The Banner Saga 3

I loved games 1 and 2, and I am trying to complete game 3 but the amount of crashes and reloads makes this unplayable currently. I do not want to keep repeating fights and hoping that this time the game won't crash on me after and make me repeat it again. Do not purchase this until there is a specific update addressing and fixing the constant crashing

Неиграбельно из-за постоянных вылетов после битв, если привлекает проходить одни и те же сегменты по несколько раз ради продвижения вперед, смело покупайте. Разработчики нехорошие люди

I agree with some points stated in the negative reviews, but it's still worth grabbing this on sale. Story: * More cutscenes, but this also makes the barebones epilogue feel weird, since it barely shows the fate of the world and the characters in the ending. * Some choices continue to have a major impact on the story and also lead to really varied endings. Even though I played on easy difficulty (without save-scumming or using a walkthrough), I was unable to [spoiler]save Arberrang, with probably only 2-3 days left to save even a few remaining people[/spoiler]. Although, I somehow managed to [spoiler]get the ending deemed to be the best one[/spoiler]. Gameplay: * The kill requirement to level up characters still exists. But there is a minor improvement, all characters now have a minimum level of 8. * Just like TBS2, you can choose to continue a battle or stop/retreat. However, unlike TBS2, it doesn't impact the story and give one extra item instead. The TBS trilogy has some issues, but this is a game you should play at least once if you're looking for a game where your choices matters a lot. It's not easy to find a game with ambiguous morality that doesn't automatically reward good deeds.

i loved the other two and also this one. very cool how they keep expanding the game mechanics. im excited to see how the story ends also and look forward to many replays.

This game makes you feel the weight of everything, every decision, every mistake, every step forward, and the numerous steps back. I can't recommend this game enough, but I think it'll be a while before I can even think of another playthrough. Kudos, Stoic Games!

Constant crashing and freezing

An epic trilogy story, with the first two installments being excellent, but the third—this one—suffers from game-breaking bugs that make it unplayable. Right at the start, there's an unskipable loading screen that gets stuck; only by disabling Steam cloud saves can you get past it. However, after that, the game freezes on loading screens every 2–3 battles, forcing you to close it. When you restart, you lose at least one battle's worth of progress and the related story events, making the experience extremely frustrating. There are numerous posts on the Steam community about the same issue, but the development team has refused to release any fixes, citing that the game has been "stable for years." For these reasons, I can only give it a negative review until the official update addresses the persistent loading-screen freezes. Updated: The dual-narrative time design is quite interesting, but there are clear signs of rushed development. In the Chinese version, the end credits disappear, and just as I was getting immersed in the emotional resonance of the final black-and-white illustrations, the game abruptly jumps back to the main menu—this severely ruins the experience. I tried several times and it happened every time. Only after switching back to the English version was I able to properly view the full credits and illustrations. Given the series' poor track record with official Chinese localization, I really hope the development team will find a more reliable Chinese translation team next time. 史诗级的三部曲故事，前两部都非常好，但是第三部也就是这一部，无法游戏的恶性BUG十分严重。初期即有一个无法跳过的loading卡住，关闭steam云存档后才可以通过这里，但是之后游戏过程中每2-3场战斗就会loading卡住死机，强制关闭后重开游戏会丢失至少一场战斗和相关剧情的进度，游戏体验十分差。steam社区有大量关于同样问题的帖子，但是制作组却以此游戏已经稳定运行多年为由一直没有更新。出于以上原因我只能给予差评，直到官方更新修复持续loading死机的BUG。 更新通关感受：双线叙事的时间设计很有意思，但是有赶工痕迹。中文版结尾的字幕消失并且刚看到结尾的黑白插图正回味感动，就突然跳回主菜单界面了，非常影响体验，试过几次都是这样，切换回英文版才正常看完整制作名单和插图，结合这个系列糟糕的官方中文翻译质量，希望制作团队下次找靠谱的中文翻译团队。