{"id":18692,"date":"2019-02-01T00:01:13","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T00:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=18692"},"modified":"2019-02-01T01:00:32","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T01:00:32","slug":"clock-simulator-switch-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/01\/clock-simulator-switch-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Clock Simulator (Switch, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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So in Clock Simulator, you are the clock.\u00a0 You must press a button to count down seconds, but make sure they\u2019re right on the dot.\u00a0 And that\u2019s it.\u00a0 I wouldn\u2019t even call it a music\/rhythm game, because there is no music.\u00a0 It\u2019s just a rhythm game.\u00a0 This minimalist title is available to download on Switch and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.\u00a0 The saving grace of this game is the variety of modes it has (over a dozen), which we\u2019ll go over below.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Learn to Play<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This is the game\u2019s tutorial mode.\u00a0 Not like you really need it to figure out how to play.\u00a0 The game explains what you must do, and lets you practice and tells you if you hit the button too early, too late, or just right.\u00a0 You can practice as long as you like.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

A Game of Shadows<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In this one, the clock\u2019s hands and number markers casts a shadow.\u00a0 If you miss a beat, your second hand becomes shorter.\u00a0 When it\u2019s all gone, the game is over.\u00a0 You get a point for every second you make.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Last Pig Standing<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

There are a couple of two-player games, and this is one of them.\u00a0 Two blocky pigs (this game has an obsession with pigs, as you will soon see) are standing on a clock face.\u00a0 A hand will swing out and you must hop over it like a jump rope.\u00a0 Whoever lasts the longest without getting hit, wins.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Clock Fight<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This is the other two player mode.\u00a0 Each player gets a second hand with five segments.\u00a0 If you miss a second exactly, one of the segments will fall off.\u00a0 Whoever still has segments last, wins.\u00a0 I think you can start your seconds uneven with the other player, which can mess you or them up, too.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Dungeons and Aliens<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

You are a wizard and UFOs and monsters pop out of cuckoo clocks.\u00a0 You must press the right button to defeat them.\u00a0 A for UFOs and Y for monsters.\u00a0 But sometimes they will pop out on opposite sides, making you want to press the wrong button, so be careful.\u00a0 Zap as many as you can without missing.\u00a0 Once you miss, it\u2019s Game Over and you get a score.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The Fragility of Time<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This is a single player version of Clock Fight.\u00a0 Your clock second hand is split into five segments.\u00a0 Lose one when you miss a second exactly.\u00a0 When you lose all five, it\u2019s Game Over and your score for each second is tallied.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

It\u2019s XYAB Time<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Here\u2019s another pig game.\u00a0 Clock gears are chasing that blocky pig, and they have a letter on them that corresponds to a button on the Switch.\u00a0 You must press that button quickly to get a point, but if you miss or aren\u2019t fast enough, the gears will outrun the pig and it\u2019s Game Over!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The Spirits of Time<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Every successful second you do will make a spirit rise onto the screen, slowly but surely.\u00a0 Try to get as many on screen as you can!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Follow the Rhythm<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

You get a second hand behind yours that you can follow to help you along.\u00a0 But if you are still too early or late, your hand gets shorter and when it disappears, you lose.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

From Dawn to Dusk<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

For every missed second, the day passes and it gets darker and darker.\u00a0 Try to keep it daylight as much as possible.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Pig Got the Rhythm<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This is like a single player version of Last Pig Standing.\u00a0 Help the blocky pig leap over the passing clock hand like a jump rope.\u00a0 The speed never changes, so you could theoretically play this game indefinitely if you keep the same timing.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

A Minute of Perfection<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

You play for a whole minute, and after each second, the clock face will show you if you got it perfect with a green segment, and red if you are off.\u00a0 Try to get more green than red on your clock face at the end of one minute.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Test Your Skill<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

When you land a perfect second, you get points.\u00a0 But if you miss or are off, you may lose points.\u00a0 Try to survive for a whole minute and keep your score above the negative!\u00a0 It\u2019s tough!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Time to Go Digital<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

And last you can play the game with a digital clock.\u00a0 I think you can play this one indefinitely.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

And those are all the modes in Clock Simulator.\u00a0 This game is pretty hard, and feels like it would make a better mobile game time waster.\u00a0 But if you want a weird novelty piece for your Switch, you might want to make time for Clock Simulator.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

When the blocky pig gets hit in the games, he flies forward and smacks his face on your TV screen, but that\u2019s as violent as it gets.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for the text, but not necessary just to play.\u00a0 Younger gamers may get bored of the simple visuals and gameplay and frustrated at the difficulty.\u00a0 I guess you could use this game as a teaching tool for telling time for kids, but that\u2019s probably a bit of a stretch.\u00a0 Clock Simulator is rated E for Everyone.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So in Clock Simulator, you are the clock.\u00a0 You must press a button to count down seconds, but make sure they\u2019re right on the dot.\u00a0 And that\u2019s it.\u00a0 I wouldn\u2019t even call it a music\/rhythm game, because there is no music.\u00a0 It\u2019s just a rhythm game.\u00a0 This minimalist title is available to download on Switch […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18692"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18789,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18692\/revisions\/18789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}