12 Minutes

"Twelve Minutes ultimately presents a compelling, thrilling experience that feels more than worth the price of entry. It has interesting things to say through its looping core conceit, and it’ll tease your brain more than a few times - sometimes …"

"12 Minutes is a point-and-click adventure in a clockwork world that&s;s as expertly crafted as a Swiss watch."

"Twelve Minutes is a good adventure game, but its puzzle design makes it feel— mature, cinematic presentation aside—like something of a relic. If it was released in 1995, you&s;d be ringing up the LucasArts hint line for help and getting …"

"Twelve Minutes is a celebrity-led adventure title, but its time looping mechanic and riveting narrative are the real stars."

"Twelve Minutes sinks its claws in from the get-go and doesn&s;t let go until the final, brutal revelation"

"There&s;s a lot to like in Twelve Minutes, but when you start to get into the puzzles at the core of the game, things begin to get bogged down."

"Twelve Minutes has an intoxicating premise about a man stuck in a time loop, backed by a Hollywood cast of voice actors that immediately presents the game with a veneer of cinematic prestige. But just as it quickly captivates the …"

"I would not call Twelve Minutes just an experiment, because the result is convincing in every aspect and the perfectible parts are absolutely minor. The experience packaged by Luis Antonio and Annapurna is another excellent example of the possibilities that …"

"A unique graphic adventure, sometimes thrilling and sometimes frustrating, that makes the most out of three characters and a time loop. Not a game for every kind of player, but definitely worth a try."

"‎12 Minutes is a statement of intent on the part of Luis Antonio, a video game that elevates him as a designer, and places him on the map after having gone through Rockstar Games and having participated in projects as …"

"Despite taking place solely in a tiny apartment, 12 Minutes delivers hours of captivating mysteries."

"Twelve Minutes takes advantage of a time loop to tell us an intricate story, managing to motivate player&s;s creativity in trying to prevent seemingly inavoidable situations. Featuring a breathtaking voiceover, it lacks in credibility when it tries to amaze and …"

"So with every repeated loop, and every new piece of info that leads to more narrative threads to pull on, Twelve Minutes is certainly fascinating to unravel. Some of it might start to feel a bit clunky, when dialogue starts …"

"Twelve Minutes unravels its mysteries so well as to leave you pondering long after you finish the game — I’m still trying to wrap my head around the ending, and I know I’ll be thinking about it for a long …"

"James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe do an absolutely fantastic job at bringing the three main characters to life but even they can’t lift the frustration and tedium of having to repeat the same actions over and over again. …"

"I really wanted to like Twelve Minutes, but by playing through it multiple times I&s;ve come to understand that in order for the timeloop to concept to really work in videogames, it needs time to breathe - both in physical …"

"Twelve Minutes is a nice little point-and-click adventure game that will leave you stunned. Some points of frustration can make the game longer than it needs to be. Can get tedious at times if you&s;re stuck."

"12 Minutes is an excellent narrative experience thanks to its chilling story, top-notch voice actors, and unique and intriguing gameplay loop."

"There are, of course, multiple endings, and the minutes leading up to each resolution can be flavoured with violence and revelation, or laced with deceit. The question is: Do we care?"

"This stylish, twisted take on movies such as Rear Window and Chinatown marries noir sensibilities with puzzle gameplay"

"There&s;s quality within this intriguing time loop, though by the end you&s;re left wondering whether the core idea is a good one after all."

"Experimental and unique, 12 Minutes forgoes some classic gaming standards in favor of a stylized, cinematic approach."

"While I was intrigued by the narrative, and enjoyed the performances, Twelve Minutes was an experience I’d had enough of by the time I completed it. There are just enough seams, jank, and clunk around that the act of playing …"

"All in all, I really enjoyed the tension Twelve Minutes implemented even with its sometimes wonky animation and frustrating elements. I found myself constantly thinking about it when not playing and trying to come up with new ways and ideas …"

"A miniature time loop thriller that will burrow into your frontal lobe and stay there long after you&s;ve solved the mystery."

"Twelve Minutes starts off well but eventually descends into chaos. The game’s premise of trying to rewrite 12 minutes of a couple’s time is a great idea but the execution varies in success. Twelve Minutes starts well with a convincing …"

"Twelve Minutes is atmospheric and hugely ambitious within its tight time limits, although the game is held back by unsatisfying narrative payoffs."

"Twelve Minutes injects a compelling time-loop mystery into a traditional point-and-click adventure game to create original gameplay that complements its story&s;s curiosity factor."

"Twelve Minutes tells a gripping story through a unique, time-jumping point-and-click adventure experience."

"Twelve Minutes features a compelling time loop story with strong performances that will keep players hooked, even when the lack of guidance brings that momentum to a halt."

"Ultimately, we found 12 Minutes to be a trite adventure that squanders its initial intrigue almost instantly. We can see how someone else might get a kick out of its star-studded silliness, but in a gaming landscape littered with time …"

"Luis Antonio&s;s smart timeloop starring James McAvoy is an absorbing yarn... if you can see past its frayed edges"

"A clever time loop setup devolves into frustrating repetition."