of everything horror. I recommend it if any of what I mentioned before applies to you, otherwise the lacking interface and poorly handled conversations may require more patience than you may want to invest.Read full review
Clock Tower is an awesome game, period. The game consists of mostly detective work where investigating certain objects is your only way to make progress. Scissorman only makes it more enjoyable by jumping out of things at random - it's pretty frightening. You don't control the character like in Silent Hill or Fatal Frame; instead, Clock Tower is a point-and-click game that has you telling the character where to move or what to look at. You can play as one of two characters with ten different endings, which gives it a high replay value. The only downside to Clock Tower is the graphics. The characters are ugly compared to today's standards, and sometimes certain objects are hard to see. If you are looking for something different, enjoy solving puzzles, and don't care about graphics, you should definitely get this game.Read full review
You might not like the whole mouse with the psx controller but you get used to it. I have played this game many times. different paths to take and secrets to unlock. I wouldn't recommened buying the whole series. 2&3 aren't good read the reviews. This one Has you screaming all the time. Scares the crap out of you. Scissor man in the game is actualy good unlike 2&3 where there is knights and samuris going after you. The graphics Are Ugly but it is a psx game so i wont argue. Only thing that really bugged me is that the Scissor man never dies. Buy it, i think its better than all the Resident Evil games except for Outbreak File #2
If you are into video games of a horror or suspense nature, then look no further then Clock Tower for the Playstation. In the day and age of video games getting more and more realistic and violent, Clock Tower still holds it's weight. The graphics are not the greatest and the game can be a little slow moving at times, but the fact that the infamous Scissorman can appear out of nowhere in the various mazes of rooms you must explore, keeps your heart pumping. I'm no expert by any means, but I really think that when the "Scissorman" music starts up and you see this villian for the first time it is a rewarding experience. This was one of the first Playstation games I ever bought, what seems like a lifetime ago, and I have always had a love for it. Even to this day the game is still appealing. That is why, after all these years, I had to purchase it again. The dialog can be silly at times and there is not a lot of bloodshed (if that is what you are looking for), but all in all, I recommend Clock Tower to anyone who loves a good horror genre game. I also recommend playing it in the dark!!!Read full review
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