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Game Information
- Platform: PlayStation2
- PEGI Rating: Ages 12 and Over
- Media: Video Game
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Product Features
- Third person action RPG that casts you as the Bard, musician and adventurer
- Based on the original Bard's Tale, the grandfather of all role playing games
- Snarky/Nice conversation system lets the players choose the tone of the Bard's interactions
- Get immersed in an environment alive with interactive townsfolk, original music, birds, animals, rustling trees, waving grass and trickling water
- For 1 player
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Product Description
Product Description
The Bard's Tale is an action/role-playing game in which the player takes on the role of the Bard - a sardonic and opportunistic musician and adventurer, driven by carnal rather than noble pursuits. The Bard is not interested in saving the world, his humble motivations are strictly "coin and cleavage."
A truly non-linear game, the player chooses the Bard's responses towards other characters he encounters with either 'snarky' or 'nice' dialogue. Each choice changes the course of events in the game. The action takes place in medieval times in a land based on the Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland - the inspiration for many of the classic fantasy stories.
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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful
The Bards Tale is, quite simply, an excellent game. If you like RPG adventures like Baldurs gate: Dark Alliance or Champions of Norrath, you wil love this.
The Bards Tale is a Fantasy RPG that doesnt take itself too seriously. You play The Bard, an excellently concieved anti-hero, who's only intrests are, indeed, coin and cleavage. He has been roped into a quest to rescue a Princess from a tale (what would seem a rather cliqued storyline but has a brilliant twist), with the reward of a good shag and her money. This game has it all, with an edge of comedy and even the few songs (my favourite being one about the creator of beer) that you can even sing along too...if you so choose.
The Bard travels on his quest with his companions, familiars which he can conjur using his lute, and throughout the game you can find new tunes to summon more powerful creatures.
The combat system is well made and is much the same as Dark Alliance apart from the blocking...you have to time it to block individual blows which can become quite impossible in the flurry of battle. You have the choice of dual wield (using a dirk and a sword), bows, two handed weapons, flails or a sword and shield and you can gain various other skills by leveling up in the game.
The graphics are good, much the same as Chapioms of Norrath, and the dialouge is simply the best i have heard in a game, with brilliant witty humour from the Bard who is cockier than Han Solo, and a cynical narrator who loves to insult the Bard...all of which leads to some priceless conversations and truly memorable characters. You have either the choice to act nicely towards people or to act for your own gain, and your choices make various consequences in the game. Because of this The Brds Tale has a good replayability and multiple endings.
The Bards Tale is an instant classic, and already one of my most favourite of the RPG genre. Absolutly unmissable.
The Bards Tale is a Fantasy RPG that doesnt take itself too seriously. You play The Bard, an excellently concieved anti-hero, who's only intrests are, indeed, coin and cleavage. He has been roped into a quest to rescue a Princess from a tale (what would seem a rather cliqued storyline but has a brilliant twist), with the reward of a good shag and her money. This game has it all, with an edge of comedy and even the few songs (my favourite being one about the creator of beer) that you can even sing along too...if you so choose.
The Bard travels on his quest with his companions, familiars which he can conjur using his lute, and throughout the game you can find new tunes to summon more powerful creatures.
The combat system is well made and is much the same as Dark Alliance apart from the blocking...you have to time it to block individual blows which can become quite impossible in the flurry of battle. You have the choice of dual wield (using a dirk and a sword), bows, two handed weapons, flails or a sword and shield and you can gain various other skills by leveling up in the game.
The graphics are good, much the same as Chapioms of Norrath, and the dialouge is simply the best i have heard in a game, with brilliant witty humour from the Bard who is cockier than Han Solo, and a cynical narrator who loves to insult the Bard...all of which leads to some priceless conversations and truly memorable characters. You have either the choice to act nicely towards people or to act for your own gain, and your choices make various consequences in the game. Because of this The Brds Tale has a good replayability and multiple endings.
The Bards Tale is an instant classic, and already one of my most favourite of the RPG genre. Absolutly unmissable.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
Firstly, this game is a hell of a lot of fun. It's a different take on the whole RPG stories, so that rather than being a hero destined to save the world (tm) your in it for the money and the girls- as a result it is fun and innovative to play.
The songs are good and the concept of using songs to raise helpers is an interesting one.
HOWEVER- the control system is difficult, especially in combat, even more so as it doesn't pause during the process of summoning creatures, which takes quite a while meaning you can easily (and frustratingly) get killed while you are resummoning your helpers.
The difficulty curve is slightly odd, with it being quite easy to begin with but rapidly becoming too difficult and the save points are far too sparse.
However these are minor annoyances within the game itself, which is an enjoyable and relatively intelligent piece of entertainment.
The songs are good and the concept of using songs to raise helpers is an interesting one.
HOWEVER- the control system is difficult, especially in combat, even more so as it doesn't pause during the process of summoning creatures, which takes quite a while meaning you can easily (and frustratingly) get killed while you are resummoning your helpers.
The difficulty curve is slightly odd, with it being quite easy to begin with but rapidly becoming too difficult and the save points are far too sparse.
However these are minor annoyances within the game itself, which is an enjoyable and relatively intelligent piece of entertainment.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
I’m not the most skilled gamer, but I found this game easy enough to enjoy it but not get overly frustrated when I hit harder sections. Camera angle is a bit suspect though.
It did only take 20 hours or so to complete it, and though the ending is good, you definitely get the “oh, is that it?” kind of feeling.
Still, I found the game very entertaining, and wish it was popular enough at its original release that the makers of this game would consider creating a sequel, but I won’t be holding my breath.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Simple but fun
Plot: The plot is really all about poking fun at other games similar to it. Go speak to this guy, fetch something for him, go to a tower, kill the end boss and then repeat. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Borry
A Quest For Coin and Cleavage
This is a hilarious story driven role playing game hack and slash top down scroller which well deserves its popularity and reknown. Read more
Published on 6 Oct 2009 by Lark
woo-hoo what a right royal barrel of monkeys
I bought this game brand new as soon as it was released and even for £30 it was a bargain. The storyline is fun and you can even get paid for smashing stuff. Read more
Published on 20 Dec 2006 by R. Percival
Its alright
This isn't a bad game, it is reasonably entertaining but I have a few gripes with it:
1) Its a bit short, I completed it within 20 hours, and although it claims to have replay... Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2005
share alike
this game is like fable for the x box,in a way that its witty and gives you plenty of options to change the story as you play. Read more
Published on 31 July 2005 by C. L. Griffiths
Great game, very funny, buy it!
What can I say...brilliant game, bag of laughs, and well worth £29.99! Alot of replayability, I played it through five or six times on the differing difficulty levels, and found... Read more
Published on 15 July 2005 by Zeke S. Steer
The Bard's Tale
A very good game. It is a pitty it is only a one player game, because if it was multiplayer it would be alot better (if possible). Read more
Published on 9 July 2005
Great game, great humour
i have never plaid a game which made me laugh out loud but some of the quips in this are worth it alone. Read more
Published on 26 Jun 2005 by Kate
Great game, but:
..irritating camera angle (overhead viewing mostly) great story and witty lines, gameplay what you'd expect, and challenging at times with hoards of foes - a bit samey after a... Read more
Published on 26 Jun 2005 by Kate
Wine, women and song... Not nessicarily in that order!
A fantastic game.
Real witty and action packed.
A perfect twist on the fantasy genre, and stepping away from the "goody-goody" protagonist. Read more
Real witty and action packed.
A perfect twist on the fantasy genre, and stepping away from the "goody-goody" protagonist. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2005 by "lemmingrebirth"
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