History VideoGame / ATaleOfTwoKingdoms

* GameBreakingBug: While the game can still be completed, if the injured bird is in a specific place, it cannot be retrieved. It will lock the player out of the best ending.
** If [[spoiler: Blossom is sent back to Ruadh]] before you complete Arawn's quest, the game will crash since it attempts to load dialogue from the Pooka in the scene, but she cannot be found.

* ActionGirl: Branwyn.

** Although in gameplay there is no difference, Rhiannon will comment on this if you [[spoiler: save her from the faerie glammer.]]

* DarkIsNotEvil: Arawn Nos. He looks evil and he lives in the dark and creepy part of Thierna Na Oge, but he will aid you if you prove your worth to him.

* FantasticFoxes: the Pooka.

** If [[spoiler: Blossom is sent back to Ruadh]] before you complete Arawn's quest, the game will crash since it attempts to load her character, and she cannot be found.

* HeCleansUpNicely: Ashe, the stable boy, if given some of Nimwe's power, turns into [[spoiler: a prince, complete with pumpkin couch]].

* {{Invisibility}}: Maeldun has a spell cast on him so that he will be unnoticable by anyone not strongly connected to the murder. Rhiannon and Geraint are the only ones able to see through the magic, but Iseult and the Chancellor will see if it Maeldun talks too much.

* TrueLovesKiss: required, of course, to wake the sleeping princess. [[spoiler:And no, you're not her true love.]]

* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Deirdre used to live in the tiny village until she left, and the villagers...don't take kindly to her when she shows back up.

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: this is a FairyTale, after all.

* UpdatedRerelease: The game received an overhaul graphically and added voice acting. However, it's no longer available for free on their website and you have to buy it on ''Usefulnotes/{{Steam}}''.

** This happens in the final battle, too. [[spoiler: Geraint is turned into a hawk. It's implied that he gets better.]]

* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning - The good ending. [[spoiler:And no, you're not the one getting crowned.]]
* BalefulPolymorph - Taranis does this twice:

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe - If you are friendly with the tailor and give him a bottle of wine, he'll give you a cloak for free.

* BetterManhandleTheMurderWeapon - The reason why you're accused of murder. [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption No, you can't avoid it]], as you need to take the dagger to defend yourself against the assassin.
* BrutalHonesty - Lady Branwyn and Geraint. Subverted with [[spoiler: Cailte.]]
* CaptainErsatz - The protagonist's sprite looks very much like Prince Alexander from ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVI'' (see SpiritualSuccessor, below; funnily enough, in the original concept, Maeldun is a captain ersatz of Graham, not Alexander).
* CaptainObvious - as one of the goblin guards points out, their leader Rashakk Skullcrusher would be happy to crush your skull if you meet him. The other guard calls him out on stating the obvious.
* ChangelingTale - Blossom [[spoiler:and Ruadh]].
* ChekhovsGun - Branwyn's dagger.
* ClearMyName - The protagonist's goal in the game.
* DarkIsNotEvil - Arawn Nos. He looks evil and he lives in the dark and creepy part of Thierna Na Oge, but he will aid you if you prove your worth to him.
* DeadpanSnarker - Branwyn always has something to add to the conversation between Maeldun and another character when she is present. Geraint is also not bad at this.
* DisguisedInDrag - In order to escape from Carbonek at the start of the game, you need to steal a dress from the tailor to disguise yourself and sneak past the guards.
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses - this is a FairyTale, after all.
* EvilOverlooker - Taranis, who will cast spells while watching from his crystal ball.
* EvilSorcerer - The BigBad.
* FailureIsTheOnlyOption - Want to catch that assassin? Sorry, you just can't.

* FantasticFoxes - the Pooka.
* FriendToAllLivingThings - The druid is kind to all animals (but not goblins)
* GameBreakingBug - While the game can still be completed, if the injured bird is in a specific place, it cannot be retrieved. It will lock the player out of the best ending.

* GenreThrowback - This is a 2007 game deliberately stylized, in terms of gameplay and graphics, to look like it had been made 15 years before that.
* GoodLuckCharm - To win a gambling game, you need to find a horseshoe for luck first.
* HaveANiceDeath - As common in adventure games. Deaths are accompanied by a tombstone that has a poem written on it, describing your death.
* [[SheCleansUpNicely He Cleans Up Nicely]] - Ashe, the stable boy, if given some of Nimwe's power, turns into [[spoiler: a prince, complete with pumpkin couch]].
* TheHighQueen - Nimwe, the Seelie Queen, is an [[FairFolk elfin]] lady of incredible grace and beauty.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade - An in-universe example. The tailor believes that the king was assassinated by [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Muldan Blackblade]], a barbarian with a [[{{BFS}} massive black sword.]]
* InfoDump - The opening narration.
* InformedAbility - In the opening InfoDump, Maeldun is presented as a great warrior. In the game, he is anything but. Branwyn pointedly explains to the fawning Iseult that Maeldun is their ''diplomat'', and Branwyn herself is the great warrior. [[spoiler:She'll show it if you lead the barghest into your camp.]]
* InterfaceScrew - one of the spells Taranis casts on you inverts the mouse controls. If you pick up the snake statue in his tower, a similar effect also happens.
* {{Invisibility}} - Maeldun has a spell cast on him so that he will be unnoticable by anyone not strongly connected to the murder. Rhiannon and Geraint are the only ones able to see through the magic, but Iseult and the Chancellor will see if it Maeldun talks too much.
* {{Jerkass}} - Iseult is a real bitch to someone who isn't wealthy or well-connected.
* KnightTemplar - Geraint.
* MistakenForMurderer - Maeldun, since he is the first to find the murdered king and he [[BetterManhandleTheMurderWeapon picked up the murder weapon from his corpse to fight off the true killer]].
* MoonLogicPuzzle - The game's creators definitely tried to avert this, but many instances do crop up, particularly [[ThatOnePuzzle the infamous murder mystery]]. Some people consider this a GuideDangIt, but the information is all in the game, and through elimination you can figure out that the assassin is really [[spoiler: Cailte, in case you wondered]].
* MultipleEndings - Five, ranging from the sad to the evil to the good.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast - Rashakk Skullcrusher.
* NotSoDifferent - Lord Geraint and Lady Branwyn, when you think of it. Both command the armies of their master/companion, are completely loyal to them and would do anything they can to protect them. Both are [[BrutalHonesty brutally honest]] [[DeadpanSnarker deadpan snarkers]] to some degree. Branwyn hates Vortigern and Geraint because the latter's armies destroyed here village. Geraint hates Maeldun and Branwyn because the latter's armies vanquished Vortigern's empire. Both cases are mentioned in a conversation between Maeldun and Rhiannon. (Perhaps as a LampshadeHanging.)
* OurGiantsAreBigger - Morholt the giant is a classic example: huge, dumb, mean, and [[IAmAHumanitarian cannibalistic]]. If you outwit him a test of strength, he [[GentleGiant softens up]] and [[DefeatMeansFriendship becomes your pal]].
* PardonMyKlingon - Goblins use "gronk" as a catch-all swearword.

* PowerTattoo - Taranis and Deirdre, it's a sign of the Initiated
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy - The goblins, and especially Rashakk Skullcrusher.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath - [[spoiler:Geraint, more or less. He doesn't die so much as get turned into a vulture.]]
* {{Reconstruction}} - The game attempts to recreate the fun and joy of old VGA quests while jettisoning their annoying moments ({{Unwinnable}}, GuideDangIt, etc.).

* SpiritualSuccessor - Of the ''VideoGame/KingsQuest'' series. It was even originally conceived as a FanSequel to the aforementioned franchise.

* TrueLovesKiss - required, of course, to wake the sleeping princess. [[spoiler:And no, you're not her true love.]]
* {{Unwinnable}} - One trait of old Sierra adventures that [[AvertedTrope wasn't adopted]] by the game's creators. However, this trope still does apply to the best ending. If you don't want the normal or bad endings, which leave several problems unsolved, you'll still need to keep several spare save files in case you miss or lose certain items from solving puzzles the wrong way.
* WorldOfHam - Although there is no voice acting, the dialogue is bombastic, grandiose and full of YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe. Very often {{Lampshaded}}.
* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe - [[TheFairFolk the fairies talk like this]]. Blossom the changeling also tries to, but isn't very good at it. It's also {{subverted}} and {{lampshaded}} many, many times, particularly in this EasterEgg:

* YouCantGoHomeAgain - Deirdre used to live in the tiny village until she left, and the villagers...don't take kindly to her when she shows back up.
* YouFightLikeACow - as a ShoutOut, you can try this in your fight against Rashakk. [[spoiler:It doesn't work.]]

The game is freeware and [[http://crystalshard.net/atotk.php can be downloaded here]].

* ActionGirl - Branwyn.
* ArbitrarySkepticism - The monk considers faeries a "figment of man's imagination" while an army of goblins is camped just a few miles away.
* AwesomeMcCoolName - Maeldun Whiteblade.

* LostForever - There are a few items in chapters 1 and 2 that cannot be retrieved once you end those chapters. There's also several sidequest objectives that can only be done early in the game. Plus, a lot of the inventory objects that can be applied to multiple puzzles are one-use items.

* InterfaceScrew - one of the spells Taranis casts on you inverts the mouse controls.

* {{Unwinnable}} - One trait of old Sierra adventures that [[AvertedTrope wasn't adopted]] by the game's creators. Although it still does apply to the best ending. If you don't want the normal or bad endings, which leavve several problems unsolved, you'll still need to keep several spare save files in case you miss or lose certain items from solving puzzles the wrong way.

** If you try to enter a stump, a message will appear, requiring you to insert [[VideoGame/TheSecretOfMonkeyIsland disk 23]], followed by 'Oops, wrong game.' Also, on the monk's bed there is a book called '[[VideoGame/TheSecretOfMonkeyIsland The Mystery of Ape Atoll]],' (no, not [[RuneScape THAT]] Ape Atoll) which involves swordfighting, dark magic and the undead.

An indie AdventureGame created by Creator/CrystalShard. The player takes the role of Maeldun Whiteblade, who is framed for murdering King Vortigern of Theylinn. While on the run trying to clear his name, he has to deal with a goblin invasion, an assassin on the loose, an evil wizard trying to stop him, and the quirky faeries of Thierna na Oge.

* EvilOnlooker - Taranis, who will cast spells while watching from his crystal ball.

* {{Unwinnable}} - One trait of old Sierra adventures that [[AvertedTrope wasn't adopted]] by the game's creators.

* BalefulPolymorph - Taranis's modus operandi; you spend the entire sixth chapter in the shape of a rabbit.

* GenreSavvy - If you are a Myth/CelticMythology buff, you'll have an easier time solving the puzzles.

* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything - You need to buy a flute, and the most obvious ways for getting money are [[spoiler:gambling with the goblins, using the wishing well, or selling the sorcerer's figurine]]. In the unlikely event that you miss the opportunity for all of those, it may seem like you're stuck... but you can still [[spoiler:find a pot of gold under the rainbow; if you've already lost ''that'', you can sell Morholt's crystal.]]

* BetterManhandleTheMurderWeapon - The reason why you're accused of murder. [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption No, you can't avoid it]].

* DarkIsNotEvil - Arawn Nos.

* FriendToAllThingsLiving - The druid is kind to all animals (but not goblins)

* HaveANiceDeath - as common in adventure games.

* Invisibility - Maeldun has a spell cast on him so that he will be unnoticable by anyone not strongly connected to the murder. Rhiannon and Geraint are the only ones able to see through the magic, but Iseult and the Chancellor will see if it Maeldun talks too much.
* Jerkass - Iseult is a real bitch to someone who isn't wealthy or well-connected.

* MistakenForMurderer

* UsefulNotes/CelticMythology - Most of the names, characters and plot points are borrowed wholesale from Celtic myth.

* GenreSavvy - If you are a UsefulNotes/CelticMythology buff, you'll have an easier time solving the puzzles.

* CelticMythology - Most of the names, characters and plot points are borrowed wholesale from Celtic myth.

* GenreSavvy - If you are a CelticMythology buff, you'll have an easier time solving the puzzles.

** If [[spoiler: Blossom is sent back to Ruadh]] before you complete Arwan's quest, the game will crash since it attempts to load her character, and she cannot be found.

* [[SheCleansUpNicely He Cleans Up Nicely]] - Ashe, the stable boy, if given some of Nimwe's power, turns into [[spoiler: a prince]].

* PowerTattoo - Taranis and Deidre, it's a sign of the Initiated

* YouCantGoHomeAgain - Deidre used to live in the tiny village until she left, and the villagers...don't take kindly to her when she shows back up.

** If you try to enter a stump, a message will appear, requiring you to insert [[TheSecretOfMonkeyIsland disk 23]], followed by 'Oops, wrong game.' Also, on the monk's bed there is a book called '[[TheSecretOfMonkeyIsland The Mystery of Ape Atoll]],' (no, not [[RuneScape THAT]] Ape Atoll) which involves swordfighting, dark magic and the undead.

An indie AdventureGame created by CrystalShard. The player takes the role of Maeldun Whiteblade, who is framed for murdering King Vortigern of Theylinn. While on the run trying to clear his name, he has to deal with a goblin invasion, an assassin on the loose, an evil wizard trying to stop him, and the quirky faeries of Thierna na Oge.

* GeorgeLucasThrowback - This is a 2007 game deliberately stylized, in terms of gameplay and graphics, to look like it had been made 15 years before that.

!! Contains examples of the following tropes:

* CaptainErsatz - The protagonist's sprite looks very much like Prince Alexander from ''KingsQuestVI'' (see SpiritualSuccessor, below; funnily enough, in the original concept, Maeldun is a captain ersatz of Graham, not Alexander).

* IAmNotShazam - the second of the two kingdoms is the faerie realm of Thierna Na Oge, not the invading goblins. A few of the reviews got this wrong.

* ShoutOut: Dozens of them, especially to ''KingsQuest'' games.

* SpiritualSuccessor - Of the ''KingsQuest'' series. It was even originally conceived as a FanSequel to the aforementioned franchise.

* LostForever - There are a few items in chapters 1 and 2 that cannot be retrieved once you end those chapters. There's also several sidequest objectives that can only be done early in the game. Plus, a lot of the inventory objects that can be applied to multiple puzzles are one-use items.

** There are at least two to ''{{Discworld}}''. You can find "Twurp's Peerage" in the monastery's library, and Maeldun describes cider as a drink made of apples. "Well, mostly apples."

* {{Unwinnable}} - One trait of old Sierra adventures that [[AvertedTrope wasn't adopted]] by the game's creators.