The 'Legacy Mode' allows players to turn on options that allow the game to play as the original releases did, such as turning off auto-mapping or having each character have individual inventory space.A few new spells have been added and grouped together, one new useful spell being Quick Fix (A level 1 healing spell, so you can heal from the beginning) and grouping an Archmage's Greater Levitation and Greater Revelation spells to the level 2 slot.The updated bard songs sound really nice, with the cool touch of the sound of each song changing based on what instrument your bard is using.Combat encounters can be speed up, which can be helpful to make the longer combat encounters go by quicker, such as the battles with hundreds of enemies, which went by very slowly in the original.Everything from the walls, traps, and anti-magic areas are added to your journal. The dungeons and locations are automatically mapped as you explore now, so you don't have to map out the dungeons yourself.You can even move the camera around to look at the normally unseen details on the environment. The remade graphics and updated character portraits are pleasant to look at, with smooth lighting and textures.Many of the bugs and design issues present in the original releases are modified or removed in the remaster, such as the gold vanishing glitch and the infamous inescapable trick room from the Catacombs dungeon.Create an adventuring party in the first volume and play it across all 3, creating a heroic story all your own The Bard’s Tale Trilogy contains remastered versions of all 3 classic games: The. The Bard's Tale Trilogy is a remastering of the classic 1980s series, one of the godfathers of the RPG genre. The user interface has been updated with your likely most used actions set to hotkeys and the control overall doesn't feel clunky, unlike the Wasteland remaster. Experience the events that led to The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep and The Mage’s Tale.The battle system in particular has aged well, with a mechanic that allows where your party members are located that affects who can use melee attacks and who can't get hit. The gameplay and combat systems are still as fun as ever, with all the exploration and combat mechanics still intact.

There are many new small but appreciated additions, such as being able to have a seventh party member, allowing players to chose a character's gender, and being able to save your game anywhere.The game is all around a faithful remaster in general, adding quality of life improvements while still having the spirit of the original games.

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