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Scissorman
is a survival horror point-and-click adventure video game series created by Hifumi Kono. The series includes four games in total. The first entry, ''Clock Tower'' (1995), was developed by Human Entertainment and released on the Super Famicom in Japan. Human Entertainment developed two more entries, ''Clock Tower'' (1996) and '' Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within'' (1998), which were released on the PlayStation and localized outside Japan. The fourth and most recent title, '' Clock Tower 3'' (2002), was by Capcom and Sunsoft for the PlayStation 2. Gameplay in the series generally involves the player hiding and escaping from enemy pursuers without any weapons to defeat them. Scissorman is a reoccurring antagonist and sometimes the sole enemy in the game. Kono's inspiration for the first ''Clock Tower'' title came from watching Italian film director Dario Argento's horror films, especially his film ''Phenomena'' (1985). The game began as an experimental project with a low b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clock Tower (1996 Video Game)
''Clock Tower'', known in Japan as is a survival horror point-and-click adventure game developed by Human Entertainment and released for the PlayStation in 1996. It is the second game in the ''Clock Tower'' series after the original ''Clock Tower'', which was released exclusively in Japan for the Super Famicom one year prior. The story takes place in Norway and follows a variety of characters as they attempt to survive the return of Scissorman and uncover the mystery of his seemingly immortal state. The scenarios encountered and endings vary widely based upon the player's actions. Director Hifumi Kono was not interested in developing a sequel to the original ''Clock Tower'' at first, but was swayed after seeing the technical possibilities of the next-generation consoles. Kono had difficulty in choosing the platform to develop on, but eventually settled for the PlayStation despite its uncertain future. ''Clock Tower'' was one of the first games developed by Human Entertainme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clock Tower (1995 Video Game)
is a survival horror point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Human Entertainment for the Super Famicom in 1995. It is the first installment in the Clock Tower (series), ''Clock Tower'' series. The story follows orphan Jennifer Simpson soon after she is adopted by the Barrows family along with other orphaned girls. Shortly after arriving at the Barrows family manor, one of the other children is killed by a stalker called Scissorman. Jennifer must then explore the Barrows Mansion to find a way to escape while evading Scissorman, leading to one of the game's multiple endings. ''Clock Tower'' utilizes a point and click interface with the player controlling a cursor to direct Jennifer's actions. Much of ''Clock Tower''s plot and artistic style are inspired by the works of Italian horror film director Dario Argento, most notably ''Phenomena (film), Phenomena'' (1985). Director Hifumi Kono loved horror films like this and wanted the game to feel like one. Many of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Survival Horror
Survival horror is a Video game genre, subgenre of Survival game, survival of the players as the game tries to frighten them with either horror graphics or scary ambience. Although combat can be part of the gameplay, the player is made to feel less in control than in typical action games through limited ammunition or weapons, health, speed and vision, or through various obstructions of the player's interaction with the game mechanics. The player is also challenged to find items that unlock the path to new areas and solve puzzles to proceed in the game. Games make use of strong horror themes, like dark mazelike environments and Jump scare, unexpected attacks from enemies. The term "survival horror" was first used for the original Japanese release of ''Resident Evil (1996 video game), Resident Evil'' in 1996, which was influenced by earlier games with a horror theme such as 1989's ''Sweet Home (video game), Sweet Home'' and 1992's ''Alone in the Dark (1992 video game), Alone in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
