Bard's Gold

My recommendation is somewhat reserved. While the game is enjoyable and has a few flaws. The biggest is how dying appears to remove all your powerups. Only after playing for a while do you realize certain items block this, and you don't actually lose everything. Still, even with a bubble around you there are still plenty of instant deaths it seems. The game is rather short once you get the hang of it. There is no reason to use a weapon other than the knife, and the game is completeable with very few of the "death" upgrades. The bosses are zero challenge if you arrive at them with a 3-knife fully powered up. I like the secrets, including assembling the map. There does feel like something is a bit off though; on the first level if you find all the secrets you get a bonus heart. This doesn't appear to repeat on any other level of the game. The hit-boxes of the monsters (for character contact) are unforuntately quite generous. Quite often I died without any visible pixels actually touch...

I can't in good conscience give this a bad review. It is very well done, polished and generally fun. I agree with virtually everything the other positive reviews say. But it is easily the most annoying game I have played in recent memory. EDIT: The last couple of patches have helped with several of the annoyances. Ledges are *just* high enough that you can't shoot over them, so you have to double jump and shoot on the way down to hit something on a ledge. The arrows shooting from the edges of the screen are completely unavoidable in many cases, sometimes even by design, unless you know where they are. The floating books are usually just out of reach and a pain to hit. Don't get me started about the Tower of Patience. Take a look at my library. I have played and beat many "hard" games including Mr. Bree, Super Meat Boy, Bloody Trapland, etc. What you won't see there is many permadeath games. Even though this has lives, it's still game over when they are gone. This, coupled wi...

[b]Yeah, sure, throw [i]Bard's Gold[/i] on the pile of fairly well-made, addicting roguelites with permanent upgrades.[/b] Nothing [i]really[/i] new here, though. You'll definately get your five bucks worth out of it if you are into these kinds of games, but be aware - you have done this before. [i]Essentially, you go on dungeon runs to collect money, and when you die, this money allows you to purchase upgrades that persist throughout all future runs.[/i] Its a tried-and-true formula that creates addicting gameplay. The important decisions in each run boil down to [i]'do I spend the money to upgrade and make myself more powerful (and then potentially getting further to get more money), or do I just save it to have more money when I die'?[/i] [b]Pros:[/b] +Cheap, yet well-made game +Music is oddly catchy +Yeah its a bit addicting (but kind of in the same way that idle clickers are addicting - in a dumb bruteforce kind of way) [b]Cons:[/b] -Controls are tight enough, but it feels like...

more than 3 hours of gameplay, i'm only on the edge of clearing the 1st world, i'm confident to achieve, everytime i die my frustration peaks, but i calm down when gems flow to my skills and restart immediately, it will help i know, i'll beat it, someday... 10/10 3 saati aşkın süredir oynuyorum, 1. dünyayı bitirmenin eşiğindeyim, başaracağımdan eminim, her öldüğümde tavan yapan hayal kırıklığı, elmasların yetenek puanlarıma aktığını gördüğümde duruluyor ve yeniden başlıyorum, işe yarayacak biliyorum, onu yeneceğim, birgün, mutlaka... 10/10

I am a big fan of rogue-like games, simply for the challenge posed by them. Bard's Gold is no exception to that rule. When I first picked up my controller, I died nearly instantly. I felt silly, dying to a stupid bat, so I picked myself back up and went in again. I cannot tell you how many times I've died thus far, but I'm enjoying every obsenity-riddled moment of it. The slightly randomized feel to the levels helps you learn where secret treasures are, how to navigate through the obstacles, and ultimately, get your treasure so you can buy upgrades. I have found this much more enjoyable because there is a somewhat unpredictable nature to the levels themselves. The enemies are always the same, regardless of the layout, but each different scenario gives you a better idea of how to kill the monsters around you. Guidance-wise, there isn't much, other than some one-line remarks by the Bard (at the beginning of some levels); you basically have to charge in and hope for the best. The learnin...

Bard's Gold is a very good platformer that draws inspiration Spelunky. You collect treasure throughout the levels which are mostly randomly generated with secrets hidden within the levels such as more treasure, items, and rooms that can be very rewarding. Some items make your character more powerfully, move faster, or better weapons. Enemies have different ways for attacking you causing you to change your strategy all the time and even moving further through game it keeps getting harder to add more replay value. Boss fights are honestly not that well made and just feel like much more powerful versions of the regular enemies just given more health and different looks. You unlock skills just like in Rogue Legacy where evertime you die all the treasure you found throughout the playthrough can be used to unlock skills to make you more powerful in the next playthroughs. Conclusion: Bard's Gold is a solid indie game that you should check out if you like games like Spelunky and Rogue Legacy....

Oh, Bard's Gold, what a game ! This game is hard. I mean, REALLY hard ! this is a rogue-like where in every run, you will find some hidden traps, secrets and monsters. When you die, you can spend the money you've got into power up, and try a new run with the bonus you buyed, then you die again, and re-buy etc... If you love rogue-like games, you will love this one, but if you're not, you will maybe don't like because of the difficulty. But still, this game got some amazing musics, the character react well to controls and if you die, it's entirely your fault (no need to insults the pad). The problem is, there is not enough people playin' it. So yeah, spread the words to your friends and come have fun with us ! I highly recommend this game !

Note: I have been playing/testing this game off and on back in the original alpha stages of the game. Premise: As the title itself states, your family treasure has been stolen forcing you to embark on a quest to get it back. Sounds easy enough, right!? Basic Gameplay: As the developer himself states, there is no handholding when it comes to getting started. You are thrown into the first world with limited knowledge of what it is you are doing and/or trying to accomplish in order to progress. Personally, I enjoyed the beginning challenges of "learning the hard way." Some might not fancy such an introduction, but those aren't the people the game is aimed at. The developer has been clear on who his target market is and brutally honest that not everyone can hack it. Is the game hard? Yes! Did I want to throw my remote control through the television screen a few times? Sure! Is it impossible? Absolutely Not! I'm not a huge fan of repitition, however there are small things that were...

Not a bad game but... it's not a rogue-like. And it is too easy (if you compare to Spelunky, Rogue Legacy, etc.). For example, bosses paternes are very easy to learn... You just need to be a little bit safe and be careful about some traps to win this game. To expensive without discount. And if you want a REAL rogue-like plaformer, SPELUNKY is far better !

Controls are stiff, you die frequently and your inventory is lost when you do. And they have B.S. invisible traps that spike you from off screen. Not a lot of fun.