| The Bard's Tale
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The Bard's Tale NTSC-U Cover
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| Serial numbers: |
SLUS-20803 |
| Release date: |
October 26, 2004 |
| Windows Status: |
Playable |
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| Serial numbers: |
SLES-53154
SLES-52894 |
| Release date: |
March 24, 2005 |
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Developer(s): InXile Entertainment
Publisher(s): InXile Entertainment (US), Ubisoft (EU)
Genre: RPG
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 76/100
Game description: The Bard's Tale is a modern interpretation of the original role-playing game of the same name. In this game, you'll take on the role of the Bard, a sardonic and opportunistic musician and adventurer. You can choose the Bard's responses toward other characters that he encounters with either "snarky" or nice dialogue. Each choice changes the course of events in the game. All the action takes place in medieval environments rife with townsfolk, birds, animals, rustling trees, and trickling water.
The plot involves "a sardonic and opportunistic musician and adventurer, driven by carnal rather than noble pursuits. The Bard, who is never identified by a specific name nor addressed by anything other than "The Bard," is not interested in saving the world; his humble motivations are strictly "coin and cleavage." His quest is narrated by a mocking, biased man (played by Tony Jay) who cannot stand him.
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- Intel Core i7 @ 3.4Ghz
- Nvidia GTX 285 768MB
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17 01 2013 1.1.0 r5517-
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GSdx 5464 SSE41 [09 12 2012]
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- SPU2-X 2.0.0 [17 01 2013]
- LilyPad 0.11.0 [28 12 2012]
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Status goes from ingame to playable. Runs near full speed., Must be in gsdx software mode or picture is blank on right half of screen. 4GB patch improves graphics, as it runs out of memory constantly.
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