GhostTrick
Banned
Haha. As in "We (AGM/Playism) will do our best to convince them both those ideas are a must."
Hahaha
Thank you sir ! Please tell them about Steam goodness in West
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Project Scissors (Clock Tower spiritual sequel) announced (Vita/iOS/Android)
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Hahaha
Thank you sir ! Please tell them about Steam goodness in West
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Scissorman is back, baby!!
immortal-joe
Member
They got the staff for it. Gimme dat freaky goodness on my OLED.
Then you should check out some of the previous games. Even watching gameplay is enough. It's fear inducing.
cardinalmind
Member
I'm a scaredy cat who gets easily affected by jump scares and the like but this makes me wet for some reason...
RadioHeadAche
Member
:O
Oh wow. Did not expect to hear about Clock Tower again, especially with Masahiro Ito.
Oh wow. Did not expect to hear about Clock Tower again, especially with Masahiro Ito.
Yeah, me neither, but it might be fun to watch someone play while I hide behind a blanket!
Hahaha
Thank you sir ! Please tell them about Steam goodness in West
And the recent popularity rise of horror games on PC/Steam as well.
joey_bone_bomb
Member
Truman Show much?!
I've been revisiting the first 2 games for the past couple of days. Just finished CT for PSX, and then this hits. What a welcome coincidence.
This sounds almost too good. There's so much talent involved in this.
If the gameplay style is anything like the first 2 games it's a perfect fit for mobile platforms.
I've been revisiting the first 2 games for the past couple of days. Just finished CT for PSX, and then this hits. What a welcome coincidence.
This sounds almost too good. There's so much talent involved in this.
If the gameplay style is anything like the first 2 games it's a perfect fit for mobile platforms.
Solemn_In_Berlin
Member
Commence emotional standing ovation.
The Praiseworthy
Member
With iPhone 6 Plus 5.5 screen... I won't mind playing it
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
That's a nice ensemble.
BMX Bandit
Member
Wow never thought we'd get another clock tower. Great news.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
I'M IN HERE.
Excited, though I'll need to get a Vita now... (Secretly hoping PC release)
Can't wait to learn more, the three people together are promising even if I'm not big on the Ju-On films (much preferred Marebito).
Just got back to my hotel. Need to find food before I starve, but will try to do an info dump from the press conference when I get back.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Good stuff, if the game is good and not overly automated I'll definitely be buying. I just physical controls on the Vita are an option.
Death Metalist
Member
I'm so glad this is coming to Vita otherwise I wouldn't have played the game if it was iOS/Android only lol. EXCITED!!
Here are some of my notes from the press conference. Out of respect for the other media who was there and asked their own questions, I didn't get deep into the answers they received.
Also, got to talk to both Kouno and Shimizu after the event was over. Both were really nice, and very friendly in my talking about my liking of each's work. *heh*
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Hifumi Kouno
* Wanted to create another horror game that could bring evolution to the ideas in Clock Tower, such as running away and hiding.
* Started thinking about the game five years ago.
* Had to get a budget, because it's hard to sell horror games. Got advice to go the indies route.
* Says Clock Tower 3 kind of changed things. Original CT focused on running away and hiding, but CT3 had a lot of other gameplay ideas. Thought this wasn't "Clock Tower".
* However, if the only idea he had was "running away", he shouldn't make a new game.
* Running and hiding is important, but there's another feature he's come up with that helps evolve the game.
* Marketing team has little power over what the dev team can do, a benefit of going indie.
* Will be "using the functions of mobile devices" to realize the running away and hiding aspect.
* Could maybe do console versions if support + money ends up being there.
Takashi Shimizu
* Kouno was in talks to work on Project Scissors, and wanted a film creator who knew J-horror.
* Not familiar with games in general, so still trying to figure out how to support the project.
* After hearing it was indie, got more interested. Decided to join the project as a supporting member.
* Was shown the basics of the story and the world, and helped come up with ideas to expand them.
* Asked before to help "cinematize" games, but wasn't interested. Here, could help expand the game's world.
* Project Scissors feels like a return to his roots in movies such as Juon.
Following touch upon two of the questions I asked. I'll be transcribing the actual answers for my EGM write-up (possibly once I finish posting this), but here are the basics of the answers.
* The horror genre has changed a lot since the release of the original CT games. Has Kouno's opinion of how to make horror games also changed?
Kouno: Many recent games focus on action, and/or zombies. Others like FPS games try to be horror, but aren't. If Project Scissors isn't focused on being a real horror experience, there's no reason to make it.
* Clock Tower was based around female main characters. Will Project Scissors? And in an age when players want stronger female characters, what are Kouno's thoughts on that?
Kouno: Scissors will have a female protagonist. Talked about Disney and their strong, independent female characters. Main character will be strong mentally and emotionally, and will grow over the course of the game.
Also, got to talk to both Kouno and Shimizu after the event was over. Both were really nice, and very friendly in my talking about my liking of each's work. *heh*
***
Hifumi Kouno
* Wanted to create another horror game that could bring evolution to the ideas in Clock Tower, such as running away and hiding.
* Started thinking about the game five years ago.
* Had to get a budget, because it's hard to sell horror games. Got advice to go the indies route.
* Says Clock Tower 3 kind of changed things. Original CT focused on running away and hiding, but CT3 had a lot of other gameplay ideas. Thought this wasn't "Clock Tower".
* However, if the only idea he had was "running away", he shouldn't make a new game.
* Running and hiding is important, but there's another feature he's come up with that helps evolve the game.
* Marketing team has little power over what the dev team can do, a benefit of going indie.
* Will be "using the functions of mobile devices" to realize the running away and hiding aspect.
* Could maybe do console versions if support + money ends up being there.
Takashi Shimizu
* Kouno was in talks to work on Project Scissors, and wanted a film creator who knew J-horror.
* Not familiar with games in general, so still trying to figure out how to support the project.
* After hearing it was indie, got more interested. Decided to join the project as a supporting member.
* Was shown the basics of the story and the world, and helped come up with ideas to expand them.
* Asked before to help "cinematize" games, but wasn't interested. Here, could help expand the game's world.
* Project Scissors feels like a return to his roots in movies such as Juon.
Following touch upon two of the questions I asked. I'll be transcribing the actual answers for my EGM write-up (possibly once I finish posting this), but here are the basics of the answers.
* The horror genre has changed a lot since the release of the original CT games. Has Kouno's opinion of how to make horror games also changed?
Kouno: Many recent games focus on action, and/or zombies. Others like FPS games try to be horror, but aren't. If Project Scissors isn't focused on being a real horror experience, there's no reason to make it.
* Clock Tower was based around female main characters. Will Project Scissors? And in an age when players want stronger female characters, what are Kouno's thoughts on that?
Kouno: Scissors will have a female protagonist. Talked about Disney and their strong, independent female characters. Main character will be strong mentally and emotionally, and will grow over the course of the game.
Black Soma
Member
Wow they even got Masahiro Ito on board?
SolidSnakex
Member
Calling it like it is. A lot of games have monsters that resemble those you'd expect in a horror game, but they're overall far from being a horror game. They're just shooters in a horror skin.
http://gematsu.com/2014/09/clock-tower-creator-announces-spiritual-successor-ps-vita-ios-android
Given their focus on getting well known talent from Japanese horror games, Yamaoka seems like a very obvious choice for the composer.
RadioHeadAche
Member
With all this new stuff coming for Vita, I'm starting to consider one. If only those memory cards weren't so overpriced.
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
Clock Tower reborn? YES!
TGS just keeps delivering, holy crap.
I haven't been paying attention to TGS news (or Gaming side in general) for the past week. What am I missing here? Is there a TGS summary thread so I can catch up on what I've missed so far?
My thoughts exactly.
I can't imagine a sea of Japanese developers suddenly and simultaneously came up with this on their own so I assume Sony has been (successfully) going around to them and pushing the concept.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
Holy shit.
If this plays nicely on my Moto G I'll buy it.
fredrancour
Member
Don't think there's any chance my poor man's android will play this. Makes me sad. Guess when I eventually buy a better one I have something to look forward to.
Baloonatic
Member
One of the most exciting yet totally unexpected pieces of news I've heard. Could not be more hyped, I love the first two Clock Tower games.
That would make sense, and would be long overdue.
Are there other (V/i/A) titles I've missed? The show has slipped me by this year.
How About No
Member
That developer lineup :O
That Ito!
That platform selection :|
(Probably run it on my old tablet if it runs it ok)
That Ito!
That platform selection :|
(Probably run it on my old tablet if it runs it ok)
The World End Eclipse (Sega, Valk team), a bunch of titles from Square Enix (Agito, Rise of Mana, Deadman's Cross, Chaos Rings 3), and not too long ago there was Judas Code (which officially is Vita only but *really* looks like it's also mobile), and then slightly earlier things like Million Arthur (Square) and Chain Chronicle (Sega). Deemo is also getting ported to Vita (Rayark).
RadioHeadAche
Member
The Struggle Within? Because that technically was a spin-off title.