The release date of Stoic's "The Banner Saga 2" has finally arrived. For PCs, "The Banner Saga 2" is going to be released on April 19 through Steam, but the release date is not yet disclosed for the Xbox One and PS4 versions. "The Banner Saga 2" is the sequel to RPG tactics title and is going to have the Vikings and their struggles continued.

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"The Banner Saga" is an indie game trio of three developers. The developers aimed at creating a mature game for adults, as they wanted to keep the players emotionally engaged by establishing a relationship with the game's characters. "The Banner Saga 2" is available with a 10 percent discount on Steam at the time of its launch. The original price of the game is $20/£15, so buyers get a good discount if they will buy the game at launch, just before the price goes back up.

The choices made by players in "The Banner Saga" are going to affect in the sequel, in which, who is living and dead. "When the world around begins to collapse, 'hope' is the only one support left." This requires players to have good leadership qualities, a sound strategy in the fight, tough sacrifices and also manipulation of the new heroes.

Here are the new features found in the sequel:

Continued Viking saga - the war sequences are in 2D, beautifully hand drawn and has much improved animations with special effects.

Player choices - made in the first game and in this one drives the story of the game.

New characters - it includes a new race, the Horseborn and new characters.

New creative strategies - the battle strategies have been enhanced and losing characters keeps that feeling of loss lingering in the mind even after the game is over.

The journey criticality - the player has to maintain his group throughout the journey for survival of his own as well as the whole civilization.