Comments on: Thoughts: The Banner Saga 2

By: Thoughts: The Banner Saga 3 | The Scientific Gamer

Thoughts: The Banner Saga 3 | The Scientific Gamer — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 11:01:21 +0000

[…] aware that after 2016’s excellent Banner Saga 2 my expectations for Banner Saga 3 were somewhat high. I’m aware that it would have had a tricky […]

By: Bloody Battle Brain

Bloody Battle Brain — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:08:12 +0000

@ Hentzau, I’ve been following your blog for a while and your opinions almost always coincide precisely with mine. To that end, I’d be very interested in hearing (reading) your views on Ashes of the Singularity.

By: Smurf

Smurf — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 19:02:13 +0000

I was just about to ask the same question. I followed the first one all the way through it’s development and was so disappointed reading the reviews that I ended up not bothering with it.

By: Hentzau

Hentzau — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 18:57:18 +0000

The story does follow directly on from the first unfortunately, and while I was able to pick things back up pretty quickly after having my memory jogged several dozen times it’d probably be a bit confusing to go in blind.

Still, the first Banner Saga wasn’t a bad game, just a deeply flawed one. The combat gets a little painful but it’s a worthwhile experience regardless, especially now that it has the payoff of game 2. In that context I’d recommend it.

By: Ninja Foodstuff

Ninja Foodstuff — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 17:58:25 +0000

Worth playing the first one before experiencing this one? I was completely put off by the sound of the samey combat originally.