Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Ok.. so I just finished it, and was very grateful I could find online “walkthrough “ videos to help out because it’s not always easy to figure out what to do/ where to go. It took me more time than I would like to admit, to figure out the two controls at the same time. Having said that, the game is beautiful!! ***SPOILERS **I would recommend that young children be cautioned about this game due to the multiple hangings and suicides seen in the game. It is so heartbreaking that the brother dies. I think it was an amazing adventure! I wish there was a part 2! You definitely get your money’s worth with this game...I’m giving it 4 stars only due to the graphic depictions of the suicides, and need for some more instructions within the game. It was a great adventure!!!

I actually stopped in the middle to write this review because I was so disappointed. This game has been fantastic, engaging, and entertaining, UNTIL... the part where you have to swing the brothers by a rope around a cliff. There were NO instructions or references to anything like this in the tutorial at the start, or the gameplay thus far. I actually thought it was some kind of bug at first, until, in my frustration, I accidentally made one brother fall so he was dangling. I went to setting, and looked at how to use the controls. Nothing. I even googled a walkthrough because I was enjoying it so much until this point. It took me like 40 minutes and god knows how many tries to figure it out. You have to touch the screen (not the joystick,which moves all over the place anyway) and I figured it out by trial and error. In my frustration I have given 3 stars, but I will come back when I finish and give another rating. If this game keeps going like the first part, it is 5 stars all the way. But these iOS controls are NOT intuitive, and some minimal guidance would make the experience a million times better. Rant over Now I’ve finished, and i changed to 5 stars because I cannot give 10 stars. Fantastic game despite small issues with controls

Don’t get me wrong this story is riveting and is so well done. However as another reviewer who played this game on the same device as mine, their iPad mini 5, mentioned, the graphics and rendering of images are messed up, and it stutters. This device uses a A12 chip so there is no excuse, it just hasn’t been optimized to work on newer devices. However it ruined the experience terribly even though it is such an amazing story. Without spoiling, the levels near the end were in one word jacked up completely at times. It would show character models walking in thin air because the ground wasn’t rendering and was invisible. As with other objects including walls and objects you had to climb. Even an important character. I had to guess my way through. It was horrendous. Please fix so I can replay and completely enjoy this game as it was intended, and I can give this game the rating it deserves.

I like this game a lot! The story is great, deep and has great morals. I hardly liked fantasies with fantasy creatures because they were too idealistic for me, but this is great!!! I loved how they placed fantasy elements in a realistic world. It helps you accept reality insteading of escaping like other fantasies do. And unlike fantasies, the game requires you to use your brain to solve situations rather than using magic to get out of them. I love this story! It’s pretty serious, but very good morals. Love the scenery, design and music! And I love the ending! This is a great app idea, I wish they have more like this!

I like this game a lot. It tells an engaging and emotional story with little dialogue, relying mostly on gestures and music to advance the narrative. The controls are simple, so they translate well to a touch-screen. It's beautifully rendered, which is no surprise considering it's on an Unreal engine, but there are some glitchy moments, the biggest being during the Epilogue. I have yet to see the end of this game because it crashes every time shortly after riding the owl-cat-bird to, well, I don't know where because it always breaks. As long as this game has been out, I wonder if there will ever be any more updates to fix the problem. Nevertheless, I would recommend you play this game, though maybe not this version. Maybe try Steam, or PSN, etc. It's well worth the experience.