Bardic: Quest for Love

Bardic: Quest for Love is a very charming game visually, the graphics are so dang cute to look at and most if not all the characters are just oozing with charisma! Each of the 12 employees are all distinct and wonderful to learn about, as someone who played the demo quite a bit. I will say that the game can be a bit rough around the edges, a few typos here and there and the like, but knowing the team behind it, I know for damn sure they put their heart and soul into this beautiful game, so I can easily look past it! The tavern gameplay between story beats is honestly a neat surprise! Its surprisingly simple but also quite strategic, though a tutorial is needed, as the first run around I was kind of confused on how things worked. To make a long story short, Bardic has amazing characters that I will soon not forget, and while gameplay that ties it together could have a smoother start, does help tie the whole package together!

It is a very cute concept. But it is still extremely buggy. I'd hold off buying it.

I tried the demo for it and it had some bugs: The convos would freeze and I became stuck, causing me to reload the game. Thankfully I could skip it in the paid game, but that meant I missed the introductions. The gameplay when you open the tavern wasn't easy to figure out and made me believe it was bugged again, especially since there's no fullscreen. When I tried to have convos with characters it was a 90% chance the game would freeze, and once reloaded the convo would be different, and if I went outside to see the world the convos I could have would usually work but then the convo I could have would be one intended for the tavern. I wanted to likee this game cause its clear a lot of love went into it, and I was excited to learn about the characters but it quickly became frustrating :(

A game that's totally adorable, has multiple dating options, AND carries a DND theme? Absolutely! Bardic is not only a fun adventure game, it's sweet, adorable, and absolutely filled with hilarious moments! The entire development team did an amazing job putting this together! If you're a fan of cute games, indie games, dating games, adventure games, or just games that have a unique play style and storyline, then Bardic: Quest for Love Is just the game for you!

I made this game! Bardic Quest for Love is definitely a heartfelt game with a lot of personality and charm. It's primarily a visual novel dating sim, but there are choices with dice elements, a walking around RPG-esc aspect, a Tavern Management Sim Minigame, and partial voice acting! It's super wholesome and super funny, and although its a little handmade in quality in some areas, it's definitely a small treasure of a game I really enjoyed playing (and playing, and replaying).

All in all, it's been a pretty solid experience playing through the game. The character cast is pretty robust, and you start to see differences between everyone's own little quirks. Each of the scenes highlight different character dynamics, which helps bring a lot of life to the scenes, especially with the voice acting. Surprisingly enough, Tavern Sim management was legit fun, especially setting up all the combos. I did come across some quirks with how the game calculates values such as gold or relationship stats, but that comes with the territory. TLDR: Lark is GOAT.

This game had me giggling out loud at the cute dialogue, and struggling to decide who I wanted to talk to! Junia and Abigail best girls. The VAs did great work and everyone put so much love into this ❤❤ adorable

Fun game, chill and interesting.