Independent developer inXile Entertainment has announced that The Bard’s Tale Trilogy.
The new collection of classic dungeon crawling RPGs is actually a remaster of all three original Bards Tale games, including Tales of the Unknown, The Destiny Knight, and Thief of Fate. Featured above, you can view the announcement trailer for the new collection.
While a release is set for next week on August 14th, this will only include the first game in the trilogy, with the second game launching in Fall 2018 and the third game launching in winter 2018. The remaster will be available on both Steam and GOG, for $14.99.
It’s worth pointing out that Australia-based developer Krome Studios are handling the remastering and porting of these games.
Here’s a rundown on the trilogy:
Experience the events that led to The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep and The Mage’s Tale! The Bard’s Tale Trilogy is a remastering of the classic 1980’s series, one of the godfathers of the RPG genre. Create an adventuring party in the first volume and play it across all three, creating a heroic story all your own!
- The Bard’s Tale Trilogy launches with the first volume in the series. In the fall, The Bard’s Tale II: The Destiny Knight will be added. Finally, late in the year, The Bard’s Tale III: Thief of Fate. Each volume will be added into the collection free of charge!
- Rescue a city trapped by a wizard, reforge the legendary Destiny Wand, and travel across time and space to confront a Mad God!
- Enjoy a uniform playing experience across all three titles without the need for emulation or compatibility concerns.
- For the first time, play as male or female across all three games! Also includes other quality of life changes such as automapping for all three games, spell access, and updated equipment/inventory management.
- The final game content released will be the Legacy Mode, a suite of features which will allow veteran players to experience the games similar to how they first played them, and will be released free of charge for owners when complete.
The Bard’s Tale Trilogy is a chance for old fans to be young once again and for a new generation of roleplaying and dungeon crawler fans to discover why these games matter so much all these years later. Pick up the game and start your epic adventure today!
The latest in their dungeon crawling RPG franchise, The Bards Tale IV: Barrows Deep, will launch for PC on September 18th. You can read more about that game here.
