10 Second Defence

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10 Second Defence
by Christina Nordlander profile

Science Fiction
2013

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(based on 4 ratings)
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About the Story

Your former business associate is sending a hitman to your flat. With the help of your enhanced reflexes, and the knowledge gained from previous failures, you need to set up a trap before the killer reaches your door.

A short, one-room game. Intended to be replayed in order to learn from previous playthroughs.

Note: The first version of this was entered in Ludum Dare 27 in 2013; however, this version has considerably expanded implementation and more alternative solutions.

Game Details

Language: English (en)
First Publication Date: December 20, 2013
Current Version: 2.0
License: Freeware
Development System: Inform 7
Forgiveness Rating: Cruel
IFID: 4E0FF117-CA18-43C8-B2B4-22B8E0945800
TUID: o3l8ac72owqdhj66

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

Small puzzlefest, April 23, 2014

by Emily Short

10 Second Defence is a single-puzzle game about laying out a booby trap for someone you know is coming after you, using a combination of objects found in your one-room apartment. There is a tiny amount of backstory about how you got into this situation, but really not very much: the game isn't so much interested in telling you a story as in setting up a replayable challenge.

When a piece is primarily about inventive uses of objects, implementation becomes extremely important. 10 Second Defence is a mixed success in this department. It doesn't always offer implicit actions that ought to be obvious ((Spoiler - click to show)such as picking up the glue before gluing something to the wall). Some of the actions are a bit surprising or require finicky wording ((Spoiler - click to show)I had to experiment with several phrasings before figuring out how to fill the syringe from the capsule), and one solution requires things to behave in a way I found a bit implausible ((Spoiler - click to show)it was hard for me to believe that even a very strong glue would affix the knife to the wall in a way that would successfully stab the hitman).

On the other hand, there are multiple uses for most of the objects, and the replay concept worked pretty well for me. I found that each playthrough gave me some ideas about what might work better next time, without being entirely obvious about it.

I was able to replay to a successful conclusion in about five tries, and enjoyed doing so.

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