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Weapons and armour acquired greatly influence combat, as do the character's Statistics and Talents, and available summoned creatures (via their available Tunes and Instruments).ĭuring melee combat, the player has the option to move and to attack or block, or execute special attacks obtained from Talents. The main options are whether to use melee combat or ranged combat, which creatures to summon to assist, and the choice of weapons to use. Talking to NPCs is the primary way to initiate and progress main quests and side quests.Ĭombat is real time rather than turn based. The interact/activate button is also used to talk to NPCs that are found on the local maps. Within a local map, movement in and out of buildings and rooms is achieved similarly, by going to the entrance or exit and pressing the interact/activate button or key. Once unlocked they are accessed by going to an exit of the current local map and pressing the interact/activate button. These local maps may require player action to unlock.

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For example, Houton has the local map itself, plus the local maps of Fairyhaunt Forest, Houton Forest, and the Bugbear's Lair. Within each World Area are one or more local maps. The Bard can travel to other world locations on the strategic Map if there are available world areas that are unlocked (via encounters and quests). The largest unit in the game map is the World Area. For example, Shield Talents require the player acquire a shield of some type. Some Talents require that the player possesses a relevant item in order to be able to make use of the Talent. One Talent can be selected at start, and additional Talent is granted at each odd numbered Level (3,5,7 etc). There are also other Talents available such as finding more loot, or training the Dog companion to attack.

These primarily confer new combat abilities such as the ability to use additional weapons, combinations of weapons, or use weapons in additional ways.

Rhythm - affects the statistics of summoned creatures - +1% damage and a few % more Health per point of Rhythm.

Charisma - affects prices paid for items, in the region of 2% reduction per point.

Dexterity - affects ranged combat - +1 damage per point.

Vitality - affects health - 5 Health per point of Vitality (plus 10 per Level).

Strength - affects melee combat - +1 damage per point.

There is only one character class, Bard, and the starting equipment is always the same: Sword, Lute, and Padded Armor.

Statistics start at 8, 6, or 4, depending on the Difficulty level selected - Easy, Normal or Old School, respectively. Pre-game, you generate a character by allocating a total of 12 additional points to the 6 Statistics of Strength, Vitality, Luck, Dexterity, Charisma and Rhythm, and by picking one Talent. Some objects and map features may even go unoticed unless one knows exactly what they are looking for.Ĭutscenes are animated in a more 3D style. The game features a "birds eye view" camera setting that resembles old arcade style games, while this is useful for battling the large groups of enemies that attack The Bard regularly, it does not always suit the three dimensional style of the game very well. Unfortunately for him, destiny has other plans, so he becomes a reluctant hero who explores the islands in order to face (though not necessarily fight) the evil that is bothering the land. The sole aim of this anti-hero is to drink alcohol, frolic around with women and generally have a good time - seeking "coin, cleavage and carnage". The original Bard's Tale 1-3 titles are also bundled with this release.Ī nameless character called The Bard arrives at Houton, a village in a mythical version of the Orkney Islands. The release is subtitled "Remastered and Resnarkled". This version includes in-app purchases by which in-game items and advances, and media content (cutscenes, concept art, etc) can be purchased for real world money. This edition is also available on consoles including XBoxOne and Playstation (PS2, PS4).

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It is also available for Android devices including Google Play, Amazon Kindle and Amazon Fire TV, and for the Apple Pay platform.

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The game's Windows version was published in 2005.Īs of 20 game was republished by InXile for PC via digital platforms such as Steam and GOG. French and German versions of the game exist. Ubisoft seems to have been InXile's partner for distribution in Europe. It is an action-adventure with lots of humour. Apart from the name, the game has little to do with the old RPG saga. In 2004, a new "The Bard's Tale" was published by InXile for X-Box and PS2.