The Banner Saga 2 picks us up at one cliffhanger and drops us off at another. Middle chapters are agonizing. The first part of a trilogy gets all the exciting set-up bits. The third part wraps it all ...

After a short hiatus, Stoic will be starting work on the second game in The Banner Saga trilogy, its melancholy tactical RPG title. The first game was a gorgeous, thoughtful mix of chess-like battles ...

Ryan is the Editor-in-Chief at DualShockers and has been a lover of games as long as he can remember. He holds a BA in English and Cinema and lives in New York City. While the Nintendo Switch in the ...

The developers of the Banner Saga series say that they will return to the games' world after The Banner Saga 3. In an interview at GDC, co-founder of developer Stoic, Arnie Jorgensen, told PCGamesN ...

Editor's Note: Because The Banner Saga 2 is a direct continuation of its predecessor, this review contains major spoilers for The Banner Saga. If you have not played the original 2014 title, turn away ...

Ryan is the Editor-in-Chief at DualShockers and has been a lover of games as long as he can remember. He holds a BA in English and Cinema and lives in New York City. As the culmination of a series ...

The Banner Saga is beautiful to look at, but superfluous systems and a bloated cast of characters detract from its potential. The word epic is overused. Misused. Abused. It has been stripped of all ...

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Developer Stoic burst onto the scene in early 2014 with The Banner Saga, a turn-based tactical RPG featuring rotoscope-style art that was a hit with critics and gamers alike. The studio had its sequel ...