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The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate

1988 · Commodore C64/128/MAX · DOS · Amiga · Apple II · Role-playing (RPG)

69IGDB player score
10 ratings

About this game

The warriors who have destroyed the evil wizard Mangar receive a letter while celebrating their victory. The letter informs them of a terrible disaster: Mangar's master, the Mad God Tarjan, has unleashed his wrath upon the town of Skara Brae, completely destroying in. The heroes visit a refugee camp nearby and embark on a quest to defeat Tarjan. Thief of Fate is the third installment in the Bard's Tale series, and a sequel to The Destiny Knight. It is similar to its predecessors, being a first-person fantasy role-playing game in which the player explores maze-like pseudo-3D towns, dungeons, and wilderness areas. Two new character classes have been added: Geomancer and Chronomancer. There are more dungeons than in the previous games, and this installment also adds an auto-mapping feature. The game's world is divided into separate realms accessed by using time warps, each with its own theme and setting - including, among others, famous locations from Earth's history such as ancient Rome or Berlin during World War II.

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Game facts

Release date

Dec 31, 1988

Developer

Interplay Productions

Publisher

Electronic Arts

Platforms

Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Amiga, Apple II

Genres

Role-playing (RPG)

Themes

Fantasy

Game modes

Single player

Franchise

The Bard's Tale

Perspective

First person

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