The Bard's Tale IV
| The Bard's Tale IV | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | inXile Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | inXile Entertainment |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
| Platform(s) | Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows |
| Release | 2018 |
| Genre(s) | Dungeon crawler |
The Bard's Tale IV is an upcoming dungeon crawler video game developed by inXile Entertainment.
Gameplay
The Bard's Tale IV is a party-based dungeon crawler role-playing video game with gameplay experienced from a first-person perspective.[1][2]
Development and release
The Bard's Tale is a fantasy role-playing video game series established by Interplay Productions in the year 1985.[3] Two sequels were released in the 1980s before the series went dormant.[3] In 2004, inXile Entertainment developed and released a spin-off game to the series.[3]
In January 2015, Brian Fargo, CEO of inXile Entertainment announced plans to develop The Bard's Tale IV.[3] Fargo's vision was to a create a true successor to the original trilogy of Bard's Tale games.[3] In May 2015, the studio announced that they would launch a Kickstarter campaign to crowdfund development costs for The Bard's Tale IV.[1] InXile had previously used Kickstarter to successfully crowdfund previous projects—Wasteland 2 and Torment: Tides of Numenera.[1] The crowdfunding campaign for The Bard's Tale IV launched on 2 June 2015 with a target of US$1.25 million.[1] The crowdfunding surpassed its target on 15 June 2015.[4]
The game is built using Unreal Engine 4.[1] The development team will make use of photogrammetry to create textures for 3D objects.[1]
Scottish folk singer Julie Fowlis is contributing to the game's music.[1]
The game has a tentative release date of 2018,[5] for Linux, macOS, and Windows.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Yin-Poole, Wesley (18 May 2015). "Brian Fargo's vision for The Bard's Tale 4". Eurogamer. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ↑ Cobbett, Richard (18 May 2015). "Epic Lute: Brian Fargo On Bringing Back The Bard’s Tale". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Yin-Poole, Wesley (26 January 2015). "Brian Fargo announces The Bard's Tale 4". Eurogamer. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ↑ Purchese, Robert (15 June 2015). "Get Bard's Tale 1-3 free for backing Bard's Tale 4". Eurogamer. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ↑ Matt Findley (19 May 2017). "The Bard's Tale IV Update 36: Bits of Bard's Backer Business". Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ↑ Tach, Dave (4 June 2015). "Watch The Bard's Tale 4's gorgeous world in motion". Polygon. Retrieved 14 December 2016.