Ash of Gods: Redemption

What a HUGE improvement. The major update has turned this into such a good tactical combat game. I went from 5 hours played with multiple restarts and frustration to nearly 15 hours played nonstop. It was hard to stop playing long enough to type this review. Really nice job devs.

Although I'd probably recommend you get this game on sale, the team that have picked it up have done a great job making much more enjoyable of an experience, with a completely overhauled combat system. If you liked Banner Saga, think of this game as Banner Saga's little brother. It's rough around the edges, and the translation is clearly rough as well, but its been improved significantly. If it means anything, I played this game once, and quit almost immediately, but more recently I played and went through the entire game. 0 bugs, and a great experience overall. I only hope that the new team that have put so much effort into making this game better get the chance to make a true sequel, which I'm sure will be even better.

The comparisons to the Banner Saga are definitely justified and as someone who loved the Banner Saga I can confidently say I really liked this game as well. The world ending premise and the lore in AOG is in my opinion even better than the Banner Saga. However, AOG is definitely Janky. The Banner Saga is much more polished, has better combat and while i do prefer the world ending premise in AOG I still think the story in the Banner Saga is better. The combat is very average in AOG and the game has its fair share of bugs. Nothing too drastic but enough to get annoyed about. Personally, I don't think the translation is as bad as people make it out to be. It could be better but I rarely noticed it. I have seen some complaints saying that choices don't matter and I could NOT disagree more. I've had two very different playthroughs and the difference in the story was not only a lot, it occurred relatively early in the story all because I got into a fight and had to escape town.
Ash of Gods is a janky Banner Saga clone that is still able to have its own identity. It feels like a spiritual successor (even if it's technically not) to the Banner Saga and I think it is worth your time.

Absolutely phenomenal story, gameplay, art style, music. Clearly a spiritual successor to Banner Saga. It even references it at multiple points. The story started off a bit edgy and it was hard to get attached to the characters, but as the game progressed I was absolutely gripped. It seems like there's a lot of possibility for things to happen. This is one of the few games where I wasn't always sure what the right option was, much like Banner Saga.

That being said, I have a couple complaints. The gameplay was a bit too easy towards the end, but I didn't mind too much because I was here for the story, and it was fun to watch everyone get more powerful.

Also there were several moments that were unreasonably punishing for making choices that there was no clear answer. One choice gets your whole party killed, and I still have no idea how to get the good ending which is a first because I'm usually pretty thorough.

At the same time, this is the first game that got me to get the bad ending on accident. It makes me want to replay to see what I may have missed.

I enjoyed this game very much, despite it problems. Characters are interesting and their story is well told, world is new and interesting and I liked rotoscoping animation.
Difficulty is all over the place, which is probably my biggest issue with this game. On higher difficulty level battles very from extremely easy to literally impossible (at least that is my experience, maybe I just suck at the game). I have seen there was a balance update so I'll probably give it another go and see if that changed.
Overall game is very immersive and has some replay value. It is an interesting idea that was (mostly) properly developed and I was happy to support developers and had a good time with this game.
I played again and yes, it seems better balanced now. Still one of my favorite game, but Ash of Gods: The Way disappointed me greatly.

Game is a lot of fun now, the changes they made really improved it in many ways. Its great they took the tme and effort to do this, worth supporting for that imo.

For a game to get a second life is rare. For a game that gets a second life that has a great amount of excellent work put into it is unbelievable! Thanks to the current team for making the game extremely enjoyable to play and worth every penny.