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September 18, 2018

The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep

The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep
5.6
metacritic
Based on 44 Reviews
67
Release date
September 18, 2018
Genre
RPG
Mode(s)
Single-player
Web-site

Summary

The Bard's Tale IV returns to the classic fantasy RPGs of years past. Featuring dynamic turn-based combat, a full party of characters to build and customize, and first-person exploration of maze-like dungeons with devious puzzles and riddles, The Bard's Tale IV is a true successor to the original Bard's Tale trilogy, and is crowdfunded by thousands of fans. Help us bring back the dungeon crawl and return to Skara Brae - the city that started it all.

* A single-player, party-based role-playing game, rich in exploration, combat and challenging puzzles.
* Dynamic phase-based combat, where the pace of battle is animated and fluid, but still gives you time to think and respond to your enemies.
* A game set to beautiful Gaelic music from Julie Fowlis (multi-award winning Gaelic singer) and Mark Morgan (Wasteland 2, Torment: Tides of Numenera), where the Bard's songs and melodies affect gameplay.
* Compelling story and narrative by acclaimed novel and game writer Nathan Long (Wasteland 2, Torment: Tides of Numenera).
* Built using Unreal Engine 4, taking advantage of the latest graphics technologies to create a lush and vibrant world with great interactivity and detail.
* Branching quests and a world that reacts to your decisions and party make-up.
Recruitable companion NPC characters, bring personality, and maybe trouble, to your party.
* Unlock another layer of secrets as you examine and physically manipulate your magic items and the environment.
* Brought to you by the team behind Wasteland 2 and Torment: Tides of Numenera.
Available DRM-free for Windows, Mac and Linux.

The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep System Requirements

🤏 Minimum Requirements

OS:
Windows 7/8/8.1/10 (64 bit)
CPU:
Intel Core i5-2500K (4 * 3300) or equivalent
RAM:
8 GB RAM
GPU:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (2048 MB) or Radeon HD 7970 (3072 MB)
HDD:
55 GB available space

👍 Recommended Specs

OS:
Windows 7/8/8.1/10 (64 bit)
CPU:
Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
RAM:
8 GB RAM
GPU:
NVIDIA GTX 970/AMD 290 equivalent or greater
HDD:
55 GB available space

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Critic Reviews44

The Bard’s Tale IV is like a beautifully composed song performed on out of tunes instruments. There are moments when it borders on genius, other times it actively encouraged me to uninstall and forget it. For every strength it has a weakness. Good writing, superb puzzles, great music, outstanding voice-overs and solid mechanics are counterbalanced by quite awful visuals (how can Unreal Engine 4 look so bad?), some examples of bad design, a truckload of bugs (how about skills that don’t work or the ability to loot a chest through a ceiling?) and frequent crashes. For me the advantages were what mattered more, but I completely understand scores in the region of 4/10.
February 13, 2019
An adventure in which lute is played and songs are sung just can’t let you down. Bard's Tale has a lot of flaws, but it finds a way to the player's heart. However, the game is pretty far from its original trilogy.
December 31, 2018
70
The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep has a satisfyingly deep and flexible battle system, surrounded by heavy puzzle exploration and a narrative that doesn't manage to stay interesting. There are some really neat systems at play here for those looking for intricate combat, but performance issues and a lacking storyline make it a hard sell to a larger audience.
December 4, 2018

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