The Banner Saga 2

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80

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8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 33 Ratings

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  • Summary: 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.

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Nintendo Insider
    Jul 25, 2018
    90
    The Banner Saga 2 continues to deliver a refreshingly personal experience, and, while some of the unpredictable events that transpire will undoubtedly astound, it is the rippling consequences of your own actions that keep you transfixed to the point that you will fret over every decision that you are forced to make. It has been a long time since a game has so readily impressed me across the board, and, with that, I now wait to see how the Saga comes to a close.
  2. Digitally Downloaded
    Jun 21, 2018
    90
    This is one hell of a journey.
  3. GameSpace
    Jul 13, 2018
    90
    Banner Saga 2 is a game full of despair, heartache, and utter loss, and that’s some of the best parts. There is always some hope as you push forward. You will become intertwined in a huge story based on Viking-type characters and lore and spend hours doing it.
  4. Vooks
    Jun 21, 2018
    80
    The Banner Saga 2 feels quite epic at times, especially when you come across ancient stone carvings dedicated to gods long forgotten, as the world literally crumbles around you, making you feel small and unimportant against the greater backdrop of a world on the brink of succumbing to darkness. Your journey feels almost hopeless, but there is always a thin rope of hope to guide you. Now we wait for the conclusion.
  5. GamingTrend
    Jul 30, 2018
    80
    The Banner Saga 2 is a stunningly animated game that sets a new standard for both presentation and narrative outside of the AAA sphere. The game does stumble with a poorly designed combat UI, and a claustrophobic battle system that doesn’t offer much breathing room for different strategies. While monotonous, combat is serviceable, and doesn’t greatly detract from what is otherwise a defining narrative tale.
  6. Press Start Australia
    Jun 24, 2018
    80
    Much like its predecessor, The Banner Saga 2 finds an excellent spot in the Switch’s library. It’s a sequel that refines rather than evolves any of the key gameplay elements, but still manages to feel like an important piece of the series’ narrative puzzle.
  7. FNintendo
    Jun 4, 2019
    60
    The Banner Saga 2 is an interesting and varied game in the tactical RPG genre that comprises a visually stunning world and a great variety of environments. It doesn't fully supplant its predecessor, though, as it becomes visible that this second entry acts more like a bridge towards a next game and it sends off the idea that there's plenty of potential that should have been developed at a greater level.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. boris_out
    Aug 22, 2019
    10
    Достойное продолжение великолепной игры.
  2. Babutto
    May 5, 2019
    9
    Second game raises some questions especially with the script twist with different points of view what is happening. Although the game is stillSecond game raises some questions especially with the script twist with different points of view what is happening. Although the game is still quite balanced and preserve interest created with the first one.… Expand
  4. apeot2002
    Mar 2, 2023
    7
    Welcome to the Banner Saga 2. You must have played this much Banner Saga 1 to enter.

    Banner Saga 2 picks up right after the satisfying but    Welcome to the Banner Saga 2. You must have played this much Banner Saga 1 to enter.

    Banner Saga 2 picks up right after the satisfying but definitely open-ended finale of Banner Saga 1. That goes for every aspect of the production: story, gameplay, production values, everything fits neatly into the holes of the first part of the trilogy.

    So, if you haven’t played the first part yet and are interested in playing this one, go do that. It won’t take that long, we’ll wait.

    So now that you won’t get lost when we talk about world-swallowing darkness, giant snakes and shifty menders, we can answer the pertinent questions: If you enjoyed the first part, will The Banner Saga 2 entertain? And if you didn’t, might this middle installment of the series change your mind?

    The answers are, to my mind, yes and no. The Banner Saga 2 does an excellent job continuing the story, raising the narrative stakes and catching us up with our favorite characters and introducing great new dramatis personae. It maintains the evocative art style and contains some of my favorite god stones. All these things are good things.

    But this sequel only does an ok job expanding the gameplay. A whole new category of characters is introduced. There is a new category of skill you can invest your level points into, which gives you percentages to inflict critical damage or completely avoid incoming damage. A bunch of new artifacts are there. The classes can now learn more than one special ability. And that’s it. Everything else about the tactical combat and the VN style travel mechanic is the same.

    Should you make the commitment to the whole trilogy then? To my mind, that entirely depends on your engagement level with the story. If you want to find out what happens to our plucky collection of horned giants, psychotic vikings and shady Gandalf wannabes, The Banner Saga 2 will happily tell you the Dark Middle Chapter, and do a good, at times even great, job of it. If you are here for gameplay experience that expands upon the first game in interesting and engaging ways, you might have to switch franchises.

    TLDR: If you remember your time with The Banner Saga 1 with affection, do not miss this one. If you didn’t, don’t bother. If you haven’t played Part 1 and are interested in Part 2, start at the beginning like a normal person.    … Expand

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Awards & Rankings

90
#90 Best Switch Game of 2018