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One of the most scariest games ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: April 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Ok i played this game in 1998 it freak me out !!!

you have to get this game ! but it`s rare nowadays .........there is a lot of surprises in tthis game like when the scissorman pops out of no where ......and that creepy music ! my fav characters are jeniffer and helen...........................you need to use a mouse to move ever where ....... i played clock tower 2 which really sucked ! part 1 was a lot better than 2 ! tell you what ? GET THE GAME NOW!

Ooooh, now THAT's scary

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: June 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This survival horror game is quite possibly the best one of all time. It has its downfalls, of course, one of which is the method of movement. Its a point and click based game, like a computer mouse. You get used to it really quick though. The graphics arent THE BEST either, but its PLAYSTATION. What do you expect? Now that I'm done reporting the bad things about it, lets go on to the good things. Every time you play the game, it is COMPLETELY RANDOM when and where Scissorman shows up. This has a tendency to scare the hell out of you (for those of you who have played this game, I HATE turning the light on in the fish tank room in the library...you know what I'm talking about). Your actions and speed determine who lives and who survives. If you think seeing one of your comrades dead is bad, you should sit and watch them get killed! Its quite disturbing actually. And on a final note, I would comment on the music, but there is very little. This game proves with solid evidence that there is nothing scarier than hearing the sound of your own footsteps echoing throughout silent halls....ooh scary. (FACT - this is not really the first CLOCK TOWER game. The original one, which we in the US call "Clock Tower - The First Fear", was released for the Super Famicom in Japan. It was never released here, but you can find a ROM for it in English on www.edgeemu.com)

Let's play, Jennifer...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: May 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I will admit this...I have played this game far too much in my lifetime. I've gotten all the endings multiple times, memorized every nook and cranny, and I'm getting the Japanese version in the mail just so I can see the translation differences between the two games. But this game really is something worth all that effort and time I put into it. Now, before I get started, I'll let you know that this game isn't for everyone. In fact, this game seems to elicit a response only from a select group of horror enthusiasts, rather than a widespread throng of gamers in general. But if you're willing to read the review and give the game a chance, read on.

If you played Clock Tower 3 first, please note that this game is nothing like that horrible Echo Night ripoff. The only things that are similar are:

1. Serial killer out to kill the main character.
2. A female main character (Though this game has many more characters to play.)
3. Running away and hiding.

Gameplay mechanics: 4/5

The entire game is controlled using a simplistic point-and-click system, so if you're not into that sort of thing, you've been warned. You have to click on things to either get clues behind the mysterious and twisted Scissorman, or just to save your own life when it's in danger. There is no combat (unlike Ghosthead/The Struggle Within, where you can use guns), but you don't really need it, as that adds to the terror when Scissorman chases you. Though guns don't really work on Scissorman anyway (if you played the game, you know what I mean).

Depending on which character you play, your character will be faster or able to do more things (Jennifer can hide in even the most obscure areas, while Helen can do more 'hit Scissorman' escapes), which, especially in the last area, affects your hiding strategies (though there's still the 'failsafe' in the castle--at least if you aren't on red cursor), which diversifies gameplay.

The idea this brought about was nice, but it could frustrate some gamers (it did to me at first)--especially since it isn't even put in the instruction manual.

Also, the multiple endings adds for some nice replay value, though if you know the game you can breeze through getting them easily. But it's a pain to go through all those 'intermission' scenes again. >.<

A hint: Save in the prologue right before talking to Harris about the statue, so that you can play as whichever character you picked (have one file for Helen, one for Jennifer) without having to sit through as much boring stuff!

Graphics: 2/5

These graphics suck. For their time, they were some of the best, but with some of the stuff they did with the game (not spoiling anything!), I just say that this game was made at the wrong time graphics-wise, and would have been better off on something like the PS2 or even the Xbox 360 (That would have been AWESOME).

The characters look like legos for the most part, but the enviroments were pretty good. The movements were also okay, but overall...yeah. The graphics suck.

Sound: 5/5

The sound--well, what there is of it anyway--is nice and clear. The music was well-composed, and the sound effects were realistic sounding enough, though I wish Scissorman's "SHINK" sound effect was the same one used in the CD dramas rather than the unrealistic shinging that is in the game. But the sound will make you jump, and adds more to the atmosphere than any graphics set can.

Story: 4/5

This story is badly translated, and Human purposely put Cheesy voices to replace the good English dialogue in the original Japanese version, but the plot was essentially the same (some differences in the small details, but if you haven't played the first game on SNES or PSX in Japanese, then you won't have to worry about plotline translation inconsistencies):

Jennifer Simpson was one of two survivors of the Clock Tower Murders a year ago, so she's constantly harassed by reporters and police about the case. She stayed under the wing of a psychology assistant, Helen Maxwell, and tried to live a normal life, despite what happened to her. Just as the nightmares were going away, Scissorman strikes again, and she's not sure if she's going to survive this time...

Typical horror movie plot, but it works for this game. Though the dialogue is really cheesy, and you'll find yourself laughing more at the dialogue than actually getting into the story (unlike me, who got into it regardless). But even if you think the story's stupid, listening to the characters is certain to give you a chuckle. Or make you claw your ears out with plastic sporks. Whichever.

Overall: 5/5

With great sound, frightening atmosphere, and some B-movie moments, Clock Tower is a cult classic that should please the people who decide to dust off the cover and play it.

OH...MY...GOD...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Oh my God, this is one of the best games I have ever played in my life. I am a huge fan of horror movies and games, and this really impressed me. I am also a huge fan of The Clock Tower Trilogy(check out my reviews of Clcok Tower 2 and 3), so this is awesome.

Final Grade:10 out of 10- BUY IT, OR ELSE!!!!!!!!!!!
Buy or rent: BUY IT, OR ELSE!!!!!!!!!!!

NOTE: BUY IT, OR ELSE!!!!!!!!!!!

A evil monster and a pair of giant siccors =Total terror fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

First off this really is a true classic to all horror
games. But it's the first game to really un-load on pure fear as clock tower is one of the scariest games ever.It even adds up top be a scary as Silent Hill 2 and Fatal Frame. It's even very clever as in how to escape.But the buthcy controls almost sort of kill u on purpose but after the first scenario it's really gets simple a true great game. A classic story and the killer bad guy.

Don't play at night or alone

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I rented this years ago as one of those "I'll try something random" kind of games. It sounds silly but this game is freakin' scary. Now I'm looking for a copy of the game myself so I can conquer that fear. :-) If you like getting into a game and getting that tight feeling in your chest when you hear the music...the foreboding music...this game is for you.

Wow!What can I say.. a great classic! (review made in 2004)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I really loved Clock Tower. I'm sick of people saying it's a crappy game. You know what's crappy. Silent Hill 3, GTA series and all sports games. Now that's what I call a load of garbage.Sorry, didn't mean that. Just got pissed off by some bad reviews I read about Clock Tower in amazon. And man do they have some stupid reasons...
Graphics 4/5
I really thought the graphics were really good. Everything is very detailed, but they could have made the characters look
better. Otherwise from that,it's very good.
Sound 5/5
The voice acting is pretty good, and so is everything else. You can hear everything nice and clear. Also the attack music is good.
Gameplay 5/5
Very easy. You just click on an object you want your character to interact with. That's it. On Chase mode you just click on something to attack with or hide in.
Overall 5/5
The story is very well-done, the graphics are good and the gameplay is very easy. It's very scary and full of suspense.
I liked the Resident Evil series, but they were never scary, at all. But Clock Tower is. BUY IT NOW!

Best Clock Tower sequel ever.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Clock Tower Pt.1 was one of the greatest classic horror game that I would put with Resident Evil.Buy it!

hole-e-crap...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

i freaking love this game to death, it is my fave. of all time on the psx, and the best in the series, it includes a total of 10 endings, 5 characters, and of course scissorman, which he is completly random through out the whole game, which is a great thing, the controls are also really easy to get used to, thinks to it being a point-and-click game, which makes it slow paced, but i can stand that, i love these type of games!

The roots of Horror gaming!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I first bought this game at the swapmeet about 8 years ago and my ex boyfriend stole it from me. With a passion, I actually thought about murder when I found out he stole it. After having bought it again, I am totally happy that I get to play it again. This game is awesome in an old nineties sort of way. If you like your horror gaming, you'll love this game! Scissor Man Lives!

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