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The Banner Saga Review: A better epic than game |
January 14, 2014
The word epic is overused. Misused. Abused. It has been stripped of all meaning by an Internet prone to hyperbole.
Having said that, The Banner Saga is epic in the Homeric sense—or perhaps the Asgardian sense, considering the game's strong Norse influence. It's a tale of small characters caught up in much larger proceedings, dabbling in things they don't understand.
Like all good epics, it's about saving the world against all odds. It's about survival in the face of despair. But Beowulf and Odysseus never got this bogged down in the details.
Just look at it
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Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2087463/the-banner-saga-review-a-better-epic-than-a-game.html#tk.rss_reviews
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