Pre-order The Banner Saga and get the ‘Insane Viking Pack’

Indie game developer Stoic and publisher Versus Evil have announced a pre-order bonus for those who buy their upcoming RPG strategy game, The Banner Saga. When you pre-order the game, players will get the Insane Viking Pack.

The Insane Viking Pack includes:

• The exclusive playable character Tryggvi, a renowned trouble maker skilled in combat and deadly with a spear
• Pearl Necklace that greats the wearer 10% chance to do 2x damage in combat
• Three exclusive tracks from the game's original score, composed by Grammy-nominated composer, Austin Wintory

If you're a Kickstarter backer, you will get the Insane Viking Pack automatically with your copy of the game. If you need to pre-order The Banner Saga, you can do so through their Steam pre-order page, which has a 20% pre-order discount on the game, reducing the price from $24.99 to $19.99.

The Banner Saga has players "Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization. Every decision you make in travel, conversation and combat has a meaningful effect on the outcome as your story unfolds. Not everyone will survive, but they will be remembered."

The game features a player-driven narrative, over 25 playable characters with seven different classes, strategic combat, gorgeous visuals and an epic Viking saga.

The Banner Saga releases for PC and Mac on January 14, 2014.

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