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Game Information
- Platform: Xbox
- PEGI Rating: Ages 12 and Over
- Media: Video Game
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Product Features
- 50% more funny
- Uses more pixels than ever before
- Spins the DVD at over 10,000 RPM!
- Over $500 in value
- Graphics so amazing you'll need a screen!
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
Set in medieval times, the player takes on the role of the Bard, a sarcastic, self-centred musician whose adventures are motivated strictly by "coin and cleavage" and who has absolutely no intention of following noble pursuits if at all possible. As he interacts with the other characters throughout the game, the player can choose whether the Bard uses 'snarky' or 'nice' dialogue, with direct consequences on the events to follow. Renowned film and television actor Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride, Robin Hood: Men in Tights) provides the perfect British voice for the English version.
Although humour is clearly the defining feature of The Bard's Tale, a great deal of attention has also been given to the plot and game rendering. Built on the superb engine from Snowblind studios used for Champions of Norrath and Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, the game uses the popular top-down view method of gameplay, and benefits from excellent graphics and sound. Players can not only resort to traditional magical and non-magical weapons to get themselves out of tight spots but can also summon a variety of creatures using music.
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
This is one of the funniest games ever released, no doubt about it.
A hack and slash RPG, in the vein of Baldur's Gate, but with a dry, sarcastic wit that takes the rip out of itself and the genre it is hard to see how The Bard's Tale could go wrong. It went wrong in 2 ways:
1) Combat. Very very annoying combat that can see you knocked over and then take a string of hits in quick succession as the Bard gets up. You can't block on the ground, see...and unfortunately it is all too easy to be knocked over.
2) graphics. Whilst most of the time the graphics are fine they can, at times seem very cluttered and even become a hindrance. Imagine, for example, fighting to stave off a pack of wolves, only to run beneath a tree and have your vision obscured by leaves...not fun.
This is not to say that The Bard's Tale is a bad game, it's not. It just has severe issues that are mainly to do with combat that spoil the enjoyment of the game somewhat.
However, there are several factors to recommend this game, such as:
The storyline is brilliant and the humour is hilarious...added to this you get to choose whether to reply nicely or nastily to people, both of which alter the way certain characters react to you.
When you get a better weapon it is automatically equipped and your old one sold, saving endless hours of backtracking to shops. There are several other details like this that make playing the game easier.
The Bard's Tale is so close to being a great game, so very close. The one major factor is the combat system...if only it had been more like Baldur's Gate. Buy it if you want something cheap to play in between the next big game that's coming out. The humour will keep you coming back even if the combat annoys you.
A hack and slash RPG, in the vein of Baldur's Gate, but with a dry, sarcastic wit that takes the rip out of itself and the genre it is hard to see how The Bard's Tale could go wrong. It went wrong in 2 ways:
1) Combat. Very very annoying combat that can see you knocked over and then take a string of hits in quick succession as the Bard gets up. You can't block on the ground, see...and unfortunately it is all too easy to be knocked over.
2) graphics. Whilst most of the time the graphics are fine they can, at times seem very cluttered and even become a hindrance. Imagine, for example, fighting to stave off a pack of wolves, only to run beneath a tree and have your vision obscured by leaves...not fun.
This is not to say that The Bard's Tale is a bad game, it's not. It just has severe issues that are mainly to do with combat that spoil the enjoyment of the game somewhat.
However, there are several factors to recommend this game, such as:
The storyline is brilliant and the humour is hilarious...added to this you get to choose whether to reply nicely or nastily to people, both of which alter the way certain characters react to you.
When you get a better weapon it is automatically equipped and your old one sold, saving endless hours of backtracking to shops. There are several other details like this that make playing the game easier.
The Bard's Tale is so close to being a great game, so very close. The one major factor is the combat system...if only it had been more like Baldur's Gate. Buy it if you want something cheap to play in between the next big game that's coming out. The humour will keep you coming back even if the combat annoys you.
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
The bards tale is a nice break from the traditional RPG's out at the moment with a main character who would rather chase women and become rich than do anything slightly heroic. Though not that long, you can probably finish the game with 15-20 hrs depending if you do the side quests or not, it has a dry sense of humour that will keep you smiling and even get the occasional laugh as you listen to the interaction between the bard and the various characters he encounters, including the narrator. The graphics are not brilliant quality but do a good job so you won't be nit picking and although it may take a couple of hours you will get quite caught up in the story lines, though some language may not be appropriate for the very young. All in all a good game that will keep you amused, worth buying.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
I am sad to admit that before I played this game, the last game I had played was Zelda on my Super Nintendo. And as far as being a beginer, Bard's Tale is a great way to start, it kept me amused and I was immediatly pulling all nighters. The game was easy to get the hang of and keeps me challanged with out making me feel discuraged. Great Game.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Bard's Tale
Thought that this might be a nice little adventure game but not really got into it. The animation isn't fantastic and nor is the music, overall a bit disappointing.
Published 2 months ago by G. Shire
Classic reborn?
This game is the remake of a text based game that I found lurking in the depths of an abandonwear site. Read more
Published on 29 April 2009 by Thomas Phillips
a cracking little game
I have never been a huge fan of this genre, but bards tale is a quality little game, full of quirky little songs that get etched into the brain and some funny, and some James Bond... Read more
Published on 12 April 2006 by Mr. J. D. Hughes
Something For The Big Kids!!
I bought this for a birthday present for my boyfriends 24th, and I was not sure about how good it would be after I read some bad reviews, however, he really liked it! Read more
Published on 10 Aug 2005 by "vexotica"
Play it and have a laugh!
Guys,you have played all the RPGs in the world, but have you had a good laugh while doing it?
Well, The Bard's Tale will provide you with plenty of laughs! Read more
Published on 8 July 2005 by O. Carbin
The Bard's Tale Top game
fantastic!!!! just like baldurs gate but a whole lot Funnier
Published on 27 May 2005
Coulda woulda shoulda
The view is terrible a birds eye view with a vengence.
if you can put up with that the game has some fun points a quirky humor a reasonably large world to explore and a... Read more
if you can put up with that the game has some fun points a quirky humor a reasonably large world to explore and a... Read more
Published on 24 May 2005 by Usainuk
poor poor game
This game was projected to be quite the release and i was quick to purchase my game, i was impressed by previews and was looking for a rpg/hack game to pass the time + i had seen... Read more
Published on 10 May 2005 by Mrs Pamela A Newbury
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