Featuring an attack and block button, this bare-bones mechanic feels more similar to a beat ‘em up than the Diablo-esque dungeon crawler it pretends to be.
The story itself is fairly generic if you’ve ever played or watched anything even remotely resembling high fantasy, but the satirical angle allows for some out-of-left-field twists that add some spice to this otherwise bland bowl of rice.Īs far as action-RPGs go, The Bard’s Tale’s combat is fairly basic. Voice acting is at an all-time high in The Bard’s Tale, and it holds up very well after a 16-year hiatus. The dialogue is masterfully-written and enjoyable throughout the entire experience. You are given a positive dialogue option which offers up a pleasant response to whoever The Bard is speaking with, or the more entertaining snarky option. If it weren’t for the presence of the player themselves, The Bard probably wouldn’t have bothered with any of this, but through him, you can decide. After getting dragged into an attempted princess rescue, The Bard finds himself having to make decisions that will alter this world drastically. Regularly willing to demean everyone he comes across, The Bard fights for fame, money, and women-nothing else. The Bard is a dastardly anti-hero, who doesn’t really care about anyone other than himself.
Now remastered for modern consoles, The Bard’s Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled offers all of the same charm and incredible dialogue of the original release, while not really fulfilling the promise behind a “remastered” version.
Relaunched in the form you see now in 2004, this top-down action-RPG moved away from the serious high fantasy roots of the originals, instead moving forward with satirical commentary on the genre. As one of the original computer RPGs, Tales of the Unknown: The Bard’s Tale gained notoriety for its close relationship to the tabletop juggernaut, Dungeons & Dragons.
#The bards tale pc review series
The Bard’s Tale is a series that originated on the PC in the mid-80s and has gone through several iterations over the course of the last three-and-a-half decades.
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