This piece is a different kind of work than what we have seen so far, one it is far shorter than any I've seen, two I didn't realize that I had reached the end when I did because it was so abrupt, I had to play through and look up a few guides to realize I had actually reached one of the endings, that I had committed a crime and got caught by my boss I suppose. I looked in the trunk of my car and I had a stereo and a TV set, the character said it was a pretty good haul meaning I stole them from a store I suppose. The story seemed like a fairly simple one at first and it seemed to get more and more complicated as it went on, but in the end it became clear and that 9:05 was just about a thief who gets caught. It is possible that you can escape, for example one of the endings I just kept going on the highway and the game ended. This game also had a few interesting aspects of it, you can check the time by reading the watch, it also allows you to do bodily functions such as using the toilet, and showering. It seemed like a different kind of game, instead of going on an adventure, or being a hero of a game, you just wake up and try to get to work. Part of the beauty of this game is that it is very short, proving that for interactive fiction you don't need a 5 hour play through to have fun you can have a few short play throughs with multiple outcomes. I would consider this work less of a game and more of a work of Interactive fictions, more like a short story. The game really doesn't move along until you continue through it,even though the time ticks away you still aren't hurried along i tried to wait for a long time but nothing happened. All in all this game was a fun little work, not my favorite and not my least favorite, it was easy short and fairly entertaining, it intrigued you to play through it more than once even if just to see if you could get a different outcome. Definitely one worth looking at and worth a few play throughs.
-Adam Feather
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