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In 2018, Krome Studios published a "remastered edition" as part of The Bard's Tale Remastered Trilogy.
In a 1991 review, Scorpia called the game "without a doubt, the worst of the series".
RUN magazine reviewer Bob Guerra praised the game's new enemies and their corresponding animations and stated the game "offers an irresistible challenge to all fans of role-playing fantasies.
James Trunzo stated in Compute! that Bard's Tale II "lives up to its predecessor's excellent reputation".
Ahoy!'s AmigaUser said "Bard's Tale II is a completely worthy successor to the 1986 award-winner.
They stated that its "scope is mammoth in nature, and this is another highly recommended
Michael Bagnall also stated in 1987 that due to the number of new features, "It is its own game, whose design is familiar enough that veterans can leap right in, yet with so many unique elements that it will challenge and enthrall them even more than the original."
In 2018, Alex Santa Maria stated that The Destiny Knight was part of "One of the most classic franchises in PC gaming".
In 2023, Scott Orgera listed the Bard's Tale trilogy, including The Destiny Knight, as one of the "10 Best Offline RPGs to Play in 2023" as the "Best Old-School RPG".
Electronic Arts first published the game on the Commodore 64.
RUN magazine reviewer Bob Guerra praised the game's new enemies and their corresponding animations and stated the game "offers an irresistible challenge to all fans of role-playing fantasies.
Hartley and Patricia Lesser reviewed the game in a 1987 issue of Dragon magazine.
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