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Clock Tower: The First Fear

TitleClock Tower: The First Fear
First release1997
DeveloperHuman Entertainment, Inc.
PublisherHuman Entertainment, Inc.
PlatformPlayStation
Genrespuzzle video game, survival horror
Players1 player
Co-opNo
ESRB ratingT Teen
Releases
PlayStation: 1997-07-17 (NTSC-J)

Jennifer and her three friends, Lotte, Ann, and Laura, have been chosen to be adopted by the mysterious, yet unquestionably wealthy Mr. Barrows, who lives in a mansion known as Clock Tower because of its own, quite large Clock Tower, by whose chimes the locals once tended their fields before it apparently stopped running nearly a decade before the game's events. Jennifer and her friends are led to their new home by Mary, or, as they often call her, Ms. Mary out of respect. They're thrilled to have a new home, especially this particular home, which is obviously spectacular from the moment they enter the main hall. However, a place this big was bound to hold secrets… And the secrets of Clock Tower are darker than those of most estates... Because Jennifer and her friends are about to discover that the Barrows' family is far from normal… That evil lives even within the wall of the most beautiful places. And that there are some things worse than being in an orphanage… This version took the advantage of the newer 32-bit hardware of the Sony PlayStation, and added new sounds, scenes, and FMVs to enhance the experience.

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Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-J release) · © Human Entertainment, Inc. · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Screenshots (1): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Human Entertainment, Inc. · internal use only.
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Videos
PSX Longplay [593] Clock Tower: The First Fear (JP) (Fan Translation)
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Clock Tower: The First Fear (PS1) Playthrough - NintendoComplete
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