The Banner Saga 2 Update

The latest Kickstarter update for The Banner Saga brings us a short update on the work the developers have been doing on The Banner Saga 2. We’re promised more information closer to the game’s release, but for now, a few bulletpoints and a write-up on the Shieldmaiden Folka (one of the recruitable characters in the game) will have to do. An excerpt:

• Combat Changes – Over the past few years we noticed and heard all of the feedback regarding combat in The Banner Saga, so improving that experience has been on the top of our list. We’re adding things to the battle boards to make them more interesting, adding in objectives to certain combat scenarios, vastly increasing the unit and ability diversity, and telling more story via the battle board this time around.
• The Story Continues – You’re going back to the same world but you’re going to see more of it and experience a host of new characters. We hope you import your saved games from The Banner Saga because doing so will make sure your choices, characters, items and ranks all carry over to Banner Saga 2.
• Keeping the Bar High – We set a high quality bar for ourselves with the launch of The Banner Saga, and nothing has changed as far as that standard is concerned, except that we like to think we’ve raised the bar just that bit little higher for Banner Saga 2.

The update also briefly mentions the console release of The Banner Saga and how this porting work will also help with the console version of The Banner Saga 2, the status of the PSVita port of The Banner Saga, which is currently in development again, the release of a vinyl version of the game’s soundtrack, and the developers’ presence at PAX South and PAX East this year.