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Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Action
"Bard's Gold is a 2D Retro slow-paced platformer with light RPG elements, where the player has to find the key within the level and get to the door in order to progress through the game."
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Unpretentious, nostalgic, clear and cool.
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The Vertical SliceChris RobertoJul 2016Once again I got sucked down the rabbit hole on a game like this. I’m not complaining, mind you, but it happened. You can lose hours just grinding your way through, and I didn’t mind a bit.
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COGconnectedErin SoaresJul 201678/1002D pixelated graphics and retro gameplay, paired with the simple controls and great AI design outshine the areas of the game that fall short.
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ThisGenGamingJordan PhippsDec 20168/10I keep coming back to the thought that Bard's Gold keeps me coming back. I play a lot of games and retro inspired ones can be the most frustrating; more often than not I just give up and move on to something else. Bard's Gold is different from those, I'm rewarded for my efforts in success and failure.
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TwinfiniteChaz MillerSep 20152/5All in all, I can’t fault Bard’s Gold for any real technical shortcoming. That said, its simplistic approach has little to offer that you won’t find in dozens of other titles, many of which include that something extra that makes them stand out.
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oprainfallJosh SpeerJan 20172/5 starsWhich brings me to my biggest complaint – the lack of variety. Unlike Rogue Legacy, there is only one class in Bard’s Gold, and that’s the titular Bard. This wasn’t actually that bad, since I grew to enjoy the simplistic yet hardcore gameplay. What was more frustrating was realizing that the 4th World was the last one. I felt the game was starting to hit its stride towards the end, and even thought I would unlock more worlds after the boss. Unfortunately, all you get by beating the game is the Contract of Reaper, which randomizes traps more yet gives you more money. That’s it. No real incentive to keep playing, other than unlocking and maximizing all the upgrades. Which is too bad, because despite all the things holding it back, Bard’s Gold is not half bad. The problem is that for anyone except serious fans of roguelikes, it’s not going to hold any real appeal. It’s definitely a bargain to get 3-5 hours of gameplay at $8.99, but I find it hard to recommend to anyone outside that small crowd. That said, I did actually end up enjoying my time with Bard’s Gold, and hope to see a more robust game next time from Pixel Lantern. If they can build upon what they have here and add a lot more content, their next game might be a legendary quest instead of a small diversion.
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IGDB rating 6.5/10 from 3 ratings.
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