Posted on: April 21, 2018

GameZard

Games: 1053 Reviews: 52

A fun Viking saga.

This is a very fun game that has an interesting lore. The characters are diverse and fun to play as. But by far the best thing about this game is the beautiful drawn art. the orchestra music also help give the game more life. But this game is far from perfect as their are some things that this game is lacking in. This game could have really benefited from more voice actors as I feel all the dialogue should have been voiced. Theirs no point in having a lot of Clansmen as all they do is drain resources and only affect a few events. The game does not give you the ability to travel anywhere that you want as the game is very linear. But even with these flaws the game is still enjoyable and I hope most of these issues will be fixed in the sequel.

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Posted on: August 13, 2019

VykkPD

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Games: 178 Reviews: 1

Linear but full of surprises.

Game is based on battle and dialog decisions, It's not open world, although on the map we can see plenty on information of history and mithology of the world, our impact on where can we move is limitted. But story and graphics make you forgive that just to enjoy the deep dive into this mix of fantasy norse and celtic realm. I have to admit that for the sake of saves it was a little bit annoying to see animations each time, but this has built pretty much intense feeling of stagnacy(inside the story). So each of my decisions were hard to take and be warned as you may encounter the 5 steps of grieve. I felt a little bit dissapointed on the ending because completition of game is not an ending of the story, but just some chapters. Yet still I'd love to know how it concludes and hope at least some of choices may be imported into next parts of the saga.

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Posted on: May 21, 2021

Kirkbfade

Verified owner

Games: 20 Reviews: 6

Innovative, Entertaining, Dark

Get Ready for a depressing storyline, but i LOVE this game and its boardgame mechanics

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Posted on: October 8, 2025

Gabbz97

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Games: 29 Reviews: 1

Outstanding Game

One of the Goats in gaming. The story-telling is beyond most if not all other games. Not all stories need to be Save The WORLD!

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Posted on: May 21, 2019

Chrystal_Phoenix

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Games: 41 Reviews: 7

Beautiful Nordic Story

The Banner Saga is a great Nordic style story about a group of humans and Varl (giant men) on a journey across the land, fleeing from the oncoming hordes of Dredge. The characters are fascinating and well developed. You really feel for them when they die (which can happen based on your choices). The gameplay is really interesting and dynamic. There is an interesting dilemma on how to spend renown, whether on items, supplies for your caravan or upgrading heroes. Beautiful music and artwork. Banner Saga 1 is probably the best game in the series in terms of how it feels to play, the later games tend to get increasingly easier as the characters become increasingly powerful. The other games are all great too, so I would recommend get the series if you like this one!

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