The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante

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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
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Developer(s) Sever
Publisher(s) 101XP
Platform(s)
Release
  • Win
    • WW: March 4, 2021
  • PS4, XBO
    • WW: February 10, 2022
Genre(s) Role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is a 2021 role-playing video game developed by Sever and published by 101XP. Players make choices in a branching storyline.

Contents

Gameplay

Players make decisions about the life of Sir Brante, a commoner born in a fictional feudal kingdom, from birth to death. This is done similarly to classic Choose Your Own Adventure -style gamebooks. Player choices contribute to statistic and relationship changes, which can affect what options are available in later situations and what ending they receive. [1]

Development

101XP published The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante for Windows on March 4, 2021, and for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on February 10, 2022. [2]

Reception

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante received positive reviews on Metacritic. [3] RPGFan encountered a software bug in their playthrough that they felt ruined their ending. However, they said up to that point it had the makings of editors choice because of its writing and gameplay. [1] The Games Machine said when judged as interactive fiction, it is excellent. [4] Though it lacks a German translation, Gameswelt praised the writing and role-playing aspects. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 William, Jerry (2021-04-18). "The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante". RPGFan. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  2. "The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante". Gamepressure . Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  3. "The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante". Metacritic . Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  4. Feronato, Emanuele (2021-03-11). "The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante – Recensione". The Games Machine (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  5. Grimm, Matthias (2022-02-21). "The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante". Gameswelt (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-19.