Universal The Bard's Tale - (by inXile Entertainment)

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  1. scorpionxd

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    This is not a retina game.

    Gameplay is pretty good btw from my experience
     
  2. Marcus70

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    How do the HD graphic enhancements look on the ipad2?
     
  3. JMarceLF

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    ** HD on iPhone 4S and iPad 2, with 60Hz display refresh with in-game “Battery Savings” option turned off.**

    Does this mean there's an option to turn this on but it drains your battery fast?
     
  4. Echoseven

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    Iphone 4 here, and I'm not sure it would look that much better on a 4S. That's not to say it looks bad though, by no means.

    I know it's not retina...


    The gameplay is actually quite fun. I'm impressed how they handled the controls, actually, they're pretty good. I thought the use of the touch screen in addition to the traditional joystick was pretty awesome.

    There's another (default) option in the menu for controls - "touch", but I don't want to use it, joystick serves me just fine.



    I think I feel the same way about this that I do about Aralon - the game is not the best looking, but there's a lot of game to enjoy.
     
  5. backtothis

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  6. tx8305

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    Impressions now!!!

    All you people with fios should already have this installed.
     
  7. currymutton

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    Should be out everywhere now... Impressions, please!
     
  8. TheBeastlyNinja

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    Still alittle on the fence if this is open world or no
     
  9. MystikSun

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    So THAT'S where inXile's been.
     
  10. undeadcow

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    #110 undeadcow, Dec 1, 2011
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    Deleting half my MP3s... preparing to sync to iTunes over DSL... if I'm not back in 2 hours assume the game is really good or my iPod melted.

    Edit: Make that 3-4 hours for download.
     
  11. JMarceLF

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    I'm not much into the game but it's smooth gameplay and the little details are great in Retina Display. I'm just really grossed out by the cut-scenes. They look like poor YouTube uploads.
     
  12. squarezero

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    So far it's only that one initial cutscene that's ugly. All other cut-scenes have been done with the in-game engine.

    The game looks pretty darn good on a 4S, with a perfectly smooth framerate, dynamic lighting and shadows, detailed environments.
     
  13. volcanopele

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    Well, with all the problems reported for IB2, I guess I am getting this first. Downloading now.
     
  14. Vovin

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    WTF?

    The game installed itself in French! There's no option inside or outside the app for me to switch it to German.

    I changed my iPhone to English and the game changed to English language, too.
    Changed back to German and it's French again!

    Anybody experienced this too?
     
  15. LazyGamer

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    Thanks for the warning! Please keep us updated!

    Not sure if I want to pay the 4,99€ when I can get the PC Version for 0,01€ - plus shipping ;)
     
  16. mr.Ugly

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    Apparently a bug, but honestly who wants to play a game in german language anway where most jokes are completly lost in translation.
     
  17. Vovin

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    I play it in English anyway, mainly because of the voicework from Cary Elwes and (even better) Tony Jay. I was just wondering because I don't want French on my iPhone screen.
     
  18. Vovin

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    #118 Vovin, Dec 1, 2011
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    As said above, I suggest the English voiceover. In German, it's spoken by Oliver Kalkofe and the jokes are well translated, which is great - but Tony Jay and Cary Elwes are even better.
     
  19. fuchsia

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    The trailer looks so cool man! try it now
     
  20. LazyGamer

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    it is just that I have to set the device to english, ok, that's rather a small annoyance...as long as I dont need to set it to french to play in english
     

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