Re: Bards Tale 2 GS

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Slick writes ...
> 
> Rubywand wrote:
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> >
> >      My favorite Bard's Tale remains the first one done for GS. The artwork is
> > a bit better and I always liked the atmosphere of SkaraBrae. That first time
> > you enter the Mad God's temple and here the chanting drone through your
> > speakers (and see the snakes slither through the skulls)....  super cool!
 ....

> Chanting? I never heard any chanting when I entered the temple. The only
> sound I heard was the music from my bard. If my bard wasn't "singing", I
> got no sound while traveling other than sound effects like when you hit
> a trap and got hurt, or tried to walk through a wall (without casting
> PHase DOor).
 ....

     As you say, if you wanted music you got your Bard juiced up and had him/her
play something during your explorations. Bard's Tale/gs was not exactly loaded
with sound.

     Still, there were some nice 'atmosphere' sounds included and one is the
chanting of monks as you enter the Mad God's temple. (It may be that you need to
enter around midnight to get the chanting-- not sure about that.)


     For good music soundtracks, Keef the Thief and DreamZone are among the best
in IIgs adventuring. (That was one area Dungeon Master did not score Best in--
although, it's sound effects are great.)  Ultima IV, of course, has some very good
MockingBoard music.

     So far, the 'best ever' music I've come across in any game has been in Ultima
Underworld II for PC-- one of many great games which could be done on an
accelerated IIgs with hard disk. (IIgs users were really, _really_ screwed by not
having an affordable hard disk system available from the start.)



Rubywand