Cant agree with you with sounds. Just like kingdom come deliverance, the weapons sounds of this game are realistic. Realistic also means less spectacular.
In real life hitting something with an axe sounds quite lackluster compared to most movies and video games. Sadly, life lacks the oomph we expect from most things. :D
I've played the first and second and backed the third chapter on Kickstarter. I'll play that for sure! I would suggest waiting for a bundle sale of the whole trilogy.
Small thing, I believe you just misspoke, no biggie but early in the review you referred to the animation as "hand-drawn or retroscoped" I think it's "rotoscoped" just a minor nitpick there no big deal, thanks for the concise review
Thanks for the wonderful review as always. Not sure if anyone else has asked you this before, but would you consider providing the timelinks (is that a word?!) to the different parts of the review (graphics, sound, music, gameplay, and verdict) in the description? Maybe it's just me, but music and sounds may not affect my decision to buy a game that much, so sometimes I just wanna skip ahead to the gameplay (especially since music and sounds are usually reviewed between graphics and gameplay). Thanks again!
super stoked for this, going to buy and replay the trilogy, great narrative and lore, fun combat and interesting choices, if you like story games give this a shot!
Thank you for the usual in depth review. Really enjoy how you put so much in, no matter it being a great game a good game or utter poop. Hoping this series stays terrific.
I bought the trilogy after keeping my eye on this for years. It didn't come with BS 2's survival mode. I was devastated. I did enjoy the games and the choices were more impactful than most so I wouldn't say I completely regretted the purchase but I do need to be more careful. Been caught out twice this month. Edit: there is also a couple of other modes you can only get on pc apparently. Further added to my disappointment.
Love you, man. I'm from blighty, so 'bullshit' is the English term, but yep, like so many others below, you took me aback with that diversion. Good for you.
Never played any turn based games. Looks cool. Really looking forward to Divinity Original Sin 2 definitive on PS4. Hope you review it because there are supposed to be many changes including the UI and also the main story.
I really wanted to like this series, had a cool setting some pretty neat ideas for the strategy with the armour and power attacks. Unfortunately it was all ruined by the horrible battle system. It's turned based but each turn is composed of one of your characters and one of the enemies. Seems fair at first when both sides have 6 fighters. Your guy goes, then there guy goes. But as you start killing them their guys go faster and faster. Until when they are down to 1 guy he becomes "the flash" as he obliterates half your team before your characters can react. This is because as the only person left on their team he takes a turn for every turn any of your characters make. So one of your guys across the board goes, and he goes and hits one of your fighters. Then some other guy goes and tries to run in on the enemy. But then the enemy goes again and attack the same guy. The enemy will have attacked 6 times by the time your one guy near him gets to go (if he even survived that long). And if you don't immediately kill him, it will be another 6 turns till you can try again. By the time you get everyone closed in on him to take him down he will have killed 1 or two of your characters. This wouldn't be so bad if the game didn't give you huge penalty for character death. In fact the better and more strategically you fight ( the more characters you keep alive in a fight) the more this system penalizes you. So your screwed both ways. This makes each fight a tedious chore wittling down each enemy but keeping them alive, to try and get them all in a domino effect. And turns what should be gangbangs into mad scrambles against superman. It's such a shame too, because it would be so simple to correct this issue and make it a really great game.
You are confusing The Banner Saga with its clone, Ash of Gods. The fighting system in Saga doesn't work like that. In The Banner Saga, when the enemy only has one guy left, the pillage mode begins, where your whole team takes a turn before the enemy team. You can also trigger pillage when there are up to, I believe, 7 enemies left, using your leader's ability.
It seems interesting the only problem for me is the fact that it's turn based the last turn based game I enjoyed was pokemon :/ I wish it was a RTT but oh well
Each and everyone of your choice trough the first two games will have an impact on How your clan manages to face the apocalypse at the end of the 3rd game. A solid playtrough of the first two games will not only give you more characters, it will also give you many ti.es the supplies you would have by simply starting a new game in banner saga 3. Kinda like mass effect
Thanks for this review I have been wondering about these titles for a while now. The art style looks great, it reminds me of some old school animated fantasy movie.
I can't wait to dive in this third title after i finish my WoW dailys..thanks Karak! PS: How long was one playthrough for you? (cause I need to finish this game before Yakuza 0 comes out on Aug 1st).
Each game depending on your skill, understanding of the strategies id say average playthrough can be between 10 and 15 hours. Different endings for each game so multiple playthroughs are always fun.
Dang it man costing me more money buy coving a game I had no interest in so well that I get interested in it and go buy it. Great review by the way always a fan of your work.
The Banner Saga is one of those video game series that I want to like but just really can't get into. I played a bit of the first game on mobile when my PC died for 6 weeks but I ended up playing a text-based Choose Your Own Adventure style game instead. It's a punishing game & it'll constantly make you want to save scum or just rage quit. I wish I had the patience but I just can't enjoy games like this.
I don't know if we're talking about the same game here. In The Banner Saga it's pretty easy to not lose a single battle in the game even on hard difficulty. There is also basically no punishment for failing a battle. Why would you ever want to save scum or rage quit?
It is. I already forgot half of what was happening in the second game. I was like: "What, the mage dude is an old gray-haired man now? The shield maiden is under mind-control? The Valka witch can ressurect herself indefinitely? And my boy Bolverk turned into a fucking zombie?"
I love banner saga but I'm not that happy with the price system. They are flipping the whole game design, engine, animation, combat, everything from game to game(even though I love it). And while they are creating a bunch(I wouldn't say a lot) of content from game to game, they are essentially DLCs from the first game, charging as if it was a whole new game to me feels a bit greedy.
Did they change the wonky-ass combat system where killing bad guys makes the other bad guys go into hyperdrive for some reason, so the best way to play is the unfun way of handicapping them all instead of actually killing guys one at a time? Or do you actually like that system as you said you liked the combat system, but that is what made me stop playing the first one pretty quickly.
That's the thing - the story is great, but games should have good 'gameplays'... Some games like banner saga and Pyre are unique in terms of graphics and story... but the way the 'game plays' is too much limited.
It is a buy rating sorry folks.
Thanks as always!
www.patreon.com/AngryCentaurGaming
I love when dev teams have the dedication to complete their vision for their games.
Stoic has worked on Banner Saga series for more than 5 years.
Woah... dont you normally say bull crap?!
Kale Serpent right?! That caught me off guard lol He put a lot of emphasis into it, too
POTTY MOUTH! Lol ;-)
I was so used to bullcrap that my ears hated the change haha
Kale Serpent Someone doesn't give a Bullsh* about TH-cam.
I noticed too...LOL
Cant agree with you with sounds. Just like kingdom come deliverance, the weapons sounds of this game are realistic. Realistic also means less spectacular.
Bullshit? Woah.
hes going to be demonetized anyways XD
Throwback to the old intro.
In real life hitting something with an axe sounds quite lackluster compared to most movies and video games. Sadly, life lacks the oomph we expect from most things. :D
I've played the first and second and backed the third chapter on Kickstarter. I'll play that for sure! I would suggest waiting for a bundle sale of the whole trilogy.
It has like an old school animated movie feel to it that alone might be the reason i get it
Did he actually say whether it was buy, wait for sale, rent, or never touch?
Not explicitly. At the price of 29 on pc seems to say it’s worth it.
Nope. I think he cut the line by accident.
No he totally didnt lol i think it was pretty clear he meant to say buy but he never actually said it
No, but his mostly positive review suggests this game is a buy
Lucas Barbosa is this series any good
Small thing, I believe you just misspoke, no biggie but early in the review you referred to the animation as "hand-drawn or retroscoped" I think it's "rotoscoped" just a minor nitpick there no big deal, thanks for the concise review
you are correct thanks!
Just found these games, such hidden gems!
Finally i can buy this game and start from the first one since theyve all been released :)!
Trilogy is £40 worth it?
Been eyeballing this series on the Switch. Thanks for a excellent, informative review as always.
God I love this series, hope it will be great. Time to replay the previous games since I lost my saves.
PS - Great review.
I want to replay them simply because they were great and have different routes.
Save the dredge baby in game 1, you'll thank me later.
The fighting looks so boring :( and those "squares" on the ground don't help
LOL...That comparison between Banner Saga and the movie The Mask...Man, I love your reviews :)!
"nor filled with sponsored bullshiiyet" :D
(also no bullcrap apparently)good stuff
Thanks for the wonderful review as always. Not sure if anyone else has asked you this before, but would you consider providing the timelinks (is that a word?!) to the different parts of the review (graphics, sound, music, gameplay, and verdict) in the description? Maybe it's just me, but music and sounds may not affect my decision to buy a game that much, so sometimes I just wanna skip ahead to the gameplay (especially since music and sounds are usually reviewed between graphics and gameplay). Thanks again!
ok Karak between Battle chasers and BS Trilogy both $29 right now, which would you pick?
Cory Battle Chasers is pretty fun I picked it up recently.Nothing ground breaking but definitely a solid fun game 👌
super stoked for this, going to buy and replay the trilogy, great narrative and lore, fun combat and interesting choices, if you like story games give this a shot!
Thanks for reviewing this, these games need more exposure. I love the art style :)
Banner Saga 3 looks like it's a really fun game. I'll have to give this one a shot. Thanks Karak for the great review!
Great! Going to pick up the full trilogy on Switch and give these games a try.
Thank you for the usual in depth review. Really enjoy how you put so much in, no matter it being a great game a good game or utter poop. Hoping this series stays terrific.
I love these games so much. The first 2 were amazing
So these are worth the buy found a copy of the trilogy on ps4 physical
I bought the trilogy after keeping my eye on this for years. It didn't come with BS 2's survival mode. I was devastated.
I did enjoy the games and the choices were more impactful than most so I wouldn't say I completely regretted the purchase but I do need to be more careful. Been caught out twice this month.
Edit: there is also a couple of other modes you can only get on pc apparently. Further added to my disappointment.
Love you, man. I'm from blighty, so 'bullshit' is the English term, but yep, like so many others below, you took me aback with that diversion. Good for you.
Awesome review acg!
Never played any turn based games. Looks cool. Really looking forward to Divinity Original Sin 2 definitive on PS4. Hope you review it because there are supposed to be many changes including the UI and also the main story.
Thanks for the video! This is a reminder I need to finish 2 ...
I really wanted to like this series, had a cool setting some pretty neat ideas for the strategy with the armour and power attacks. Unfortunately it was all ruined by the horrible battle system. It's turned based but each turn is composed of one of your characters and one of the enemies. Seems fair at first when both sides have 6 fighters. Your guy goes, then there guy goes. But as you start killing them their guys go faster and faster. Until when they are down to 1 guy he becomes "the flash" as he obliterates half your team before your characters can react. This is because as the only person left on their team he takes a turn for every turn any of your characters make. So one of your guys across the board goes, and he goes and hits one of your fighters. Then some other guy goes and tries to run in on the enemy. But then the enemy goes again and attack the same guy. The enemy will have attacked 6 times by the time your one guy near him gets to go (if he even survived that long). And if you don't immediately kill him, it will be another 6 turns till you can try again. By the time you get everyone closed in on him to take him down he will have killed 1 or two of your characters. This wouldn't be so bad if the game didn't give you huge penalty for character death. In fact the better and more strategically you fight ( the more characters you keep alive in a fight) the more this system penalizes you. So your screwed both ways. This makes each fight a tedious chore wittling down each enemy but keeping them alive, to try and get them all in a domino effect. And turns what should be gangbangs into mad scrambles against superman. It's such a shame too, because it would be so simple to correct this issue and make it a really great game.
You are confusing The Banner Saga with its clone, Ash of Gods. The fighting system in Saga doesn't work like that. In The Banner Saga, when the enemy only has one guy left, the pillage mode begins, where your whole team takes a turn before the enemy team. You can also trigger pillage when there are up to, I believe, 7 enemies left, using your leader's ability.
Thanks will buy Disgeae instead. The battle design is lame. Thanks for the honesty.
No bullcrap with this review!
It seems interesting the only problem for me is the fact that it's turn based the last turn based game I enjoyed was pokemon :/ I wish it was a RTT but oh well
It's about time you said bullshit and not bullcrap
is it worth buying all 3 games (around 70 usd right now) or is it 3 times the same game? how long is each game? or rather wait for sale?
These are three episodes of the same game. You could start with one and then see if you like it.
Each and everyone of your choice trough the first two games will have an impact on How your clan manages to face the apocalypse at the end of the 3rd game. A solid playtrough of the first two games will not only give you more characters, it will also give you many ti.es the supplies you would have by simply starting a new game in banner saga 3. Kinda like mass effect
Great fucking review, homes. Thx!
Not bullcrap?
He said bullcrap later in the review. That might be the only bullshit we'll ever hear.
Hey Karak, I just watched your Doom review (yea I realize we are in 2018). You said you made Doom levels. Did you work for Bethesda or id?
Does the 2nd game carry over to the 3rd? Cuz I know he said the save file from the 1st game carries over to the 2nd game.
Thanks for this review I have been wondering about these titles for a while now. The art style looks great, it reminds me of some old school animated fantasy movie.
I can't wait to dive in this third title after i finish my WoW dailys..thanks Karak!
PS: How long was one playthrough for you? (cause I need to finish this game before Yakuza 0 comes out on Aug 1st).
Darkholow do you mean kiwami 2? Yakuza 0 has been out for years
Each game depending on your skill, understanding of the strategies id say average playthrough can be between 10 and 15 hours. Different endings for each game so multiple playthroughs are always fun.
It's PC launch date for Yakuza 0...I don't own consoles.
Ye I meant about BS3, since I finished the other two games when they first launched so asked Karak who has already finished it.
Great review. Glad to know the game is good, I loved the previous ones.
Whoa you just got real bro.
Dang it man costing me more money buy coving a game I had no interest in so well that I get interested in it and go buy it. Great review by the way always a fan of your work.
can i just play this one or should i play them chronologically ?
The Banner Saga is one of those video game series that I want to like but just really can't get into.
I played a bit of the first game on mobile when my PC died for 6 weeks but I ended up playing a text-based Choose Your Own Adventure style game instead. It's a punishing game & it'll constantly make you want to save scum or just rage quit. I wish I had the patience but I just can't enjoy games like this.
I don't know if we're talking about the same game here. In The Banner Saga it's pretty easy to not lose a single battle in the game even on hard difficulty. There is also basically no punishment for failing a battle. Why would you ever want to save scum or rage quit?
"Eh.. Maybe subscribe" XD
Do i need to have played the first two or can i drive straight into this one
You need to play the first two.
These are basically 3 parts of the same game.
for me its only 15 instead of 30 on Switch so worth for me
Should we expect a review for No Man’s Sky Next?
Three? I haven't even beaten the first two....
So...the terrain in battle is always just flat?
Yep. There are things like fire, acid, walls, traps, stones though.
So glad we're back to skipping the bullshit
So buy, deep discount, or never touch????
Buy it as a trilogy bundle
If only I could beat the last fight of 2 I could move on to this one.
Does anyone know how much transferring your save changes the game?
I think it gives a point bonus to the fighters who transferred over from the last file save. Trinkets and levels of the fighters also transfer over.
You realize 1&3 are basically the same right
Unfortunately the time gap between the games was just too large for a story driven trilogy.
It is. I already forgot half of what was happening in the second game. I was like: "What, the mage dude is an old gray-haired man now? The shield maiden is under mind-control? The Valka witch can ressurect herself indefinitely? And my boy Bolverk turned into a fucking zombie?"
Are you telling me you play all those games you review on your channel?How's that possible?:|
Full time job of his?
ok you made me buy it.
Aw man, I love it way more when you say bullcrap.
Oh oh oh he said bullshit this time
Is this released on the IPAD? I played the last game on my ipad offline and loved it
Bullshit > Bullcrap
So is it a buy?
no buy rent or sale
No survival mode?
Bullshit? God damn, ACG is savage
Free on game pass xbox live
I love banner saga but I'm not that happy with the price system. They are flipping the whole game design, engine, animation, combat, everything from game to game(even though I love it). And while they are creating a bunch(I wouldn't say a lot) of content from game to game, they are essentially DLCs from the first game, charging as if it was a whole new game to me feels a bit greedy.
Henrique de Carvalho lmao “dlc”
Did they change the wonky-ass combat system where killing bad guys makes the other bad guys go into hyperdrive for some reason, so the best way to play is the unfun way of handicapping them all instead of actually killing guys one at a time? Or do you actually like that system as you said you liked the combat system, but that is what made me stop playing the first one pretty quickly.
Apparently the puritans keep living in the comments here...
BullSHIT! I think hes sick of the bullshit, like youtube demonetizing him for no reason at all.
This is my comment
Anthony Tosh and we are all impressed
Why aren't you reviewing Nintendo games lately?
dont have any
If it has to do with Nintendo's strict policies, I understand. Really enjoy your reviews though!
oh that intro language haha
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Skol
Bull SHIT????!?!?
all the banners saga are kinda the same... a bummer.
All great.
Also they evolve and higher level caps with new things.
I think the graphics and story are great but the combat is way too basic for me to be truly invested in it.
That's the thing - the story is great, but games should have good 'gameplays'...
Some games like banner saga and Pyre are unique in terms of graphics and story... but the way the 'game plays' is too much limited.
Thanks for letting me know... the first was just pretty looking trash.
Ffs the banner saga is all about the AMAZING book like story.
FIRST
First , yaaaaaay !!!!!