Stoic Studio has announced a sequel to its Norse tactical RPG, The Banner Saga. The Banner Saga 2

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Announced via a Steam Community page, the game will retail at $19.99 / £14.99, but pre-orders will net you a 10% discount.The Banner Saga 2 was announced back in 2014 , and picks up the story mere weeks after the end of the first game's dark tale. It takes up the same RPG-adventure-management template, as well as the beautiful hand-drawn art style, but aims to drop in more combat variety alongside new races and characters.We gave the original Banner Saga an 8.0 in our review , saying it was a "beautiful, brutal tactical RPG".

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