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The Bard's Tale app for iPhone and iPad


4.2 ( 992 ratings )
Games Entertainment Role Playing Action
Developer: inXile Entertainment
2.99 USD
Current version: 1.9.3, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 01 Dec 2011
App size: 1.69 Gb

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

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.

Pros and cons of The Bard's Tale app for iPhone and iPad

The Bard's Tale app good for

Just what i was waiting for on ipad ! A sophisticated rpg game but easy to play on ipad !
This is the first review i do for a game. It is by far the best game i played at on the ipad. Very fun and well thought.
Très belle adaptation du jeu PC, beaucoup dhumour ("breaking the fourth wall"), tourne sans problème sur mon iPad 2... Enfin un BON jeu de rôle sur iPad !! :D
I used to play this game on my play 1. One of the best games ever!
I am an original The Bards Tale player and this new game is very entertaining and fun! All the best! SoundMike
Sarcastic commentary by the story teller and short tongue battles between bard and story teller make the game a lot of fun to play. In addition it runs fluidly on my IPadII Good fun with a lot of detail to discover.

Some bad moments

I love this game. But when I now return to my savegame, it freezes so can not play :(((((( Please fix this
I paid for this app and it wont download, just pops up with errors messages. Crap. The original version from ps was funny tho, bards voice was carry elwes from princess bride.
Playing with ipad 1 is slow and sketchy.... I wish i had the money for better generation... But I HATE companies who share their apps for ipad 1 when its obviously not playable
Software still thinks its an old PC games. Even asks to load characters from disk.. Nothings been changed to improve the game or interface. If I had known this I would not have bought it
I enjoyed this game until it crashed every time I tried to save. Now I cant play it anymore.
A masterpiece of a game which has been sabotaged by a lazy programmer. I have played the game through twice because the plot was good enough to replay the whole thing again when it glitches out. Dont enable auto save seems to be the trick. No no its not. Had to give this game one star. There is nothing worse than playing a game 11/2 times through only to discover that the programmers shouldnt have been born. It doesnt work. Glitches out completely even on iPhone 6 Plus.