Tales of the Unknown: Volume I - The Bard's Tale

aka: Shadow Snare, The Bard's Tale, The Bard's Tale I
Moby ID: 819

DOS version

One of the all-time classics.

The Good
An original storyline, from a time where graphics weren't what drew people to play a game. Replayability is fairly high, even though the game takes place within one city (unlike later Bard's Tales). And, hardcore RPGer that I am, I like that this game (and others from the time) doesn't have an auto-mapping feature.

The Bad
Graphics are marginal (to be expected), and the sound is the PC speaker "beeps" and "boops".

The Bottom Line
One of the groundbreakers in the genre. Set up the field for BT 2 and BT 3, both great games as well.

by Mirrorshades2k (274) on June 28, 2000

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