Although this game is playable on PS5, some features available on PS4 may be absent. This was one of my favourite games in a long time and I can't wait for Annapurna Interactive to try something similar in a new release.To play this game on PS5, your system may need to be updated to the latest system software. I had an absolute blast searching for new ways to gather more information and get closer to the end and thought it was a very clever way for a point and click puzzle/adventure game if you would even call it that. It wasn't until I was attempting achievements that it started to feel a bit grindy.
I can see how some people may be turned off by the repetitiveness of running through the same scene and dialogue over and over again, but for me this was the interesting part. I thought the story was excellent and was not disappointed.
Whilst it does sound extremely monotonous, each play through gives you more information and answers in order to use that newly acquired information to go forward the loop after and it continues until you are able to solve the mystery and get one or several of the many endings. Each time someone dies or the current story is played out the story is rewound back to the start of the 12 minutes and the loop starts again. The game revolves around your tiny apartment with your wife and is played out in real time with a maximum of 12 minutes through any given time loop. No expense spared in the casting department which helps with the immersion. The voice cast were great and this is no surprise considering the three main actors were James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley and Willem DaFoe. It is nothing special though and no use of ray tracing or any particularly breathtaking visuals. The graphics are quite nice for the style and suits the story and gameplay. The controls and gameplay are a very straight forward click and drag system which is very intuitive. The tutorial and game mechanics are offered by navigating down the hallway to your apartment door and opening it. The tutorial and game mechanics are offered by navigating down 12 minutes starts off with an interesting top-down view of an apartment foyer. … Expandġ2 minutes starts off with an interesting top-down view of an apartment foyer. TWELVE MINUTES blends the dream-like tension of THE SHINING with the claustrophobia of REAR WINDOW and the fragmented structure of MEMENTO. Unless you can find a way to use the knowledge of what's coming to change the outcome and break the loop. Only for you to find yourself immediately returned to the exact moment you opened the front door, stuck in a TWELVE-MINUTE time loop, doomed to relive the same terror again and again. What should be 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. Only for you TWELVE MINUTES is a real-time top-down interactive thriller with an accessible click and drag interface.