Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake

 PlayStation 5
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. Push Square
    Feb 27, 2024
    70
    Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake is a solid retread that occasionally gets in its own way. The graphical and musical overhauls are spectacular, and the emotional heft of the story is intact, but the industry has left the title behind in a lot of ways. The control scheme is still pretty unique, and a rousing success in single-player, but the co-op mode comes with an asterisk. While it's a welcome accessibility inclusion, it fundamentally alters the experience, and not really for the better. Throw in some technical woes and you’re left with a remake that doesn't quite feel up to snuff in a modern setting. However, the core game was incredible for its time, and ultimately remains a moving tale in this refreshed version.
  2. GamingTrend
    Mar 13, 2024
    65
    This retelling of the 2013 game stays largely faithful to the source material and adds some valuable improvements. If you’ve already experienced the original I think you can sit this one out; but newcomers should experience this remake at least once.
  3. PC Games
    Feb 27, 2024
    60
    Short, graphically pretty, playful and narrative but completely irrelevant. Competently done as a remake, but that's just not enough.
  5. GameSpew
    Feb 27, 2024
    60
    Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake feels like a missed opportunity to build on the unique concept of the original game. It could have been expanded with new scenes and situations to provide fresh new challenges and keep players on their toes. Given the success of A Way Out and It Takes Two, more work could have been done to make its co-op mode much more intuitive and enticing, too. As it is, it’s successful in beautifying the original game but nothing more, unfortunately.
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  1. 3DJuegos
    Mar 21, 2024
    Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake is a strictly visual revision of the original, retaining all the playable elements of Starbreeze's 2013 work that dazzled us. [Recommended]