The Bard’s Tale 4: Barrows Deep – Director’s Cut – Video Game News, Reviews, Walkthroughs And Guides | GamingBolt https://gamingbolt.com Get a Bolt of Gaming Now! Wed, 09 Oct 2019 16:46:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 15 Terrible Games That You Bought For Their Box Art https://gamingbolt.com/15-terrible-games-that-you-bought-for-their-box-art https://gamingbolt.com/15-terrible-games-that-you-bought-for-their-box-art#respond Wed, 09 Oct 2019 16:46:19 +0000 https://gamingbolt.com/?p=418709 Of all the things to consider when buying a game, box art may be low on your list. Back in the day, however, it was a deciding factor while window shopping – the venerable cover of the book being judged. You know how the old adage goes though so let’s take a look at 15 terrible games with awesome box art.

Unlimited SaGa

There are probably worse criticisms that a game could receive than “ruined the SaGa franchise” but that’s what Unlimited SaGa did. You wouldn’t know based on the game’s elegant box art with its butterflies and flowers, rendered in gorgeous water colour. It was all the more disheartening at the time because Square was releasing classics like Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, Drakengard, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and Kingdom Hearts. Unlimited SaGa stands as proof that even Square could mess up big time (and not for the last time either).

]]> https://gamingbolt.com/15-terrible-games-that-you-bought-for-their-box-art/feed 0 418709 The Bard’s Tale 4: Director’s Cut is Now Available https://gamingbolt.com/the-bards-tale-4-directors-cut-is-now-available https://gamingbolt.com/the-bards-tale-4-directors-cut-is-now-available#respond Wed, 28 Aug 2019 08:22:29 +0000 https://gamingbolt.com/?p=413590 The Bard's Tale 4 - Director's Cut

When inXile Entertainment first launched The Bard’s Tale 4: Barrows Deep, it was pretty rough and not altogether good. Thankfully, the developer has been working hard on the Director’s Cut, which is available now, with a variety of changes and new content. Check out the release trailer below to see for yourself.

Along with new content like the Royal Necropolis of Haernhold, the Director’s Cut brings a lot of different fixes and quality of life improvements. You can now save anywhere, character creation has been significantly expanded upon, performance is better, and you can use a special song to skip the mandatory puzzles. There’s also a Legacy Mode for veteran players.

If you already own the base game, then there’s even better news – the Director’s Cut will be a free update for you. For everyone else, The Bard’s Tale 4: Director’s Cut is currently $35 on Steam and GOG. You can pick it up for $40 on Xbox One, but it’s also included with Xbox Game Pass, which costs $4.99 per month.

]]> https://gamingbolt.com/the-bards-tale-4-directors-cut-is-now-available/feed 0 413590 Devil May Cry 5, Age of Empires: Definitive Edition Out Now on Xbox Game Pass https://gamingbolt.com/devil-may-cry-5-age-of-empires-definitive-edition-out-now-on-xbox-game-pass https://gamingbolt.com/devil-may-cry-5-age-of-empires-definitive-edition-out-now-on-xbox-game-pass#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2019 09:40:18 +0000 https://gamingbolt.com/?p=412723 Devil May Cry 5 (6)

Among the many announcements at Inside Xbox was that Warhorse Studios’ Kingdom Come: Deliverance would be joining the Xbox Game Pass roster this month. It’s out on August 22nd but that’s not all. Capcom’s Devil May Cry 5 and Age of Empires: Definitive Edition are also available on the service as of yesterday.

Aside from previously announced games like The Bard’s Tale 4: Barrows Deep – Director’s Cut (August 27th) and Blair Witch (August 30th, with a new trailer revealed recently), we also have Stellaris: Console Edition. The space grand strategy title is also available today and will arrive for Game Pass on PC soon. Then there’s Ape Out, the puzzle brawler from Gabe Cuzzillo which sees players rampaging through environments as a giant ape.

If that wasn’t enough, players can expect Motion Twin’s critically acclaimed Dead Cells to release by September 5th for Game Pass. So far, a very solid line-up of titles coming to the service in the next few weeks. This, of course, doesn’t include the release of Gears 5, launching for Xbox Game Pass and worldwide on September 10th for Xbox One and Windows 10 PC.

]]> https://gamingbolt.com/devil-may-cry-5-age-of-empires-definitive-edition-out-now-on-xbox-game-pass/feed 0 412723 The Bard’s Tale 4: Barrows Deep – Director’s Cut Out in June https://gamingbolt.com/the-bards-tale-4-barrows-deep-directors-cut-out-in-june https://gamingbolt.com/the-bards-tale-4-barrows-deep-directors-cut-out-in-june#respond Tue, 19 Feb 2019 10:11:32 +0000 https://gamingbolt.com/?p=386879

You probably remember inXile Entertainment’s The Bard’s Tale 4: Barrows Deep as not being very… good. However, while the developer was acquired (along with Obsidian Entertainment) by Microsoft last year, it’s continued to update the game and improve upon the dungeon crawling RPG. It’s now announced The Bard’s Tale 4: Barrows Deep – Director’s Cut, a total revamp of the experience that also contains new content.

In an update on Kickstarter, the developer explained that the sheer size of the free patch warranted a renaming from “2.0”. It includes new features like inventory filtering, Mastercrafted gear and Dwarven Weapons, and the new Song of Exploration for skipping puzzles. You can also expect a new dungeon and accompanying story along with new enemies.

The game engine has also seen updates for improved performance and stability, along with better level art. More character portraits have been added, the main menu has been reworked, and there’s even a new intro. The Bard’s Tale 4: Barrows Deep – Director’s Cut will release in June.

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