Clock's Ticking

Whether you're trying to meet a deadline or simply have a limited amount of in-game time before it ends, the importance of time is reflected in both the narrative and the gameplay. (ongoing)

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Don't Shit Your Pants
Don't Shit Your Pants
Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life
Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life

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Persona 4
Persona 4

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Persona 5
Persona 5

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Shenmue
Shenmue

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Castlevania
Castlevania

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Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest

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Dark Seed
Dark Seed

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Dead Rising
Dead Rising

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Dead Rising 2
Dead Rising 2

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Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record

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Dead Rising 3
Dead Rising 3

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Deathloop
Deathloop

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D: The Game
D: The Game

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Fallout
Fallout

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Fallout 2
Fallout 2

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Fear & Hunger
Fear & Hunger

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Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
Fear & Hunger 2: Termina

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FTL: Faster Than Light
FTL: Faster Than Light

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Half-Minute Hero
Half-Minute Hero

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Harvest Moon
Harvest Moon

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Hero Must Die
Hero Must Die

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Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards

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Lost in Blue
Lost in Blue

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Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked
Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked

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Minit
Minit

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Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds

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Pandora's Tower
Pandora's Tower

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Pathologic
Pathologic

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Pathologic 2
Pathologic 2

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Perfect Vermin
Perfect Vermin

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Persona 3
Persona 3

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Pikmin
Pikmin

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Pikmin 3
Pikmin 3

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Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia

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Project Firestart
Project Firestart

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Roadwarden
Roadwarden

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Shenmue III
Shenmue III

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Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor

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Splatterhouse 3
Splatterhouse 3

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The Magic Candle
The Magic Candle

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Time Lord
Time Lord

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WinBack: Covert Operations
WinBack: Covert Operations

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World of Horror
World of Horror

4 Comments


1 month ago

giving me a reason to never touch these lmao

1 month ago

@imshitting420 Some of them use it in really cool ways! Others really just use the time limit as a narrative tool - for instance, Shenmue will give you a bad ending after a certain number of in-game days but you pretty much have to be trying to run the clock to actually see it. I won't say all of these games hit the mark with it but a good few of them definitely do

1 month ago

@DoctorQuark i played shenmue a while back but got a headache from the back and forth and cluelessness. now u givin me another reason to stay away from it lmao (sound like a broken record but i thot it would be funny to say that)

i do gotta play pikmin someday tho thats for sure

1 month ago

@imshitting420 Shenmue is definitely a rough time anyways so I don't really blame ya. And Pikmin can be very stressful... But it's also very gratifying once you pick up what it's putting down, so I definitely recommend you give it a try when you can


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