{"id":32302,"date":"2024-06-12T13:12:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T04:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=32302"},"modified":"2024-06-12T13:12:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T04:12:41","slug":"clock-tower-rewind-resurrects-japanese-survival-horror-classic-now-in-english-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/clock-tower-rewind-resurrects-japanese-survival-horror-classic-now-in-english-for-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Clock Tower Rewind resurrects Japanese survival horror classic, now in English for the first time\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The gameplay trailer for <strong>Clock Tower Rewind <\/strong>recently dropped, giving us a look at the remaster of the classic 1995 survival horror game. Clock Tower Rewind keeps the original adventure game\u2019s 16-bit style but adds QoL improvements including new animated sequences. This remaster is the first time that the game has been officially available in English, and it is set to receive both physical and digital releases across multiple platforms.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Clock Tower: Rewind - Full Gameplay Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EdV1kzvyr9w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Clock Tower was originally a Japan-exclusive release on the Super Famicom (SNES) in 1995, and is considered a pioneer in the survival horror genre. In the point and click adventure game, you take control of Jennifer- a young girl trapped inside a mansion with a terrifying serial killer wielding a pair of giant scissors (the aptly named Scissorman).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240612-32302-001.jpg\" alt=\"Clock Tower Rewind Jennifer and Scissorman\" class=\"wp-image-32307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240612-32302-001.jpg 900w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240612-32302-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240612-32302-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240612-32302-001-600x337.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With the localization of later games in the Clock Tower series, it built up a cult following abroad. However, the first game has never been officially released outside Japan until now. Clock Tower Rewind will give players the option to play the original version or a remastered version of the cult classic. It also adds a new opening animation (part of which is shown in the trailer), voice-acted motion comics, as well as opening and closing theme songs by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn of Silent Hill fame. Clock Tower Rewind will also include bonus content such as a behind-the-scenes interview with creator Hifumi Kono, art gallery and save-states.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clock Tower Rewind is being developed by WayForward Games and Limited Run Games&nbsp;in cooperation with original developer and publisher Human Entertainment (there\u2019s an <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZMzM9J20MOU?si=xhSbBkCbcsAuLWWc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interview with Rewind\u2019s devs on YouTube<\/a>). The game will get a physical release from Superdeluxe Games in Japan and Limited Run Games internationally, including Collector\u2019s Editions (preorder period ends on June 30).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wayforward.com\/games\/clock-tower\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clock Tower Rewind<\/a> is scheduled to be released in Fall 2024 for PS4\/PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series S|X and PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2794770\/Clock_Tower_Rewind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New trailer shows how Clock Tower Rewind will finally bring the pioneering survival horror game to modern systems with optional QoL features.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":32309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-32302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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