Serious combat issues aside, The Bard's Tale still does more things right than wrong. It's refreshing to see a game that finally spoofs other games—and the cliché-ridden RPG genre has certainly been ripe for a skewering for at least a decade. Humor is this game's selling point—not battle systems or graphics or game engines—and gamers who value a smart and entertaining tale well told will certainly be able to look past the game's other problems.