A Matter of Heist Urgency
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Author(s): FLACRabbit
Genre: Superhero
Language: en
First Publication Date: 2022-10-01
License: Freeware
Forgiveness Rating: Merciful
Rating: 3.0 (based on 18 ratings)


ABOUT THE STORY

  "CROWN JEWELS STOLEN!" scream the headlines of the Meighsalot newspapers.
  Anastasia the Power Pony is no ordinary horse, and she's not going to let the
  Smashy Llamas get away with their latest villainous plot...
  
  Enjoy a delightfully short action-comedy featuring quirky characters, a robust
  >HINT system, tropical hideouts, and intense fights with kung-fu llamas.


EXTERNAL LINKS

  Current Version <https://ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/glulx/A_Matter_of_Heist_Urgency.gblorb>
    The post-competition release (recommended). Version 5/221218.
    Requires a Glulx interpreter[1]

  Walkthrough <https://ifarchive.org/if-archive/solutions/A_Matter_of_Heist_Urgency_Walkthrough.txt>
    updated for release 5

  Original Competition Entry <https://ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/competition2022/Games/A%20Matter%20of%20Heist%20Urgency.zip>
    ZIP file including: version at the end of the competition (release 4),
    walkthrough file, and cover art.
    Requires a Glulx interpreter[1]

  Original Soundtrack <https://ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/glulx/A_Matter_of_Heist_Urgency_Soundtrack.zip>
    Original music composed for the game (OGG format).
    This is a pseudo-format used to represent download adviser records that
    apply to multiple formats.

  ClubFloyd Transcript <https://allthingsjacq.com/intfic_clubfloyd_20230601.html>
    of the competition version


EDITORIAL REVIEWS

  intfiction.org
  <https://intfiction.org/t/phil-rileys-unabridged-ifcomp-2022-game-reviews/58060/19>
  > "I must admit I liked this game quite a bit. It’s fun, fast-paced, and
  > well-executed. The writing is very good – snappy and engaging. Communicating
  > with the game is as seamless as it gets." -Phil Riley, author of Crash

  Brad Buchanan's Commonplace
  <https://bradleycbuchanan.com/doku/games/a_matter_of_heist_urgency>
  > "Haha! That was more violent than I expected." -Brad Buchanan, co-author of
  > Esther's

  intfiction.org
  <https://intfiction.org/t/victors-ifcomp-2022-reviews/58127/41>
  > "It’s all good fun. We don’t get many action sequences in parser, and it’s
  > nice to see it pulled off so well..." -Victor Gijsbers, author of
  > Kerkerkruip

  intfiction.org
  <https://intfiction.org/t/viv-dunstans-ifcomp-2022-musings/58042/4>
  > "It’s short, sweet, but very, very funny, nicely written, and well
  > implemented. I laughed so much throughout this... There are also a number of
  > combat sequences, which were fun to play, and amusingly written. I just
  > enjoyed that immensely." -Viv Dunstan, author of Napier's Cache

  YouTube
  <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMwckshM-ic>
  > jay___ram: "It looks like it could be extremely cute or extremely annoying,
  > but we will see..." ferkung: "OK... I love these characters." jay___ram:
  > "This one is definitely fun and cute..." jay___ram: "This is... despite the
  > cutesy skin, a pretty well-written action scene." ferkung: "Kudos to the
  > author here... that's not the first time that this has been a rather
  > impressive parsing experience." jay___ram: "OK -- this game rules." ferkung:
  > "This music... I'm loving it." jay___ram: "I love this game!" ferkung: "That
  > was exceedingly cute and short." jay___ram: "I really liked that. That's the
  > kind of short but wide depth of play that I really love in IFComp." ferkung:
  > "The writing was fun... and dumb, which I very much support." jay___ram:
  > "Absolute huge points for polish on this one." ferkung: "That ruled."


REFERENCES

  [1] <https://www.ifwiki.org/Glulx_interpreters>