RPG

The Banner Saga 2

Single Player

Critic · Metacritic

4.2

Users · RAWG

2016

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📅 Release Info

Release DateApril 18, 2016

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RPGStrategyIndie

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About this game

The award winning and BAFTA nominated saga continues in The Banner Saga 2. Continue your journey soon after the climactic events of The Banner Saga. The choices you made in the first game will affect who is alive and who is dead in this exciting sequel.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Continues the first game's bleak, character-driven fantasy story.
Difficult choices create branching outcomes with returning characters.
Presentation uses hand-painted art, animation, and musical score.
Tactical battles deepen positioning, armor management, and combat options.
Mythology and bleak atmosphere frame the expanding human, varl, and dredge conflict.

Cons

Requires the first game's campaign and imported decisions.
Abrupt middle-chapter ending leaves major conflicts unresolved.
Travel and caravan management receive limited mechanical development.
Frequent battles become repetitive over the campaign.

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RPG