A Tale of Two Kingdoms
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A Tale of Two Kingdoms is a fantasy adventure game developed by Crystal Shard. Developed using the Adventure Game Studio
engine, it is the recipient of numerous awards from the AGS community.
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.
magazine and Games for Windows
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Adventure Game Studio
Adventure Game Studio is a free software development tool that is primarily used to create graphical adventure games. It is aimed at intermediate-level game designers, and combines an Integrated development environment for setting up most aspects of the game with a scripting language to process...
engine, it is the recipient of numerous awards from the AGS community.
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
The game has received mostly favourable reviews from several publications. Screen7 Games named it "Game of the Year" for 2007 and PC Zone named it "Freeware Game of the Month" for November 2007. Just Adventure gave it an "A" grade and it was also reviewed positively by GameProGamePro
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magazine and Games for Windows
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External links
- http://www.crystalshard.net/atotk.php
- http://www.crystalshard.net/?f=magazine
- http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/games.php?action=detail&id=905