History VideoGame / QuadrilateralCowboy

* AluminumChristmasTrees: While the Vinylman seems like an absurd piece of SchizoTech impracticality, a smaller-than-CD "pocket Discman" reminiscent of a handheld circular saw [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AowJGns66_4 was actually manufactured]] by Sony.
** Furthermore, a portable "Vinylman" in all but name was manufactured by [[http://www.walkman-archive.com/wa/project/audio-technica-at727-sound-burger-turntable-walkman Audio Technica.]]
** Sony themselves made an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8QhuDDfbFQ upright vinyl player called the "Flamingo,"]] as well.
** Hell, some companies are actually ''still'' making [[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F0Z1860 turntables of this ilk,]] although, nowadays they're mostly meant as portable vinyl-to-[=MP3=] encoders.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Poncho has light blue hair. As she's the only character not to have a natural hair color, one can assume it's dyed.

** Sony themselves made an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8QhuDDfbFQ upright vinyl player called the "Flamingo"]], as well.

''Quadrilateral Cowboy'' is a 2016 first-person platforming/spy/hacking game developed by Blendo Games for [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]], known for their previous works ''Videogame/GravityBone'' and ''Videogame/ThirtyFlightsOfLoving''. The main gameplay consists of utilizing the Deck- a high speed (for the setting) wireless interface to set up and use a variety of interesting SchizoTech gadgets, like controllable turrets and walking drones to solve puzzles.

** Furthermore, a portable "Vinylman" in all but name was manufactured by [[http://www.walkman-archive.com/wa/project/audio-technica-at727-sound-burger-turntable-walkman/ Audio Technica]].

** Hell, some companies are actually ''still'' making [[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F0Z1860/ turntables of this ilk]], although, nowadays they're mostly meant as portable vinyl-to-[=MP3=] encoders.

* DistantFinale: The epilogue takes place [[spoiler: long after Poncho's two other comrades have died, with Poncho returning to her old home to retrieve a photo of them together.]]

* Foreshadowing: Lou's room has a manual of ultra-climbing techniques and a textbook on cyber limb maintenance. [[spoiler:By the time the crew moves to the airship she's revealed to have a couple cybernetic implants, one of which allows her to climb significantly higher ledges than other characters.]]

* TrueCompanions: The crew has been together since college, at the very least, and [[spoiler: the epilogue shows that they remain close friends, even long after they quit the business.]]

** The carpool scenes reveal that both Maisey and Lou have certification in engineering while Poncho has a certification in electrical science.

* GadgeteerGenius: Maisy, who develops the door jam and the buzz saw after [[spoiler: the team moves to the airship.]]

* IntellectualAnimal: Mr. Chu-Chu, a cat who runs the black market. Notably, Chu-Chu doesn't disguise the fact that he's a cat even when the shop is in its 'bike repair' disguise.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Along with sniper rifles and rocket launchers, katanas can be seen on the walls in Mr. Chu-Chu's black market shop. They also appear to be electrified.

* MinimalistCast: Played with. The only recurring characters are Impala Solutions and Mr. Chu-Chu. Only one heist has other humans in it, and they're comatose. Besides this, the ''only'' other characters are Maisey and Poncho's respective partners (both of whom are sleeping and show up once) and a small crowd in the scene just before the epilogue.

* ArtShift: All photographs in the game are two-dimensional, hand-drawn and fairly realistic, in contrast with the blocky 3D models.

* ChekhovsGun: Chu-Chu's Contractor's Warehouse has a number of weapons on display, including a bazooka and a sword. Later, [[spoiler: Lou and Maisy use those weapons to fight off the killer robots]].
* {{Contortionist}}: Lou, [[spoiler: and eventually Poncho, as a result of their bionic enhancements. This allows them to get through gaps that are three sizes too small for their heads alone.]]

* FunWithAcronyms: Maisy, Poncho, and Lou name their group Impala after an acronym of their first initials ([=MPL=]). A blackboard in the intro shows a number of other, crossed out ideas made from other arrangements of letters. They eventually narrowed it down to 'Ampoule' and 'Impala'.

* MinimalistCast

* ProgrammingGame

* SpaceElevator: The setting of the last level.

* IntellectualAnimal: Mr. Chu-Chu, who runs the black market.

''Quadrilateral Cowboy'' is a 2016 first-person platforming/spy/hacking game developed by Blendo Games for [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]], known for their previous works ''Videogame/GravityBone'' and ''Videogame/ThirtyFlightsOfLoving''. The main difference between those games and this one is that this one is much larger. and that it's a puzzle game. The main gameplay consists of utilizing the Deck- a high speed (for the setting) wireless interface to set up and use a variety of interesting SchizoTech gadgets, like controllable turrets and walking drones to solve puzzles.

''Quadrilateral Cowboy'' is a first-person platforming/spy/hacking game developed by Blendo Games, known for their previous works ''Videogame/GravityBone'' and ''Videogame/ThirtyFlightsOfLoving''. The main difference between those games and this one is that this one is much larger. and that it's a puzzle game. The main gameplay consists of utilizing the Deck- a high speed (for the setting) wireless interface to set up and use a variety of interesting SchizoTech gadgets, like controllable turrets and walking drones to solve puzzles.

* WhamShot: Two right in a row. [[spoiler: The first is a group of armed robots bursting into your hideout after you complete a group of missions. The second is Poncho's arm transforming into a minigun, showing that she's a cyborg.]]

-> When you have a top-of-the-line hacking deck armed with a 56.6k modem and a staggering 256k RAM, it means just one thing: [[SpyFiction you answer only to the highest bidder.]]

--> '''The Steam description'''

The story, much like ''Gravity'' and ''Loving'', is told without dialogue, but the plot is much easier to piece together this time around. You play as a young woman in a poncho as part of a 3-woman team of hacker/spies, who are hired to do a variety of jobs like stealing bank vaults or gathering sensitive intel for your client.