Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons tells a suite of painfully personal and unique stories set in a gorgeous world. It’s a unique twin-stick adventure brimming with imagination that shows in its art and dual-action puzzles. Though it has its fair share of control frustrations, the risky design decisions it does nail help make this game one of my most memorable of 2013.

Brothers isn't necessarily an uplifting game; to compare it to a fairytale is to evoke the original meaning of that term, the one designed to scare small children. Some grim things occur in the course of the brothers' quest. But the brothers' commitment to their goal and to each other is so strong, the various parts of this game so superbly crafted and woven together, that it's hard not to feel deeply touched when you finally reach the end of the road and see how deftly this game marries its gameplay to its themes in a way few have before.

By osmosis, you'll come to know the brothers' talents, attitudes and neuroses, and become increasingly invested in their well-being. Their emotional and mechanical interreliance plays out physically across the controller, which gives command of each sibling to your brain's competing hemispheres. The haphazard cooperation that follows is a convincing reflection of a fractious family unit.

Cautivadora, original y con un fuerte componente emocional, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons ha logrado conquistarnos gracias a su impecable puesta en escena, el inteligente diseño de sus rompecabezas y, sobre todo, la fuerza de su argumento, narrado por los creadores de Las Crónicas de Riddick de manera excepcional. Es cierto que podría haber sido más largo, e incluso mostrar una mayor complejidad a nivel jugable, pero eso son nimiedades comparado con la facilidad con la que este título toca tu fibra más sensible, dejando huella en el corazón.

Brothers, A Tale of Two Sons es un juego que aspira a llegar a mucha gente, pero no a todos los que vengan buscando algo convencional. Aquí no hay tiros; no hay objetivos que cumplir uno tras otro con la acción constante y rápida por bandera; no hay enemigos que matar, sino un viaje tan simple como su planteamiento de dos hermanos que parten para salvar a un ser querido, ayudándose, manteniéndose siempre juntos, siempre en pantalla.

Vous aimez les contes mélodramatiques ? Vous n'avez pas peur d'expérimenter de nouveaux types de gameplays ? Brothers : A Tale of Two Sons est fait pour vous. Il propose en effet une maniabilité originale mais efficace qui est totalement mise au service de la narration. Préparez-vous à plonger dans un univers merveilleux duquel vous aurez du mal à vous extraire. C'est bien là le principal défaut du titre, on aurait aimé que cette belle aventure dure un peu plus longtemps pour continuer d'en profiter.