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What a great game.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 10
Date: February 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The Bards tale made its first appearance WAY back when games still loaded from MS-DOS. The original game was text based with pictures to help enhance the story, which may not impress today's youth but back then it meant hours of past your bedtime fun.
So, being an ole "Bards Tale" Vet I immediately purchased this for my XBox and I must say I was pleasantly surprised. The dialouge, the story, the acting, the music the graphics and the non-political correctness all work amazingly well. Unlike many games where the story seems to be a side attraction, here in the Bards tale the "Tale" takes center stage and leaves you eagerly awaiting to see what's next.
Unfortunately, the main weakness that haunts this otherwise wonderful game is the overhead view of the character while exploring and in combat. It would have been so much better if the game interface was more like Halo, Grand Theft auto and Hero. The whole time I found myself leaning forward to get a closer look at my character who seemed so far away. In fact, the original Bard's tale was a first person view, not an overhead view like this one.
Another thing that would have been nice, though by no means necessary, is to have the original Bards Tale as a Special Feature to the game. It wouldn't have taken much space and would be nice for old farts like me and for newer generations to see where it all began.
Anyway, Cary Elwis and the rest of the crew did a great job and I hope that The Bards Tale sequel (or perhaps they'll do a prequel of when our little hero was a little brat?) is even better than this one.
A must buy for anyone who wants more out of their gaming experience than just button smashing.

Update: Be sure to save this game right before the final battle. Their are alternate endings and both of them, I assure you, are well worth watching. So watching one ending then load from the saved area and do it again, only this time with choosing the other ending. Personally I like the ending where our hero sides with the lady.

Great Game if you Over 28

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: February 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

For those of you who came from Role Playing Games all the way back to the Commodore 64, you will love this game. If your younger and like the fast pace games like Nija Gaden this game is NOT for you. I am from the old school and enjoy this game. The Humor is good. A reviewer in X-box Magazine hit the nail on the head when he stated the game is too slow until you can summon at leat 3 creatures at once. I really had fun when I got to the fourth (that the maximum). If you have the time to go through what it takes to get a few charactors you will like it. If you don't don't waste your money.

Like a fish I was hooked start to finish.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: March 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought the game because a friend of mine recommended it. I am glad I drank the punch. I was not expecting such an entertaining humorous game and this was a real treat. The Bard has great wit and the help you can summon for battles was a nice touch. The story line and humor kept me looking forward to playing every night until I finished the game. I never took it out of my XBOX until I finished. This game reeks of character and in the end it is what I love about it. The best $20 I spent on a game in a long time.

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