This was the first game i had on my XT PC on my new 3.5 floppy drive :) In my opinion this is one of the best RPG games ever made. The difficulty is HIGH and strangely, VERY strangely, the game has NO BUGS. I was 7 years old when i played it for the first time, but i must admit even now it is not so easy to finish it.
The story is great, there is a large amount of weaponry of all kinds, magic, hardcore enemies, dragons, characters you can create from zero with 4 different types of magic, and much more.
This game ROX.

I must say i am quite dissapointed by the rating for the moment ^^ should be 10.00 flawless

I loved this game! lots of brutal fights, and if you lose a fight before you escape, you keep the xp from all but the lost fight and start over automatically in the prison town. The ending is hard, frustrating, but very satisfying when you finally win. There is also a save character function that lets you start a new game with a character from a saved game, allowing you to retry a character stuck without a clue or too weak to continue. This one rocks, highly recommended.

If you enjoyed Bard's Tale then you might want to give this one a try.