The studio behind the critically acclaimed The Banner Saga is apparently working on an Xbox exclusive game.
Windows Central’s Jez Corden stated during a podcast earlier this month that he was aware of an Xbox exclusive with the codename Belfry. He claimed that he wasn’t sure what it was about, other than a reference to bell towers.
This information was expanded upon by the journalist Jeff Grubb, who claimed during a Giant Bomb video show that said the game is in development at Stoic Studio, the team behind the iconic series, The Banner Saga.
According to Grubb, the game will have the hand-painted look of The Banner Saga games. However, while those titles are tactical RPGs, Project Belfry will supposedly be more of a 2D side-scrolling action game.
Grubb cited Vanillaware‘s PlayStation exclusive Dragon’s Crown as an example of the sort of game Project Belfry will be similar to. He also claimed that the art will stylistically resemble Studio Ghibli’s film Princess Mononoke. This sounds pretty different from the usual Xbox exclusive titles, and I’m looking forward to seeing how it turns out. I’m a fan of this sort of aesthetic, though I did enjoy the pop-punk-y look of Sunset Overdrive and gritty visuals of Halo.
According to Grubb, the titular belfry will be a base where players can likely craft and upgrade items – so the game will also have a crafting and presumably collecting component.
Stoic Studio released The Banner Saga in 2014, with sequels in 2016 and 2018. However, what they’ve been working on in the past three years has remained a mystery. All three games in the Banner trilogy have been critically successful, with each title sitting between a respectable 80-84 on Metacritic.
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