The Bards Tale IV - Barrows Deep  

Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep brings players back to the fantastical world of Caith on the 30th anniversary of The Bard’s Tale III: Thief of Fate for a classic party-based, first-person role-playing adventure. Developed by inXile and original The Bard’s Tale team member Brian Fargo, The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep returns to the series’ roots. When it premiered in 1985, the legendary Bard's Tale series was an instant success, instrumental in defining the computer role-playing genre. It was inducted as a member of the Computer Gaming World Hall of Fame and featured in the Smithsonian's "The Art of Video Games" exhibit.

• Featuring stunning visuals and distinct art and music drawing from Scottish Gaelic culture, The Bard's Tale IV lets players explore deep dungeons and overcome challenging puzzles, all while fighting devious enemies in responsive, beautifully animated combat.

• Powered by Unreal Engine 4 and featuring 3D photogrammetry to recreate lush, detailed Scottish architecture and landscapes, The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep brings back series hallmark maze-like dungeons with devious puzzles and riddles, as well as dynamic phase-based combat against a host of monsters, beasts and brigands. Players can expect: A single-player, party-based role-playing game, rich in exploration, combat and challenging puzzles, brought to you by the team behind Wasteland 2.

• Dynamic phase-based combat in which the pace of battle is animated and fluid but still affords time to think and respond to enemies. Featuring hundreds of skills and a mastery system, you choose how to shape your party for the battles ahead.

• Thirty hours of beautiful Gaelic music, composed by Ged Grimes and featuring the top Gaelic singers in the world, that has a direct impact on gameplay.

• Compelling story and narrative by acclaimed novelist and game writer Nathan Long (Wasteland 2). A lush, vibrant, and highly detailed world with deep interactivity built using

• Unreal Engine 4 and taking advantage of the latest graphics technologies.

• A rich story that is fully voice-acted and features over 350 speaking parts!

• Recruit or create up to six party members, including NPC characters who bring personality (and maybe a bit of mischief) to your party.

• Hidden secrets discovered by examining and physically manipulating magic items and the environment. Over thirty hours of RPG goodness.