The second, and this is the real star of this game, is that it's simply beautiful. Trailers don't do it justice when you see it running at 1920x, where every little hair, detail and animation stands out. I mean, I shouldn't be surprised, given the game's BioWare pedigree and early shots it's always looked good, but I wasn't ready for it to look so good at such a size.

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When you first boot it up, you'll probably find yourself just... staring. There's a hand-drawn quality to the whole thing that makes The Banner Saga really pop, not just because of the quality of the art, but also its palette (there's loads of blues and reds, not so much browns and greys).

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If you want to try it out for yourself, the developers have opened up a beta you can sign up for.