![]() There's your typical human/dwarf/elf setup, but these groups don't look like the expected Tolkien versions most know and recognize.Įven with the tutorial, it took me a few battles to understand the combat system and switching between my party characters. Additionally, the races do vary in how you approach the game with their own set of racial bonuses. It's fantastic for those that want to experience some variety in the game and offer themselves some replayability. ![]() There's a vast set of options in how you create your character, as well as future available avenues of skills to learn and grow into. Creating your character gives you the opportunity to try one of the four main class types: bard, rogue, fighter, practitioner (mage), in an absolute variety of races. Players are also given a chance to create their own character or use the pre-established one from the tutorial. You'll never leave that view, giving you the opportunity to "make the experience yours" as you progress through the game. ![]() Exploration, combat, dialogue, you name it. The game is played entirely from the first-person perspective. The game doesn't place expectation upon the player to know the lore, and it helps ease you in with the "new" world you're coming into so much has changed in the intervening 100 years that it's not even hard to drop right in. The game picks up where the last title left off, but don't fret if you've never played them. However, considering the praise and accolades the series garnered back in its heyday, it makes sense to see the title come back to life in what's arguably a massive resurgence of western role-playing games (RPGs). Skara Brae's destruction and subsequent rebuilding have given rise to a new breed of fanatics in the form of the Fatherite religion and its zealots, new brewing tensions, and of course another need for a hero and his companions to save the world.again.Īdmittedly, I've never played any of the previous games in the series (they are a little before my time). The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep seeks to continue the story and world established back in the 80s. Fans of the series may remember the spin-off title The Bard's Tale in 2004, but most recently the last major game in the series released in the mid-to-late 80s.
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