Twelve Minutes

 Xbox One
User Score
4.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 120 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 120
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 120
  3. Negative: 63 out of 120

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  1. Luuthian
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Awful. The hype was completely unwarranted. The game's 12 minutes mechanic is frustrating in how many loops you require to get things done and how little time you have to explore as everything is timed. Then when you do know what to look for you are stuck waiting in real time for *nothing* to happen. And the exact nature of things you need to know is not always obvious or easy to uncover.

    Beyond the gameplay the story is completely vapid. Having an incest baby with your half-sister? That's the big twist? Really? Are all these narrative games just going for the quick and easy shock factor now?And then the game doesn't have the balls to commit to you staying with her or leaving her once you figure out the truth (you are given the option for both but those don't lead to a real ending). Instead the game asks you to merely relive your life up to that point over and over so you don't need to commit to a decision because of course that would cause a controversy. Something tells me this game only got developed on the promise of the gameplay and no one was looking to see how the narrative was panning out.

    Waste of time, don't bother. No idea why this game got the hype it did from Microsoft. You can't tell me anyone in an office knew what this game was about beyond the surface concept of reliving 12 minutes before your own murder. "Yeah, the sister incest baby game! That's the one we should hype this E3!"    … Expand
  2. thelatson
    Aug 20, 2021
    4
    Long, boring, monotonous and not 12 minutes. Repeating the same actions for the sake of getting 1 option for a new dialogue is absolutely not interesting. I had much higher hopes
  3. Bakoluk
    Aug 31, 2021
    3
    Graphics 3/10
    Playability 2/10
    Entertainment 3/10
    Overall 3/10 What a disappointment.
  4. Cyborg_TDRK
    Sep 10, 2022
    4
    Eu sinceramente não esperava o jogo ser ruim, muito hype pra pouca obrigação, as mecânicas são meio memes, a história também é, na verdade o jogo inteiro é, uma perda de tempo, sem contar o final simplesmente ridículo.

Awards & Rankings

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#28 Best Xbox One Game of 2021
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#5 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2021

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. GAMINGbible
    Aug 31, 2021
    80
    Minor irritations aside, I can't fault Twelve Minutes for its ambition. Luis Antonio has set out to tell the kind of story that can only truly be told in a video game, offering up a tense and often deeply unsettling interactive thriller that succeeds in breathing new life into the point-and-click adventure genre. I can say with certainty that the story and its potential outcomes won't be for everyone, but you'll be left chewing over what happened hours after the credits roll.
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  2. LevelUp
    Aug 30, 2021
    79
    Twelve Minutes show us why video games are a powerful medium to tell stories that cinema cannot. With great voice acting, outstanding creative decisions and original mechanics, Twelve Minutes is everything mystery games enthusiasts could ask for.
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  3. Video Chums
    Aug 28, 2021
    67
    Twelve Minutes plays like an escape room on extra hard difficulty and with higher stakes. As an intriguing albeit small-scale thriller with many twists and turns that can sometimes be frustrating, ending the time loop is ultimately somewhat worth the effort.
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