It’s always recommended to have someone summoned to help you in battle, and a lot of the strategy in the latter part of the game will be choosing the most helpful companion for the situation.įrom a controls standpoint, The Bard’s Tale offers an option of a virtual joystick and a touch-based controls scheme. You start out with a limited amount of companions, but you learn more as you complete the main story. The bard can summon a wide variety of companions from support-based characters to offensive warriors. In addition, a big part of the gameplay in The Bard’s Tale is its comprehensive summoning system. The Bard’s Tale may not be as robust as newer games in terms of character customization, but it gets the job done as far as providing an adequate gameplay experience. Furthermore, the game is absolutely massive in terms of the main adventure as well as optional quests. Players also earn money by picking up random treasure drops from slain baddies and random chests, which are used to purchase weapons and armor. Every couple of levels, players are also given an opportunity to choose traits, which range from earning additional gold, to special ranged shots, to unlocking weapon specializations like two-handed swords and dual-wielding. At the start, players can wield various close and long range weapons and execute simplistic combos to take down your foes. Gameplay-wise, Bard’s Tale is a top-down action RPG with a somewhat basic real time battle system. There are some that may roll their eyes at the sarcastic humor, but I believe that it’s actually a big part of the appeal as too many games take themselves way too seriously these days. The voice acting also deserves a special mention, with Cary Elwes (of Princess Bride fame) as the voice of the bard. Even though the game hardly ever takes itself seriously, the writing and humor remain well done and are the stars of the game. As it turns out, not only does The Bard’s Tale make a smooth transition to the small screen, but the great tongue-in-cheek story still works for folks that are looking to try it out for the first time, assuming they can get past the simplistic (and somewhat stale) gameplay mechanics.įor those that haven’t played it before, The Bard’s Tale follows the story of the unnamed protagonist as he gets swept away in a story rife with RPG clichés and humor. So, when the game made its recent debut on the App Store, I welcomed the opportunity to check out the quirky action-RPG. I have a confession to make: I never played The Bard’s Tale when it hit consoles back in 2004 (nor did I ever play the original 1985 version on PC).
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