THERE are many different kinds of games that I love, but above all, I love to be shown, not told.
Video game stories are extremely important to me, and in particular, I enjoy a wordless story that I’m allowed to interpret myself.
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons was originally created over a decade ago, but I overlooked it when it launched.
While it sat in my gaming library, thanks to its critical acclaim, I never opened the game despite its short runtime.
When the remake was announced, I knew it was the perfect time to dive in and see what I had missed out on.
Brothers has one of the more unique control schemes, where you move both characters with one half of the controller each.
The remake has added a two-player mode, which is great for players of the original, although it reminds you that single-player is the intended experience.
A few of the puzzles have changed, but the heart of the game has been kept completely intact.
Cutscenes have been added throughout to give more context to the story, but the pacing has suffered for it.
Checkpoints have not been moved to adapt to the cutscenes and they are not skippable, meaning that if you die, you have to watch the cutscenes over again.
While minimal changes have been made besides the obvious graphical upgrades, there were some quality-of-life features we wish had been implemented.
The climbing mechanics are very precise and this can mean that players miss where they are supposed to go.
Some more leniency would have made the game more seamless and made the adventure more approachable for players.
I’m not sure that this is the definitive version of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, but it is a game that should be played.
It’s emotional, challenging, and there are small stories hidden in every corner to find.
You should play Brothers, but whether you go with the original or the remake is up to you.
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Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.
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