The Bards Tale

Mole · Mon Aug 22, 2005 4:40 pm

Well, I just started playing this a short while ago - Though I've had it for some time now.

First impressions are that it has a lot of potential, and I'm enjoying it all but for a few little niggles - The camera is fixed above you. you can rotate it around, but whats the point in that, if the angle of the cam is fixed?

And the combat seems a little awkward too, but as I play it's getting easier. I can summon me up a wench with a cross bow right now

AFAIK it's on the PC too, might be worth aquiring. I'll post back and let you know how it develops.

I think this review sums it up nicely with this paragraph:


	Quote: The Bardâ€™s Tale is definitely in a class of its own, but it primarily suffers at not knowing exactly what type of game it is. The combat system is too clunky to consider it an all-action game, and the RPG elements are too simplistic to be a true RPG. The story is fantastic and listening to all the various lines of dialogue is a definite high point, but at what cost? Most players will find the early going very slow and Iâ€™m not sure that even the funny quips will hold your attention long enough to find that things do get better in the latter stages. This is strictly a single-player romp, so keep that in mind beforehand. Those that brave the elements will find an entertaining, albeit somewhat disappointing, action RPG experience.

EDIT: One more problem with the game - Healing sucks. You have to press a series of buttons just to heal, and then you have to sit through a short (2-5 seconds or so) demo. Each time

The Bards Tale

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