The Banner Saga

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TechRaptorAndrew Otton

9/10

Anyone who plays games to get lost in a world and its story will love The Banner Saga.

GamingBoltPramath

9/10

The Banner Saga is a beautiful, exemplary game that you owe it to yourself to play.

Impulse GamerJamie Kirk

Four years ago The Banner Saga, a highly successful Kickstarter project developed by ex Bioware staff was released to critical acclaim for its brutal yet

PC GamerChris Schilling

82/100

No good deed goes unpunished in this crowdfunded passion project from a trio of ex-BioWare devs. The Banner Saga is a Kickstarter game that takes the first part of the word all too literally, repeatedly laying the boot in while you're at your most vulnerable. It may ostensibly be a turn-based strategy game with light RPG elements and some Walking Dead-esque moral dilemmas, but in your slow march

Gamers HeroesJohnny Hurricane

80/100

The game runs about 4-5 hours long depending on which difficulty you play and how long you take to make choices. Overall, if you are into tactical RPGs and like the whole viking aesthetic, you should enjoy this game quite a bit.

Pure XboxKen Barnes

8/10

As a package, The Banner Saga is addictive, attractive, compelling, enjoyable, and truly challenging on the higher difficulty level. Some will find fault with the price, given that the Xbox One version is £15.99 and the PC and iOS editions have been available for a third of that in their time, but we say that the price is fair for what you get here. It's been a long wait, but there's nothing like kicking back and overseeing your merry band of fantastically animated fighters trekking across a frozen wasteland on a big-screen TV, or hearing the roaring clank of metal on metal as you fire in a ba...

Game SkinnySynzer

8/10

What happens when innovative tactical game play and brilliant storytelling meet? The Banner Saga. That's what happens.

VideogamerTom Orry

7/10

The desolate landscapes, the constant fear of death, the beautiful artwork, it's all top notch stuff. I'm just not sure the core mechanics that make up the bulk of actual gameplay are strong enough.

GameSpewRichard Seagrave

7/10

Judging by the fact that my review seems rather negative, you may think that The Banner Saga is a game to miss. Strangely though, it’s not. Sure, sometimes the travel sequences can be boring and the combat isn’t quite as fleshed-out as other games in the genre, but it still has that certain je ne sais quoi that makes you want to push on until you make it to the end. Many of the game’s issues are no doubt down to its meagre budget, leaving you with the feeling that with more time and money, The Banner Saga could have truly been a masterpiece. As it is, it’s a game that certainly has issues, but...

GameSpotKevin VanOrd

7/10

An axe to grind.

TheSixthAxisJim Hargreaves

Unscored

It makes one or two minor stumbles along the way, but The Banner Saga continues to stand tall two years after its original release. Empowered a truly jaw-dropping art direction and the masterful audio work of composer Austin Wintory, Stoic’s plans to expand the franchise are certainly justifiable.