"The Banner Saga is an epic role-playing game inspired by Viking legend. Hand-painted landscapes portray a world eerily suspended in perpetual twilight. Cities and towns begin to crumble into chaos. Heroes abandon their hearths and homes to traverse the snowy countryside, gaining allies along the way to help battle a strange, new threat. Decisions have consequences; wise choices must be made when conversing with possible allies during intricately crafted dialogues. Turn-based strategy brings tactical challenge in hand-animated battle sequences. With visuals evocative of the golden age of animation, The Banner Saga brings skillfully crafted art, story and strategy to gamers waiting to re-experience classic adventures and tactics." -stoicstudio.com So that's how they describe this game. It's a turn-based strategy game mixed with the Oregon Trail (for those old enough to know that game). What of it? Well, it's great! I tell you, it's been a long time since I felt like a game 'choice' had actual consequences or weight to them. The art is beautiful and I love the animations. I don't feel like the battles got tedious over time. The difficulty seemed to scale well with my progression. The music and mood is set well for the story and provides an overall nice experience. It is a very lovely game. I encourage all to try it out.
