The Banner Saga is a PC/Mac game developed by the new independent studio Stoic, founded by a team of three ex-Bioware developers. Well, let me quote one of the developers:
Do you miss the classic turn-based strategy of Final Fantasy Tactics or Shining Force? Do you enjoy the dynamic event system with persistent consequences found in King of Dragon Pass? Do you care for semi-realistically depicted vikings in any way? How about the hand-drawn animation found in Myth or Dragon’s Lair? Do you enjoy the ability to affect the outcome of a story through dialogue ala The Witcher? Well some of the leads who worked at BioWare did and they quit their day jobs to make a game with all these things.
It’s been described officially as “role playing meets turn-based strategy, wrapped into an adventure mini-series about vikings”.
You sold me when you said "Shining Force".
The script and animation in that trailer are better than a lot of animated films. Pretty impressive.
Well, they met their goal in 2 days. Pretty awesome.
I kicked my 10 bucks in. We need more turn-based strategies. And more Vikings. And more ex-Bioware stuff.
You sold me when you said "King of Dragon Pass". :)
Fixed to represent my poison of choice.
I so wish I had enough cash to give them to get that awesome framed landscape.
Heh, one of the translation choices is Redneck. I was tempted to vote for that just to see.
Yeah, I pitched in $10 the day it went up. Looks cool.
Heh, one of the translation choices is Redneck. I was tempted to vote for that just to see.
HA! Quite tempting, just for the lulz.
The art style is amazing.
And, backed. $10. I'd do $25, but I really wish Kickstarter game projects would start making prominent note of their system requirements. That doesn't look terribly heavyweight, but I've never tried anything with that sort of art.
I went in for $50 the other day. And voted for other: "Old Norse".
Yeah, I pitched in $10 the day it went up. Looks cool.
Yup, me too. Instantly.
They mention Myth as inspiration for some aspects of the animation. I will donate just for that...
When oh when will there be a Myth kick starter!!!
They mention Myth as inspiration for some aspects of the animation. I will donate just for that...
When oh when will there be a Myth kick starter!!!
Seconded. There's opportunities now for a lot of our long lost loves. Myth, Sierra games... Firefly?
Edit: Awesome looking game, super sexy poster.... button. Sold.
I upped my pledge to 50$ when they announced people who pledge 50$ or more will receive the full game
Plus I get a super duper poster
Oh hey, I hadn't seen that announcement yet. Cool.
Ah, apparently they updated with a comment on the requirements, at least:
While we don't yet know the exact numbers (and we're still actively optimizing the game), being completely 2D gives us the advantage of running at a fairly low minimum spec. We'll give you specifics as soon as we know ourselves.Last updated: Sunday Mar 25, 4:30pm EDT
This game is SO getting my money. It's getting it hard and fast.
I was a lot more inspired by The Black Company
I should give them more money. Most definitely.
Concept looks interesting but that art style looks really cheap and amateurish. I'll wait and see what the finished product looks like.
I'm just not sold on the turn-based strategy side of this. The rest of it looks amazing, but I'm not sure I'd enjoy the main gamplay.
Who am I kidding? I'll contribute.
Concept looks interesting but that art style looks really cheap and amateurish. I'll wait and see what the finished product looks like.
Really?
That's what sold me the game
I luuuuv 2d
Concept looks interesting but that art style looks really cheap and amateurish. I'll wait and see what the finished product looks like.
What vision of paradise have you been drowning in that makes the art look cheap?
Concept looks interesting but that art style looks really cheap and amateurish. I'll wait and see what the finished product looks like.
Whoa... seriously? You're not just trolling when you say this? The art sold me on the game!
Concept looks interesting but that art style looks really cheap and amateurish. I'll wait and see what the finished product looks like.
Whoa... seriously? You're not just trolling when you say this? The art sold me on the game!
I don't know. The art style looks completely generic to me, I feel like I've seen that exact same look in a thousand games on Facebook or Newgrounds. There's no distinction in the faces or in the landscapes or doing anything remarkable with shading at all.
Also, could someone point me to a real example of a bad-looking 2D game? I feel like there are literally hundreds of these indie games coming out that don't look very impressive but since they are 2D, suddenly everybody talks about how "gorgeous" it is.
All I see is an awesome Monty Python-esque game. I'm not seeing this look all over the place. It's got a retro style to the art, which is what I like. Looks like The Hobbit that was done by Topcraft and not something more "modern" like Dragon Age Legends.
Oh, and I think Dragon Age Legends looks pretty bad.
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