Between the PC version and the PS2 version of the 'new' Bard's Tale, which one do you think is superior or more fun to play? Are there any significant differences? Is the the PC version a console port or was it specifically developed for the PC?

Although, I prefer to on PC exclusively (even if the ports suck) so all I can say is it's mostly preference.

I found the mouse and keyboard controls rather obtuse and clunky, much like the later Dungeon Siege 3; definitely recommend a gamepad for this one if you go PC.

It is also worth noting, that the PC version suffers from some weird glitch that I have yet to find a solution for, especally one that does not include using hex editing. There are parts where you have to talk to a couple summoned NPC's with lots of particle effects and the framerates just DROP. I'm talking from 70+ to 5.

In a convulted way to answer your question, the PS2 may oddly be the superior version but hey, that's just me. Also, the PC version comes with the original 3 DOS games from way back if you are interested in old classics like those.

The PC version comes with the Apple II and Apple IIGS versions emulated. The two Apple IIGS versions of BT 1 & 2 are the superior versions of the game.

This PC version does not come with the dos versions.

I have to admit that I probably wouldn't play and enjoy the old Bard's Tale games, I'm mainly interested in the new one, but I can't run it smoothly with my onboard graphic card, so I wondered if it was worth getting the game for the PS2 or if I should wait until I get a better graphic card. (Then again the disc drive of my PS2 is slowly dying on me, too, and not reading all of the discs anymore but let's ignore that for a moment.)

The PC version of Bard's Tale is kind of both a port and specialized for PC. It does have full controller (including menu navigation), but you will need Xinput Plus (see [url=https://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Glossary:Controller#XInput_Plus]here[/url]) since it only supports dinput (pre Xbox -360) controllers. It also has keyboard and mouse support. There is a demo also available, but the demo doesn't have any controller support.