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The 16-bit nightmare returns. Survive, hide, and avoid the deadly Scissorman in this legendary horror classic.
Clock Tower: Rewind is a adventure, survival horror and female protagonist game
developed by WayForward and Limited Run Games
and published by WayForward and SUNSOFT.
Released on October 28th 2024 is available only on Windows
in 10 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Spanish - Latin America.
It has received 379 reviews of which 336 were positive and 43 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam, but you can find it for 18.19€ on Instant Gaming.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-Bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3-4160
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9 compatible
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Clock Tower is easily one of best and most unique horror games ever made. It came out on the Super Nintendo in the early 90s, and was only available in Japan. The man responsible for this game was a big fan of italian horror flicks - the 1977 movie Suspiria & other giallo (thriller / horror) films of that time were big inspirations, and it really does show off in its atmosphere. In my opinion, it is one of those things that make this game unique - if Silent Hill or Resident Evil was the japanese attempt at making american horror, then Clock Tower is where they attempted (and succeeded) to make european horror instead. It's about some orphan girls whom got moved into a mansion after getting adopted, only to find themselves hunted by a murderer inside. Now, making a horror game for the SNES was already an idea that would look absurd, but yet, it somehow worked. Imagine an adventure game, but with less focus on puzzles, and more on searching for items. While you do that, you can get ambushed or chased around by the Scissorman, the famous antagonist of the Clock Tower franchise. Some of these attacks are scripted, sure, but even this can change based on where you go first and what you do. So, just based off of this, it already has replayability (+multiple endings too) - which, in this case, is certainly a great thing. Probably the best aspect of the game though is how it just simply doesn't become annoying - they don't overuse the Scissorman, but you still have to be careful. Sometimes, he appears randomly, but other times, he's staying put somewhere, just waiting to jump out from a corner. There are also no borderline impossible puzzles that you only solve by searching the internet; I've rarely had to do that. Hence, the game isn't very frustrating, and allows it to focus on just being scary. While you can delay the scissorman in a chase with objects you find, you can't fight off the Scissorman - you have to hide from him instead. He is also not completely dumb, because if you keep using the same hiding places, he'll eventually catch on and will flush you out or kill you. (For beginners, here's a great tip though that ALWAYS works: use the hole in the wall near the start which you can carve out with a rock - which leads to the pool area. You go through it from either side, and the Scissorman will cease the chase. Easy!) This remaster largely does justice to the original (which I've played many, many times on emulators - which was literally the only way back then to play it for us non-japanese) ... It starts with a really nice animated intro with a good song. And guess who's the singer? Mary Elizabeth, the same lady whom became synonymous with the Silent Hill soundtracks. You can also select two Clock Tower versions to play - either the unchanged original game, or the remastered one. This remastered version includes extra content that came out for the Playstation 1 port (which was also only available in Japan, for whatever reason), which includes some added content and other changes. Both versions work well, and I got no issues with them. The only criticism I have is a serious one. The game doesn't save ANY of the motion comics you unlock. So if you've unlocked them, but didn't watch them right before exiting the game, well, tough luck. Also, I can't delete any of my saves inside the game. Booo. Still, at least the menu has a lot of extras added, including interviews. I hope they'll eventually remaster the other games in the franchise. I can dream, right?
Bought it because not only is Clock Tower the mother of the survival horror, receiving its overdue, well-deserved comeback, but because I really like JonTron's certified-classic that debuted a decade ago and gave me all sorts of nostalgic joy! (now please, please, PLEASE re-release Haunting Ground/Demento WayForward I am BEGGING you!)
Before changing the Horror gaming landscape forever with their archetypal zombie series Resident Evil, Capcom's original journey into the darker side of popular culture came in the form of this tense little 16-bit offering. Inspired by the Giallo films of Italian director Dario Argento, "Clock Tower" is a short point/click mystery game that mixes the same investigation and puzzle-solving common in Capcom's more famous franchise with the nail-biting tension of the director's most successful screen shockers. Players take control of Jennifer (a very thinly veiled representation of Jennifer Corvino - the protagonist of Argento's 1982 film "Creepers/Phenomenon" played by future Hollywood icon Jennifer Connelly), who along with four friends and her guardian Ms. Mary visit a secluded rural mansion in the hope of settling down in a new home. It isn't long however before the girls start getting picked off one by one until Jennifer along is left as the final girl whose task is to uncover the mansion's dark past and vanquish it's villain Scissorman. Right from the get-go, the Argento references come thick and fast. Those familiar with the director's canon will immediately identify set pieces taken right out of the likes of "Susperia", "Inferno", "Opera" and especially "Creepers/Phenomenon". The game's villain especially is giallo through and through: A bitter angry dwarf with an enormous pair of garden sheers who stalks Jennifer throughout the adventure and can literally appear out of nowhere. Every game from "Outlast" to "Camp Sunshine" has no doubt been inspired by this character and it shows. Consequently, the only real reaction Jennifer has to these encounters is to run. Unlike in Argento's movie where Connelly's Jennifer had the advantage of entomological telepathy to provide some kind weapon against the bad guys, here she totally unarmed and largely helpless. Other than the odd weapon-based story beat; most of Jennifer's encounters involve either fleeing to a few familiar safe spots where she can hide it out until Scissorman loses interest, or sometimes managing to briefly overpower him so she can make a hasty get away. The latter is a clear foreshadowing of the Mr. X and Nemesis encounters which translated the same dynamic into Resident Evil; and in all cases plays well to the suspense of each of the respective titles. Beyond this point, and the obvious nostalgia value that comes from playing such a notable piece of gaming history, this is where the game's pros conclude. The biggest problem with "Clock Tower" is that it was made for 16-bit consoles and as such has one of the clunkiest control systems this side of "Night Trap" (big shout out there to another iconic Horror title from that era). With both the thumb sticks and the D-pad assigned to operating the game's mouse cursor, the shoulder buffers are instead used to dictate movement at pace. This can prove frustrating at the best of times, given that they mostly come into play when Jennifer is being harassed by Scissorman. There are few things more annoying than to try to flee from the maniac trying to do you in only to instead find oneself running TOWARD danger instead of away! This new special edition version comes with a rewind feature which allows you to redeem mistakes made during these events (hence the game's title), but it does make one wonder how many people premature abandoned this game because of this infuriating feature? Since the 1995 release of "Clock Tower", Capcom has release a number of sequels and a similar though unrelated title in "Haunting Ground". It's influence would also later give rise not only to Stealth-Horror franchises like Sony's "Siren" game saga, but also Interactive Drama titles like "Until Dawn" and the "Dark Pictures Anthology". For these reasons, the game deserves to be played and enjoyed. However, much like other early entries to Horror gaming, it should be seen as a product of it's time and not judged with modern eyes. Great for nostalgia fans and genre historians but perhaps not so much for modern gamers. Final Verdict - 3/5 stars.
This is actually a positive review, but the Steam version has a glaring issue: Every time you get an achievement, there is a full-screen, cannot be dismissed overlay that covers the entire game. That means that instead of getting to see the antagonist's entrance scene, I got to see a giant notification while I heard something happening in the background, and then I was dead. This is a terrible way to experience the game for the first time and it completely ruined the atmosphere of the game. Other than that, this version seems solid and I want to support the series, but I've switched to a patched version of the SNES release so that the rest of my first playthrough isn't ruined by achievements. If there was a way to disable these notifications I'd absolutely give this a thumbs up. It feels like the missing link between point-and-click adventure games and oldschool Resident Evil. There are multiple endings- ten minutes into the game I found a car and abandoned my friends. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest, just without the annoying popups this version has spoiling my first playthrough. EDITED: After trying out the other versions, I gave this version another shot and I figured out how to disable the pop-up. In the install directory, there is a file called "dialogueBig.png" in the "dialog" directory. Simply edit the image to be completely transparent and the pop-up no longer blocks the entire screen. Changing to a positive review because this is the best version to play with that fixed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Clock Tower: Rewind is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.
No, Clock Tower: Rewind is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.50€ on Steam.
Yes, Clock Tower: Rewind received 336 positive votes out of a total of 379 achieving a rating of 8.22.
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Clock Tower: Rewind was developed by WayForward and Limited Run Games and published by WayForward and SUNSOFT.
Yes, Clock Tower: Rewind is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Clock Tower: Rewind is not playable on MacOS.
No, Clock Tower: Rewind is not playable on Linux.
Clock Tower: Rewind is a single-player game.
No, Clock Tower: Rewind does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Clock Tower: Rewind does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Clock Tower: Rewind does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Clock Tower: Rewind is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Developer
WayForward,
Limited Run Games
Publisher
WayForward,
SUNSOFT
Release
28 Oct 2024
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