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Borrowed Time

Published: February 1, 2009 - Last update: December 27, 2011 - 362 downloads

Alt name: Time to Die
Year: 1985
Genre: Adventure
Theme: Detective / Mystery, Interactive Fiction with Graphics
Publisher: Activision, Inc.
Developer: Interplay Productions, Inc.
Perspective: 1st-Person

3 / 5
2 votes

377 KiB

Description of Borrowed Time

1985 saw the release of Borrowed Time (also known as Time to Die) on the DOS system. A adventure game, created by Interplay Productions, Inc. and distributed by Activision, Inc.. If you like interactive fiction with graphics, detective / mystery, download, install and enjoy Borrowed Time (also known as Time to Die)!

One of the earliest and still the best murder mysteries ever made, Borrowed Time is a gripping story set in 1939. You play Sam Barlow, Private Eye, who must save his life from a death threat while investigating a case that has many twists and turns. Good writing, interface, and on-screen tutorial feature round off this forgotten classic in which you can die in many creative ways. The puzzles are not hard, but the fact that you'll be shot dead for no apparent reason whatsover (until you restore numerous times to find out) really bog down what is otherwise a good gumshoe game.
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Justyn added this comment :

This game is basically a text adventure with graphics to look at as well. You can hide graphics too by pressing Enter. I didn't like how the game made you make correct decisions all the time. There is constantly bad guys chasing you where if you make a wrong move they catch you and you die, and you have to start over.

I like being able to explore in a game and look at every item and investigate as much as I can. This game will not let you do that too much. If you make just a few wrong moves, they catch you, and its game over..