![]() The rodent is then sent into the bar, to the horror of the barmaid, and the bard follows his creation, undoing the spell and fully expecting to receive the free beer he usually gets for his "services." In fact, the bard begins his adventure outside of a tavern, where he uses his one and only magical song, which summons a rat. As you may already know, The Bard's Tale tells the story of the nameless bard, a vagabond adventurer with very little moral fiber and no real ambition, beyond having a beer and maybe a quick fling with the nearest maiden. Jay will also jaw with the bard at several points in the game, acting as a dignified straight man to the unscrupulous (and mouthy) minstrel. This process, and apparently the rest of the game, is narrated by none other than veteran actor Tony Jay (the Elder God from Soul Reaver, Magneto in X-Men Legends, and so on), who not only provides explanations of specific menu items, but also alternately yawns with boredom or makes humorous complaints if you keep him waiting. You can also choose an additional "talent," a special skill that lets the bard do things like wield two-handed swords, automatically find additional treasure, or automatically perform a counterattack every time he successfully deflects an attack with his shield. Starting out a new game means creating a new bard and choosing his six "stat" scores: strength, vitality, luck, dexterity, charisma, and rhythm (which affects the bard's musical skills). The bard isn't much of a hero, or much of an adventurer, but that's not going to stop him from trying to get a beer. ![]() ![]() We recently had a chance to try the PS2 version of the game and have much to report. The upcoming PS2 and Xbox game from InXile will be an overhead-view hack-and-slash role-playing game along the lines of Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance and Champions of Norrath, but with much more personality and humor. You could say that The Bard's Tale has a long and storied history, considering its pedigree and the fact that it's being designed by Brian Fargo, but we'll spare you the history lesson.
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