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AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man
#1: Jul 12th 2023 at 8:19:29 PM

One of, if not, the most terrifying SNES games ever is coming to the WEST OFFICIALLY!

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/07/super-famicom-horror-classic-clock-tower-is-officially-coming-to-the-west?fbclid=IwAR3RIvGZAuXUMqXfPFi0mpBbk-IpEDpicpwdEqzfuBkrIYIm_wd6_i2FTso

Most horror game fans will recognize the cult classic series Clock Tower as a Play Station-exclusive franchise. The first game in the series to ever come to the West was on the original Play Station, but a few years prior in 1995, the series started off on the Super Famicom in Japan as a point-and-click horror adventure. This original Clock Tower never made it to the West officially and has been quite the curiosity for many. However, that curiosity will soon be piqued yet again as Limited Run Games just revealed a collaboration with Way Forward and Sunsoft to bring this darling thriller to Nintendo Switch.

As long as this flower is in my heart. My Strength will flow without end.
Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#2: Jul 12th 2023 at 9:57:54 PM

Embedded trailer.

Wake me up at your own risk.
dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
#3: Jul 13th 2023 at 12:56:57 PM

Clock Tower is one of those games that interested me when I first heard about it, but I never got a chance to play it. I'm definitely thinking of picking up the remastered version and finally experience it.

"I squirm, I struggle, ergo I am. Faced with death, I am finally, truly alive."
Shaoken (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Dating Catwoman
#4: Jul 13th 2023 at 3:09:46 PM

Definitely going to buy this day one. I'm hoping of it does well enough we'll get more games re-released, and lead to Haunting Ground getting brought to modern consoles and PC.

Dirtyblue929 Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#5: Jul 13th 2023 at 8:13:32 PM

Not a fan of the change to a generic anime artstyle that they showed off while talking about updating the cutscenes. The original was honestly striking in how it captured the look of a classic VHS horror movie; the realistic portraits and such were a big part of that. I hope there's some kind of Monkey Island/Halo Anniversary style option to toggle back to the original graphics.

Edited by Dirtyblue929 on Jul 13th 2023 at 8:20:36 AM

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#6: Jul 13th 2023 at 8:22:46 PM

Clock Tower as a series has had it pretty rough.

Disgusted, but not surprised
dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
#7: Jul 13th 2023 at 8:35:05 PM

Funnily enough, I first heard of Clock Tower from a book that talked about Pokemon cards, of all things. Specifically, it had an advertisement for Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within.

I don't remember what caused me to look up the series on a whim, but I learned about the very first game and was pretty fascinated.

"I squirm, I struggle, ergo I am. Faced with death, I am finally, truly alive."
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#8: Jul 13th 2023 at 8:42:57 PM

I first heard of it when I saw ads for the PS 1 game (which was actually a direct sequel to the SNES game).

Since the Western release was simply titled "Clock Tower", I didn't realize for the longest time that it was a sequel.

Disgusted, but not surprised
Shaoken (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Dating Catwoman
#9: Jul 13th 2023 at 9:09:32 PM

They have said the graphics will remain the same, so it's only the opening cutscene and that is getting redone. Maybe the character portraits but we'll have to wait and see when they show game play.

MrTerrorist Since: Aug, 2009
#10: Jul 16th 2023 at 8:27:28 PM

I think they will change the portraits since the 1st Clock Tower game was inspired by the 1985 horror movie, Phenomena, which even the main protagonist of the game looking like the main protagonist of Phenomena, Jennifer Connelly.

This has happened before like Metal Gear 2. When it was officially released in English, they changed Snake's potrait from the original game since his old look was based on Mel Gibson from Lethal Weapon to his current look.

BigBadShadow25 With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg. from Basement at the Alamo (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Desperate
With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg.
#11: May 31st 2024 at 7:21:16 AM

WayForward just put out a trailer for a physical release of the updated game:

You’re Gonna Carry That Weight.
dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
#12: May 31st 2024 at 9:01:24 AM

No release date yet, huh? Still, it's nice to see this pop up again ever since it was first announced.

"I squirm, I struggle, ergo I am. Faced with death, I am finally, truly alive."
AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man
#13: May 31st 2024 at 10:05:42 AM

Wow they keep using the font BOTH of the fan translations used. That's nice.

As long as this flower is in my heart. My Strength will flow without end.
Argon2 (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#14: Jun 2nd 2024 at 6:01:02 AM

@Shaoken, I agree that Haunting Ground would be nice.

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dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
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#16: Jun 10th 2024 at 9:44:52 PM

The number of "Clock Towel" comments on that video honestly surprised me; that video is almost ten years old and people still remembered that joke after all this time. 😅

"Hey, least I didn't lose all my artistic talent when I crash landed in the arena here."
dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
#17: Jul 22nd 2024 at 11:52:02 PM

The WayForward YouTube channel recently posted a video of the animated intro:

"I squirm, I struggle, ergo I am. Faced with death, I am finally, truly alive."
AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man
#18: Jul 23rd 2024 at 8:04:22 AM

The second game REALLY could use a redub and redone cutscenes.

As long as this flower is in my heart. My Strength will flow without end.
dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
#19: Jul 23rd 2024 at 8:06:07 AM

The biggest thing I want from a remake of the second game is to NOT have a romance between the 15-year-old lead and a 26-year-old creep.

"I squirm, I struggle, ergo I am. Faced with death, I am finally, truly alive."
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#20: Jul 23rd 2024 at 8:08:05 AM

I'm assuming you're not talking about Struggle Within.

Edited by M84 on Jul 23rd 2024 at 11:09:05 PM

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dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
#21: Jul 23rd 2024 at 8:11:37 AM

[up]My post was referring to Clock Tower 2; I saw "second game" in the post above and assumed it was talking about the sequel to the first game.

"I squirm, I struggle, ergo I am. Faced with death, I am finally, truly alive."
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#22: Jul 23rd 2024 at 8:14:56 AM

To add to the confusion, Clock Tower 2 was just called Clock Tower when it was originally released for the Playstation in the USA.

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dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
#23: Jul 23rd 2024 at 8:20:46 AM

I guess that is what happens when the very first game in the series never got localized and you start localization with the second game.

If they did end up remaking The Struggle Within, I wonder if they'll actually keep the Japanese setting and names this time instead of trying to westernize the names.

Edited by dragonfire5000 on Jul 23rd 2024 at 8:33:20 AM

"I squirm, I struggle, ergo I am. Faced with death, I am finally, truly alive."
dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man
#25: Oct 28th 2024 at 9:26:29 PM

WHOA NELLY!? I didnt even know the release was so close to happen!

As long as this flower is in my heart. My Strength will flow without end.
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