Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.
RPG Gamers summaryThe Banner Saga is an epic role-playing game set in a Viking-inspired world, where your strategic choices have a direct impact on your personal journey. Featuring over 25 playable characters from two different races, human and varl, with a variety of unique abilities and upgrade options, the game allows players to build relationships and make alliances as they travel across a stunning yet harsh landscape. The game’s strategic combat system is influenced by player choices, with victory or defeat and even the permanent loss of a character dependent on the decisions made. The journey itself is as important as battle, with players responsible for building and managing their caravan to ensure the survival of an entire civilization. The Banner Saga boasts beautifully hand-drawn visuals accompanied by an evocative score from Grammy-nominated composer Austin Wintory. For players seeking more challenges, the game is also equipped with a multiplayer mode called “Factions”. The Banner Saga is the first part of a planned trilogy, and players’ unique progress and storyline will carry over to the next part of the story.
