7 Survival Horror Games That Should Rise from the Dead
Clock Tower
The first entry in the Clock Tower series was a point-and-click adventure released exclusively in Japan in 1995. This gameplay style remained for the first three entries, but was dropped for the most recent in 2002.
One of the scariest things about the Clock Tower games is that you’re a “normal” person– meaning you’re flawed, fallible, and haven’t necessarily had extensive weapons training. In fact, weapons are scarce in Clock Tower, and combat isn’t the main device for escaping from the (campy) horror movie antagonist “Scissorman.”
When being chased by this shear-wielding maniac, the player character enters a “Panic Mode”. The controls shift during these events, making you more likely to trip on something or make a mistake that will land you in the killer’s grasp.
The music added to these moments of panic too, as throughout the game, there isn’t exactly “music”, but instead poignant portions of silence and noise.
Clock Tower was developed at the same time as the original Resident Evil, which pushed its creators to build a better game. The result was a release that makes you feel like you’re swept up in an interactive horror movie. It’s time those two franchises had another rematch.
