The Banner Saga 2 Reviews

The Banner Saga 2 is ranked in the 89th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
9 / 10.0
May 13, 2016

A beautiful game that rewards those who lose themselves in the story and the world that Stoic Studio has weaved.

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9 / 10.0
Jul 12, 2018

Overall 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.

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90%
May 17, 2016

Combine the combat enmeshed with the story and the sense of place – this world feels like it exists in a history book somewhere – and Banner Saga 2 deftly carries on the sigil of the first title.

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9 / 10.0
May 9, 2016

The Banner Saga 2 is a worthy sequel and succeeds in propelling the series to new heights.

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9 / 10.0
Apr 19, 2016

The Banner Saga 2 surpass the first chapter, thanks to a more enticing narration and some important tweaks to the combat system. Stoic's masterpiece is one of the best strategy games we played in years, with an unique and charming style.

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9 / 10.0
Apr 26, 2016

If you played the first Banner Saga, this is a must buy. If you missed The Banner Saga 1, consider purchasing it just so you can give The Banner Saga 2 a chance.

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Matt Buchholtz
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Apr 27, 2016

While many reviewers will point to The Banner Saga 2's breathtaking art, or mention the sophisticated elevation of a turn-based strategy/RPG, the game's largest success is that it makes you feel like a true leader.

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9 / 10.0
Jul 20, 2016

An ambitious and yet more elegant evolution over the first Banner Saga, The Banner Saga 2 fires on all cylinders and provides one of the newest and most enthralling strategy series money can buy with an absolutely belting middle act. Much like the horned, Norse warriors that make up the rank and file of its cast, The Banner Saga trilogy is shaping up to be a fearsome entity indeed; its place in the pantheon of great strategy games already comfortably established.

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90 / 100
Jul 2, 2016

The Banner Saga 2 is a worthy sequel to a great franchise. Combat is vastly improved, and the narrative is deep and rewarding, even as the game punishes the player every step of the way. The game suffers from a unwieldy UI, and some poorly placed setpieces that obscure the player's vision in combat, but these drawbacks are minor. I'm already looking forward to the conclusion to this planned-trilogy.

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4.5 / 5.0
May 4, 2016

Outside of its disappointing final battle, The Banner Saga 2 is a masterpiece of storytelling and engaging turn-based strategy combat.

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9.1 / 10.0
Jun 26, 2018

Quite simply, The Banner Saga 2 is one of the finest games I’ve ever played and continues one of the very best stories ever told.

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95%
Jul 8, 2016

The Banner Saga 2 is a superb tactical RPG, standing shoulder to shoulder with the best that the genre has to offer.

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9.5 / 10.0
Apr 19, 2016

The Banner Saga 2 continues the fantastic story or Rook, Hakon, Alette and Bolverk, with dynamic combat and the Horseborn keeping the battle boards fresh and unique with every fight.

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Apr 19, 2016

The Banner Saga 2 is more of everything good about the original, plus plenty of tweaks and improvements that make it even better than the first.

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Vrothgarr
Top Critic
May 9, 2016

Following up on their BATFA-winning tactical RPG, indie studio Stoic returns to continue the saga and improve on perfection.

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Unscored
May 3, 2016

The Banner Saga 2 picks up the pace and loses focus in the process

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Unscored
Apr 19, 2016

The Banner Saga 2 is a beautiful sequel. There are moments where, as I watch the drama unfold in the dialogue and cutscenes, I almost forget I'm playing a game that came out in this decade. There's an evocative sense of timelessness about the story and world that few RPGs create.

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Unscored
Feb 12, 2017
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Luke Plunkett
Top Critic
Unscored
Apr 19, 2016

2016's turn-based Golden Age continues

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Recommended
Apr 19, 2016

Gorgeous and mournful, The Banner Saga 2 is enriched by a story that meaningfully remembers the choices we've made.

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