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Tales of the Drunken Paladin

Tales of the Drunken Paladin is a fantasy-comedy RPG about a universally disliked hero who very suddenly loses absolutely everything - including his identity - and must go on a quest to find out who's…

19 August 2010

Tales of the Drunken Paladin is an adventure developed by Steve Gibbon, released 19 August 2010 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Tales of the Drunken Paladin is

Tales of the Drunken Paladin is an adventure game developed by Steve Gibbon and released in 2010. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on RPG Maker VX.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A few years ago, in the entirely fictional kingdom of Maine, a political band of foreign diplomats seized control of the throne and began manipulating the current king in power. Plundering Maine's rich economy, this mysterious organization was eventually found out and expedited viciously by a small force of totally radical warriors, chief among them the protagonist of our story: Anebriate. Order was eventually restored to the kingdom, but the riches lost could not be recovered. Totally unrelated, Anebriate became absurdly wealthy and spent his days loafing around in his house, drinking himself into comas and picking fights with local shopkeepers. This story begins upon the eve of a series…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are comedy and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Tales of the Drunken Paladin launched on 19 August 2010, within three weeks of Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Mafia II and Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.

Released around the same time: Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Mafia II, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.

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When did Tales of the Drunken Paladin come out?
Tales of the Drunken Paladin was released on 19 August 2010 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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