Banner Saga 2 - Review @ Gameplanet

Gameplanet likes the Banner Saga 2, too:

It’s a bit cheeky of developer Stoic Studios to present The Banner Saga 2 as a sequel, because in reality it’s really more like an episode. There is generally an expectation that a sequel will develop the series in someway, be it mechanically, visually or in gameplay variation. The Banner Saga 2 slightly tweaks a few aspects of the first game, but in almost every way it is a straight continuation of the first.

It picks up exactly where the last game left off, even starting with Chapter 7. To be clear, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, just a clarification. Considering how great the first game was, in many ways this is great news.

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“Like father, like son.”

The Banner Saga 2 isn't mechanically distinct from the first game and its story suffers second act syndrome, but it's nonetheless a cracking title that will both satisfy and leave players in desperate need of the trilogy's closing act.

Ups

• Beautiful art.
• Fascinating characters.
• More enemies than the first.

Downs

• Marginally less captivating story-wise than the first.
• Fewer tricky moral quandary to navigate.

Score: 8/10