It's just a shame that it feels largely irrelevant to the story being told. Its depiction of rural Alaska is gorgeous and supremely detailed, Dontnod really have an eye for lived in spaces as well as those big vistas. If Tell Me Why was just that, it might well have been among my favourite games this year. Up front it's also a story about Tyler's identity as a trans man, his struggles with that identity in his past as well as dealing with prejudices in his present. Now they're revisiting the family home and all manner of painful memories are coming to the forefront. Twins Tyler and Alyson are reunited for the first time in ten years since the death of their mother, who we're told Tyler killed in self defence. The graphics and the art is very good though, as long as the music, also the story could’ve been very interesting so that’s why I gave 4 points out of 10.What's worth salvaging are some scattered bits and pieces, and a sizeable, engaging second chapter. I understand they want to flesh out the characters, but they weren’t fleshed out well either: they were also very uninteresting. The first 30 minutes of the game could’ve been easily cut to 5 minute gameplay. I hope they change the way they write their stories in the future - it’s supposed to be engaging and gripping, not so boring it makes you exhausted. I really loved their previous games, every Life is Strange game they made, so it’s sad this didn’t live up to my expectations. It really tired me out so much I couldn’t finish the first episode. The weird silent pauses and drawn out scenes really don’t help out here. It’s too slow paced to be interesting, the tasks like starring at a landscape, looking for a screwdriver or buying snacks in a shop could’ve been easily skipped to make the story flow better. It’s too slow paced to be interesting, the tasks like starring at a The story seemed very interesting but the presentation is terrible. The story seemed very interesting but the presentation is terrible.
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