The Bards Tale IV Kickstarter

[Greybriar]

The Bards Tale IV Kickstarter has begun.

"First 24 hours: Free copy of Wasteland 2, The Witcher , or The Witcher 2.

inXile Entertainment is proud to announce an unprecedented crowdfunding offer: anyone who backs The Bard's Tale IV on Kickstarter in the first 24 hours of the campaign will receive a FREE copy of inXile's Wasteland 2, or CD Projekt Red's The Witcher, or The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. (until 6/3 at 6am, PST)

For all backers of The Bard's Tale IV at the $20 Reward Tier and above. Wasteland 2 will be delivered on Steam or DRM-Free on GOG.com after the Kickstarter campaign. The Witcher and The Witcher 2 will be delivered on GOG.com."

[Nefaro]

Looking forward to it.  But another 2.5 years to go.  That's a bit too much wait for me to KS something.

[Rayfer]

The one available on GOG that came out in 2004....A Bard's Tale...was, in my humble opinion, an awful game. Is this new one from the same company/people?

[Greybriar]

Looking forward to it.  But another 2.5 years to go.  That's a bit too much wait for me to KS something.

I saw that, too. But after waiting two years for the DRM-Free version of Worlds of Magic, an additional six months isn't that long.

The one available on GOG that came out in 2004....A Bard's Tale...was, in my humble opinion, an awful game. Is this new one from the same company/people?

Yes, inXile entertainment is shown on GOG's release and inXile entertainment is listed on the Kickstarter.

You know, I purchased the retail boxed version of 2004's The Bard's Tale and later purchased the digital version from GOG and I don't remember ever playing either one. But I bet The Bard's Tale IV will at least be technologically superior to the original 1985 The Bard's Tale as well as 2004's release. Whether it will be a better game than either of its predecessors remains to be seen. But the 2004 release garnered a Metascore of 70 and a User Score of 77 which ain't too shabby.

But it's all a matter of personal perspective and no matter how good / bad a game may be it will always have its detractors / fans. At this moment The Bard's Tale IV Kickstarter has already raised $691,136 of its $1,250,000 goal and I think that says a LOT.