23: Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons

This week on The Short Game, real life twin brothers Raygan and Shane (plus this other guy) talk about the totally digital brotherhood simulator Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, by Starbreeze Studios. It’s a simple and brisk but really emotionally effecting journey through a fantasy inspired setting. The hook here is the unusual controls; Brothers is a co-op game for one, where you control each brother with one stick of your gamepad. What could be a gimmick is used to great effect, and the game builds a great relationship between its characters over its two-to-three hour runtime. Availability We played the game on Windows, but it is available for several platforms: On Steam for Windows – $14.99 On Xbox 360 – $14.99 On PlayStation 3 – $14.99 Links for this episode: Starbreeze Studios Josef Fares Watch Out For Fireballs! Ico – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bear Hive, Nate’s band Watch Out For Fireballs! – a retro video games podcast Little Inferno – upcoming game You can follow our show on Twitter at @_shortgame Your hosts this week were: Raygan Kelly – @raygank Shane Kelly – @8bitShane Nate Heininger – @natestl