Clock Tower 3 is a Survival Horror game for the Play Station 2 released in 2003 by Capcom. The Player Character is Alyssa, a British school girl who receives a Distress Call from her mother on the eve of her 15th birthday. Instead of going into hiding as warned, she returns home only to find a mysterious man who tells her that her mother won't be coming back. The events that follow lead to her being pursued by supernatural Serial Killers and uncovering dark secrets about her bloodline.
First and foremost, fans of the previous games might be disappointed in the changes made to the series formula, such as the lack of Multiple Endings. It's also worth mentioning that the plot is Made of Stupid, starting off sane enough only to take a dive into complete idiocy about halfway through. The gameplay is mostly centered around running away from the aforementioned supernatural Serial Killers, called Subordinates. While they're menacing at first, each new foe is sillier than the last, making it increasingly hard to take them seriously even when they're threatening to cut you up. In between chases you will most likely be doing yet another Fetch Quest, handfuls of which are scattered throughout each stage. At the end of each level is a Boss Battle; since you spend the majority of the game fleeing instead of fighting, it can difficult to adjust to the sudden change at first. The Final Boss is also beyond frustrating.
On the other hand, the cutscenes, directed by the late Kinji Fukasaku, are top-notch. A handful of the deaths in said cutscenes, despite not being outright gorn, can be quite gruesome, making you want to save the restless souls and give them a happy ending. The music, while nothing notable, does a decent job, adding tension to chase scenes and otherwise tranquil exploration alike. The chase scenes can also be quite tense when unexpected, though this is less true in consecutive playthroughs due to them not being very varied.
Clock Tower 3
Clock Tower 3 is a Survival Horror game for the Play Station 2 released in 2003 by Capcom. The Player Character is Alyssa, a British school girl who receives a Distress Call from her mother on the eve of her 15th birthday. Instead of going into hiding as warned, she returns home only to find a mysterious man who tells her that her mother won't be coming back. The events that follow lead to her being pursued by supernatural Serial Killers and uncovering dark secrets about her bloodline.
First and foremost, fans of the previous games might be disappointed in the changes made to the series formula, such as the lack of Multiple Endings. It's also worth mentioning that the plot is Made of Stupid, starting off sane enough only to take a dive into complete idiocy about halfway through. The gameplay is mostly centered around running away from the aforementioned supernatural Serial Killers, called Subordinates. While they're menacing at first, each new foe is sillier than the last, making it increasingly hard to take them seriously even when they're threatening to cut you up. In between chases you will most likely be doing yet another Fetch Quest, handfuls of which are scattered throughout each stage. At the end of each level is a Boss Battle; since you spend the majority of the game fleeing instead of fighting, it can difficult to adjust to the sudden change at first. The Final Boss is also beyond frustrating.
On the other hand, the cutscenes, directed by the late Kinji Fukasaku, are top-notch. A handful of the deaths in said cutscenes, despite not being outright gorn, can be quite gruesome, making you want to save the restless souls and give them a happy ending. The music, while nothing notable, does a decent job, adding tension to chase scenes and otherwise tranquil exploration alike. The chase scenes can also be quite tense when unexpected, though this is less true in consecutive playthroughs due to them not being very varied.
In short, it's So Okay It's Average. You might want to rent this if you're a Survival Horror enthusiast with a free evening, otherwise I recommend Haunting Ground, a similar game executed much more competently. This
Something Awful Let's Play is also arguably better than the game itself.