Clock Tower 3 (2002 Video Game) User Reviews

A delightfully frightening, if shallow, third entry into the series

[dgm20 · 7/10 · 29 June 2006]

Created by the director of Battle Royale and developed by Capcom (developers of the Onimusha, Dino Crisis and Resident Evil games), this third instalment of the 'Clock Tower' trilogy is an astounding yet disappointingly shallow slasher sequel that creates nothing new to the popular genre. Playing as 14-year-old Alyssa, she soon discovers that she's a Rooder (a generation of women who battle evil, murderous spirits) after she encounters a strange-looking man. As you can tell, the storyline's a little far-fetched but the brilliant voice-overs and believable dialogue flow nicely with the game's story. The visuals are the game best bet as they are splendid-looking and simply dazzling while the music's superbly spot-on. Some may argue that the simplistic game-play gets a little frustrating when trying to accomplish a puzzle or battling a boss at the end of each level but it all depends on the gamer's level of skill. Also, its lifespan is incredibly short (only spanning 4 levels of game-play) which won't take any average gamer long to complete. This is a great addition to the series but when they think up Clock Tower 4, they'd better fix the game-play to save many gamers going into mad frustration.

Promising at first, but steadily declines

[Matt_the_Ripper · 30 July 2003]

I'm a big fan of the clock tower series, so i had to play this one. you are alyssa, a young girl who finds herself caught amidst a chilling mystery across time. The first 2 levels and bosses of this game had this at at LEAST number 3 on my favorite games of all time list, next to silent hill 1 and 2. Yet unfortunately at the beginning of the third section, it all goes downhill, using mediocre jump scares, as well as a very thin plot that could be straight out of final fantasy, definately not fit for a game of it's genre. the classic scissorman of the first games of the series is lacking in this one, but is replaced with a multitude of newer enemies. The gameplay is decent, sometimes turning around is tricky. The gore is moderate, there are a few cutscenes that i wouldn't show the kids though. You don't have any weapons at your disposal, leaving you to rely on hiding places, stunning holy water, and your wits.

This game at first was amazing, with eerie surroundings, atmosphere, music, and plot,but fails due to it's goofy later plot. i give it 6 out of 10 rent it, but i wouldn't buy it