The Bard's Tale is easily one of the most unique games for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles. It's possible to count, on one hand, the games for these consoles that are genuinely humorous the entire way through the game. However, as humorous as The Bard's Tale is, no game can survive on humor alone. Fortunately, The Bard's Tale makes use of Snowblind's Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance engine for combat and graphics. InXile's work with Snowblind's engine seems to be minimal, however, as the less recent release of Sony Online Entertainment's Champions of Norrath has a seemingly more developed engine. However, that does not mean The Bard's Tale is without merit, it's simply not the top game on the market.