I've bounced off the last few games that I've tried in rapid succession (which is unusual for me, because I typically like everything), but to my relief I am absolutely loving
The Bard's Tale IV. The combat is unique and crunchy (playing on hard), the world is interesting, and it just oozes affection for the franchise out of every pore.
All of the loading screen tips are useful *and* funny:
The game starts with this scene of live actors listening and reacting to a Bard weaving a tale:
(5:42 if it doesn't jump to the right timestamp properly; this was the best link I could find, because I don't think many people played this game)
And every time you load up a save, it shows a shot of those same actors, with the Bard singing about what happened most recently in the plot, and it's
adorable.
Also, the music is all great, especially the title screen music:
(The song is much longer, but, again, best link I could find.)
Anyway, it's a good game. More people should play it!