Clock Tower
- Clock Tower (1995 on SNES, 1997 on Windows, PlayStation...)
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Originally titled Clock Tower II, this game is a sequel to Clock Tower. You must stop a disfigured mass murderer named Scissorman who has been terrorising the citizens of Norway in this full 3D point and click adventure, but watch out: Scissorman will be after you!
The game is spread across three scenarios (including a prologue at the start). Through the course of the game, people are being killed one by one by the notorious Scissorman. Once Scissorman shows up, you will have to find a hiding place or something to knock the Scissorman out with. Between levels, there is also an intermission in which the player can take a look around the town before going onto the next level.
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- クロックタワーセカンド - Japanese (alternate) spelling
- クロックタワー2 - Japanese spelling
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Average score: 68% (based on 20 ratings)
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Average score: 3.8 out of 5 (based on 25 ratings with 7 reviews)
If Scissorman was a band...He would be the best cover band of Michael Myers.
The Good
I love the movie Halloween... even the sequels. So, it was only natural that I made sweet love to this game. And I don't make love to a lot of games. It creeps me out how many times I made love to this game. I missed 3 weeks of school because I couldn't walk. That's a lot of sweet love making.
Why aren't there more games like this? Because. If there were, I'd be in a wheelchair. But seriously, there should be more games like this in the horror genre of video games.
I understand there are an excessive amount of point-and-click games out there, but I've never played one so perfectly designed as this. Usually, point-and-click games offer you a Action Menu which gives you plenty of options to experiment with. That works for games like the Monkey Island series, Maniac Mansion, Scooby Doo for Sega Genesis, etc. Clock Tower removes the shirt and bra and throws that Action Menu out the window. You won't have time for foreplay.
The Bad
This game is scary! You should be very careful if you have any medical conditions like E.D. that might affect your experience.
Some may say the graphics are ugly (even for the time), but I say she was beautiful.
As far as the actual gameplay... the only thing that I didn't enjoy was trying to skip past all the boring parts. I wish I could have controlled the main characters as they walked from place to place. This would have added more opportunity for Scissorman to bust out during nighttime segments in the streets, but I suppose "the attacks" work best when in claustrophobic environments.
Voice Acting was ok... When it was there. I think they just hired Voice Actors for a half-hour and decided it would be too expensive for them to read more than one page. Some of the acting is ridiculous, but it's a video game + horror genre so the dumber they sound, the harder we laugh and have a good time. Ex. I exploded on the carpet it was so good. That was hard to clean up.
The Bottom Line
This is a great horror game. All other horror games are stupid. I'm sick of fighting the usual monsters. Monsters play monster games. People play Clock Tower. Are you a Person? or a Monster? I guess you have to decide. But if I were you, I'd be a Person... because People are awesome.
PlayStation · by Theo Jones (9) · 2010
One of the most under-looked games of all time.
The Good
Almost everything. The story is fantastic, the atmosphere is scary, the villain is one of the best in gaming, the sound sets the mood perfectly, and even though they don't hold up today, the graphics looked good in 1997. Gameplay is point and click, but it's a solid fit for a horror/adventure game like this.
The Bad
The voice acting and the text-heavy sections. Somewhat slows down the game and boars me to tears.
The Bottom Line
Clock Tower is a rock-solid survival horror adventure that takes elements from slasher movies and old point and click games. Everything about the game but the dialogue heavy sequences and the poorly translated voice acting are amazing. A must have for adventure and survival horror fans.
PlayStation · by Leroy Jinkins (1) · 2012
The Good
Scissor Man is one scary guy. in the game he will
constantly pay unexpected visit to your character which
would make you rattle in your boots if your in the dark
home alone.
The Bad
Everything. great music, great enemy, and great cast of
characters.
The Bottom Line
One of the most successful games since Resident Evil.
would make a good birthday present, and Christmas present.
PlayStation · by GameGod (8) · 2007
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Brilliant! | Youcannotescape | Sep 13, 2015 |
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Ever think that the story in Clock Tower seems like a sequel? Well, Clock Tower as we know it is known as Clock Tower 2 in Japan. The original Clock Tower: The First Fear was released in Japan only on the SNES and featured Jennifer, the traumatized girl from this game, in a creepy mansion with other teenagers trying to escape the clutches of the evil Scissorman. It was later ported to other platforms, but only in Japan.
Scissorman
While there isn't any official statement from the developers of the game, the Scissorman murderer of the Clock Tower series seems very influenced by the Scissorman character from "Struwwelpeter", a collection of rather morbid cautionary tales for children written by Heinrich Hoffman, a Victorian-era asylum doctor from Frankfurt who wrote and illustrated this collection of stories to educate his three year old son. The title has been often linked to cases of child trauma. The Scissorman is in the book the person who punishes naughty little kids that continue to suck their thumbs... with a pair of giant scissors.
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Game added by Grant McLellan.
PSP, PlayStation 3, PS Vita added by Fred VT.
Additional contributors: MAT, Sycada, //dbz:, Patrick Bregger, Monsieur B..
Game added April 6, 2001. Last modified October 31, 2023.