The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut

$34.99

Release Date:: Aug 27, 2019
Metacritic:: 84
Developer:: inXile Entertainment
Publisher:: inXile Entertainment
Platforms:: Windows Mac Linux

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About This Game

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About the Game

Hidden in the shadows, an evil has waited patiently. Until now. Who will face the darkness if not you? A heroic adventure featuring 50+ hours of gameplay, 350 speaking parts, a Legacy Mode for returning fans, and over 100 pieces of incredible music!

The Director’s Cut brings more character customization options, new items, new enemies, revised UI, and a free expansion dungeon.

Customize How You Play

Define the way you play, using sliders on numerous options such as saving (including “save anywhere”), the mini-map, waypoint markers and many more. Whether you seek a hardcore challenge, a lighter experience, or something in-between, the choice is yours.

Create the Hero You Want To Be

Play as Bard, Fighter, Practitioner, and Rogue, each featuring 60-70 skills and collectively unlocking 21 unique classes. Build an array of characters to make every playthrough a unique experience.

Craft your Party, Your Way

Start your party with a single character, recruiting or creating new heroes to bolster your ranks. Build a party that suits your play style!

An Adventure Around Every Corner

Explore towns full of quest givers, fight your way through dark and deadly dungeons, and navigate beautiful rolling hills, dense forests, and icy wastes.

Outsmart Evil

Battle your enemies in dynamic, intuitive turn-based tactical combat, that rewards clever thinking. Use superior strategies, thoughtful positioning, and deadly combos to bring down your foes!

Unlock the Secrets of the Past

Unravel challenging mysteries. If your enemies don’t get you, the devious riddles and dangerous traps just might.

The Blade’s Tale

The sense of discovery and mystery doesn’t stop with the environment. Gain ancient Elven weapons containing secrets which you’ll need to uncover by carefully examining them.

New Song of Exploration “Strugglers’ Lament”

Whether you just want to explore and fight or if you get stuck, simply play this song to skip mandatory puzzles.

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User Reviews

Mostly Negative

3 user reviews

33%

Positive

User #209165 english

3 hrs at review

Not Recommended

Really bad game design. Bad maps. Bad everything. Lots of very hard opponents that block your progression in the early game. You hit a wall at around 5 hours of play. Not worth the time and stress to play it.

User #377282 english

1 hrs at review

Not Recommended

It gives me a headache after about 5 minutes of play. I've tried to play it about 4 or 5 times. There are only a couple games that give me problems. This is one of them. Maybe you'll have a different experience.

User #754875 english

103 hrs at review

Recommended

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut is a return to the classical grid-based dungeon crawlers of the 90s, but with a modern presentation. While this is a grid-based dungeon crawler at its core, it does allow Free Form movement in the environment, and then changes to a grid-based Turn Based combat system when you run in to enemies, complete with "ambush" effects if you engage first, or if the enemy engages first, which determines whom goes first in combat. So in that sense, it's more of a tactical dungeon crawler than a more traditional RPG. And it's an RPG, so of course we need to talk about the character creation and progression mechanics. Unfortunately the game just drops you in at the deep end of it all, and lets you figure things out via Trial and Error and respecs. Annoyingly enough Re-spec is limited to a consumable currency, which is also the one you hire custom characters with. Add to that semi obscure skill descriptions and effects, and how they scale with stats, and you hav...

System Requirements

Minimum

Minimum:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)
Processor: Intel Core i5 2500K or equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon HD 7970
Storage: 29 GB available space

FAQ

How much does The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut cost?

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut costs $34.99.

What are the system requirements for The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut?

Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64 bit) Processor: Intel Core i5 2500K or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon HD 7970 Storage: 29 GB available space Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64 bit) Processor: Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970/AMD 290 equivalent or greater Storage: 29 GB available space

What platforms is The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut available on?

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut is available on Windows PC, macOS, Linux.

Is The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut worth buying?

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut has 33% positive reviews from 3 players. Metacritic score: 84/100.

When was The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut released?

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut was released on Aug 27, 2019.