Deadline
aka:
Deadline: An INTERLOGIC Mystery,
Was It Murder?,
Who Killed Marshall Robner?
Moby ID: 30
DOS version
The one that broke the mold
The Good
Deadline on the surface looked a lot like the other adventur games that Infocom had published, but deeper inside lied a classic locked door mystery to be solved. To do so, a "timetable" of character movements was created, as well as ways for you to analyze clues to get more info. Brilliant, to this day.
The Bad
It was HARD, for all the reasons listed above. But, thanks to some hints, I was able to crack the case.
The Bottom Line
The best murder-mystery game I've every played.
by Tony Van (2797) on November 25, 1999