To be honest, playing The Bard’s Tale was a lot like reading a fun fantasy novel that you just can’t put down. I just had to get past the next combat like I’d have to turn the next page to find out what happened next. I don’t want to give too much away, but you’ve just got to see the singing Trow that lets you know it’s “Unlucky to be you.” And a visit to the tavern in Kirkwall will leave you chuckling repeatedly with other gamer friends. It is little treats like this which make The Bard’s Tale so much fun to play. You’ll find yourself wanting your friends to play the game too, just so you can laugh together about the game. You’ll find you don’t care when your Bard is defeated, because it is funny to listen to the Narrator’s commentary. It is even fun to just leave the Bard sitting in one place for a while until the Narrator pipes up and “redirects” the storyline. This game is so packed with little extras like that, I’m sure I’ve missed many of them this first time through, which is another reason I want my friends to play it. It isn’t a challenging game to play mentally or physically. It won’t leave you feeling as though you’ve just “beaten” a new game, or conquered a virtual world somewhere. But the game has kept me laughing for hours now, and that’s something I just have to share with others, and for that reason I highly recommend it to any adult looking for amusement.