The first 12 minute exams have just arrived. The game is expected and as usual on Xboxygen, we’re taking a tour of the reviews about it so you can get an idea of the quality of the game.The first comments on the new game from Annapurna Interactive developed by Luis Antonio are pretty good. The game releases tomorrow, August 19 for Xbox and PC as well as Xbox Game Pass.
Gameinformer – 8/10
“Twelve Minutes is ambitious, both in the storytelling and in the gameplay. It restricts players with its brutal rules and its tragedies have really horrified me. And while its gameplay has never allowed me to experience as much as I want, I can’t help but think about the experience. I don’t want To be trapped in the game’s time loop anymore, but the whole adventure will stay with me. Twelve Minutes is a case study of a game that thinks outside the box, plays by its own rules, and is a rewarding experience just for that.”
Gamesradar – 4,5 / 5
Watch the 12-minute tester in a time-episode mini-trailer “It will sink into the frontal lobe and stay there long after the puzzle is solved”. According to her, the ending is quite surprising and does not really repeat the symbols of the previous chapters. She thinks a lot of people will flock to the internet for answers.
IGN – 8/10
“Twelve Minutes adds a fun time solving puzzle in a traditional point-and-click adventure game to create an original gameplay that complements the curiosity factor in its story.” However, the tester says it’s hard to unravel all the reasons for his enthusiasm for Twelve Minutes without discussing what happens in the end. For him, 12 minutes leads to an “unforgettable crime worth solving.”
GameCentral Metro – 6/10
In the pluses, the tester notes a real puzzle that requires real thought and deduction to clarify. The believable characters whose motivations only become clear over time lead to some dramatic twists and turns, but there are still some mistakes along the way. He’s rounded off to rehearsal that quickly gets boring and “the whole game takes place in three rooms and a broom closet.”
The goalkeeper – 4/5
“12 Minutes is a captivating experience that combines dark sensibilities and puzzle games into an intense Freudian nightmare.” He also noted that it would take between 6 and 8 hours of gameplay to get through and that the few gaps in the plot that weren’t really explained might be thought-provoking, even after the end of the thriller.
Windows Central – 3.5 / 5
The tester moderately rated the game, which sometimes stuck in its own logic of “scenarios that are very dense and difficult to analyze and that are sometimes based on a very decomposition of the concept of time”. It also emphasizes repetition due to the concept of the time loop itself, and specifies that the 6 to 8 hours of gameplay that it would take you to complete 12 minutes may seem like an eternity. “After the hype, great design, and intricate setup, it all seems disappointing.”
GameSpot – 9/10
The tester says he found himself jumbled up by the horrific twists and turns the game takes on its way to the end, but notes that while the descent may seem a bit unstable, the journey is well worth it. He particularly appreciated the small area that served as a procedure for writing efficient work in a well-oiled machine.
