The Bard's Tale

#1 RPG in 75 countries, including USA, UK, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia, Japan, and China!

Category	Price	Seller	Device
Games	$2.99	inXile Entertainment	iPhone, iPad, iPod

Sync your saved games between iOS and Mac!
Includes classic games trilogy!

They said it couldn’t be done… a full-scale massive 3D epic role-playing game on iOS! See why it’s the BIGGEST iOS game ever made!

“The Bard’s Tale is easily the funniest game I’ve ever played, and I’ve played all the funny games out there.” – IGN

You are the Bard, a selfish rogue weary of pointless sub-quests and rat-infested cellars. Through magical song you summon characters to join your quest for coin and cleavage!

“Ready your weapon and bladder as you embark on this ridiculously addicting quest and the funniest adventure of the year, The Bard’s Tale” – Game Chronicles

Prepare to immerse yourself in over 20-30 hours of adventure, featuring:

• 50 enemy types (not counting bosses!)
• A vast world to explore with towns, wild forests, rivers, castles, towers, secret dungeons, snowy mountains, caverns, haunted tombs and more
• A full cast of bizarre NPC’s
• Over a dozen special boss enemies to defeat
• 16 magical characters to discover and then summon at will to aid you
• Over 150 unique items of weaponry, armor, instruments, tokens, artifacts and loot!
• More Song & Dance numbers than any other game, including a zombie dance-off!
• Over 14 hours of outstanding voice-acting from top Hollywood talent, including Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride) as the Bard, and the inimitable Tony Jay as the Narrator

But wait! That’s not all! Enjoy these great new additions in the iOS version:

New Features:
• Leaderboards—for accumulated Silver and Experience!
• Achievements—over 50 spread throughout the game!
• Autosave—option to save automatically when you near a save-book in game.
• iCloud Saves—option to save to iCloud, enables sharing saves across your iOS devices.
• Time-Savers—optional in-app purchases are available to pump up your Bard and save you time! (Note: All such items are attainable through normal game-play, with time and persistence, just as in the original console release.)
• Classics Games—includes original classic games The Bard’s Tale 1, 2 & 3.
• Supports 60beat® GamePad.

Universal App with Adaptive Rendering:
For a single low price, play on all your compatible* devices! The Bard’s Tale takes full advantage of your hardware to maximize your experience--including HD resolution and 60Hz video refresh on capable devices.** iOS adaptation by Square One Games.

“This game is satire in its sharpest form” – Cheat Code Central

Play The Bard’s Tale today!

* Compatible with iOS 4.0 and higher on iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod Touch 3rd generation, iPod Touch 4th generation, iPad, and iPad2&3.
** HD on iPhone 4S/5, iPad2,Mini,3&4, iPod Touch 5G. Enhanced rendering includes: environment mapping, dynamic water surfaces, full shadow cast, and 60Hz display-refresh (with in-game “Battery Savings” option turned off).

Support:
We are committed to improvement. Please send support requests through The Bard’s Tale Support link below.

IT IS HUGE!
Please note: Installation over Wi-Fi can temporarily require as much as 3.4GB of free space on your device.

Reviews

Just Superlative
Soggyfoot

They don't make them like this anymore.! Get it while you can

Needes better graphics
ddietsch

For $3 I know you can’t expect the moon. Character creation is the best part with decently detailed for humor, dialogue, writing and voice acting are well done also. Now I’m only about an hour in but the world graphics and clunky controls could have had more attention. I mean I have paid a $1 less for games with better controls and graphics. I don’t regret buying it but I recommend buying during a sale. You do get previous versions but OMG unless you are really desperate for 8 bit crap... really. If things improve after I finish I will revise my thoughts. Not really sure why everyone is giving it a 4-4.5.

Bard’s Fun
EagleAt755

Very nice so far. Well done. But equipping stuff from inventory seems to be unavailable. So far, no shops either. All in good time.

Cool and funny but decent/ challenger iOS app
Hollo inclim

This is really a interesting game because I love though the knee slapping narrator storyline and having the purchases but the gear and extra content didn’t help me as I knew how far it could take me ingame, but other then that it’s still challenging lol.

Best iPhone RRG (invest the 10 minutes to figure out the controls)
Tactical User

This game has a fantastic story.It’s also a wonderful dungeon crawler in general. The campaign gives you some choices which is interesting. The only downside to this game is that the controls are a little awkward and difficult at first but I really do think it’s worth the investment of time to get over that hurdle after that the game is super enjoyable and I’ve played through a few campaigns.

Bang for your buck
PatrikinOz

This game has hilarious narration and the hours of gameplay is tremendous value for the low cost. At times there is a bit too much killing and the ending is somewhat anticlimactic. But overall this is a fabulous game.

My favorite RPG now
Ulrocks

So funny and the gameplay is awesome with lots of humor.

Cloud saves overwrite your offline saves and destroy your progress
dewidiot

Cloud saves from previous sessions keep over writing my saves and have set me back several hours.

Not worth it
Writer18

Boorish humor, boring battles, very little actual customization, no inventory to see what you’ve picked up, story is not compelling at all, and if you’re looking for a fun rpg this is not it. It sells itself as a fun dungeon crawling game with witty story and punchlines. What you get is a basic ad hell, unattractive, and not funny game that wastes your time from the moment you start playing.

Yeah umm ok
g34rhd

If you’re look for a story line and character development look elsewhere. It is an old school classic hack and slash waste of time. Very addictive and frustrating at times. The graphics are kind of small even on an iPad. Clunky controls and cutscenes become very tedious at times. I finished the game. I bought the app because of how much I remembered enjoying the game on Xbox original. I like how it makes fun of the whole rpg grind. Go there kill that monster collect this that and the other meet a new npc do the same thing again and again and again all the while being insulted by a stodgy narrator and being told what a terrible person you are by everyone throughout the land. This game is not for someone with low self esteem. It’s was worth a play through for old times sake. I’m getting rid of it. Thus ends the Bard’s Tale for me. Good Riddance!