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* OrangeBlueContrast: the older and younger brother.

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* BaitTheDog: [[spoiler: The girl the brothers rescue from the seemly dangerous cult people is more athletic in every sense than both brothers combined. Because the girl is not a real human, but a spider monster that uses the form to lure victims to her lair.]]

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* BaitTheDog: [[spoiler: The girl the brothers rescue from the seemly dangerous cult people is more athletic in every sense than both brothers combined. Because Turns out that the girl is not a real human, but actually a spider monster that uses the form of a human to lure victims to her lair.]]



* HopeSpot: [[spoiler: The older brother may be stabbed, but it was only a little ways away from the magic healing tree. The younger brother gets some healing water for him and... he still dies.]]
* HumanSacrifice: The brothers must rescue a girl from what appears to be some kind of sacrificial ritual performed by spear-wielding gnomes. [[spoiler: The girl's not human, however.]]

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* [[spoiler:TheFarmerAndTheViper: The brothers work together to save a girl from being sacrificed by a group of cultists, and their act of kindness is repaid by being lured into a cave within a mountain, discovering too late that the girl is actually a [[SpiderPeople half-human/half-spider hybrid]] who captures the two, and their fight for their lives results in the older brother being mortally wounded.]]
* HopeSpot: [[spoiler: The older brother may be stabbed, but it was only a little ways away from the magic healing tree. The younger brother gets manage to get some healing water for him and... his dying older brother...but he still dies.is too late.]]
* HumanSacrifice: The brothers must rescue a girl from what appears to be some kind of sacrificial ritual performed by spear-wielding gnomes. [[spoiler: The This turns out to be a ''big'' mistake as the girl's not human, however.]]


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* WhamShot: [[spoiler: Players will notice that something is ''very'' wrong when the girl the brothers rescued perform improbable feats, such as jumping over large chasms and tearing a lock from a large wooden gates.]]
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The footprints look like a giant human foot, since you can see the heel and the toes don\'t have claws. It can be assumed to be a biped based on how the steps appear and the way it picks up objects without breaking them in the process.


* InvisibleMonsters: A invisible monster is one of the many creatures to threaten the brothers on their journey. All that is seen of the creature is its wolf-like footprints, but it's bigger than most houses and can apparently smash them with ease.

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* InvisibleMonsters: A invisible monster is one of the many creatures to threaten the brothers on their journey. All that is seen of the creature is its wolf-like huge human-like footprints, but it's it seems to be a biped that's bigger than most houses and can apparently smash them with ease.
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* [[spoiler: BittersweetEnding]]

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* [[spoiler: BittersweetEnding]]BittersweetEnding: The father is saved and the younger brother has grown as a person, but the older brother is dead and the father is heartbroken over it.]]
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* DrivenToSuicide: You come across someone whose family died when their house burned down in a fire, and have the option of stopping them from hanging themselves and to cheer them up.
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* HopeSpot: [[spoiler: The older brother may be stabbed, but it was only a little ways away from the magic healing tree. The younger brother gets some healing water for him and... he still dies.]]
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* BullFightBoss

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* BullFightBossBullFightBoss: Courtesy of [[spoiler:a very unintelligent troll.]]



* RiverOfInsanity: One boating section involves trying to avoid playful killer whales that can capsize the brothers' raft and sink them into freezing water.

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* RiverOfInsanity: One boating section involves trying to avoid playful killer whales whale creatures that can capsize the brothers' raft and sink them into freezing water.



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* WhenTreesAttackWhenTreesAttack: At night, is when.



* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: One of the XBox achievements requires you to throw a little girl's ball into a well. [[YouBastard The game even scolds you for being mean.]]

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* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: One of the XBox achievements requires you to throw a little girl's ball into a well. [[YouBastard The game even scolds you for being mean.]]
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* AllTrollsAreDifferent: The first supernatural creature encountered in the game is a friendly troll. He helps you along and you end up [[spoiler: rescuing his wife from the other not-so friendly trolls.]] The other trolls you see appear to be miners with complex machinery, though of those, the ones you interact with directly are DumbMuscle.
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* [[spoiler: ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: The spider girl fatally stabs the older brother with her dying breath.]]
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* ContextSensitiveButton: The action command keys for the boys make them do different things in different situations.
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* BaitTheDog: [[spoiler: The girl the brothers rescue from the seemly dangerous cult people is more athletic in every sense than both brothers combined. Because the girl is not a real human, but a spider monster that uses the form to lure victims to her lair.]]
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* OneWomanWail: Very prevalent in this game.
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* [[Spoiler: SpiderPeople]]

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* [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: SpiderPeople]]
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* KidsAreCruel: The younger brother is a bit of a {{Troll}} in his interactions with other NPCs.

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* KidsAreCruel: The younger brother is a bit of a {{Troll}} in his interactions with other NPCs.[[NonPlayerCharacter NPCs]].

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* IncurableCoughOfDeath: The father is afflicted with one of these, though in fairness it does also come with vomiting.



* KidsAreCruel: The younger brother is a bit of a {{Troll}}, though the older brother is fairly well-behaved.

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* KidsAreCruel: The younger brother is a bit of a {{Troll}}, though the older brother is fairly well-behaved.{{Troll}} in his interactions with other NPCs.



* [[Spoiler: SpiderPeople]]



* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: The death of his mother has left the younger brother afraid of deep water.

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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: The death of his mother has left the younger brother afraid of deep water. When they must cross a river or a deep pool, he must hang on to the older brother's back while he swims them both across.
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* FriendToAllLivingThings: Aside from dogs and wolves, the younger brother generally has an aptitude for working with animals.
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* FriendToAllLivingThings: Dogs and wolves notwithstanding, the younger brother generally has an aptitude for working with animals.

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* FriendToAllLivingThings: Dogs Aside from dogs and wolves notwithstanding, wolves, the younger brother generally has an aptitude for working with animals.
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* FriendToAllLivingThings: Dogs and wolves notwithstanding, the younger brother generally has an aptitude for working with animals.
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** SceneryGorn: Also features some of this, particularly in the chapter where the Brothers [[spoiler: traipse through a valley filled with dead giants.]]

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** SceneryGorn: Also features some of this, particularly in the chapter where the Brothers brothers [[spoiler: traipse pass through a valley filled with dead giants.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: They don't get much more bittersweet.

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* BittersweetEnding: They don't get much more bittersweet.[[spoiler: BittersweetEnding]]
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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: The death of his mother has left the younger brother afraid of deep water.
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** SceneryGorn: Also features some of this, particularly in the chapter where the Brothers [[spoiler: traipse through a level filled with dead giants.]]

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** SceneryGorn: Also features some of this, particularly in the chapter where the Brothers [[spoiler: traipse through a level valley filled with dead giants.]]
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* KidsAreMean: The younger brother is a bit of a {{Troll}}, though the older brother is more well-behaved.

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* KidsAreMean: KidsAreCruel: The younger brother is a bit of a {{Troll}}, though the older brother is more fairly well-behaved.
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* BewareOfViciousDog: The brothers must get past a big dog guarding a farmyard by alternately distracting it and climbing straw bales.


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* VideoGameCaringPotential: The game allows you to stop and help a few NPCs on your journey.

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* VideoGameCaringPotential: The game allows you to stop and help a few NPCs [[NonPlayerCharacter NPCs]] on your journey.
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* [[spoiler: SchlubPubSeductionDeduction]]

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* [[spoiler: SchlubPubSeductionDeduction]]TheSchlubPubSeductionDeduction]]

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* BoringEndJourney: The brothers must go through hell to reach their goal. The return trip is considerably shorter.

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* BoringEndJourney: BoringReturnJourney: The brothers must go through hell to reach their goal. The return trip is considerably shorter.shorter, though memorable in its own way.



* HumanSacrifice: The brothers must rescue a girl from what appears to be some kind of sacrificial ritual. [[spoiler: The girl's not human, however.]]

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* HumanSacrifice: The brothers must rescue a girl from what appears to be some kind of sacrificial ritual.ritual performed by spear-wielding gnomes. [[spoiler: The girl's not human, however.]]



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* PlantPersonMadeOfIron: The boys can survive jumps and falls that would kill most normal people.
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* WhenTreesAttack
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* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: One of the XBox achievements requires you to throw a little girl's ball into a well. [[YouBastard The game even scolds you for being mean.]]

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* BigBadassWolf: The brothers are menaced by a pack of wolves during one chapter. The oldest brother is able to ward them off with a lit torch.
* BittersweetEnding: They don't get much more bittersweet.



* BoringEndJourney: The brothers must go through hell to reach their goal. The return trip is considerably shorter.



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* SpeakingSimlish HumanSacrifice: The brothers must rescue a girl from what appears to be some kind of sacrificial ritual. [[spoiler: The girl's not human, however.]]
* InfantImmortality: Horribly averted in both gameplay [[spoiler: and in the story itself.]]
* InvisibleMonsters: A invisible monster is one of the many creatures to threaten the brothers on their journey. All that is seen of the creature is its wolf-like footprints, but it's bigger than most houses and can apparently smash them with ease.
* PlantPerson
* SceneryPorn: The stunning vistas on display are one of the game's main draws. ''Brothers'' even has a number of benches where you can sit and appreciate the view.
** SceneryGorn: Also features some of this, particularly in the chapter where the Brothers [[spoiler: traipse through a level filled with dead giants.]]
* [[spoiler: SchlubPubSeductionDeduction]]
* SpeakingSimlish
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''A man, clinging to life. His two sons, desperate to cure their ailing father, are left with but one option. They must set out upon a journey to find and bring back the "Water of Life” as they come to rely on one another to survive. One must be strong where the other is weak, brave where the other is fearful, they must be... Brothers.''

''Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons'' is a video game developed by Starbreeze Studios. It was released for Xbox Live Arcade, Steam and Playstion Network in August 2013.

The entire gameplay is the journey the two brothers take through their world. Enemies are rare. More often, the brothers need to use their wits and work together to progress. The player controls both brothers at once, using only movement controls and a single interaction button for each brother.

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* BookEnds: The last stretch of gameplay is a return to the path to the doctor's hut.
** The game begins and ends at the mother's grave.
* BullFightBoss
* SpeakingSimlish
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