The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

You are the Bard, a selfish rogue weary of pointless sub-quests and rat-infested cellars. Now includes original classic games The Bard’s Tale 1, 2 & 3!

The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled is a rpg, adventure and comedy game developed and published by inXile Entertainment.
Released on December 11th 2009 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 7 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish and Russian.

It has received 1,340 reviews of which 1,009 were positive and 331 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 16.79€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: Pentium 4 2Ghz / AMD AthlonXP 2400
  • Memory: 512Mb
  • Graphics: GeForce FX5700 or better / ATI Radeon 9600 or better
  • DirectX®: 9.0c
  • Hard Drive: 6GB of free space
  • Sound: DirectX 9 Compatible Sound Card
MacOS
  • OS: OS X 10.6.0 or higher
  • Hard Drive: 3.6GB Hard disk space
Linux
  • OS: X11 enabled Linux distro
  • Processor: Pentium 4 2Ghz / AMD AthlonXP 2400
  • Memory: 512Mb
  • Graphics: GeForce FX5700 or better / ATI Radeon 9600 or better
  • OpenGL: 2.0 compatible video card and compatible drivers
  • Hard Drive: 3.8GB of free space
  • Sound: OpenAL compatible sound card and necessary drivers

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Feb. 2025
Fantastic game, a truly hidden gem. Voice acting, jokes and songs are the highlight, but the gameplay itself is really solid too. Its still smooth and responsive and gives a lot of fun.
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Jan. 2025
A mostly competent early ARPG. Fun enough, despite some rough patches, and while it does show its age when it comes to the menus and options, even as a remastered version, it still holds up well enough to play. The voice work is good, the songs are decent, but there is a strange lack of music overall.
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Oct. 2024
The story and art is very good, It's an unique game worthy of being played. But for the restricted view, certain repeated rather long spell animations, and some unnecessary fustrations it would have been a masterpiece. But again, it's a very interesting experience. Disclosure: being 69 y.o. I use my own C.E. tables in every game I play. Here: health, magic, attributes over the permisible cap, xp, miners timer, et al, so my enjoyment of the game isn't the usual. I wouldn't play or finish many of my games if I had to grind as designed.
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Oct. 2024
The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled is a game that I’d classify as a guilty pleasure—something I completed mainly due to nostalgia. It’s hard to recommend to most players because of its age and the often obtuse mechanics that will likely turn off many newcomers. The main reason to play this game is for its humor and wit, which are still enjoyable. For example, you might chuckle at finding an enemy’s family portrait as loot or the absurdity of dooming a town while in a drunken stupor. If you appreciate this kind of humor, you may find some charm here. Beyond that, however, there’s not much to hold on to. The gameplay itself feels outdated. Melee weapons are limited to repetitive three-hit combos, and while the bard does have a bow, the variety in combat is lacking. The bard’s ability to summon creatures adds some depth, and those summons can eventually deal significant damage. The problem, however, is the high health pools of enemies, which turns combat into a slog. Battles last longer than they need to, making the core combat feel dragged out. If the damage numbers were tweaked, the encounters would be much more enjoyable. On the plus side, the game features some classic RPG elements, such as expanding the bard’s inventory with new weapons and armor, each with distinct visual and mechanical characteristics. But the biggest frustration comes from the obtuse secrets and missable content. There are tokens that grant passive bonuses, and missing them because of completing quests in the wrong order or progressing too far in the story can be irksome. Many players will likely find this frustrating, but going in with that expectation might soften the blow. Overall, The Bard's Tale ARPG is something you might enjoy if you have nostalgia for it or appreciate its quirky humor. Beyond that, the aged gameplay and cumbersome mechanics make it difficult to recommend to a modern audience.
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July 2024
While the graphics or the gameplay haven't really stood the test of time, the snarky storytelling of a horny drunkard's adventure is top notch.
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The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled
7.2
1,009
331
Online players
4
Developer
inXile Entertainment
Publisher
inXile Entertainment
Release 11 Dec 2009
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