Also in the form of a trilogy, "Brothers in the Seas" and the classic movie "The Godfather" tell the story of the Italian mafia in the last century, and today I will talk about the stories in the "Brothers in the Seas" trilogy, starting from the 30s of the last century, watching the ups and downs of the mafia for 40 years.
Today, I will talk about the story of the "Brothers of the Seas" trilogy, the characters in it, and the real-life stories involved in it.
Brothers of the Seas: Paradise for the Lost
The story of Brothers of the Seas: The Lost Paradise takes place mainly in the 1930s, when a large number of Italian immigrants formed gangs in the United States, because of the implementation of Prohibition, the mafia made a fortune by buying and selling alcohol, and quickly rose to become a huge criminal empire.
They act recklessly in the city, politicians, policemen, businessmen all do not pay attention, the protagonist Tommy was initially just a taxi driver, but was involved in the fight between two gang members, and then accidentally joined the gang, he was in the middle of which witnessed the rise and fall of a generation of gangs.
The story in the previous paragraph tells the story of the Salerieri family and the Moreello family in the business of stealing wine, the spark of friction is getting bigger and bigger, and finally Tommy's Salieri family fights and kills the Moreello family.
The latter story is more of Tommy's own story: on the one hand, Tommy rose through the ranks of the family, did a lot of risky tasks, killed many people (including killing innocent people), and completely fell into the quagmire and could not extricate himself; on the other hand, Tommy got married and had children, and after seeing bloody rain and betrayal gang fights along the way, he gradually retreated.
So Tommy retreats for the sake of his family, and after his escape plan is betrayed by his good brother Sam, he chooses to confess his boss Sari to the police.
It's just that good and evil will eventually be reported, he can't escape the trial of the law after turning himself in to the police, after he got out of prison, he enjoyed a period of natural happiness, and was finally found by the family, at the end of the story, he was shot dead by the protagonists of "Brothers in the Four Seas 2" Vito and Joe, he said the last sentence of his life, conveying the truth that the series most wanted to express.
The story flow of Brothers in Arms 1 is not long, and this linear flow game dressed in the cloak of open world takes about 10 hours to tell players a good story, showing us the life of the protagonist Tommy.
The protagonist, Tommy, is a flesh-and-blood man who, although he has risen through the ranks of his own abilities, has not been obsessed with the life of a drunken fan, and eventually chose to return to his family, and he is also one of my favorite protagonists in the series.
Brothers of the Four Seas 2
In "Brothers in Arms 2", the time comes from the 40s to the 50s of the last century, and the background of the story is the rise and fall of the three mafia families in Empire Bay (imaginary city, based on New York), and the protagonist Vito has been connected with these three families before and after, and finally witnessed their rise and fall.
In Generation 1, Tommy is betrayed by good brother Sam, and Vito in Generation 2 has a good brother Joe who will never betray, and this time the story is also because of him.
First from left: Vito, second from left: Joe
Vito immigrated to the Imperial Bay with his father from Sicily when he was a child and wanted to start a new life here, but the prosperity here was only superficial, and he had to follow his good brother Joe to engage in professional crimes in order to make money.
After a failed theft, Vito was caught and forced to enlist in World War II, because of his excellent performance on the battlefield, he was granted a month of family leave, and then came back to see Joe, did not expect that Joe's life was much better than before, and only a phone call to get Vito's discharge certificate, which shows how beautiful he is now.
If Tommy's weakness is family, then vito does everything for the family, and he returns from the army to pay off the loans his father owed before his death, so that his mother and sister can live a good life and go on the road of crime with Joe again.
At first, they made a lot of money by relying on the Scarlet family, but Vito was arrested again... This time because of the resale of gasoline coupons, the 6-year sentence is long and short, and once again back on the streets of Empire Bay, Vito finds that everything here has become different.
He found Joe again to start his life again, this time they found a good patron - the Falcone family, but Vito's life will not be so smooth, the big house he dreamed of since childhood was burned down by the Irish retaliation, his sister was afraid of his violence to keep him away, and in an instant Vito lost everything.
Later, a white powder business made Vito and Joe completely planted their heads, "good friend" Henry was brutally killed in Chinatown, and the angry two of them went to Chinatown without saying a word, and fled after killing a Chinatown gang leader.
But because this Chinatown is completely at war with the mafia, the mafia committee launched the Falcone family as a back-burner, allowing Vito to save Vito after killing Falcone's boss, but Joe is not so good, he seems to be dealt with at the end of the 2nd generation story.
The story also came to an abrupt end, and as for the follow-up story of the two of them, it will not be known until "Brothers in the Sea 3".
The protagonist Vito is a sentient and righteous man, he initially embarked on the road of crime entirely for the sake of his family, the game shows us Vito's ups and downs of life, all the way ups and downs he is still cheered up again and again, his ambition, confusion and anger make him more like us, but also let us deeply fall in love with the most handsome male protagonist of the series Vito.
Brothers in arms 3
Finally, Brothers 3, which takes place in the city of New Bordeaux (a hypothetical city, based on New Orleans), is set in the city of New Bordeaux and involves two historical figures, Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., and the historical events of their murder.
The protagonist, Lincoln, is a black man of mixed black and white descent, and there are various clues in the game that he may be the son of The 2nd Generation Joe, who fled to the south of New Bordeaux when Vito was arrested.
At the end of the 3rd generation story, there are also people who are almost really Joe who smile at Lincoln, confirming that Joe was not disposed of at the end of Generation 2, but was secretly hidden.
Back to the beginning of the game, although the protagonist Lincoln is an orphan, he is lucky to meet Sami (adoptive father), priest and a group of friends...
Lincoln and his friends, the moment before the disaster came
As a special soldier, Lincoln has a far more than ordinary kung fu, and when he returned from the army, he wanted to start a new life of his own, but after knowing that Sami and their lives were not good, he decided to stand out for them.
The mistake was that they decided to do a big deal: robbing the bank, and when they came back to share the loot, they were betrayed by the big man Marcano, and almost in an instant, Everything about Lincoln was taken away, the home was burned down, and Sammy and all his friends were dead.
But fortunately he was saved by the priest during the purge, and after recovering from his injuries, he summoned a good friend of the CIA, Donovan, and began to use his former resources in the military and his own abilities to create his own gang to take revenge on the enemy.
Lincoln's first step on the road to revenge after experiencing the ups and downs of life is to find a few helpers, relying on his strong wrist to win over three deputies, one of which also includes the protagonist of the 2nd generation, Vito Sr., but he is not as beautiful as he was when he was young.
When Lincoln found three deputies, the story was simple, Lincoln traveled through the vast map, went to each area of the city to defeat the enemies of all sizes, bit by bit cannibalized the big man's sphere of influence and finally stabbed the enemy Marcano.
The game has three optional endings, the first ending is that after the success of revenge, heeds the advice of the priest and leaves everything behind, in which Vito will become a lonely lion to take over lincoln to take charge of the city, which is also a good ending for him.
The second and third endings are both in place of Marcano as the new godfather, the difference is whether we choose to rule with 3 deputies or monopolize power alone.
The protagonists of the first two games are very popular with players, but Lincoln is not, to the players, he is just a bad guy who is not so bad compared to the villain Marcano, and he is essentially a criminal who has hurt a lot of people.
Players are more disgusted by the protagonist Lincoln's personality, first of all, he is a mixed-race black, not so handsome, nor is the series's usual handsome white Italian mafia image, so that some players can not accept.
Vito vs Joe
And in Lincoln seems to have a little less of the brilliance of humanity, the desire for love and family, a peaceful and stable life, there is no, his eyes are only revenge and killing, is a ruthless person.
As the priest said at the end, there are many people like Lincoln or Markano, but people like President Kennedy or Professor King will not be there again when they die, and they are worthy of everyone's respect and love.
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