The Bard's Tale

Description

A self-proclaimed "quest for coin and cleavage", The Bard's Tale is more of a whimsical take on role playing games than a remake of the classic series. Following the exploits of The Bard (voiced by Cary Elwes), this single player game adds humor to the traditional sword & sorcery mix. As The Bard, players can fight off hordes of foes with blade and bow and summon companions through magical Bard Songs. The Bard's Tale uses the Dark Alliance engine and has a similar camera and control scheme.

Alternate Titles

• "新冰城傳奇" -- Chinese title (traditional)
• "冰城传奇" -- Chinese title (simplified)
• "Похождения Барда" -- Russian title
• "The Bard's Tale: Song of the Bard" -- Working title
• "The Bard's Tale: Opowiesci Barda" -- Polish title
• "The Bard's Tale (2004)" -- Common title
• "Bingcheng Zhuanqi" -- Chinese title

Part of the Following Groups

• Bard's Tale series
• Games with hidden/unlockable full games

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User Reviews

To hell with traditions! Long live humor!	Xbox	Unicorn B. Lynx (63297)
Even mediocre endings don't lower the game's black "humour" level	Windows	POMAH (19539)
Playing a "music man" is pretty darned refreshing, not to mention hilarious!	Windows	Jeanne (58888)
There's a difference between pointing out clichés and avoiding them all together.	PlayStation 2	Terrence Bosky (5237)
Right Script and Acting, Wrong Game	PlayStation 2	Indra was here... (13176)

The Press Says

XGP Gaming	PlayStation 2	Nov 30, 2004	8.5 out of 10	85
Extreme Gamer	Xbox	Dec 31, 2003	8 out of 10	80
1UP	Windows	Sep 26, 2005	8 out of 10	80
Worth Playing	PlayStation 2	Nov 13, 2004	8 out of 10	80
Yahoo! Games	PlayStation 2	Oct 26, 2004		70
GameSpot	PlayStation 2	Oct 25, 2004	6.7 out of 10	67
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Windows	Jul, 2005	67 out of 100	67
G4 TV: X-Play	Xbox	Mar 24, 2006		60
GameSpot	Windows	Jun 11, 2005	5.7 out of 10	57
Game Revolution	Xbox	Nov, 2004	C-	42

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Trivia

When you meet the crazy butcher he will call you several different names. One of them is Garrett. Could this be a nod towards the hero of the Thief series?