Posted on: July 27, 2014

CertusRaven

Games: 504 Reviews: 7

Gorgeous game, but I'm pissed

I love the world, the characters, the choices you have to make and their consequences, the artwork, the soundtrack and the first part of the story. Why only the first part of the story, you may ask?. Because The Banner Saga ist, as it seems, only the first game of a trilogy and that's not mentioned once here. I nearly feel robbed, because I normaly don't buy unfinished stories - I even wait with Game of Thrones until it's done, so I don't have to wait a year or two for the next book/episode. Shame on you, stoic studio and/or gog.com, for not making that clear.

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Posted on: August 3, 2014

Odiosum

Games: 308 Reviews: 4

Just completed it

OMG This is coooool game :D but not for me really. So first things first. YOU CAN'T SAVE I will never accept that, never! There is not a single reason that should prevent me from saving the game when I want during non-combat sections! Good thing is the game saves when you quit so you don't have to reach any "specific" checkpoint or lose progress and yes I completed the game but won't play it again until the save system will be changed. What's good about the game? Basically everything because it's refreshing and well made. Combat is interesting and challenging. The turn based system is easy to learn and allows for interesting tactics. Character progression is simple. The plot is interesting and choices you make sometimes can be tough. Game isn't too long which is actually good thing because it could get boring and look like dragging the game. So if you want combat + dialogues with great music and good looking drawings I recommend you this game. It's a game which had an idea and implemented it well there won't be any fireworks and you will either like it or not here's no middle ground

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Posted on: May 10, 2015

BoosterBlue

Verified owner

Games: 185 Reviews: 2

So much promise, so much disappointment

The Banner Saga takes place in a wonderfully built world with nice characters, an interesting story, and a great theme. The problem is, of course, that for all its shine and patina it seems to be missing a lot. The game is terribly short and I don't mean that a gameplay time of 10 hours is bad I mean that I feel that the first game in the series feels incredibly unfinished. Each of the Star Wars movies works as a story by itself. Each has its own beginning, middle, and end. The Banner Saga is a $20 game that is, solely, a beginning. When one completes The Banner Saga one is not left wanting more, one is left groaning "Wait, that's #@$&ing it?!" The game play is also somewhat repetitive. To compare it to something, Final Fantasy Tactics works because each class is extremely viable (as the Straight Character Challenges would show) as well as being different and interesting enough. Additionally, FFT let you generate generic characters in addition to the numerous story characters so you could thoroughly poke at and experiment with the game. None of this is true for The Banner Saga and it suffers for it.

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Posted on: May 17, 2019

thanxalot

Verified owner

Games: 59 Reviews: 8

I HATE THIS GAME SO MUCH. Buy it!

I cannot emphasize this enough: Banner Saga is a legit role-players' game. The experience is about making tough decisions, and living with the consequences. The autosave feature isn't too aggressive, but there are minimial opportunities to save-scum. This is a tough-minded game. I found myself cursing at the computer multiple times because [REDACTED], [REDACTED] and [REDACTED]. I am still mad at myself for making a certain choice. Nonetheless, I eventually took those events for what they were. This story is brutal, but never mean-spirited or cynical. Do yourself a favor, play this completely blind, and never attempt to reload a bad decision. Banner Saga isn't the game for you if you don't find this approach compelling. The writing is strong, and the setting is convincing. It works as well as it does because the cast is likable. These aren't the most original characters, but I grew attached to my squad, and I hoped against hope that they would all make it out alive.

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Posted on: December 28, 2019

nomad_85

Verified owner

Games: 437 Reviews: 4

Amazing tactical game

What I love about this game the most is that until the end I did not fully understand the depth of the combat, what made the potentially repetevie fights unpredictable. I really see it as a plus. Unfortunaltely for some - a moment comes, where your team members become pretty powerfull close to the end of the game. I like the art style of the game that is still pretty and interesting. The storyline and the decision making mechanism was another great element of this 11hrs journey - I had the same amazing experience like with the first Witcher game - after making choices that I found to be the right thing to do, I often found myself getting the bad outcome, including losing good party members and resources. Why did I deduct one star after being optimistic about this game?Had to reinstall it becaus it crashed after the first instal. That is an indie game and it feels - there's not much animations and voiced dialogs. The tactical combat games is my kind of games and not everybody will like how the mechanics play out. I even imagine it being pretty frustrating to many (didn't read the other reviews though). I highly recommend this game to anybody who likes this kinds of games.

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