

they quickly show themselves to be characters with depth and lovable quirks. While initially the group feels like a collection of cliches straight out of a Making the Band playbook - there’s the angsty one, the cute one, the tough one, etc. The great thing about these backstories is that they’re not at all what you’d expect. Since then, the episodes have all been primarily flashbacks, showing how Prince Noctis’ entourage came to be.

It was less than 12 minutes long, but managed to show the group in a wide range of situations everything from arguing over burgers in a fast food joint to slicing up robotic soldiers with giant swords. The first was a solid introduction, taking us through a day in the life of the boy band-esque foursome at the heart of the game.

Brotherhood debuted back in March, and new episodes have slowly been trickling out since then.
