A Tale of Two Kingdoms

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A Tale of Two Kingdoms
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Developer(s) Crystal Shard
Publisher(s) Crystal Shard
Engine Adventure Game Studio
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
ReleaseJuly 15, 2007
Genre(s) Fantasy, Point-and-click adventure

A Tale of Two Kingdoms is a fantasy adventure game developed by Dutch studio Crystal Shard. Developed using the Adventure Game Studio engine, and won numerous AGS Awards. [1]

Adventure Game Studio game creation kit and engine

Adventure Game Studio (AGS) is an open source development tool that is primarily used to create graphic adventure games. It is aimed at intermediate-level game designers, and combines an Integrated development environment (IDE) for setting up most aspects of the game with a scripting language based on C to process the game logic.

The AGS Awards are a set of annual awards for video games made with the Adventure Game Studio engine to recognize the best graphic adventure games of the year as assessed by AGS video game developers and artists. The awards show celebrates the best developers and achievements in the AGS video-games community, and features top gaming choices by creators and artists. Categories for the awards may vary year from year but overall include Best Game, Best Writing, Best Animation, Best Voice Acting, Best Puzzles, Best Gameplay and Best Music.

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Plot

The game revolves around two kingdoms, Qualinem and Theylinn, who were at war for many years. The war was ended when the evil King Vortigern of Theylinn was defeated by a group of three citizens from Qualinem; Lady Branwyn, the mercenary warrior woman, Taleisian, the wise and plucky bard, and Maeldun Whiteblade, the leader of men.

The game's main protagonist is Maeldun Whiteblade, who with his quick wit and a magical belt from his father, quests to redeem his name after he is framed for the murder of the king.

Reception

Just Adventure gave a favorable review for A Tale of Two Kingdoms, saying that it "probably won’t get your trigger-happy younger brother into adventure games, but it might convince any adventure fans you know that the genre is alive and well, and thriving within the independent gaming community." [2] Adventure Gamers gave a mixed review, praising the game's graphics and music while saying that there were several elements that detracted from the game as whole. [3] Games for Windows and PC Zone both gave favorable reviews for the game, [4] and PC Zone praised the game's ability to solve puzzles in multiple ways. [5]

Just Adventure is a computer game website dedicated to the genre of adventure games. Founded in 1997, it publishes reviews and previews of adventure games, as well as opinion articles and interviews with game designers. The site was founded by Francis "Randy" Sluganski, who died on November 6, 2012 after a ten-year struggle with cancer.

Adventure Gamers

Adventure Gamers is a computer game website created in March 1998 dedicated to the genre of adventure games. It publishes reviews and previews of adventure games, as well as opinion articles and interviews with game designers.

<i>Games for Windows: The Official Magazine</i> magazine

Games for Windows: The Official Magazine was a monthly computer game magazine published by Ziff Davis Media, licensing the Games for Windows brand from Microsoft Corporation. It was the successor to Computer Gaming World. The first issue was released in November 2006. As of the April/May 2008 issue, the magazine is no longer offered in print and the editorial staff was integrated with 1UP.

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References

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