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Bard's Tale, The (Japan)

NES / Famicom
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Reviewed in
1991
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The Bard's Tale adapts the cult Electronic Arts RPG to NES with its adventurer party exploring a cursed city. The version keeps the dungeon crawler depth and class system in a classic genre formula. Solid for 8 bit western RPG fans, dungeon crawler genre classic.

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Category
RPG 1 player 12+
Description
Port of the Western dungeon crawler, exploring Skara Brae's depths in first-person view. Published by FCI, released in 1991 in Japan. Party building, broad spell list and turn-based combat.

Bard's Tale, The review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾0,14 MB 📅01/01/1991
Published by FCI

Bard's Tale, The (NES) price, value & rarity

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Q1 loose
 $23 Q6 complete
 $51 Q10 new
 $165 !
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Bard's Tale, The
USA
01/01/1991
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