Worth it for the right player.
At $19.99. It has been as low as $3.99.
- Story and characters: 127 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 81 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 1k player reviews · updated 3 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
4)The story while seemingly cliche on the surface is not what it seems by the end.The ending turns the cliche over its head.I will say that the story kept me interested as it was stacked up with point 1).
The Bard's Tale is a genuinely funny action-RPG that earns its laughs through sharp writing, excellent voice acting from Cary Elwes and Tony Jay, and a refreshingly self-aware take on fantasy RPG tropes — the dynamic between the snarky Bard and the contemptuous Narrator alone is worth the price of admission.
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Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.
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