You know Starbreeze. Theyâve made sturdy, sometimes spectacular shooters like The Darkness, the Chronicles of Riddick games and this yearâs Syndicate. Usually, when the Swedish dev studio announces a new game, you usually expect highly stylized sci-fi violence and clever, satisfying gunplay. Their newest game doesnât have any of that. And it looks wonderful.
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons springs from the vision of filmmaker Josef Fares. The downloadable game tells the story of two boys looking to find a magical cure for their fatherâs fatal illness. The game comes across like something out of Grimmâs Fairy Tales or a Hans Christian Andersen story, what with those wonderfully lush forests and ye olde European style of dress. And, look, some sort of helpful troll!
Brothers looks like an intriguing shift from Starbreezeâs last few efforts and Iâm definitely looking forward to it, especially since it reminds me a bit of Papo & Yo. Look for it to hit PlayStation Network, Steam and Xbox Live next spring.
