Infocom's: Deadline

Infocom's Deadline is another one of the interactive fiction game that we reviewed in class. When it comes to infocom this is one of the gaming company's earliest works. It was created in the year of 1982, which is the early start of computer games. This game was one of the first murder mystery interactive fiction games. Deadline is a detective fiction game that challenges the player due to an intense case and limited amount of time to figure who the murderer is. It was a part of the first game installments with a successful plot. In addition, the concept of limited time actually encourages the player to crack the case. This actually makes the plot stronger because every move that is made, time is ticking.

I was ready for the challenge and composed two videos showing how I interacted with the game. In the first walkthrough video I was placed in front of the estate of the man who died. The good thing about interactive fiction games is that when you start a game, they tell you everything that is either north, east, south, or west from you.  I went north to go towards the estate to knock on the door. Once I hit the command to knock on the door,  Mrs. Robner, the murdered mans wife, will answer the door. She tells you the amount of time you have to solve the case, I imagine she stated it was until 8 pm.

Deadline Walkthrough

Overall, this is a great game and very challenging. It was very hard and on some parts I got lost. Honestly with most of the Infocom games so far, I think self research helps out a lot. Learning about these games in class also helps. It's not bad either to watch other walkthrough's of the others playing the game. It gives you more ways to interact with certain parts of the game. Multiple things can be discovered and mysterious can be solved. Be prepared to think like you never thought before. *law and order theme music*



*Feelies that came with the game. This is for the info com super fans.*