Review CNN: Bard's funny, but not that funny

[Vault Dweller]

Tags: Bard's Tale (2005); InXile Entertainment

<a href=http://www.cnn.com>CNN</a> has decided to move away from the news business and break into the gaming media industry. The new name <b>GNN</b> - Gaming News Network will be recognized and loved by many Master of Orion fans. Anyway, to show that GNN means business, they've decided to put our beloved <a href=http://www.inxile-entertainment.com>InXile</a> out of business by trashing its remake of the popular RPG <a href=http://www.inxile-entertainment.com/company.html>The Bard's Tale</a>
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<blockquote>While fun, and funny, the game play is merely average. We've seen these missions and characters many times, and after a while the tasks grow repetitive and tiresome.
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Graphics are OK, though the top-down perspective isn't the most attractive or helpful way to navigate through a fantasy adventure.
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Combat is straightforward, but healing oneself can be a pain because it takes three button clicks to conjure a healer.
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The artificial intelligence is pretty dumb, because players can approach a group of baddies and lure them away one at a time for an easier fight than all at once.</blockquote>
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Interplay's dead (for all intents and purposes), but it's spirit of "crappy console games=tons of money" still lives

 

[Sol Invictus]

Was there a joke here, somewhere? There's no link, either. Good job, VD.

 

[Ap_Jolly]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/fun.games/12/02/review.bard/index.html

I'M DOING YOUR JOB FOR YOU, VD!

 

[HanoverF]

Inexile is beloved? Did I miss a memo?

 

[suibhne]

I'M DOING YOUR JOB FOR YOU, VD!

Don't you worry, son. The check is already in the mail.

 

[Vault Dweller]

Thanks, man.

 

[Nicolai]

Oh snap, there's my evil avatar-twin.

 

[Ap_Jolly]

Don't you worry, son. The check is already in the mail.

Who the fuck are you, and why are you whoring for my attention?

 

[suibhne]

Who the fuck are you, and why are you whoring for my attention?

I can't believe you don't recognize me. It hasn't been that long.

 

[Ap_Jolly]

Sorry kid, no clue. You must be someone I didn't bother to remember.

 

[suibhne]

Sarcasm-impaired lately? Buttons easily pushed?

It's fun and all, really, but let's move on.

 

[Ap_Jolly]

Oh, I disagree. Let's get back to the topic - just how much DO you suck?

 

[errorcode]

it's pretty shitty review. It's a prettily done game with easy to use controls, so i don't understand where this guy is coming from. The top-down perspective has basically been a staple of action hack and slasher since Gauntlet, so saying it isn't optimal for an action game is kinda retarded.

Is it a great RPG? not really. Is it an enjoyable action game? yeah, easily.

 

[Jed]

OH NOES, ATTACK OF TEH AVATAR CLONES!!!11

 

[Sol Invictus]

I just want it to come to the PC. The PC's been very lacking in the whole Gauntlet department for years now.

 

[Otaku_Hanzo]

OH NOES, ATTACK OF TEH AVATAR CLONES!!!11

No shit on that one.

 

[HanoverF]

Oh snap, there's my evil avatar-twin.

Twin?

Whatever, Nicolai-come-lately

 

[Ap_Jolly]

Meh. What everyone really should be waiting for is the new Wasteland game.

 

[Kamaz]

Is it ever coming? Are there any details or is it just that InXIle has the rights to Wastland franchize?

 

[Fez]

I think most old fans are probably worried they'll see another beloved franchise raped and left for dead.

If it ends up anything like The Fall I expect mass Codex suicides. On the subject of The Fall, I want to say "good call" to the folks here when they predicted it would be shit.

 

[Kamaz]

So is it really shit?

 

[Spazmo]

Have you played it? Can you offer your thoughts on it more extensively?

Kamaz, all we know is that Fargo owns Wasteland and presumably plans to do something with it. I think I've heard somewhere that he doesn't plan to do an action conversion like he did with Bard's Tale, but we'll see.

 

[Whipporowill]

I don't see why anyone would trust Fargo with anything at this point?