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We are Stoic - Indie Developers creating the Banner Saga Trilogy - AUA!
UPDATE THANK YOU to everyone who came by today to ask our team questions! All of your questions were excellent and we had a lot of fun answering them. We really appreciate all the love and support you've given us - not just today but through the years. The Banner Saga would not be the same without the great feedback and insights our community has given us. Thanks for helping us make the saga awesome!
You can find us on: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BannerSaga/
Twitter https://twitter.com/bannersaga
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/StoicStudio
Official forums: http://stoicstudio.com/forum/forum.php
Also join your fellow vikings here, in our Banner Saga subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/bannersaga/
Please let your friends know there's cool swag available on Kickstarter until March 7: http://bit.ly/bannersaga3
Stoic formed in 2012 with the launch of the Kickstarter for Banner Saga, and now we’re back, hoping to make Banner Saga 3 just as special.
Banner Saga 1 threw you into a deep, strange world where the gods were dead. The sun had stopped. A colossal serpent leveled mountains, searching for answers hidden in an ancient language as darkness roiled on the horizon. You guided your flock against overwhelming odds, to protect the ones you loved. How did you fare as the world began its end?
Banner Saga 2 remembered your deeds, both wise and foolish. Calamity tested your leadership. Friends became enemies and enemies, allies. You walked in deep places, and glimpsed places deeper still. Always one more hill to crest. Did you endure to the great city of Arberrang? Were you welcomed or feared within its black wall while the world outside was breaking?
Banner Saga 3 concludes the tale. Steel your nerves, step forth into the approaching abyss. Cross the threshold from daylight without end into untold darkness. Warped lands within threaten your sanity, and a writhing wyrm tests your mettle. But here, in the darkness, is where secrets are brought to light and motives are made clear. Are your friends who they claim to be? They all look to you. What story will your banner tell?
Proof: http://i.imgur.com/eLNdafC.jpg
Founder/Programmer, John Watson u/stoic_john
Founder/Artist, Arnie Jorgensen u/stoic_arnie
Producer, Zeb West u/stoicproducer
Writer, Drew McGee u/stoic_drew
Designer, Matt Rhoades u/stoic_matt
Composer, Austin Wintory u/Awintory
Community Manager, Katie Postma u/StoicStudio
View our video telling more about the project, here: https://youtu.be/TPApGhsf-lM
stoic_arnie31 karma
We hope to have exciting news about this goal. It is an expensive thing to get in the game for a small studio like ours, but it's something we'd love to offer the community. Can't say much more about it, but if you want to see this someday, please support the Kickstarter that we're currently running!
thekfish9 karma
I do voiceover as a side gig (hopefully one day a full time gig) and I'd love to discuss helping you guys out with this at a low cost. Please PM me and we can share info.
StoicStudio15 karma
We currently have our VO team already lined up but we really appreciate your offer!
AlexsisAnomaly14 karma
Hi Stoic. Thank you guys for the awesome Banner Saga series. It's an incredibly unique game in so many aspects. Here is my first question:
Who is your favorite BS character and why?
StoicStudio18 karma
I'm a big fan of Oddleif, because I feel her choices and the things she says most reflect what I would personally do and say in the same situations. Or at least, I hope I would!
StoicStudio7 karma
Currently I'm playing WoW, HS, and HotS in my free time. I also replay Banner Saga 1 and 2 when I think of things I should have done differently (so, a lot). Next on my list is actually Stardew Valley. Recently finished Undertale and loved it. Also loved Brothers and Journey. <3
StoicStudio3 karma
My guess would be u/stoic_arnie as he's had the most practice. Although we could all probably put away a good amount, given the chance. :D
Pizza = game dev staple diet. ;)
AskStoic3 karma
Could you make it so that Ludin's hairstyle doesn't look exactly like Tryggvi's on the battlefield? :):):)
StoicStudio6 karma
They are both fighting all day in the same climate and sleeping in the same caravan conditions... so probably not. ;)
StoicStudio7 karma
We would love to see your dog! You can send a picture to [email protected] and I will share it with the team who will all say "aww". <3
TWCSwagger3 karma
oh, also sent an e-mail lol!
here's a question: now that BS is at it's end, and assuming you're going to work on new games, will it be around the established art and/or trilogy style or are you eyeing towards a different iteration on your next projects?
StoicStudio3 karma
Right now we're not thinking past the Banner Saga 3 as there is so much to do! Once we have the chance we will need to really explore our options... and figure out where we'll go next. :)
StoicStudio3 karma
The best answer to this is probably in a recent interview u/stoic_john did for GamesIndustry.biz:
We want to have the time to make the final game in the trilogy worthy of the saga. To do that we need time and resources that will be expensive. But we want to do it right and make the experience both profound and rewarding.
StoicStudio4 karma
Right now, we're focusing on Banner Saga 3 but once that's well in hand we'll start to think about the future. :)
AguilarX21 karma
Imo, the only thing missing from Banner Saga is great voice overs. It is more expensive but do you guys have something planned either for BS3 or for all 3?
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