tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post3245806307199812371..comments2024-03-28T23:14:06.156-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Bard's Tale: Intense Dungeon CrawlingCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-79496643455181974472023-05-31T14:13:13.725-04:002023-05-31T14:13:13.725-04:00I don't know which console you played on, but ...I don't know which console you played on, but Xbox play as exactly as the blog describes 🤷🏽♀️CyanideDinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-54246182498410074332019-08-30T06:42:51.882-04:002019-08-30T06:42:51.882-04:00Great to see that the Bard's Tale trilogy has ...Great to see that the Bard's Tale trilogy has made the jump to the Xbox console - I'm enjoying revisiting my youth as I had the ZX spectrum version many years ago.Osirisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-70174022652591938312018-12-17T18:31:43.357-05:002018-12-17T18:31:43.357-05:00Happened to me, definitely the first Bard's Ta...Happened to me, definitely the first Bard's Tale, at least on the NES.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-15980697682781428782018-12-17T13:21:23.555-05:002018-12-17T13:21:23.555-05:00I'm amazed you did this without creating backu...I'm amazed you did this without creating backups of your character disk. The manual actually suggests making backups of your character disk as part of play.dazitzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380437230240900195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-51148464135732973972018-12-17T13:18:18.075-05:002018-12-17T13:18:18.075-05:00Really, nobody else got a doppelganger into their ...Really, nobody else got a doppelganger into their party and needed to be able to kill them!<br />Maybe that was Bard's tale II.dazitzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380437230240900195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-32114054102434323112017-05-17T00:10:29.316-04:002017-05-17T00:10:29.316-04:00I'm amused by the spell names that coincide wi...I'm amused by the spell names that coincide with real words and acronyms. MALE, YMCA, what else? (And was the game's developer a Village People fan?)DialMforMarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991827182885226471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-20602227126656978592015-08-04T13:54:36.335-04:002015-08-04T13:54:36.335-04:00Before I read your posts I didn't know how sim...Before I read your posts I didn't know how simplified the console port actually was. There's no levitation spell, and no pit to descend in the sewers. The cost to raise party members is a static 300 gold, and it's as easy to accumulate as you might expect. There's no active compass spell or mystical armor (replaced with a bard song). I mentioned in the first post, but magic-users can't change classes. Also, gaining spell levels seems slower as I reached level 7 just before Mangar's Tower. There aren't any hints on the walls. All hints are given via magic mouth, which seem far more limited. Maps are much less complicated, and limited to a 16 x 16 grid.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-46187841751185422902012-04-12T01:38:24.958-04:002012-04-12T01:38:24.958-04:00Ah yes, "Dissention in the ranks". Bard&...Ah yes, "Dissention in the ranks". Bard's Tale had lots of fun stuff.PetrusOctavianusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-2173263484084897442012-04-11T20:00:34.482-04:002012-04-11T20:00:34.482-04:00The team fight function was also used because ther...The team fight function was also used because there was a monster called a doppleganger that could take the place of a party member and you'd have to teamfight to kill him....or something like that.Jonesyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10646365932452250447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-71645098820572400472012-03-25T22:58:34.217-04:002012-03-25T22:58:34.217-04:00I really like how Bard's Tale and Tunnels &...I really like how Bard's Tale and Tunnels & Trolls have funky spell names.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-75486375104164598822011-12-19T01:45:11.030-05:002011-12-19T01:45:11.030-05:00CRPG Addict, I've since read some of your othe...CRPG Addict, I've since read some of your other posts and I really like your take on games. I'm going through a similar run through older games myself, and I'm starting Wizardry while at the same time working my way through BT2.<br /><br />Your praise of Might and Magic makes me want to add that to my list as well. Like BT, I had that too when I was a kid but wasn't old enough to really know what to do to beat it.<br /><br />I share your dislike of the repetitiveness of BT especially while working through the sequel. The difficulty of the monsters don't seem to scale that well - melee fighting seems to have become completely useless as I now complete dungeon level 16 (out of 25). <br /><br />I DO want to play Dragon Wars, though, which I've only heard good things about, and so I'm really looking forward to when you get to it! Apparently, Interplay was not that happy under Electronic Arts and so saved a bunch of ideas and produced the kind of game they wanted with Dragon Wars. It's just not as well-known because it wasn't distributed by EA.ronaldsfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221297712822999741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-19722993898946772682011-12-18T04:06:45.247-05:002011-12-18T04:06:45.247-05:00BTW, you are probably technically right. There won...BTW, you are probably technically right. There won't be much character progression after the starter dungeon, but unlike the BT 3 one,the starter dungeon in BT 2 is actually fun. <br />And the overall game balance will be better.<br /><br />But of course, all this is academic unless you can stomach random encounter every five seconds...PetrusOctavianusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-59226197056767220992011-12-18T04:00:43.110-05:002011-12-18T04:00:43.110-05:00That was not my experience. My victorious party fr...That was not my experience. My victorious party from BT 1 was higher level than my BT 2 party that completed the starter dungeon. In addition you get the Spectre Snare and other nifty items if you import characters.<br />I actually quit my first ettempt at BT 2 part way through because it was just too easy. Using new characters was more fun and more challenging, and I eventually completed it.PetrusOctavianusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-75416344090567532942011-12-17T23:45:04.992-05:002011-12-17T23:45:04.992-05:00But just like BT3, the whole purpose of the starti...But just like BT3, the whole purpose of the starting dungeon is to get your characters to the level they'd be if you imported them from BT1--a level in which you pretty much have all the spells in the game. There's almost nowhere to progress from there.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-80947534227237598722011-12-17T03:26:04.364-05:002011-12-17T03:26:04.364-05:00You could start as lvl 1 in BT 2. Actually I recom...You could start as lvl 1 in BT 2. Actually I recommend starting as lvl 1 for two reasons:<br />1. The startet dungeon is actually the best dungeon in the game.<br />2. The game gets too easy if you transfer characters and items from BT 1.PetrusOctavianusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-26453807301314342602011-12-17T00:39:08.465-05:002011-12-17T00:39:08.465-05:00My timing estimates are always way off. I think I&...My timing estimates are always way off. I think I'll be able to play for 8 hours a day or something.<br /><br />No, I never returned to BT2. I really hated it. Character development is a big deal for me, and I felt that both BT2 and BT3 way overpowered the characters, so leveling up lost any meaning. I wish they'd had the characters start over at level 1 in both of them.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-4858526798942800142011-12-15T13:06:43.767-05:002011-12-15T13:06:43.767-05:00Hi! Just discovered your blog. Very cool to see yo...Hi! Just discovered your blog. Very cool to see you jump in and play this game with no preconceptions. I was 8 years old when this came out and loved it, but never really played to win, just liked to get into battles lol. No I'm playing through them to win as an adult.<br /><br />Interesting to see you thought you might finish the game in a week! I'm sure it took a lot longer than that! :) <br /><br />Did you get to Bard's Tale 2 yet? The difficulty of the monsters scales up from BT1, even after considering that your characters are higher level. And the 4th dungeon (which I just finished last night) is a big challenge!!ronaldsfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221297712822999741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-64788144225538303762011-06-17T23:58:05.818-04:002011-06-17T23:58:05.818-04:00Marshalsea, thanks! I'll check them out when I...Marshalsea, thanks! I'll check them out when I next come to a game that requires mapping. If I find them easier than Excel (or capable of creating better doors), I'll use one.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-15518307996437364062011-06-17T10:20:53.145-04:002011-06-17T10:20:53.145-04:00Found your site through thinking about doing Bards...Found your site through thinking about doing Bards Tale, and then jumped back to the beginning and catching up over the last months.<br /><br />Again, a bit late, but you might want to investigate the following:<br />DEWMap: http://sourceforge.net/projects/dewmap/<br />AutoRealm: http://autorealm.sourceforge.net/<br /><br />They're mentioned on some of the game sites for Bards Tale and Bloodwych, not used them myself yet. <br /><br />Trying to tempt my brother into Bloodwych 2 player again. :)marshalseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794477143399694031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-11842829129427943292010-10-14T16:54:29.196-04:002010-10-14T16:54:29.196-04:00Don't mind at all, Ben. I get notifications of...Don't mind at all, Ben. I get notifications of all comments, and I know not everyone's been with me from the beginning.<br /><br />I use Microsoft Excel for the mapping. I just shrink the columns and rows until they are small and square, and I use the "draw border" tool to make the walls and doors. One workbook per game; different worksheets per dungeon level.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-23118894664960657322010-10-14T09:19:40.350-04:002010-10-14T09:19:40.350-04:00Hey Mr CRPG Addict, I hope you don't mind me c...Hey Mr CRPG Addict, I hope you don't mind me coming to these posts late and commenting many months after they were posted. The Bard's Tale was my first ever CRPG back in 1989 and has influenced my taste in computer games ever since.<br /><br />What are you using for the digital graph paper there? I've been working my way through Bard's Tale 2 for over 10 years now (no joke - it's one continuous session that I go back to every few months, and which has been transferred onto 3 different computers) and could really do with something a bit more sophisticated than pen and paper.Ben Sizerhttp://www.ebonyfortress.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-32506077106166492332010-10-08T23:04:54.326-04:002010-10-08T23:04:54.326-04:00Thanks, 'Ymous. Where were you a few months ag...Thanks, 'Ymous. Where were you a few months ago?CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-87090640894677577712010-10-06T12:05:27.555-04:002010-10-06T12:05:27.555-04:00Bard Sword = Unlimited Bard Songs.Bard Sword = Unlimited Bard Songs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-945648862304033292010-06-07T17:22:03.708-04:002010-06-07T17:22:03.708-04:00Oh....%&($#&. I can't believe I didn&#...Oh....%&($#&. I can't believe I didn't think of that. All those spell points I wasted on healing spells. Damn. Thanks for the tip, and here's hoping that same setup is present in "The Bard's Tale II."CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-54189874514336380472010-06-07T04:10:48.929-04:002010-06-07T04:10:48.929-04:00FTR... Internal party fighting has 1 major advant...FTR... Internal party fighting has 1 major advantage. There is a bard song that only heals the party during combat (The rest of the time it is bard only healed). So internal fight. Bard song it. Everyone selects "Defend". Everyone heals 1 hp.<br /><br />Good for those times in the dungeon when you need healing and things are tight on spell points.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com