<s>
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
inXile	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
2004	O
and	O
was	O
distributed	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Games	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
in	O
Europe	O
(	O
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
distributed	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
there	O
,	O
until	O
they	O
filed	O
for	O
bankruptcy	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
neither	O
a	O
remake	O
nor	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
 '	O
Tales	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Unknown	I-Device
,	I-Device
Volume	I-Device
I	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
(	O
1985	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
October	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
December	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
universal	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
for	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPad	B-Device
along	O
with	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
PlayBook	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
Ouya	B-Application
with	O
full	O
controller	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
remastered	O
in	O
2020	O
and	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
ARPG	I-Application
:	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
and	I-Application
Resnarkled	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
turn-based	O
,	O
first-person	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
Bard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
games	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
watching	O
the	O
only	O
controllable	O
character	O
from	O
an	O
overhead	O
vantage	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
,	O
The	O
Bard	B-Application
,	O
has	O
magic	B-Application
and	O
weaponry	O
at	O
his	O
disposal	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
task	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
appearance	O
and	O
gameplay	O
is	O
much	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
shares	O
the	O
same	O
graphics	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
does	O
n't	O
know	O
exactly	O
what	O
The	O
Bard	B-Application
will	O
say	O
,	O
but	O
must	O
choose	O
between	O
two	O
labelled	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
nice	O
to	O
her	O
gives	O
her	O
the	O
impression	O
that	O
The	O
Bard	B-Application
is	O
a	O
gentleman	O
and	O
she	O
leaves	O
him	O
alone	O
,	O
while	O
being	O
snarky	O
ensures	O
The	O
Bard	B-Application
will	O
spend	O
the	O
night	O
with	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
touted	O
in	O
early	O
promotional	O
materials	O
as	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
Bard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
series	O
,	O
InXile	O
Entertainment	O
never	O
had	O
any	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
trademarks	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Bard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
—	O
those	O
rights	O
are	O
still	O
owned	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
allusions	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Bard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
do	O
exist	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
ports	O
of	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
come	O
packaged	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Bard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bard	B-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Cary	O
Elwes	O
)	O
ends	O
up	O
being	O
recruited	O
by	O
a	O
cult	O
to	O
help	O
free	O
a	O
princess	O
named	O
Caleigh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
The	O
Bard	B-Application
finds	O
himself	O
being	O
attacked	O
by	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
fanatics	O
from	O
a	O
Druid-like	O
cult	O
,	O
sent	O
to	O
dispatch	O
him	O
by	O
a	O
being	O
called	O
Fionnaoch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
The	O
Bard	B-Application
is	O
just	O
another	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
line	O
of	O
"	O
Chosen	O
Ones	O
"	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
whom	O
he	O
finds	O
dead	O
along	O
his	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
The	O
Bard	B-Application
frees	O
Caleigh	O
,	O
she	O
gives	O
him	O
all	O
his	O
heart	O
's	O
desires	O
while	O
destroying	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
he	O
slays	O
Caleigh	O
,	O
The	O
Bard	B-Application
returns	O
to	O
the	O
road	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
bar	O
maid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
versions	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
gave	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
B+	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
narration	O
of	O
Tony	O
Jay	O
,	O
"	O
whose	O
incredulity	O
and	O
exasperation	O
with	O
pretty	O
much	O
everything	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
warm	O
delight.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Detroit	O
Free	O
Press	O
awarded	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
four	O
and	O
opined	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
games	O
that	O
is	O
downright	O
funny	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
were	O
honest	O
laugh-out-loud	O
moments	O
sprinkled	O
throughout	O
it	O
that	O
kept	O
me	O
playing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sydney	O
Morning	O
Herald	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
three-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
story	O
and	O
dialogue	O
never	O
cease	O
to	O
entertain	O
.	O
</s>
