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The Bard's Tale

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GF Rating
8.3

9 ratings

Game Details

  • Release Date 6/22/2005
  • Publisher inXile
  • Developer inXile entertainment
  • Platform PC Games
  • Number of Players 1

Blood, Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence, Use of Alcohol, Violence, Bad Language

Game 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.

  • The modern interpretation of the original The Bard's Tale, the grandfather of all role-playing games, by its original producer - Brian Fargo.
  • A new generation third-person, action/role-playing game featuring wicked humor and clever personality.
  • Forget the quest to save the world, our hero is interested in just two things…coin and cleavage. Play the role of the Bard as he gets swept up in a harrowing adventure that proves too much for countless chosen one but hopefully not for you.
  • Use the Snarky/Nice conversation to pick the tone... be an ass or show some class. Your attitude will affect the events that unfold and create a personalized experience for each player.
  • Develop your combat party by summoning a group of eccentrics and misfits to do your bidding - sixteen summoned creatures in all.
  • Brilliant graphics and bustling environments, alive with interactive townsfolk, original music (with singing), birds, animals, rustling trees, waving grass and trickling water, that immerse the player deep into the Bard's world.
  • Based on the storied land of the Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland - the inspiration for the classic fantasy worlds.
  • Driven by the next generation of Snowblind Studio's Everquest: Champions of Norrath™ Engine.

User Reviews

Average Member Rating: 8.3 out of 10

The Bard's Tale. (10 out of 10)

posted by botherbug (Baldwinsville, NY) on Mar 28, 2013
Member since Mar 2013
This was better on the laugh scale than any comedy club! Just on entertainment value worth every penny! Game play is great after the initial learning curve for movement and tactics. Plenty to do and see.more

Specs & Requirements

Minimum OS Windows 2000/XP/Vista

Minimum Processor 4 2Ghz

Minimum Memory 512MB

Minimum Graphics GeForce FX5700 or better / ATI Radeon 9600 or better

Minimum Hard Drive 6GB

Minimum Sound DirectX 9 Compatible Sound Card

DirectX: 9.0c

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