Strategy Informer Bard's Tale PC Review

The Bard is a hero in the true sense of the word; brave, handsome, a jack of all trades and pure poison for the ladies. Arriving at a simple inn to see if he could get a warm meal and a place to stay for the night, our hero finds himself caught in an epic quest to free the fair princess from an evil sorcerer on top of a tower. The bard embraces his destiny and bravely marches towards certain doom to rescue his fair Calleigh, oh what a brave man he must be...

Well, feel free to forget what you just read up there, the bard is nowhere near your typical hero. His appearance is one of your everyday bar fly; a bear gut, greasy hair, an unshaved face and the look of a man who just slept in his clothes are only bonuses to the quick wit and sharp toung he uses so often. The story begins with our hero arriving at a small village, and taking a quick pause in front of a local inn owned by the widow Mary McReary. Using his musical talents, he conjures up a rat and sends him into the inn for whatever reason. After hearing the scream of a fair damsel in distress, our hero lunges forward and "bravely" sends the rat back to the lute from which he came. After that heroic act, the widow sends the bard into her cellar to kill a rat... go figure, but the problem was our hero got more than he bargained for; a giant fire-breathing rat. He meets a mysterious old man down there, and gets a new tune from him; the lightning spider, with which our hero easily disposes of the rat, and wins the favor of the foxy widow. Well, the other morning, our hero talks to the old man who gave him the tune, and finds out about the princess in the tower. And thus the bard's tale begins...

All in all, The Bard's Tale is a game with enormous potential. But, unfortunately, most of that potential was squandered who knows where. But you won't be sorry if you take a whack at it... after all, it does tend to make one laugh on occasion. At heart, the game is still hack'n'slash, so if you're a fan, go for it... if not, you'll just be disappointed. My suggestion is that you try it, who knows, you might like it, and you might not.

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