Location: Bedroom
Time: 1 hour
Device: Laptop
I restarted the game from a previous save point, before the game malfunctioned. During this session, I accidentally entered the bat room for the second time. The bat transported me to a ladder which was a new location for me. The ladder led to familiar areas, which surprised me since I thought that I had explored everything. Even though I’ve drawn a map as an aide for navigating through Zork, I still get a little lost. I often re-view the descriptions of the rooms I’ve entered before.
After referring to the same youtuber I referred to in the first or second session, I realized that I missed a lot rooms and left most of the puzzles unsolved which wasn’t a heartening discovery. I also discovered that he was referring to some notes while easily moving from one specific location to the next. I wonder how much time it takes for the standard individual with some general gaming experience to obtain a familiarity with how to play Zork. I’ve spent a few hours exploring this game with not much more than a basic understanding of how it works.
I noticed that within each of the rooms I entered, there were very specific descriptions. For instance, at the dam, the text describes a control panel with a bolt that has a “small green plastic bubble”. This object seems significant due to its specific description but at the same time, I’m not sure why the bubble would be important. I tried touching it, to no avail. I wasn’t sure how to approach solving the mystery behind its function. The bubble doesn’t offer any hints as to where I could use it or with what, like most of the objects I come across in this game.
