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	<title>A Hardy Developer&#039;s Journal - as written by indie adventure game developers &#187; noir</title>
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		<title>Sam and Max: The Devil&#8217;s Playhouse: The City That Dares Not Sleep &#8211; REVIEW</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2010/09/07/sam-and-max-the-devils-playhouse-the-city-that-dares-not-sleep-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Richards</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beyond the Alley of the Dolls]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Penal Zone]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[They’ve done film noir; they’ve done zombies… this month Telltale has set their sights on the Monster Movie! The Devil’s Playhouse concludes in The City That Dares Not Sleep! The final installment of Telltale’s latest Sam and Max saga opens with our old friend, the B movie Narrator telling us that by the end of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sam and Max: The Devil&#8217;s Playhouse: They Stole Max&#8217;s Brain! &#8211; REVIEW</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2010/07/09/sam-and-max-the-devils-playhouse-they-stole-maxs-brain-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2010/07/09/sam-and-max-the-devils-playhouse-they-stole-maxs-brain-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Richards</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Egypt]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tomb of Sammun-Mak]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[They Stole Max’s Brain! Indeed, they have. But who is they? In the third episode of The Devil’s Playhouse, Sam sets off alone to find out just that. Actually, Sam finds out pretty much straight away who stole Max’s brain and let’s just say it’s no surprise. The opening section of episode three takes the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AGS Best Games of 2009 Awards</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2010/02/18/ags-best-games-of-2009-awards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2010/02/18/ags-best-games-of-2009-awards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew Wellman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Indie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adventure Game Studio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adventure Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AGS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auriond]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Chandler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben There Dan That]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben304]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freeware game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indie Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McCarthy Chronicles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mystery story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[noir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shifter's Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Marionette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Time Gentlemen Please]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Awards are nice. They make people feel special for receiving them and make other feel important for giving them. I&#8217;m sure we can all agree that awarding a group as noble as indie adventure game developers with digital trophies is the least we can do to thank them for their contributions to our pleasure. One [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boryokudan Rue &#8211; Official Trailer 1</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2010/02/01/boryokudan-rue-official-trailer-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2010/02/01/boryokudan-rue-official-trailer-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Nuernberger</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adventure Game Studio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AGS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blade Runner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boryokudan Rue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IGF 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indie Game Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indie Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joshua Nuernberger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[noir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[science fiction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ed. Note: A while ago, Josh talked about several locations from Boryokudan Rue to give his ideas on Visually Directing The Player]]></description>
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		<title>The McCarthy Chronicles: Episode One &#8211; VIDEO REVIEW</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2010/01/17/the-mccarthy-chronicles-episode-1-video-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2010/01/17/the-mccarthy-chronicles-episode-1-video-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew Wellman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adventure Game Studio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AGS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Calin Leafshade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gothic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gumshoe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[incest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McCarthy Chronicles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mystery story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicotine addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[noir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ritual murder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Poulton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Thought Radar]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[werewolf]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Review by Drew Wellman, aka ddq5 Note: Download Full Game Here]]></description>
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		<title>Visually Directing the Player</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/11/18/visually-directing-the-player/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/11/18/visually-directing-the-player/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Nuernberger</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[La Croix Pan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[noir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resonance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are fewer things more enlightening about what is really wrong with a game than play-testing, and if you&#8217;re lucky, physical play-testing with a real, breathing person. The creator of a game always views things in a certain lens that skews the true perception of what&#8217;s going on, what&#8217;s needed, and what&#8217;s really visible to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nick Bounty: A Case of the Crabs &#8211; REVIEW</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/09/09/nick-bounty-a-case-of-the-crabs-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/09/09/nick-bounty-a-case-of-the-crabs-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Igor Hardy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Indie]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[A Case of the Crabs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Goat in The Gray Fedora]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dangeresque]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[detective fiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discworld Noir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flash games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freeware game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grim Fandango]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gumshoe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hard-boiled]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LucasArts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maltese Falcon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Darin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mystery story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nick Bounty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[noir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PI]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Strong Bad]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://hardydev.com/?p=2668</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How funny can be a game that parodies the classic noir fiction, but happens neither on the Discworld, nor in the skeleton-laden Land of The Dead, but looks like just a &#8220;straight&#8221; parody of the genre set in our boring Earthrealm? Incredibly funny it seems. Presented in true B&#38;W and equipped with a P.I. hero [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emerald City Confidential &#8211; REVIEW</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/06/20/emerald-city-confidential-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/06/20/emerald-city-confidential-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Mulrooney</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Gilbert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[detective fiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discworld Noir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dorothy and Toto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerald City Confidential]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grim Fandango]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hard-boiled]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kansas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Land of Oz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[noir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Playfirst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Wizard of Oz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thomas Regin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wadjet Eye Games]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Emerald City Confidential succeeds first and foremost as an adventure because it tells a good story. I cannot emphasize even  nearly enough how much this game has surprised me with its gripping narrative with a fresh take on the already well known Land of Oz and its inhabitants. Telling the story of Petra, an Emerald [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Casebook &#8211; ACG Interview &amp; Review</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/03/07/casebook-episode-1-kidnapped-interview/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/03/07/casebook-episode-1-kidnapped-interview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Igor Hardy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adventure Classic Gaming]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aerograph]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Areo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Areograph]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bow Street Runner]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[casual games]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sam Clarkson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Somehow almost all my entries seem to go along with cartoony pictures. It&#8217;s hard to stay serious in such circumstances. Thankfully I have now dabbled in a realistic, gritty, FMV whodunit adventure game series called Casebook and am able to offer you a taste of something much more dark and realistic for a change. Dedicated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gumshoe (1971) &#8211; REVIEW</title>
		<link>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/01/30/albert-finney-is-gumshoe-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hardydev.com/2009/01/30/albert-finney-is-gumshoe-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Igor Hardy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Albert Finney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[British cinema]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[detective fiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gumshoe]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michael Gambon]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PI]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gumshoe tells the story of a run-out-of-luck sap from Liverpool called Eddie Ginlay &#8211; hitting 31, living alone, small-time bingo caller and noir-fiction aficionado for years trying unsuccessfully to make out as a nightclub comic. As far as the man&#8217;s social life goes, his woman was stolen by his wealthy brother a year earlier and [...]]]></description>
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