Brothers and Boss Battles

We continue our deep dive into Sega's final console with the biggest name in survival horror. We're talking about Resident Evil Code: Veronica, which initially launched on the Dreamcast on February 3rd, 2000 in Japan and March 28th, 2000 in North America. Claire and Chris Redfield’s nightmare continues as the siblings fight to survive within Umbrella’s deadly facilities. Explore the mysterious Roc...

The Dreamcast may have been a commercial failure, but here at Brothers & Boss Battles, we are celebrating its launch with our next category - games that were initially released on Sega's final console. This week we'll be discussing Shenmue, which released in December 1999. Pete can’t remember any of the characters’ names. Tom describes the losing ending to this game that most players don’t get...

Halloween season has come and gone but we're keeping the spirit alive with our Survival Horror brodown! The Evil Within, The Callisto Protocol, and Resident Evil 2 Remake enter the battleground this time. Which game will come out on top? Give us your ranking of these three games on one of our social platforms! Follow us on X @BrosBossBattles Instagram @BrosBossBattles https://brothersandbossbattle...

The latest entry of Capcom's wildly popular Monster Hunter Series is set to release in early 2025. Ant and Tom took advantage of their PlayStation Plus memberships to check out the Monster Hunter Wilds open beta test. In this DLC episode they give their initial thoughts on the brief, but encouraging beta from unique perspectives of one series veteran and one series newbie. Follow us on X @BrosBoss...

In this Bonus Level episode, the brothers draft their top 9 Nintendo 64 games. Check out our social media accounts and let us know who you think drafted the best set of games! Follow us on X @BrosBossBattles Instagram @BrosBossBattles https://brothersandbossbattles.com/

The final game of our survival horror category is a remake of a Capcom classic. We're talking about Resident Evil 2 Remake, initially released on January 25, 2019. Ant and Tom love the Resident Evil series and Pete surprisingly has a very strong compliment for the first part of this game. However, the brothers have their share of criticisms as well. Ant unsuccessfully tries to limit the comparison...

The survival horror category continues with The Callisto Protocol, developed by Striking Distance Studios and published by Krafton, released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on December 2, 2022. Prepare yourself to survive the horrors stalking the halls of Black Iron Prison and discover the secrets that lie beneath. The brothers agree that the visuals and au...

With spooky season right around the corner, the brothers start the celebration by delving into the survival horror genre. First up is The Evil Within, directed by Shinji Mikami and released in October 2014 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. This is one of the longest games the brothers have reviewed to date so there is much to discuss.  Tom and Pete complain about what t...

Three games based on 90's cartoons enter the brodown battleground this week. Which one will come out on top? The brothers agree that all three of these games did many things well, especially with capturing the essence of the cartoons they're based on. Things started to diverge when the discussion shifted to gameplay, leading to a lively debate about one game in particular. Give us your ranking of...

Welcome to the first installment of Bonus Levels! In these episodes, we take a lighter look at video games and do a bunch of fun stuff including rankings, lists, and broad discussions about games in fun scenarios. This week we're talking about our top 10 games we find synonymous with the Sony PlayStation. These are not necessarily our favorite games, nor the best games, but rather the ones we pers...

A 90s cartoon category cannot be complete without a classic Nicktoon! This week the brothers get nostalgic with The Ren & Stimpy Show: Stimpy's Invention which released on the Sega Genesis in 1993. While they are not huge fans of the cartoon, the brothers had a lot of positive things to say about this game. Pete and Tom recount their experiences playing the game's co-op mode while Ant...

This week the brothers discuss a classic game based off one of the most iconic cartoons in history. The Simpsons: Hit & Run was released on September 16, 2003 for the Playstation 2, Xbox, and GameCube. Play as the Simpsons family and Apu to uncover the secret behind a mysterious new craze sweeping the town of Springfield. Follow us on X @BrosBossBattles Instagram @BrosBossBattles https://broth...

Join the brothers as they travel back in time for the start of a new category - video games based off of 90s cartoons. Kicking off the discussion is South Park: The Stick of Truth, which was initially released on March 4th, 2014 for Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. From the perilous battlefields of the fourth-grade playground, a young hero will rise, destined to be South Park’s savior. The brother...

Three wildly different Pokemon spinoff games enter the brodown arena this week.  The brothers have a heated disagreement about whether a mobile Pokemon Snap game would have been more successful than Pokemon Go.  Pokemon Go is often touted to be revolutionary, but the brothers wonder how many users who were not video game or Pokemon fans actually stuck with the game or consumed Pokemon in any other...

The Pokemon Spinoff category wraps up with something a little different. Pokemon Go was released on July 6, 2016 for iOS and Android, and is the first mobile game covered on the pod. The brothers go through the timeline of Pokemon Go and discuss a lot of things about the game you may have forgotten about. They also discuss the different circumstances that surrounded the game including topics of sa...

The discussion of Pokemon Spinoffs continues with Pokemon Trading Card Game, released for the Game Boy Color in Japan in 1998, and the rest of the world in 2000. Build your deck and take on the top players to inherit the legendary Pokemon cards! It took Ant three times more time than Pete and Tom to complete this game, but he still had fun with it.  Ant argues that the coin flips and card draws se...

Pokemania arrives as the brothers begin their next category, spinoff Pokemon games. These games won’t include the mainline RPG games, but rather some of the "offshoots" that built on the Pokemon fandom. The first game up for debate is Pokemon Snap, released in 1999 for the Nintendo 64. Gotta catch 'em all, this time with your camera. Pete and Tom reminisce about being young Pokemon f...

Time for another brodown! This time, Stray, Grim Fandango, and The Cave enter the arena. Which adventure puzzler will come out on top? There is a lot of disagreement between the brothers in their final rankings of these three games. Pete compares Stray to Game of Thrones and Grim Fandango to homework (but not math homework). The brothers enjoyed some of the sound effects in these games. Tom partic...

The brothers round out the Adventure Puzzler category with Ron Gilbert's The Cave, developed by Double Fine Productions and published by Sega in January 2013 for the PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Steam. Pete and Tom were pleasantly surprised at Ant’s recommendation this week. Ant enjoyed the cave’s corny narration and Pete revealed his favorite puzzles were the ones where he had to be pa...

It’s another Brothers and Boss Battles DLC episode! In these quick dlc episodes, the brothers will discuss spoiler free reviews of new games near launch and give their thoughts. SMITE, developed by Titan Forge Games and published by Hi-Rez Studios, is one of the brothers’ consensus favorite games, so naturally there is lots of excitement around the sequel, SMITE 2. After playing through the first...

The Adventure Puzzler category continues with the cult classic, Grim Fandango, released originally by LucasArts in 1998 for the PC, with remastered versions being released by Double Fine for various consoles throughout the 2010s.  Things get heated in this episode as the brothers have vastly different opinions about the gameplay in this hardcore puzzler. Pete is offended by the unnecessarily loud...

On the heels of the first brodown episode, the brothers switch gears and start to explore the realm of Adventure Puzzlers. The first game up is Stray, the winner of The Game Awards Best Indie Game in 2022. Play as a stray cat and untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten city. The brothers hope you don’t find this episode lazy and stale, like Pete found some of the puzzles in Stray. A...

Here it is—the very first brodown episode, where the three 3D platformers we discussed will battle it out for the top spot. We previously reviewed Donkey Kong 64, Banjo-Kazooie, and Conker's Bad Fur Day and now we’ll see how the brothers rank these classic N64 3D platformers. Ant complains about the controls of all three games but also emphasizes how much fun he had playing Donkey Kong 64. To...

It’s the first Brothers and Boss Battles DLC episode! In these quick dlc episodes, the brothers will discuss spoiler free reviews of new games near launch and give their thoughts. MLB The Show 24, developed by San Diego Studios and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment and MLB Advanced Media, is the premier baseball simulation game. It is officially licensed with the MLB Players Association,...

To round out the 3D Platformer category, the brothers turn their sights on Conker’s Bad Fur Day.  This game was released for the N64 in 2001 by Rare, making this somewhat unofficially a Rare Studios category as well.  The brothers also discuss the remake, Conker: Live and Reloaded.  Help greedy, foul-mouthed, binge drinking, Conker the squirrel, tell the tale of his begrudging ascent to the throne...