After playing through a challenging quest in Fallout 4, I decided to use it for my Puzzle Game research.
In the quest, I had to clear out an abandoned property to unlock the settlement. The property was full of enemies and I found there was a puzzle element similar to one I would use in my Puzzle Game.
After clearing out the first and second floor of the house, you seem to be stuck. The mission still says to clear out the area so you continue looking around. After a little exploring, I found a locked door on the third floor as well as the basement that required keys. I began searching and eventually found the key for upstairs inside of a nearby desk.
After getting the key, I entered the room upstairs where I had to kill a very powerful enemy. After killing that enemy I found the basement key next to him and proceeded to the basement. Once I was in the basement I had to clear out multiple enemies accompanied by another very powerful one.
After dying multiple times, I finally killed all the enemies and unlocked the settlement.
In conclusion, the puzzle was fun and challenging. It relied on the general use of an object (the key) and made the player feel smart when finding it. The difficulty increased as the mission progressed and there were areas of rest as well as non-combat problem solving.
