Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake

Why 2024 ver. is worse than the 2013 version You should consider the rating collapse of the Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (2024), compared to the original (2013). The shoddiness of the remake comes down to outsourcing, misguided tech upgrades, and a complete misunderstanding of the original design philosophy: ​1. A Completely Different Team (Without Josef Fares): The 2013 original was built by Starbreeze Studios under the direct vision of director Josef Fares. The remake was outsourced to an external studio (Avantgarden). They recreated the game asset-by-asset without understanding the artistic nuances and intent behind the original choices. ​2. Misguided Art Direction (The Unreal Engine 5 Trap): The original relied on a stylized, painterly, fairy-tale aesthetic that gave the world a mythical feel. The remake forced hyper-realism, pushing character models straight into the Uncanny Valley and stripping away the warm, storybook color palette. ​3. Technical Instability & Poor Optimization: The shift to UE5 introduced severe performance issues at launch—stuttering, graphical glitches, and steep hardware requirements for a game that mechanically adds nothing new. ​4. Diluting the C…

Short but powerful story, play at your own risk. Give plenty of time for emotions afterwards. be warned

Overall good game. Very fresh gameplay and decent storytelling. Better than I initially expected. Also works fine on Deck.

game is good, but very less story i think

Story: emotionally touching story albeit a bit depressing. The music and animated style help a lot with transmitting the emotions. Controls: definitely wonky at first controlling 2 characters with one gamepad but over time you get used to it and that's kind of part of the point of the game, its a sometimes frustrating but overall interesting challenge. By the end I found it rewarding and natural and being that the game is only about 3 hours long so none of the mechanics really overstay their welcome. The Remake/ How it Runs: It can definitely be glitchy at times, I had to reload several sections to get the interactions to work correctly or fix one of the brothers getting stuck in an animation. Don't remember if that was present in the original but it was noticeable. Also the remake did change the visual graphics/ style in some areas, actually making some areas harder to navigate by adding more visual clutter. It still feels like a fairly easy game overall but that did add some frustration. Overall: Highly recommend, it feels heartfelt and whimsical while also having some emotionally strong moments. It is very depressing at times so know that going in but it is enjoya…

Dear, I joined STEAM since February of 2017. this is my evaluation (05 is being the highest). graphics – 04/05 story – 05/05 combat – 04/05 difficulty – 04/05 and my “final score” for this game – 04/05 Happy 30th anniversary! 💻 ⌨️ 🛜 🖱️🎮 Thank You!