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Four Stars, December 23, 2023This is a game I always recommend to people curious about the text adventure genre. It's short, simple, and the parser won't fight you. The twist at the end is fun and the game is fast enough to ensure you reach it. Expect to play through it a second time when you discover the secret. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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I wish there was just a bit more., July 25, 2023by Nightspore I have a huge folder on my PC full of interactive fiction games that I've been collecting for years, most of which, to be honest, I still haven't tried. Every few years I get the urge to play some, and this time I decided to reorganise everything. As you might expect, this little game was at the top of the list, so I decided to play it. It didn't take long and I found it mildly amusing. My disappointment with this game comes not from the scenario, which has potential, or the twist, which is both fun and a little bit "meta", or the length, which is suitable (and I'm a big fan of short stories in fiction, so this is really not a problem) -- It's just that I wish the author went a little wilder with it. A player can probably tell right off that something about the situation doesn't add up, and I think the game should give the player a little more freedom to step out of the box as it were and do weird stuff. You kind of have to follow one of three or four expected patterns and trying to do outlandish things (as I think a character in your position probably would) doesn't work. You can't interact with anyone, even though there are a few opportunities that might suggest you could do so. Certain things aren't mentioned in order not to spoil the twist in the game, but you'd think they would be, logically -- one of them is and can provide a little fun when you play the game a second time, and you might even discover it the first time through (revealing the "twist" at the outset and thus allowing you to beat the game), bbut even that has no real possibilities for manipulation. Still, this is likeable enough. I'd love to see something a bit more playful and expansive from the author on a similar theme. This almost seems like a trial run for something. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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6 people found the following review helpful:
The most-reviewed game on IFDB, March 25, 2023As of writing, this game has 54 reviews on IFDB, more than any other game on the database. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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3 people found the following review helpful:
short, sweet, with high replay value, March 22, 2023by marbledRye what a great little beginner's masterpiece! This could be a great intro to IF, and a springboard for so many IF opportunities. I really liked this one a lot. Played through it four or five times just to see what else I could do. 4/5 stars only because it's so short, and I think with a little extra detail it could really shine. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
A subversion of IF cliches, March 22, 2023 by dogdennings Oh, no, you are late for work! Better hurry up or your boss will fire you! While not an outright parody, 9:05 does a good job of subverting a lot of the tropes commonly used in interactive fiction. You play a character with no backstory, you start the game in your bedroom, and you must accomplish a goal through the solving of various puzzles. To say anything more about the plot would be to risk spoilers, so I will just say that 9:05 starts with a simple setup that turns out to be anything but simple. Difficulty is very subjective, but I found the game to be easy. The plot is grounded in reality, so all the puzzles have very logical solutions. The game will also offer advice when you type in a command that the parser doesn’t understand. The map is small and easy to navigate. 9:05 is a very short game, but it has a lot to offer to both IF beginners and IF veterans. I highly recommend it. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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1 people found the following review helpful:
Quicky with a replay, June 27, 2022by jfred A quick little game (Spoiler - click to show), with nudge to replay after the ending. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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A big step forward, February 18, 2022by cgasquid (west of house) first, we need to look at 9:05 from the perspective of when it was created. certainly, there had been stories that concealed crucial facts from the player as a part of their structure, ranging from the clever (Photopia) to the merely frustrating (The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy). but the standard expectation of the time was that you could trust what the parser told you implicitly and assume you knew everything you needed to about the protagonist (most often there simply not being anything worth knowing). Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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A humorous short game with multiple endings, February 6, 2022by Cody Gaisser (Florence, Alabama, United States of America, North America, Earth, Solar System, Milky Way, Known Universe, ???) 9:05 is a game with a deceptively simple premise: You're asleep. The phone rings, waking you up. It's time to get cleaned up and go, and fast. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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7 people found the following review helpful:
Unsatisfied, November 19, 2021I don't get why this game gets such high ratings. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Quick, fun, and surprising!, October 10, 2021by Wynter (London, UK) A short game about getting up in the morning and going to work, but with a twist ending. Plays with your expectations - there are some assumptions you make when you play a parser-based game, and it didn't really occur to me to question them here. Ironically enough, (Spoiler - click to show)when I got to the bit where you leave the house without locking it, I wondered if someone might break in when I was out at work. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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