Apr 172023
Clock Tower is a survival horror series we’ve never had a chance to talk about before. None of them are available on modern platforms, and finding physical copies is not an easy task.
Starting in 1995 with a SNES game that was later brought to the PlayStation and then localized, Clock Tower was developed by the now-defunct Human Corporation.
The last main entry in the series, however, Clock Tower 3, came out after Human Corporation was disbanded and instead was co-developed by Capcom and Sunsoft.
Haunting Ground, another horror game from Capcom, is often considered to be a Clock Tower spiritual successor.
But we’re not here to discuss Capcom today, but rather Sunsoft. Sunsoft hadn’t done much for quite a while, but last year they held a live stream called “SUNSOFT is back!” at which they announced a few new games and ended by teasing additional unannounced titles, including a remake. Now they’ve announced a “SUNSOFT is back! 2” live stream for April 20 at 2 AM ET.
Back in December, a leaker claimed a horror game remake was in development and was part of a series that hadn’t had a new game in the past 10 years, but later corrected the statement after learning the series had a minor, obscure release in that time period after all. Myself and several other people realized Clock Tower fit the description, because Sunsoft released a little-known mobile game called Clock Tower ~ Ready For The Next ~ in 2021.
That same leaker now tweeted that horror fans should watch the Sunsoft live stream. Oddly enough, the wording of the tweet implies WayForward could be involved. While I love WayForward for the Shantae series, they’re not who I’d expect to be working on a horror game.
Regardless, it seems there’s a good chance Clock Tower could make a return. We’ll find out during the Sunsoft live stream later this week! Are you hopeful for a Clock Tower revival?
Wayforward is an interesting company to go to for something like this. If it is a remake though, I have high hopes it will be some thing close to the original. With their work on Shantae, like you mentioned, and the River City Girls series, their pixel work is impeccable and I can’t wait to see what they may bring to this game.
Since it wasn’t announced at Sunsoft’s stream, it’s not clear now if the rumor was incorrect or if the announcement’s just been put off. We’ll find out eventually…
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