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Play Overview
The Banner Saga (2014) is a beautiful fantasy adventure where your strategic choices directly affect your personal story and the world around you. You play as two characters, each with their own related story.
The main element of progressions is a turn-based combat engagement employing characters you have in your party. Rather than focusing on a specific hero as in other games, The Banner Saga games concentrate instead on the caravan of characters as a whole. Defeats and deaths in battle affect more than your score or arbitrary outcome, but play into the narrative as a whole.
There are three games in the series:
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked The Banner Saga 4 years ago. It was re-examined by Ellen Robertson and updated 4 weeks ago.
The main element of progressions is a turn-based combat engagement employing characters you have in your party. Rather than focusing on a specific hero as in other games, The Banner Saga games concentrate instead on the caravan of characters as a whole. Defeats and deaths in battle affect more than your score or arbitrary outcome, but play into the narrative as a whole.
There are three games in the series:
- The Banner Saga (2014)
- The Banner Saga 2 (2016)
- The Banner Saga 3 (2018)
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked The Banner Saga 4 years ago. It was re-examined by Ellen Robertson and updated 4 weeks ago.
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Benefits
This game is good if you want to:
Age Ratings
Content Rating
Rated for younger players in the US. Rated ESRB TEEN for alcohol reference, blood and gore, language and violence.
Costs
The Banner Saga usually costs £18.74.
On PC there are in-game purchases for "The Legendary Items" that adds titles, items, a digital novel, Survival Mode and Eternal Arena mode. "Deluxe Items" that add a wallpaper, digital world map and Gold Wasp item.
On iOS and console, there are no in-app purchases.
It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.
The Banner Saga
The Banner Saga 2
The Banner Saga 3
There are the following additional costs associated with this game:- In-Game Purchases: Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience.
On PC there are in-game purchases for "The Legendary Items" that adds titles, items, a digital novel, Survival Mode and Eternal Arena mode. "Deluxe Items" that add a wallpaper, digital world map and Gold Wasp item.
On iOS and console, there are no in-app purchases.
It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.
Game Details
Release Date: 14/01/2014, updated in 2016
Out Now: Amazon Fire, Android, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One and iOS
Players: 1
Genres: Narrative, Strategy (Action and Fighting)
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )
Components: 2D Overhead and Grid
Developer: Stoic Studio (@StoicStudio)
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