The Bard's Journey
Sure everyone's played a fighter, mage or thief, but few have had experience with the bard. Sapient Games has created a whole world revolving around this character in their text-based RPG, The Bard's Journey. Using your mouse, choose the options below the text to either take an action in that area or to move on to the next area (which can also be done with the compass). You can compose your own music to play in battle, but balance is the key in order to get the set of bonuses you desire. Even without the music writing, this RPG is fun and the story is interesting, so feel free to pack up your lute and use the default songs for a quick dive into a melodic, mystical world.
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Gameplay was compelling enough to keep me around and want to explore a bit. Was a bit surprised when
the game ended so quickly. Seemed like there should have been a bunch more to explore, then I kill the wizard and done.
The compose feature is nice, but it would have been nice if they would have followed the idea through to completion. Being able to name songs would have been nice, and a little more variety. The mix of stats was weird to say the least.
3 'shrooms, worth a look.
Love the Deckard Cain reference!
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