Wed, Mar 21, 2012 | 01:45 GMT
The Banner Saga fully funded in under 48 hours
The ex-BioWare staffers behind The Banner Saga have been given a vote of approval by the Internet massive, scoring over $100,000 in crowd funding.
Stoic Games, which was founded by Star Wars: The Old Republic designers Arnie Jorgensen, Alex Thomas and John Watson, launched a Kickstarter to help fund its debut title, tactical RPG The Banner Saga.
The team asked for $100,000 and passed that total within 48 hours.
The Banner Saga is to be released in two parts. A combat-only version will be released for free in northern spring, while a full commercial release including a branching story is expected in northern autumn.
Its main attractions are tactical turn based combat, a gorgeous hand-animated style, and a mature story about vikings.
Throw a few dollars in the hat here; there are a number of neat rewards on offer.
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Posted in: PC, RPG, Strategy, indie
Tags: Kickstarter, Stoic, Stoic Games, The Banner Saga
1 comment
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ejams
21/03/12, 2:25 am
This sounds interesting actually. Towards Kickstarter as a whole, I was bit skeptical at first, but it’s one of the boosts this industry needs in the creativity and freedom areas (which in all honesty are quite lacking in a majority of new releases).