We imagine that most people with brothers would probably class their relationship with them as "kinda punchy, a little mean, but generally loving". Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons is a fantastic exploration of the bond between two young boys on the cusp of becoming men, having to save their poor papa by venturing out into the dangerous world without him. They do not punch each other, but their relationship is strained and tested at points, conveyed brilliantly through the mechanics of the game.
Super Rare Games is partnering with 505 Games, the publisher of Brothers, to release a limited-edition physical release of the game. Only 5,000 copies will be sold for £27 each (excl. tax & shipping), making them - get this - super rare.
The physical edition of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons on Switch will go on sale at 6pm GMT on the 25th March, and will come with a full-colour manual, interior artwork, an exclusive sticker, and three trading cards randomly selected from the five-card set. There will also be a developer's commentary and a gallery of concept art on the game card itself.
Will you be adding this weep-a-thon to your growing collection of physical games on Switch? Tell us about it in the comments!
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That's a steep price hike, its only £10 digital.
These guys over charge worse than scalpers.
@Mr-Fuggles777
I recall something about Nintendo enforcing a minimum MSRP of $30 or equivalent for physical releases of games.
This is normal for physical releases though, it will include the costs of publishing itself. That said Super Rare Games is a pretty small operation of like five people, who handle the ordering process, packaging, assembly, marketing and more.
@RupeeClock 170% markup for a 3 hour game just because its on a cartridge is ridiculous no matter how many people are involved.
I might buy as many copies as I can and hold them for six months before flipping them - thats not scalping, I'm just including an additional storage fee
You're charging that much for a game which isn't long or new....and then give people a random 3 out of 5 cards?
This is all kinds of shady...
@Kimyonaakuma The artwork on the cards aren't even good looking. New, hand drawn artwork would have been vastly superior.
@RupeeClock not disputing you as that actually makes sense - but I remember Doom 64 was $25 at LRG.
Also I.... didn’t like this game that much. Everyone seems to rate it highly but for me it was just okay.
I would've preferred Book of Demons or Horace, but I'll take a physical copy of Brothers gladly.
@RupeeClock that's not even remotely true. Nintendo gets paid by the publisher for the cartridges, and that's about the extent of their involvement with third party releases. Everything else is determined by the publisher themselves, including SRP (which is not legally enforceable in Europe anyway), and the fact that this kind of markup over the digital version didn't even provide a retail release for this game is criminal. I guess 505 is just continuing their streak of horrific decisions, including the whole Control kerfuffle
I watched the game play but having it Physical on Switch means I can try my own hand at it or just see how far I can get.
@gortsi Every hear of Business models-I guess not to try to make delusional connections is at best the worst logic I've seen. If you don't have FACTS to backup your claims stop making nonsense here.
@SwitchForce yes friendo, I have heard of business models, unlike you. Preying on people's FOMO is not a business model, and the only delusional one here seems to be you. Read a book, it'll probably help you understand more and not be a fool
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