inXile Entertainment has announced that The Bard's Tale Trilogy featuring remastered versions of the first three games in the series. The new version features updated graphics and optional quality of life improvements.
All three games will not be available at launch, but all come as part of the Trilogy remastered are included in the $14.99 price from Steam and GoG.com. Tales of the Unknown will be available on August 14th followed by The Destiny Knight in Fall 2018 and Thief of Fate in Winter 2018.
Other features include:
- A uniform playing experience across all three titles without the need for emulation or compatibility concerns.
- Create a party in the first volume and play it across all three volumes to create a heroic narrative all your own.
- For the first time, play as male or female across all three games. Also includes other quality-of-life changes such as automapping for all three games, spell access, and updated equipment/inventory management.
- Updated art that holds true to the spirit of the originals, featuring never-before-used character art by series creator Michael Cranford!
- An opportunity for new players to experience the events that led to The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep and The Mage’s Tale!
- The final content to be released will be a Legacy Mode, a set of options which allows players to make the titles play similarly to the 1980s originals… with all the challenge that entails!
