The Banner Saga 3 Update #32, GDC 2018 Previews

The latest Kickstarter update for Stoic Studio’s The Banner Saga 3 informs us about the team’s plans to attend the upcoming PAX East in Boston, deals with some backer-related stuff, tells us that the series will be coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year, and announces that both Steam and GOG wishlists for the third installment of the Saga are now live.

And if you’d like to know more about this game before committing to something as serious as a pre-pre-order, then you can first check out these 31 minutes of The Banner Saga 3 gameplay courtesy of Eurogamer:

Or read this Hardcore Gamer preview if you’re not much for watching videos. An excerpt:

Every saga must come to an end and the upcoming third entry will set The Banner Saga ablaze as it sails to Valhalla. The Banner Saga 3 is a direct continuation of the previous entry. Over the previous two entries of this viking inspired series, humans and Varls have been battling an army of Dredge and things aren’t progressing quite as well as they would have liked. This is further complicated as some mysterious force known as the Darkness is enveloping the land, twisting and corrupting everything within. Bolverk’s Ravens have teamed up with Iver’s Caravan, which the demo indicates this isn’t exactly the best of friends traveling together. During the portion that was shown in the demo, the two factions always came to blows against each other. Nevertheless, the warriors venture forward to put an end to the Darkness.

The turn-based combat in The Banner Saga 3 has a certain sense of urgency to it. There is a counter keeping track of the turns in battle and should it happen to reach zero before all the Dredge is defeated, the second wave will arrive without giving the player any time to prep for their arrival. Upon eliminating a wave of enemies the player will be given an option to retreat if they simply want to keep progressing the story or they will have the option to continue fighting the next wave of Dredge for an increased reward at the battle’s conclusion.