Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

[Thrik]

This looks really awesome, and its 360 release date is now! I thought it was some random indie thing at first but it's actually by Starbreeze.

 

I love the concept of controlling two characters at once using the same pad, I can't think of any game that's successfully done that before. Graphically it looks gorgeous, too. All they need are some deep and emotional moments that draw out feels like Journey and this will be a serious winner.

 

Too preoccupied with Skyrim right now but I'll definitely pick this up.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtzSyYq4blQ

 

 

"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."

 

 

 

[Mazy]

Just tried the trial, it might take a bit of time to get used to, but the things with controlling each character with a separate analog stick felt pretty awkward most of the time, but that might be you'll get used to after playing.

 

Will probably pick it up when I get home, it looks quite nice~

[RaVaGe]

'How to be schizophrenic after playing a game'.

 

Looks really cool though.

[Thrik]

I can imagine it being a bit of a brain jolt having to use the right stick to control a character after years of being conditioned to use the left stick. On top of that, you're having to control two characters at once which is a whole extra level of brain use in itself. I wonder if it has any implications for left/right sides of brain and if certain people can handle it better than others.

[PogoP]

The game is incredible. Our very own Pomperi here (Pontus, my old mate from Frontier) was one of the artists on it.. It looks absolutely stunning. The gameplay is really unique too, I really enjoyed it.

[blackdog]

Been following it, interested. Gotta try the demo at the very least; i've read on the previews that the two-stick controls are not that hard to pick up, curious if it was a personal impression of the author(s) or fact.

[Beck]

I'd love to play this but I don't even have my Xbox 360 plugged into anything at the moment... I don't even know where it is! Ooops!

 

Is it coming to any other platforms?

[Puddy]

PC and PS3 on Sept 3rd. 

[Mazy]

Played it for some 2 hours yesterday, still haven't gotten entirely used to the controls, often ending up with the right stick character on the left side and completely messing up my brain up as a result. Most of the puzzles are basically instantly solved so far, but it does have some really cool moments though, such as having to carry a long pipe through a narrow area and another being hooked together with a rope and having one character grab onto something while the other swings around.

 

I generally like it, but the controls make it feel really rough for me.