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That wasn't the only glitch I ran into during 12 Minutes, though it was the only really significant one. But 12 Minutes also denied me that satisfaction by glitching out during the ending, turning my screen black while the audio played on when I quit and reloaded it, my save file had disappeared. Whatever the reason, the end result is a game that wants to be emotionally impactful but never gave me anything to latch onto, and the conclusion was so contrived I was ready to Alt+F4 and uninstall the game in a huff. Perhaps the developers wrote heaps more dialogue and ended up cutting 12 Minutes to the bone to keep it from being too confusing for players or too expensive to produce. The voice performances are genuinely great when the actors deliver their weightier lines, too and I found Willem Dafoe genuinely menacing from beginning to end. It never offers the opportunity to ask questions like 'what did you do today' or 'how's our marriage going?' or 'honey, what's your name?'Įach repeated loop was a missed opportunity to throw in some new dialogue or internal monologue from my character-the kinds of little details we've seen work so effectively in indie developer Supergiant's games like Hades and Bastion. We learn about these characters' deep, dark secrets, but we basically don't get to spend any time with them in the present-even though time is the one thing that 12 Minutes has in abundance. Even when adventure game puzzles annoy me, I know there are some jokes and new places to explore as a reward for getting past them.ĭespite casting big name actors Willem Dafoe, Daisy Ridley and James McAvoy, 12 Minutes seems weirdly uninterested in fleshing out these characters beyond the bare minimum needed for its plot. You can learn more about the game on its Steam page.12 Minutes is especially frustrating because it has nothing else going on outside its time loop mystery.

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Look for it to release on PC, Xbox Series X, and Xbox One as soon as it's ready. That's why it's one of the Shacknews 25 Most Anticipated Indie Games of 2021. James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe are all attached to star.Īnnapurna Interactive has already released several games this year, but Twelve Minutes looks to be among their crown jewels. The game will see players live out those same 12 minutes repeatedly, as they use a click-and-drag interface to try and find evidence that can help reshape the sequence's ending. The evening is ruined when police bust in and accuse your wife of murder before beating you to death. Twelve Minutes tells the story of a couple looking to have a romantic night in. The exact date, we don't know yet, but once we do, we're going to announce it.' It's going to come out soon - very, very soon. 'It's in QA, polishing, a lot of play testing, making sure that the game runs really smooth, finalizing the music. 'So the game, we're in the final stages the final, final stages,' Antonio said during the presentation. However, according to solo developer Luis Antonio, the game's release is on the horizon. With game delays happening left and right, it became reasonable to wonder whether the game would release this year. Twelve Minutes is among the most heavily anticipated indie games of the year, thanks mainly to its old-school click-and drag interface, its unique premise, and its star-studded cast.

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