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8.0Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is a port of the beautiful story-based 3D adventure game where we lead two brothers on a perilous quest full of hardships and physics-based challenges to find a cure for their ill father.
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Starbreeze Studios · Oct 22, 2015
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Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before. Solve puzzles, explore the varied locations and fight boss battles, controlling one brother with each thumbstick. 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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- Dual Shockers5.0My suggestion would be to invest in something a lot more engaging and more extensive like Unravel 2 or Overcooked 2 to satisfy your couch co-op desires. It pains me to say that the implemented co-op feature has defeated the whole purpose of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and it should have been left how it was — in the past and untouched.
- COGconnected5.5Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons looks like it would be a fun, artsy game to play with a buddy, but most of what you do feels like pointless busy work with almost no trace of the story past the two-minute mark. You’ll run around, climb things, pull levers and move objects, but in a way that requires virtually no thought or strategy. I’d definitely recommend this game to young siblings or children in general, as it is aesthetically pretty and very low pressure.
- Pure Nintendo8.5If you’ve already played Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons on another platform there’s not much in the story or in-game achievements to warrant another trip. Playing with a partner, however, creates a whole new experience that’s certainly worth sharing. And if you’ve never experienced this tale before, you should. The puzzles are fun, the story is touching, and it comes together in a way that’s likely to leave a lasting impact.
- Way Too Many Games8.0It’s one of the few games from the past years I can truly consider unique and innovative. I really enjoyed its weird but intuitive “single player co-op” campaign, but I have to admit that playing it with a friend was even more entertaining. The game might not have a ton of replayability, but it’s very good while it last, and well worth the purchase.
- Nintendo World Report8.5Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, while short, has a lot to offer thematically. It doesn’t show anything mind-blowingly new, but rather comes across like a beautiful amalgamation of the greatest hits from dark fairytale. It only scratches the surface of its own potential, but the beautiful scenery, music, themes, and interesting take on gameplay make it a definite title to check out.
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Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
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The Controls sometimes Work really Bad. (e.g. your Charakter has to climb Up a Rope but He doesn't do that. After many tries He will finally Take the Rope) But the Game is good.
Narrative: 7/10 Thought Provoking/Theme: 8/10 Sound Design: 4/5 Gameplay: 4/5 Engaging And Flow: 7/10 Unpredictability: 8/10 Fun: 8/10 Art: 7/10 Uniqueness: 8/10 Quality: 7/10 Forgettability: 7/10
It is a fabulous co-op game with a beautiful storyline and gameplay. The game is about 3 hrs short and I played it alone but if you have a sibling, I would definitely recommend playing it with them. The story revolves around 2 brothers on a journey to find the cure for their sick father. The game has some beautiful moments and the music shines throughout the game. The game ending with its beautiful music was enough to make me cry. The character arc by the end of the game is fascinating with the last few missions being very dark. Except for some lever mechanism which works very slow, the game is a gem and a must-play.
You must play with gamepad.
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