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Release Date 19 August 2011
Release Type Freeware
Content Advisory None | None | Occasional, mild
Operating System Windows
Setting Fantasy
Genre Comedy
Story Original
Play Length Short Game (can be completed within 30 minutes)
Language English
Graphics 320x200, 16-Bit Colour
Downloaded 5,270 All Time

About

Riel must embark on a dangerous quest to save her sister, who is on the brink of death, by stealing a magic stone with healing powers from an evil enchanter. After infiltrating the enchanter's castle, she must survive sinister traps, talking gargoyles, nearly logical puzzles, terrible puns, and finally the enchanter himself in order to get the stone and save her sister.

v1.1 Released Oct. 7, 2011! Includes improved animations, new music, an additional way to end the game, and more! Enjoy!

antipus Music and sound effects
Mage's Initiation: Reign of the Elements Combat System Programming

Arj0n Beta testing
! Testing
~airwave~ - I Fought the Law, and the Law One Testing
A Night To Remember Play testing
A Place in the Sun Testing
A Punk with Wheels Testing and English correction
Adventure: All in the Game Beta-testing
Adventure: Welcome to the Genre Beta testing
All Pigs Deserve to Burn in Hell Play Testing
AMTAG: Another Medieval Themed Adventure Game Testing & Advising
Ancient Aliens - The Roots of Sound Additional Game Design and Testing
Astron everything
Background Blitz Collection Screensaver All
Banana Racer Author
Barahir's Adventure: Askar's Castle Everything
Black Sect 2: The Cursed Crypt (PnC Remake) Everything
Black Sect Remake testing and additional graphics
Blockz [Demo] - A Slider Puzzle Game All
Captain Disaster in The Dark Side of the Moon Beta Testing
Captain Disaster in: Death Has A Million Stomping Boots Testing
Cedric Shooter (Win/Linux) everything
CGA games screensaver All
Chaluul's Curse (Remake) coding, gui and puzzle redesign, additional text
Chasing Hoagie (Maniac Mansion Mania Episode 83) Betatester
City of Thieves: Rescue Sandy Betatesting
Colin Simpson Leaves Employment Beta Testing
Danny Dread is On Call Testing
Decisions of the Elders - A Space Quest Prequel - Complete Full Length Retro Game beta-testing
Deep Hope Beta-testing
Desolate Everything
Doc Apocalypse Beta Test & Help
Downfall (2016) Testing
DuzzQuest2 QA Testing
Featherweight Testing
Futurama: Who Said That!?! Coding
Grandad and The Quest for The Holey Vest coding, additional graphics & animations, redesign
Gray beta testing
Heed Testing
I Want Out! beta test, proof-reading
IWWHIIWWHITOMIROTPG: The Game! BETA tester
J.J.Gun and Sepheret island English translation & Beta testing
Next to Evil Beta Testing
Not Fine Testing
Oceanspirit Dennis Gets Textual Testing
Odissea - An Almost True Story Testing & Help
Oz Orwell and the Crawling Chaos Beta Test & Help
Oz Orwell and the Exorcist Help & Beta Test
QN2 [Demo] Beta Test & Help
Quantumnauts Beta Tester
Quantumnauts [Demo] Demo translation, beta testing & Help
SAW Deluxe (Remake) English translation
Sawn 1: Pain is just the start! Part Testing
Shadow Wars [DEMO] Help & English Translation
Sheep Quest Testing
SRAM 2 - Cinomeh's Revenge (demo) everything
THAT DAMN DOG! Testing
The Apotheosis Project Help & Beta Test
The Art of Dying Betatester
The Cat Lady Beta testing
The Far Corners of the World: Chapter 1 - The Book, the Box and the Key testing
The Journey Down: Over the Edge Testing
The Journey of Iesir Demo Testing
The Lurking Horror [MAGS] Beta Testing
The McCarthy Chronicles: Episode 1 Testing
The Secrets of Jesus Beta Testing
The Shadow Avenger: It's personal! Testing
The Visitor Testing
This City at Night Beta-testing
UNGA needs MUMBA testing
Waffle Quest I Testing and Dutch translation
Wages of Darkness beta testing
Warning: Fragile! - Chapter I: Operation Blindhawk Lead Tester
Witchy Woo Beta Tester

Frodo Beta testing
2034: A.C. (After Canada) II [Bake Sale 2] Playtesting
Anna's Quest Vol. 1: Winfriede's Tower Tester
Barn Runner 5: The Forever Friday 5 Lead Playtester
Barn Runner Halloween: Fully Automatic Mojo Playtesting
Barn Runner: Pucker Factor Playtesting
Barn Runner: The Rich Dame Who Cut The Cheese (Bake Sale) Playtesting
Blue Lobe Inc. voice acting & beta testing
Conspiracy: Below-Zero Testing
Deadly Consequences! Voices of Rebecca and Queen Victoria, beta tester
DuzzQuest2 QA Testing
Finger of suspicion Voice of Morag the cook
Flophouse Hijinks (Deluxe Edition) Playtesting
Fridge Follies betatesting, Scottish translation
Headbanger's Heaven - A Rock & Roll Adventure Everything (Creator, story, script, characters, dialgoue, graphics, etc) except music
JACK Voice acting
Maelstrom Obscura: Case 1 Scottish female voices
Oceanspirit Dennis: The Naked & The Ninja Scottish Translations
OSD Archipelago Adventures 1 Scottish Translations, Playtesting
OSD Moby GearWhaleDX Voice Acting
Outrage Dreamer Roads 4-3 [MAGS] Play Testing
SLEUTH Voice acting

agentbauer Beta testing

The Hero Beta testing
A Christmas Blunder Project Co-Ordinator, Story Design, Bet
Anna's Quest Vol. 1: Winfriede's Tower Tester
Space Quest: Vohaul Strikes Back Beta testing

xenohexx Beta testing

Awards & Reviews

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AGS Awards 2011 Winner

AGS Awards 2011 Winner

Best Short Game
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AGS Awards 2011 Nominee

AGS Awards 2011 Nominee

Best Animation
Best Gameplay
Best Puzzles

AGS Panel Rating

A wonderful bite-sized adventure game with a couple of puzzle options, though once you head down a certain path the game 'locks' you into it, making certain obvious solutions impossible. Still, the only real drawback is that the game is over just as it starts to get exciting. Highly recommended!

Pick of the Month

October 2011

It's hard to pick just one game with all the great games that have been released lately, but this month's pick, Arden's Vale is of such high quality that I simply couldn't overlook it. Superb animation and clever gameplay mean that this is a game you must definitely try out!

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By dactylopus on 8 April 2017

This was a really fun little game. I loved the overall feel of the game. The setting was great, and really appealed to my fandom of old Sierra classics. The graphics were beautiful in a low resolution. And the story, while short, was quite nice. Nothing in the game was too difficult or too easy. I also enjoyed the music. Most of all, I liked the humor.

I would play more. I loved that it left off on a little bit of a cliffhanger, hinting at more to come (although I don't expect we will ever see it, it's still nice).

(The download link was dead at the time of this message, I did a Google search to find a download at archive.org.)


By Janos Biro on 6 February 2014

Quite surprising. I liked this one. I usually don't like this theme and mood, but this game is very well done.


By Matiavelli on 19 January 2012

Very good short game with multiple ways to break the puzzles. Story is not so original, but I really enjoyed this game.


By bdisraeli on 24 September 2011

Very, very, very recommended. I truly hope we'll get to see a longer game from Antipus. I'd pay for it!


By Andy on 15 September 2011

This game is on the border between good and great :)

Puzzles are just about right, there are good graphics and character animations, and also rather humourous. There is also a goal, a goal that is to get 50 points. Achievable (if you are good at puzzles)

I don't know why anyone would not want to play this.....it is fairly short....music could have been more captivating (but the music still good), can't think of any other drawbacks.


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