Date played: December 8th and 9th
Platform: PC
Session fun rating: 10/10
I started and finished Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons.
It was easily one of the best games I've ever played. Two brothers, a teenager and a child, must travel through an amazing world to save their dying father by finding a magic potion of some sort. The hook to this game is that the player controls both characters at once. The older brother is controlled with the left stick and can perform actions using the left trigger while the younger brother is controlled with the right stick and performs actions with the right trigger.
The mechanics stay interesting throughout, possibly because the game lasted only about three hours. There was tons of fun stuff to do. We evaded a dangerous guard dog (creature?) by taking turns distracting him. We navigated some amazing environments, each more stunning than the last. We helped a sad troll rescue his wounded wife. We rode some goats up some cliffs. We climbed dangerous cliffs and shimmied our way to safety. We stayed safe from menacing wolves by swinging torches at them. The big brother helped the little brother swim across countless rivers, including a deadly waterfall. We saved a weird bird from it's wounds which earned us a majestic flight to safety. We climb an epic castle, swinging each other from ropes tied to our waists. We rowed our way across icy waters, avoiding deadly whale-like creatures. We rode a weird glider device. We saved some cute ice turtles. We chopped off warrior giant's limbs to navigate an epic battlefield. We saved a lady from a blood ritual. Finally, we fought a killer giant spider.
While I don't want to spoil the story or the ending, I have to say that it was all very satisfying and incredibly sad. In fact, I'm kind of ashamed to say that I cried like a fucking baby throughout the last 10 minutes of the game. Even if no characters ever really speak, the game had real emotional impact and a gripping ending. This was truly one of the best experiences I've had as a gamer and I believe everyone should play this game.
Platform: PC
Session fun rating: 10/10
I started and finished Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons.
It was easily one of the best games I've ever played. Two brothers, a teenager and a child, must travel through an amazing world to save their dying father by finding a magic potion of some sort. The hook to this game is that the player controls both characters at once. The older brother is controlled with the left stick and can perform actions using the left trigger while the younger brother is controlled with the right stick and performs actions with the right trigger.
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| Brothers left me breathless... |
The mechanics stay interesting throughout, possibly because the game lasted only about three hours. There was tons of fun stuff to do. We evaded a dangerous guard dog (creature?) by taking turns distracting him. We navigated some amazing environments, each more stunning than the last. We helped a sad troll rescue his wounded wife. We rode some goats up some cliffs. We climbed dangerous cliffs and shimmied our way to safety. We stayed safe from menacing wolves by swinging torches at them. The big brother helped the little brother swim across countless rivers, including a deadly waterfall. We saved a weird bird from it's wounds which earned us a majestic flight to safety. We climb an epic castle, swinging each other from ropes tied to our waists. We rowed our way across icy waters, avoiding deadly whale-like creatures. We rode a weird glider device. We saved some cute ice turtles. We chopped off warrior giant's limbs to navigate an epic battlefield. We saved a lady from a blood ritual. Finally, we fought a killer giant spider.
While I don't want to spoil the story or the ending, I have to say that it was all very satisfying and incredibly sad. In fact, I'm kind of ashamed to say that I cried like a fucking baby throughout the last 10 minutes of the game. Even if no characters ever really speak, the game had real emotional impact and a gripping ending. This was truly one of the best experiences I've had as a gamer and I believe everyone should play this game.
