
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Starbreeze Studios
Taste attributes: actionadventuredramafantasyanimalsmonster/alien/supernaturalmusic/danceteenfastimaginarylinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agecomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeA fantastical, wide-ranging puzzle game, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
IGDB rating
82 / 100
807 ratings
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About This Game
Brothers is presented from a third-person view overlooking the two brothers. The brothers are moved individually by two thumbsticks on the controller. The controller triggers also cause the respective brother to interact with the game world, such as talking to a non-player character or grabbing onto a ledge or object. The older brother is the stronger of the two and can pull levers or boost his younger brother to higher spaces, while the younger one can pass between narrow bars. The player progresses by manipulating the two brothers at the same time to complete various puzzles, often requiring the player to manipulate both brothers to perform differing functions (such as one distracting a hostile non-player character while the other makes their way around). Should either brother fall from a great height or get injured, the game restarts at a recent checkpoint. All of the in-game dialogue...
Summary: IGDB
Story
A man, clinging to life. His two sons, desperate to cure their ailing father, are left with but one option. They must set out upon a journey to find and bring back the "Water of Life" as they come to rely on one another to survive. One must be strong where the other is weak, brave where the other is fearful, they must be... Brothers.
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- Developer
- Starbreeze Studios
- Publisher
- 505 Games
- Released
- 7 August 2013
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Modes
- Single player, Co-operative
- Perspective
- Third person
- Time to beat
- 3h rushed, 3h normally, 6h complete
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
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- IGDB
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