The Bard's Tale Reviews
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The Bard's Tale could've been a great game, but focuses more on being funny and irreverent than being a solid action/RPG and ends up being pretty average. While humor and good writing is a noble goal, it's something that enhances a solid game, not mitigates a less-than-stellar one.
The second is at CGN with an overall score of 3.5/5:
Does this mean that InXile's newest title is the funniest game ever made? Absolutely not. (The Monkey Island series would like a word with anyone who says otherwise.) However, its humor is greatly appreciated, especially in these days of boring, rehashed ideas. Any gamer looking for a lighthearted adventure should at least give The Bard's Tale a rental.
And the third is at Gaming Nexus with an overall score of 8.2/10:
In the end, InXile has successfully put itself on the map with The Bard's Tale. They play upon an RPGers Pavlovian response toward barrel-bashing and rat-hunting, manifest one of the genre's most unforgettable anti-heroes, dutifully employ intelligent scriptwriting, and make it all a very enjoyable chord.
