Even after having watched parts of this game before through both from whoisthisgit's Creepy Bad Endings videos (which covered the many, many ways things could go wrong or go well when finishing this game) and JonTron's Clock Tower video (classic Jontron comedy; still pretty funny that he made a joke about escaping ASAP with the car as I still don't know whether he knew there was an ending for that or not), I'm still surprised to see someone bring this one game here.
Pretty cool though, specially to see that you grew up with the PS1 Clock Tower game and slowly but surely grew to appreciate this one despite the initial slow pace and confusing nature. I haven't tried many point-and-click games because of my plausible lack of patience for pixel hunting, but who knows if this might be one of the first ones I give a shot whenever I decide to do so. Definitely one of those most "well-known" retro horror gems alongside Alone in the Dark and Sweet Home, the latter being an inspiration to Resident Evil (which would set a new standard for this genre, hence I find interesting to see games BEFORE Resident Evil's influence).
This was a really nice read! You definitely caught my attention with the writing and the game of choice; I'll be looking forward to see more from both of you :)
Thanks so much! Clock Tower: The First Fear has been one of those games that I've been wanting to play for years, and it was exciting to finally sink my teeth into it. I agree, it definitely takes some patience to get used to its gameplay style, but in the end it was rewarding. Especially because it showcased the origins of the first Clock Tower game we got here in the west. Which I replayed after completing this one. The nice thing was that it filled in a lot of gaps in the story haha
It's funny you mention Sweet Home as well. That's another game I've been trying to get my hands on. As a big Resident Evil fan, it has been one of my holy grail games, and I can't wait to try it for myself!!