There are different endings to The Banner Saga 3, but they are mostly regulated to the outcome of the final battle and how you answer some narrative choices at the end. In the end it was nothing particularly major (there were more important events going on than Rugga causing more in-fighting) but it helped to drive home the point that The Banner Saga 3 is aiming to end this tale, and that it’s important all the pieces are in the right place. It seems as though the game’s plot hadn’t entirely planned around that, and simply removed him from the storyline. I had many opportunities to flat out kill him, but I never took them. For example, Rugga, a character that is a thorn in your side for most of the game, suddenly disappears after a certain chapter, which is oddly uncharacteristic for something that has the tenacity of a cockroach. However, many of the main events are going to play out regardless of your decisions, and sometimes the game doesn’t try to cover up that fact. Your choices still matter, and many of the small choices throughout the trilogy translate quite literally into extra time for Juno to get to her destination and face the serpent. This also means, though, that The Banner Saga 3 feels a bit more scripted than the other games. The end of the world is bearing down on all, and desperation grips the few that are remaining. While I found the switching back and forth a bit tiresome in 2, it pays off well here, and really drives home the severity of the situation. LIke previous games, the chapters are split between the turmoil in the city with Rook or Alette, and the eerie darkness with Eywind and Juno. The final bastion of safety from the darkness is in shambles, with the in-fighting threatening to ruin what little remains as Juno and the Ravens head into the darkness to stop the deadly threat of the world-eating serpent.
The Banner Saga 3 picks up right after the second game.
But for those that have invested the time into The Banner Saga 1 and 2, is the conclusion to this trilogy worth seeing? It’s not an easy road, and everything is against you, including the game’s own mechanics. Everything has built up to a bleak and fevered fight for survival, and with today’s release of The Banner Saga 3, players will finally see things through to the end.
Finally, after four years, The Banner Saga trilogy is ending.
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