By allowing Olle to occasionally tread a darker path, the story conveyed in Bramble: The Mountain King achieves a level of authenticity that makes it feel fresh and timeless all at once. However, as the narrative progresses, it becomes apparent that Dimfrost Studio has taken great care to forgo the rigid moral dichotomy that’s often present in classic and modernized fairy tales alike.Īlthough the lines are never blurred to the extent that we’re left questioning anyone’s general alignment (Did I mention that the Mountain King eats children?), the game makes a point of reminding us that no one is purely good or inherently bad - heroes have the potential to succumb to their darker inclinations just as villains have the capacity to resist them. At first glance, Bramble: The Mountain King seems to follow this formula to the letter: Olle (protagonist) is a boy who must rescue his sister before she is eaten by Nils, the Mountain King (antagonist). When you picture a typical fairy tale’s cast of characters, there’s a good chance that you imagine an irreproachably virtuous protagonist and a fundamentally evil antagonist - a kindhearted princess and a malevolent queen, or an innocent child and a wicked witch, for example. This article contains spoilers for Bramble: The Mountain King.
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