Brothers- A Tale of Two Sons is a cinematic, emotionally charged game from 505 Games & Starbreeze studios which is scheduled for an early 2013 release. Brothers tells the story of two sons desperate to cure their ailing father. With all other avenues closed the brothers embark on a journey to find & bring back the “Water of Life” & must rely on one another to survive. The game’s brainchild is award winning writer & director Josef Fares who had this to say:
“When I first visualized Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons I knew I wanted to combine the deep, engrossing storyline of a film with the physical experience of a video game, allowing players to emotionally connect with the characters as they trek across sweeping, interactive environments such as peaceful vistas, foreboding forests and dangerous mountainsides,” said Fares. “I chose to partner with Starbreeze and 505 Games to make my vision a reality and am confident that together we are creating an amazing and unique experience for gamers.”
Brothers-A Tale of Two Sons, formerly known as P13, will launch over Xbox LIVE® Arcade, PlayStation® Network, & Steam in spring 2013.
http://www.brothersthegame.com
*Writer's Opinion*
I am always ready for the next great, emotionally driven, story. However, developers should tread carefully so to avoid following the emotional letdown that was Fable 3. Don’t get me wrong, I loved Fable 3, but it was hyped as being an emotionally driven masterpiece; which it wasn’t. I just remember sitting on all my gold in the treasure room and laughing manically. I digress. Point is developers, if you want gamers to have a true emotional connection to your characters you shouldn’t have to try so hard. When developers try to force-feed emotions to gamers it just doesn’t work. The emotional response should flow naturally & progress with the storyline. So stop trying to make me cry… & let me cry. See what I just did there?
