Posted on: October 23, 2022

Lookda

Spiele: 414 Rezensionen: 53

Engaging world with hit/miss mechanics

Once the story in The Banner Saga develops, you’ll get involved in a Nordic land inhabited by humans, Varl (giants) and weird Dredge who represent the evil that you face. The music elevates the land to a mystical world. Characters, your heroes, have interesting dialog options and lead a caravan through a dramatic story. It is sad that the many references to a changing world are not visualized on the world map. The character backgrounds and the world’s lore, like the world eating serpent, carry the story. On the other hand, the unnatural Dredges seem a bit out of place. Sometimes characters change personality in extreme and unexpected ways, like the prince that goes from being a child, undertakes heroic actions, and then suddenly behaves like a naïve old grumpy man. The old man and young woman would have fitted better in the story if they would have switch personalities, and Hakon is suddenly a leader of people without any mention that he was on the path of becoming one. I mean, would you not take notice of a very charismatic person? The game is short. The end battle is a complete disaster, as it highlights a severe problem with initiative in the combat system. On the other hand, the concept of health and armor, where you need to consider targeting one or the other, is actually well done. Overall, I enjoyed The Banner Saga mostly for its story and interesting cast of characters (with extreme personalities). The game offers little replayability and the combat system is serviceable, nothing great.

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Posted on: December 8, 2015

Deciso

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Spiele: Rezensionen: 6

Thanks for Mac-Version

One of the greatest Game i ever played. Nice presentation and wondesrfull charming story. Thanks a lot for the GoG Mac-Version. I hate Steam and don't install it on my Mac. Thanks a lot for it and now i wait for Banner Saga 2.

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Posted on: April 16, 2021

DamnationBG

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Spiele: 353 Rezensionen: 16

Great game

I had Banner Saga siting in my library for few years, but only found time for it now. It's a great game - pleasant animation, good if not really innovative combat system, majestic music. The only minus i can find is that the game is a bit short - managed to finish it on normal for about 10 hours without skiping any battles.

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Posted on: July 25, 2021

Solarflight

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Spiele: 82 Rezensionen: 14

Incredibly atmospheric and engrossing

It's been about half a year since I played this, and I'm finally about to start the second game in the trilogy. However, I haven't been able to stop thinking about Banner Saga 1 in all that time. This game is probably the best use of a Viking/Nordic setting that I have ever experienced. It's made crystal-clear that this is a world that's slowly but inevitably dying. The elder races are dying off, the weather is eternally winter, people struggle merely to eke out a basic existence. Even if our protagonists manage to escape their current threat and reach their end goal, will they truly be safe, or are they just living on borrowed time and postponing the inevitable? Is there anywhere in the world that's truly safe? The game starts off bleak and never lets up that tension throughout its runtime. I loved the game for this. It made the roleplay decisions you're face with all the more agonizing and meaningful; you can't save everybody, so what do you prioritize? The art style and the music also really help sell this feeling of forlorn desolation: the music in particular relies mostly on (I'm assuming) traditional Scandinavian folk instruments, which adds to the melancholy atmosphere. In terms of gameplay, the game experiments with some innovative and unique mechanics, for better or worse. Overall, I thought the gameplay was fine, although the random placement of enemies at the start of battles can wildly affect the difficulty of combats. I also found the "race against time" element of the game (where you have to manage your supply of rations) to be stressful - although I suppose that was the point. As you can carry over your savefile between games in the trilogy, I probably was more cautious and conservative in my playthrough than I would've been had this been a standalone game. If you're looking for a RPG with deep gameplay and an impactful storyline, you can't go wrong with Banner Saga. Looking forward to playing BS2!

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Posted on: December 18, 2014

Gammix

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Spiele: 246 Rezensionen: 3

Emotional Work of Art

I'll start with what this game is and what it isn't, because it's wonderful but might not be for everybody. Your characters travel along a mostly linear route (though every now and then you can make a decision such as which way to go in a fork). Though there's a map, Banner Saga is not at all open world or remotely exploration-based. The combat is fun, but not the centerpiece of the game. The game is about becoming emotionally invested in the characters and the way in which your decisions impact them. Pros: I can't remember the last time I was this emotionally invested in a game. Seriously. Fun combat. Decisions that I actually cared about, based on genuinely difficult dilemmas. Lots of moral grey areas. Characters that made me want to keep them alive and maintain our relationships. Permanent consequences/permadeath (normally I don't like this, but it worked here). Artwork Music Cons: Length of game. The credits completely took me by surprise - sure, the preceding scene was dramatic as hell, but it was presented more like the transition to another section/chapter of the game. That said, it says something good that I can't wait to continue the story when the sequel comes out. Voice acting was solid when it existed, but most of the dialogue was silent. I imagine they didn't have the money to do that much voice acting in the first game, but I hope there's more in the second. That's about it! Not an easy game (emotionally or intellectually), but well worth the effort you'll likely put into it.

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