

Jennifer's character portrait in the corner of the screen will change depending on her stamina level. She may recover her stamina by sitting on the floor.

Jennifer can walk and run, although running will reduce her stamina. The player controls a cursor to direct the main character, Jennifer Simpson, and give commands such as investigating objects or opening doors. Jennifer struggling with Bobby while in 'panic mode'Ĭlock Tower is a survival horror point-and-click adventure game with 2D graphics. It is considered an influence on horror games and a pioneer of the survival horror genre. In retrospective reviews, Clock Tower has been praised for its haunting atmosphere, but the puzzles and exploration have drawn criticism for being tedious. The game has never been officially released outside Japan, although fan translations exist. Many years later, it was re-released again on the PlayStation Network, as well as the Wii and Wii U Virtual Console. An updated version, titled Clock Tower: The First Fear, was ported to the PlayStation, WonderSwan, and Windows. Her design was inspired by Jennifer Connelly's character in Phenomena. Jennifer's movements were constructed from a woman in Human's planning division acting out the scenes. Many of the game's character graphics were digitized from photos of real people. Director Hifumi Kono loved horror films like this and wanted the game to feel like one. Much of Clock Tower 's plot and artistic style are inspired by the works of Italian horror film director Dario Argento, most notably Phenomena (1985). Clock Tower utilizes a point and click interface with the player controlling a cursor to direct Jennifer's actions. 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. Shortly after arriving at the Barrows family manor, one of the other children is killed by a stalker called Scissorman. The story follows orphan Jennifer Simpson soon after she is adopted by the Barrows family along with other orphaned girls. It is the first installment in the Clock Tower series. Survival horror, point-and-click adventureĬlock Tower is a survival horror point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Human Entertainment for the Super Famicom in 1995.
