Pytho's Mask: Difference between revisions

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Romance

Drama

Fort

SmoochieComp
Participant

XYZZY Awards 2001
Best NPCs

XYZZY Awards 2001
Finalist - Best Game, Best Individual Puzzle, Best Setting, Best Story, Best Writing

Pytho's Mask

Author(s)	Emily Short
Publisher(s)	n/a
Release date(s)	Feb-2001
Authoring system	Inform 6
Platform(s)	Z-code 8 and Glulx
Language(s)	English
License(s)	Freeware
Multimedia
Color effects	none
Graphics	none
Sound/Music	none
Ratings
Cruelty scale	Cruelty to be determined

How It Begins

A Mysterious Man invites you to a party, The Order of the Phoenix, of which you're a member, orders you to attend and gather information from one of their men on the inside, the Court Physician.

Notable Features

Multiple-Choice Conversation System

Versions

Release 1

Pytho's Mask (Emily Short; Feb-2001; Z-code 8).
- Release 1 / Serial number 010201 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10
- IFID: ZCODE-1-010201-BC38
  IFID links: IFDB
- SmoochieComp entry. (This competition did not rank their entries.)
- XYZZY Awards 2001: Winner of Best NPCs.
  Also finalist for Best Game, Best Individual Puzzle (switching the glasses), Best Setting, Best Story, and Best Writing.
- Download smoochie.zip from the IF Archive - All the games from SmoochieComp. The story file for this game is pytho.z8.

Release 3

Pytho's Mask (Emily Short; 2002; Z-code 8).
- Release 3 / Serial number 020223 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10
- IFID: ZCODE-3-020223-8099
  IFID links: IFDB
- Download pytho.z8 from the IF Archive

Glulx Release 4

Pytho's Mask (Emily Short; 2002; Glulx).
- Release 4 / Serial number 020223 / Inform v6.21(G0.36) Library 6/10
- IFID: GLULX-4-020223-848CB0F8
  IFID links: IFDB
- Download pytho.blb from the IF Archive

Release TBD

Pytho's Mask is also included on the IF Promotional CD, July 2005 Edition.

Links

General info

Pytho's Mask homepage.
Pytho's Mask (archived) - at Baf's Guide.

Reviews

Pytho's Mask - at SPAG.
Review - at IF-Review by Jonathan Rosebaugh, March 2001.
Review (with spoilers) - at IF-Review by Victor Gijsbers, September 2005
Pytho's Mask - at IF Ratings.
Pytho's Mask - at IFReviews.org.

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 * [http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/reviews/20010302.html Review] - at [[IF-Review]] by [[Jonathan Rosebaugh]], March 2001.
+* [http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/reviews/20050916.html Review (with spoilers)] - at [[IF-Review]] by [[Victor Gijsbers]], September 2005
 * {{ifratings game|Pytho's Mask|1142}}.
 * {{IFRO game|Pytho's Mask|1761}}.
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