I’d gather the PC version was used as the starting point because it happens to have a few of the problems that version brought to the table such as slowdown on the overworld map and other optimization issues.Īs for the bad? For starters, both the PS4 and Vita versions have frame rate issues that can render the experience almost unplayable at times. Not counting the muddy lower resolution opening cinematic, the game also looks great on both PS4 and Vita… for the most part. Right now, it’s not.įirst, the good news: The story is just as hilarious as ever, mixing RPG cliches galore, plenty of dark comedy and excellent voice acting from the likes of Cary Elwes ( The Princess Bride), Tony Jay and many others. I was initially going to write up a full review, but have decided to wait a few days to see if the problems can be fixed as the older console versions were great overall and this remaster needs to be as good or better in terms of consistent performance. Thankfully, cross-play and cloud saves are flawless, but in terms of other things on the technical front, this version of the game (done by Square 1 Games) needs patching. This was certainly going to be the best version of the game to date and yep, the ability to play anywhere and go home to continue was going to keep me grinning long into the wee hours. I didn’t hesitate at all or bother to even bug InXile about a review code. Ten bucks for a cross-platform HD remaster (PS4 and Vita) with a cross-buy/cross-play feature that allowed players to take the game on the road and use cloud saves to continue at home? SOLD. Anyway, InXile Entertainment‘s The Bard’s Tale from 2004 was one of those games I snapped up on anything it appeared on thanks to its use of Snowblind Studios’ wonderful game engine and often hilarious parodying of RPG tropes including subtle nods to the original game.įlash forward to late last month when The Bard’s Tale: Remastered and Resnarkled appeared without fanfare as a digital-only release on PSN. Hey, don’t look at me like that! I’m far from the only one who dis/does this (although I’ve cut down on that significantly over time thanks to me not exactly rolling in dough these days). A few years back, when I liked certain games I tended to go mildly berserk and buy a few versions of it (if it made it to multiple platforms).
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