I hope you packed extra consonants and umlauts, because Stoic is back with Banner Saga 2[$4.99]. The epic journey has returned to iOS and with it new gameplay mechanics, new environments and new friends to see die in new and horrible ways. You've probably had enough time to get over the overwhelming depression the first episode was so good at instilling in you, I bet you're ready for round 2! Come and join me by the fire while we still have some rations to share while we look deeper into this enjoyably sad sequel.
The Banner Saga series is pretty big, but if you are unfamiliar, you take on the role of a leader of a clan of viking-like people in a world where humans and giants(called Varl) have been beset by numerous woes including a sun that has stopped moving and a race of invading humanoid creatures(called Dredge) are driving large populations of folk from their land. If that wasn't enough there is also a Kaiju sized worm casually destroying mountains and other geographic landscapes. Times are not great, and the story picks up with you basically chosing who the surviving leader of your clan is, either the brooding father Rook, or the young daughter, Alette. Being a dad myself, I chose to go with the character that wouldn't be talking about his dead daughter, so Alette was the choice for me.
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Gameplay is very similar to the first Banner Saga[$4.99] , with some slight improvements. As you adventure, you face dilemmas that...