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	<title>A Hardy Developer&#039;s Journal - as written by indie adventure game developers &#187; fantasy</title>
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		<title>The Book of Unwritten Tales &#8211; REVIEW</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2011/11/05/the-book-of-unwritten-tales-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan Jacob Mekes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[KING Art]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Simon the Sorcerer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Terry Pratchett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Book of Unwritten Tales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Critter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Critter Chronicles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If there’s one thing the adventure games based on Terry Pratchett’s Discworld have shown us, it is that they’re a great platform for humorous fantasy. So why haven’t there been more games like them? Yes, there’s Simon the Sorcerer, but that’s about it. But now there’s another hopeful on the scene, and it’s an ambitious [...]]]></description>
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		<title>King&#8217;s Quest: The Silver Lining: What Is Decreed Must Be &#8211; REVIEW</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2010/07/19/kings-quest-the-silver-lining-what-is-decreed-must-be-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2010/07/19/kings-quest-the-silver-lining-what-is-decreed-must-be-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Igor Hardy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Don Bluth]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Graham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[King's Quest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[King's Quest 9]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phantasmagoria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phoenix Online]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roberta Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rosella]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sierra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tale of A Hero]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Silve Lining]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Episode 1 of King&#8217;s Quest 9 is out. It&#8217;s short, shiny and everyone wants to check it out after 5 years of production. So after doing just that I spontaneously decided to review it, the main temptation being it seems that it takes just a couple of sentences to tell that&#8230; You don&#8217;t have to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DEV INTRO #3: Marek Rudowski (The Trader of Stories)</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/10/25/interview-with-marek-rudowski-the-trader-of-stories/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/10/25/interview-with-marek-rudowski-the-trader-of-stories/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Igor Hardy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Games & Game Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2D vs 3D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[comic book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dev intro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discworld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dreams of The Forest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fantasy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gene Wolfe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indie Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Machinarium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marek Rudowski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Whispered World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trader od Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ursula K. Le Guin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wintermute]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardydev.com/?p=3306</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[High Res 2D is coming back to the adventure genre! And it doesn&#8217;t stop with the recently released Machinarium and The Whispered World haunting your senses with their beauty. The story continues with The Trader of Stories &#8211; a fresh new escapist fantasy world that extends beyond just the video game medium. It&#8217;s the work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Winter Rose &#8211; REVIEW</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/10/14/the-winter-rose-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/10/14/the-winter-rose-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Igor Hardy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adventure Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AGS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex van der Wijst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Antonio Vivaldi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dragon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evil laugh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fantasy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freeware game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indie Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[King's Quest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[longbow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[melancholy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mischivious gnome]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[red-haired heroine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sierra death screen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Winter Rose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A once cheerful land of forests, mountains and magic has succumbed to permanent winter. A permanent winter conjured up and constantly renewed by the terrible black fire attacks of a mighty ice dragon. As a result most human inhabitants have turned into ice statues and the prospects of the handful that are still able to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pizza Morgana &#8211; Episode 1: Monsters and Manipulations in the Magical Forest</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/09/27/pizza-morgana-episode-1-impressions-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/09/27/pizza-morgana-episode-1-impressions-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Igor Hardy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Games & Game Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abbie Positive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corbomite Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[episodic gaming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fantasy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indie Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oded Sharon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pizza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pizza Morgana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[secret desires]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telltale Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TerraMagia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uri fink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vampire]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardydev.com/?p=2876</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s little doubt that travels to hidden magical dimensions often become the greatest secret desires. To kids anyway. And in a way we&#8217;re generously provided with all kinds of Narnias, Harry Potters or Simon the Sorcerers that allow to taste a bit of this sort of experience. So if you fancied at least one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frantic Franko DEMO Release!</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/06/27/frantic-franko-demo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/06/27/frantic-franko-demo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Igor Hardy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[games & demos]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[A Bergzwerg Gone Berserk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adventure Game Studio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AGS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bone Death Paean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Captain Bloons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[darths]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dirty puddle]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[rubber chicken with a handle]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[the bag of junk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Eye]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardydev.com/?p=1957</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Winner for Best Demo at AGS Awards 2009 You can download the WIP demo here. (UPDATED 02.2010) Follow Franko himself on Twitter. Scroll down for links to Development Diaries. A walkthrough for the demo is available here. Feedback greatly appreciated! All puzzles have proper hints and there are also alternative solutions to some of them. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frantic Franko – Production Diary #3 – Works like crazy!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/06/18/frantic-franko-a-bergzwerg-gone-berserk-crazy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/06/18/frantic-franko-a-bergzwerg-gone-berserk-crazy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Igor Hardy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dev Diaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Games & Game Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Bergzwerg Gone Berserk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adventure Game Studio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AGS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fantasy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[game development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grim Fandango]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardydev.com/?p=1953</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I haven&#8217;t written about Frantic Franko for quite a while, but it doesn&#8217;t mean my work on it doesn&#8217;t move forward at a crazy pace! I didn&#8217;t make it with the demo in May as originally intended, but it is pretty much ready now &#8211; just undergoing some testing. The big premiere is next week! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frantic Franko &#8211; Production Diary #2 &#8211; A simple concept goes berserk</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/04/30/frantic-franko-a-bergzwerg-gone-berserk-production-diary-2-fleshing-out-a-simple-concept/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/04/30/frantic-franko-a-bergzwerg-gone-berserk-production-diary-2-fleshing-out-a-simple-concept/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Igor Hardy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dev Diaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Games & Game Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Bergzwerg Gone Berserk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the second Frantic Franko development diary entry. This time it&#8217;ll be the opposite of the marketing blurb from the last time. This time around I present only plain brutal facts. So&#8230;. I’ll talk a bit about how the process of building up the concept looked like and how things evolved over time for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frantic Franko &#8211; Production Diary #1 &#8211; Introduction</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/04/13/frantic-franko-a-bergzwerg-gone-berserk-production-diary-1-introduction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/04/13/frantic-franko-a-bergzwerg-gone-berserk-production-diary-1-introduction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Igor Hardy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Full Throttle]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Łukasz Pawlik]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardydev.com/?p=1684</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally, there has come the moment that I was waiting for a very long time &#8211; I can start a production diary for my own adventure game! Not because I have just put together a loose concept or created the first artwork, no. It is the right moment to begin writing about the game because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The tale behind Tale of a Hero &#8211; INTERVIEW with Pavel Černohous</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/03/24/interview-with-tale-of-a-hero-creator-pavel-cernohous/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/03/24/interview-with-tale-of-a-hero-creator-pavel-cernohous/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Igor Hardy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adventure Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fairy tale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fantasy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fantasy games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Future Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ghost in The Sheet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J.U.L.I.A.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jan Kavan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[King's Quest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pavel Černohous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peregrius]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quest for Glory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron Loo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tale of A Hero]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tale of a Hero review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Longest Journey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tale of a Hero is a heroic fantasy adventure game with lots of charm, storytelling depth and adventure gaming goodness, that was all finished and ready to fall into players&#8217; hands nearly a year and a half ago. Unfortunately, while the Czech developer and publisher Future Games immediately prepared an English, fully voiced version (voiceover-less [...]]]></description>
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