Bard's Gold
Bard's Gold returns to hard 2D platforming through short stages, trap memory, limited lives, and permanent coin upgrades. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.0 / 10
About this game
Bard's Gold returns to hard 2D platforming through short stages, trap memory, limited lives, and permanent coin upgrades. Short traps and quick retries support practice, while permanent upgrades reward failure. Stiff movement and memorization traps, and limited assets, enemies, and stage variety. The assessment is limited to the catalogued handheld release. This description covers the original ps-vita release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
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Bard's Gold returns to hard 2D platforming through short stages, trap memory, limited lives, and permanent coin upgrades.
Short traps and quick retries support practice, while permanent upgrades reward failure. Stiff movement and memorization traps, and limited assets, enemies, and stage variety. The assessment is limited to the catalogued handheld release. Overall, its main strengths are Short traps and quick retries support practice; Permanent upgrades reward failure. Its material limitations are Stiff movement and memorization traps; Limited assets, enemies, and stage variety. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Short traps and quick retries support practice
- Permanent upgrades reward failure
Weaknesses
- Stiff movement and memorization traps
- Limited assets, enemies, and stage variety
Who it is for: Players who value short traps and quick retries support practice and accept this handheld release's limits.
Play notes: Expect stiff movement and memorization traps and limited assets, enemies, and stage variety.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Permanent upgrades reward failure; Limited assets, enemies, and stage variety. | Reviewed | 6.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Short traps and quick retries support practice; Stiff movement and memorization traps. | Reviewed | 7.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Permanent upgrades reward failure; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original ps-vita release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Stiff movement and memorization traps. | Reviewed | 7.2 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Erdem Sen
- Publisher
- Erdem SenEastasiasoft
- Release date
- 2015
- Platforms
- PlayStation Vita
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- Short Sessions2D GraphicsLong-term ProgressionPlatformingReplayableHigh DifficultyRetro StyleSide-scrolling
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- PlayStation VitaWorldwide2015
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