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Game entry

The Bard's Tale

2004 · Action RPG, Action-adventure · PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 2, Xbox, iOS, Android, BlackBerry OS, Ouya · inXile Entertainment

After 57 duels settled by the community, The Bard's Tale stands no. 3,167 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,447 ELO points and 28% of wins. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 100 out of 137 (2004).

World rank

no. 3,167

ELO score

1,447

Wins

28%

Duels played

57

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About The Bard's Tale

Completely unlike the classic Bard's Tale games, this game is in a 3D environment with the player watching his only controllable character from an overhead vantage point, and it is better described as an action-adventure game than a traditional role-playing video game (i.e. there are no character classes or inventory management).

The player's character, The Bard, has magic and weaponry at his disposal to complete the task. The more the player accomplishes, the better his skills will become. The appearance and gameplay is much the same as the Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance series, which shares the same graphics engine.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,447 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games The Bard's Tale sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 3,164 Double Dragon Neon 1,447
  2. 3,165 PlayM2M 1,447
  3. 3,166 Final Fight 3 1,447
  4. 3,167 The Bard's Tale 1,447
  5. 3,168 Spiral Knights 1,447
  6. 3,169 Alba: A Wildlife Adventure 1,447
  7. 3,170 Kingdom Rush Vengeance 1,447

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The standing

Where The Bard's Tale ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where The Bard's Tale stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 100 out of 137 (2004).

Where The Bard's Tale ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 3,167 5,046
Action RPG 333 512
2000s 847 1,308
2004 100 137

The community

The debate

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