The Bard's Tale

The Bard's Tale is a video game that consists of 0 releases

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A comedic parody of RPG games. It picks on the original Bards Tale and Balder's Gate considerably. The Bard's Tale is to Balder's Gate what Space Balls was to Star Wars.

The Bard's Tale is a comedic parody of RPGs. The Bard's Tale is to Balder's Gate what Space Balls was to Star Wars. The entertaining part of the game was the Bard himself voiced by Cary Elwes of "The Princess Bride" Fame. The bar is a drunk, womanizing, lazy, musician who has now aspirations of saving the world. His only motivation is for coin and cleavage. Another comic element is the voice a narrator who wishes the bard was a traditional RPG "Hero" instead of the lazy drunk he is.

Gameplay

The Bard and His Dog, From the Gameplay Angle

The bard's tale takes place in a 3D environment but from a top down. It plays closer to an action adventure game like the gauntlet, then a traditional RPG. The Bard has Melee and Ranged weapons at his disposal and an interesting Magic system. You walk towards bad guys and attack, if it wasn't for the cast of characters it would be quite repetitive.

The magic system is a summon system, where you play songs and summon allies. Most of which try to be funny and some are absolutely hysterical. Some are great fighters, Like the Brute, Knight and Mercenaries. Some heal you. One of the most entertaining is the Trap Finder. A hysterical dwarf like creature who when summoned claims "You need me to find some traps?" He whistles cheerfully as he walk into the nearest trap and sets if off killing him in some of the most gruesome ways imaginable. All of the Summoned creatures have developed characters and are some of the most playful parts of the game.

The Bard also has a pet dog who follows the through the story. The dog guides the player to new areas, and tells the player where to go next. About three quarters way through the game the dog dies, and is a tragic event. Take that Fable II

The Summoned Characters.

The Knight, Thunder Spider, and Elemental

Behemoth

The Bodyguard

Brute

Crone

Elemental

Enchantress

Health Stealer

Knight

Knocker

Light Fairy

Mercenary

Rat

Rogue

Thunder Spider

Trap Finder

General Information Edit

Game Name	The Bard's Tale
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2 Xbox PC
Publisher(s)	1C Company
Developer(s)	inXile Entertainment, Inc.
Genres	Add a new genre Action Adventure Role-Playing (RPG)
Themes	Add a new theme Fantasy Comedy
Original US Release	Oct. 26, 2004 need a fuzzy date?
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