![]() ![]() ![]() That’s something that should be celebrated, and not painted to mimic another medium. Another reason why I’m opposed to framing this game like a movie is because its redeeming qualities are that it has so many non-linear interactive elements, time loop nonsense, and player choice that this story could only exist within the parameters of a video game. There isn’t that much suspense in 12 Minutes because the same things keep happening, and most of the game involves calculated preparation based on results you know to be true. The lighting and design for the apartment set a moody tone that makes this eternal space feel authentically lived in, which is nice because all of your interactions happen here.ġ2 Minutes has a clear visual style and multiple high-budget film actors, which has sprung equations to classic thriller movies, like The Shining or Memento, but after finishing the story I wouldn’t say they’re comparable. You’re free to alter that schedule as you see fit, doing anything from revealing information you’ve learned from other loops, hiding in a closet and calling the cops, or going full joker mode and dancing towards your impending doom. Your goal is to figure out what the hell is going on, and escape the time loop unscathed. He gets home, kisses his wife (Daisy Ridley), and then gets knocked out by a cop (Willem Dafoe) who accuses his beloved of murder. In this Annapurna Interactive produced title, you play as a man (James McAvoy) who keeps restarting the same titular 12 minutes of his day. 12 Minutes has cool concepts and stellar actors that get overshadowed by going down a gross, unwarned path to make a very uncomfortable puzzle-based story. After that initial hour, however, I felt like I was trapped in a real-life time loop, getting stuck on tedious and vague storytelling that made an eight-hour experience feel almost endless. And it’s fun to see how you, as a player, can interact with objects and spaces throughout different timelines. The bold top-down perspective pairs well with the Hollywood voice cast of Daisy Ridley, James McAvoy, and Willem Dafoe. Things ramp up in unexpected and potentially upsettings ways with scenes of emotional abuse and manipulation that are described by the developer as including violence, gore, blood, sexual themes.Within my first hour of Luis Antonio’s 12 Minutes, I was quickly invested in this time loop thriller’s many mysteries. ![]() Here though, there is storytelling and acting talent to match with James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe taking on voice actor roles.Īlong with the unusual time-loop mechanic, Twelve Minutes has a dream-like reality that draws on films like The Shining and claustrophobia of Rear Window and the fragmented structure of Momento. Games often want to draw on films to substantiate their importance and weight. You need to use the knowledge of what happened in previous loops to change the outcome. This Groundhog Day time-loop offers you a chance to escape the terror you remember. You wake at the start of the same night when you opened the front door. Things continue to become even more extreme from as you work to solve find the truth that is both shocking and disturbing. What starts as a romantic evening with your wife turns into a nightmare when a police detective breaks into your home, accuses your wife of murder and beats you to death. You view things from above and can interact with a simple click and drag interface. 12 Minutes is an adventure thriller game about a single apartment building. ![]()
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