Tell Me Why

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  1. Geralt123
    Jan 14, 2022
    7
    This is kind of a family drama. It is very emotional and has very good graphics.

    Very good german voices. Game starts very slowly but in the end gets really exciting. A little too much political correctness (transexual). Dontnod should stop their political messages in game, it is getting on my nerves. Some dialogues are a bit silly, but so be it. Overall I have enjoyed it.    This is kind of a family drama. It is very emotional and has very good graphics.

    Very good german voices.

    Game starts very slowly but in the end gets really exciting.

    A little too much political correctness (transexual). Dontnod should stop their political messages in game, it is getting on my nerves.

    Some dialogues are a bit silly, but so be it.

    Overall I have enjoyed it. But it is not as good as Life Is Strange. You should only play this if you are open for emotions and deep feelings.    … Expand
  2. J1mT
    Jan 1, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I liked the story, the characters were interesting, the artwork was amazing and the graphics were also pretty good. Still I always had the feeling it didn't exploit its full potential.
    There were too many boring tasks. Like walking around in a house and thinking about what to keep and what to threw away, or counting stock in a store. These are tasks you should get paid for... that's just not what you want to do in a game.

    Also the book of goblins... It's a cute idea and nicely done, but you really don't want to read about 40 pages of children stories. That was just waaaay to much.

    Another annoying aspect were these lengthy exploration tours, where 95% of the information you can find is irrelevant and useless, but you still don't want to miss out on that important 5%.

    I generally enjoyed playing the game, and can recommend to play it, but it does require a certain amount of patience.    … Expand
  3. PrincessRose
    Jun 25, 2021
    7
    It was a very slow paced kind of boring start, but kept playing and it gets better.
    At first I found the characters annoying and ungrateful, quite negative. Which is understandable as a traumatic experience can make you see everything negatively and not see the positives.
    It gripped me and I kept playing wanting to find out what happened. The graphics are beautiful and the emotions    It was a very slow paced kind of boring start, but kept playing and it gets better.
    At first I found the characters annoying and ungrateful, quite negative. Which is understandable as a traumatic experience can make you see everything negatively and not see the positives.

    It gripped me and I kept playing wanting to find out what happened.
    The graphics are beautiful and the emotions on characters faces are done really well.
    I liked seeing where my choices in the game led me to what kind of outcome.
    Though the ending is ok it felt a bit underwhelming.
    I liked the story overall.    … Expand
  4. Aloof
    Sep 19, 2020
    7
    A game that is certainly appreciable and, in the end, also mature. In the end, the good thing is that, as you might think at the beginning, it's not all about the transformation of Ollie / Tyler, but rather, it explores so much their childhood and, especially, the life and torments of the mother of the twins, Mary Ann. Game of about 9 hours, never difficult, even if, compared to a Life isA game that is certainly appreciable and, in the end, also mature. In the end, the good thing is that, as you might think at the beginning, it's not all about the transformation of Ollie / Tyler, but rather, it explores so much their childhood and, especially, the life and torments of the mother of the twins, Mary Ann. Game of about 9 hours, never difficult, even if, compared to a Life is Strange, it still presents small puzzles, very simple and logical. Good plot, it is followed with pleasure, and good music and dubbing. The settings that I personally love when they are like this are also beautiful. Among the defects, in my opinion too many filling and useless exploratory phases that break the rhythm a little, and a story that does not reach, in my opinion, but here the sensitivity counts, of such high emotional peaks, as happened to me with LiS for example . Recommended, but provided you do not expect an indispensable masterpiece.… Expand
  5. C1D3RL0V3R
    Sep 13, 2020
    6
    Played all 3 episodes and ended up feeling the game was made with the sole purpose of Microsoft trying to conquer Twitter sjw audience. While TMW offers smart jokes and interesting puzzles where you really have to stop and think or look for clues in an actual book, at some moments the writing is just awful like 1/10 (characters start talking way out of line and quoting the aforementionedPlayed all 3 episodes and ended up feeling the game was made with the sole purpose of Microsoft trying to conquer Twitter sjw audience. While TMW offers smart jokes and interesting puzzles where you really have to stop and think or look for clues in an actual book, at some moments the writing is just awful like 1/10 (characters start talking way out of line and quoting the aforementioned tweets). Of course the player is not told every minute that 'LGBT good radicals bad' but certain characters seem to exist only to demonstrate this position since they don't take part in the story at all. Moreover, once you get to know all the 'useful' heroes you'll easily figure out the rest of the plot and go 'duh' for another episode and a half.
    I guess Tell Me Why was supposed to teach people not to be shy regardless of who they are and to accept others as they are but our day-to-day realities made the game look like a clumsy childish statement.    … Expand
  6. bigbythewolf
    Aug 29, 2020
    7
    Only talk about first chapter, so boring gameplay and story. Graphics looks nice, looks more beatiful than life is strange 2. Lake and mountain scenes are beatiful. But story not interested me. I hope next chapters better than this one.
  7. 1kodi
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    At present I just played it for like 10 mins and the 1st impressions are pretty bad. The voice acting, dialogue writing & facial animations are dog $Hit. I will change this review again after finishing the game(gave it 3 before)
    the writing is not as bad as i expected but the facial animations are $hittier than fallout. There is a lot of dialogue in this game , A LOT OF DIALOGUE. this may    At present I just played it for like 10 mins and the 1st impressions are pretty bad. The voice acting, dialogue writing & facial animations are dog $Hit. I will change this review again after finishing the game(gave it 3 before)
    the writing is not as bad as i expected but the facial animations are $hittier than fallout. There is a lot of dialogue in this game , A LOT OF DIALOGUE. this may be gud or bad for u as there is no gameplay (not even qte) wait till all the chapters come out and DONT BUY THIS EARLY. you might be disappointed    … Expand
  8. SuperkenGaming
    Jan 2, 2021
    7
    Tell Me Why
    Twin Power
    Tell Me Why is a 7 and a halfhour 3 chapter long cinnmeatic adventure game where you play as two twins, Alyson and her trans twin brother tyler, the set up of the story is that tylers mom was going to kill him because she found out he wanted to be a boy, so he stabbed her in self defense, 10 years later youre released and reuniting with your twin sister. The main    Tell Me Why
    Twin Power
    Tell Me Why is a 7 and a halfhour 3 chapter long cinnmeatic adventure game where you play as two twins, Alyson and her trans twin brother tyler, the set up of the story is that tylers mom was going to kill him because she found out he wanted to be a boy, so he stabbed her in self defense, 10 years later youre released and reuniting with your twin sister. The main focus is understanding why your mom would try and kill you, reliving your memories with Alyson using your twin powers, not much gameplay here really, walk around, find memories, occasionally do puzzles, the only thing that’s going to keep you pushing is this unique story and its mystery, something dontnod is great it, you cant wait to start the next chapter thanks to its mysterious endings, even if the rest of the game is a drag.. and sadly it is.. Tell My Why’s biggest issue is its pacing, it has so many great story telling and cinematic moments, but so after the story is needlessly drug out to try and hit that 8 hour long number, I don’t want to be sifting through folders in a police station for 20 minutes, I don’t want to be sitting on a fairy just waiting for this ride to be over, walking around the house and figuring out what I can interact with to throw a sticky note on it… Tell Me Why’s story could’ve been told if half the time… it really is tough to get through thanks to these lengthy snooze fest sections…
    But ultimately its story pulled me through…
    I didn’t care much for this world or its characters, but I was after the same answers as tyler was the whole time, and in that.. Tell Me Why succeeds
    I give Tell Me Why
    a 7/10    … Expand
  9. Suikakuyu
    Sep 9, 2020
    6
    Es un juego mediocre, si no estuviera en el xbox pass lo hubiese considerado una pérdida de dinero.

    La idea base no es mala, de hecho en momentos puede ser interesante, pero lamentablemente la historia es completamente predecible, los personajes carecen de carisma y el elenco de personajes secundarios son aún menos interesantes que los protagonistas. Él tiene el mismo problema de Chloe    Es un juego mediocre, si no estuviera en el xbox pass lo hubiese considerado una pérdida de dinero.

    La idea base no es mala, de hecho en momentos puede ser interesante, pero lamentablemente la historia es completamente predecible, los personajes carecen de carisma y el elenco de personajes secundarios son aún menos interesantes que los protagonistas. Él tiene el mismo problema de Chloe de Life is Strange, cree que el mundo le debe algo y que es "especial", ella tiene nada de personalidad (más allá de apoyar a su hermano).

    El como tratan la transexualidad del personaje me parece la forma menos creativa de narrarlo literalmente todas las interacciones al respecto son cliché. Además, ya habiendo jugado la primera y segunda parte, su transexualidad tiene cero impacto en la historia, literalmente podemos eliminar ese elemento (y dejarlo como hombre o mujer) y prácticamente nada cambia (tal vez algún detalle, pero se puede reemplazar con cualquier cosa). Personalmente creo que hubiese sido mucho más interesante que no se le dijera al jugador que él es transexual, y de modo que las interacciones con los npc fueran un puzzle para uno ¿porque se comportan así?.

    Creo que sólo he jugado un juego con un protagonista transexual antes, y tengo que decir que ese juego fue infinitamente superior; tanto en la presentación de la situación, como la forma en que te logra transmitir las emociones del personaje. (el juego es
    THE MISSING: JJ MACFIELD AND THE ISLAND OF MEMORIES -y sorry si fue spoiler-)    … Expand
  10. xChibi
    Sep 17, 2020
    5
    First, I didn't even like the main story. There wasn't much to tell. The most fun was the beginning of the childhood story, but after then it felt like chew gum. The main characters are not really recognizable and the decisions they doing are almost that annoying like daniel ist life is strange 2...

    The mechanics are inconstant. It started well with the puzzles and the mind speaking    First, I didn't even like the main story. There wasn't much to tell. The most fun was the beginning of the childhood story, but after then it felt like chew gum. The main characters are not really recognizable and the decisions they doing are almost that annoying like daniel ist life is strange 2...

    The mechanics are inconstant. It started well with the puzzles and the mind speaking thing but then it was just... nothing? It felt like they forget to include some of the main mechanics and features.
    Then I had a big issue with the animations. I really don't blame a game for having this kind of semi-natural style with not much details. In LiS it was good and doesn't bother me at all but in Tell me why you can see when the Idle animation stops or the new starts. It is soooo stiff.. It was hard to look at it. Has nothing to do with the overall graphics. The graphics are fine and the LoD ist pretty good.

    The main issue was the lake of decision output, the overall game design, and the story plots.    … Expand
  11. Crisener
    Sep 11, 2020
    7
    The game really struggles to find its identity. It can't decide if it wants to be a decision-driven game, a game focused on solving puzzles leading to unraveling a mystery or a game that stands out with its idea of presenting the story with the characters telepathic abilities and foggy memories. I has a few interesting ideas in those areas, but the pressure put on them is unbalanced, andThe game really struggles to find its identity. It can't decide if it wants to be a decision-driven game, a game focused on solving puzzles leading to unraveling a mystery or a game that stands out with its idea of presenting the story with the characters telepathic abilities and foggy memories. I has a few interesting ideas in those areas, but the pressure put on them is unbalanced, and they feel more like curious additions rather than inherent mechanics defining the game. As a result, the game feels like it has no basis and I was left wondering what kind of a game am I playing as well as if this story wasn't really meant for a TV series rather than a game.
    Alaskan landscapes covered in snow look astounding for the kind of graphic accessibility their aiming at. Dontnod games have never looked that good. And the graphics really help to properly shape the characters as once again the game creators prove they are able to create memorable characters whether or not they are meaningful in the story.
    And for the story, it has it ups and downs, it has its dragged out scenes and emotionally intense moments (the former happening too often, unfortunately), but I am really thankful to Dontnod for once again being that important voice in the world which still greatly ignores the significance of mental disorders and sexual identity, and I applaud them for creating a game in which these mental occurrences are simply and accurately presented, really showing that they exist in real human lives all around us. They are the natural and immanent parts of the characters, not forced and unjustifiable presentations. They show them for what they are, displaying the world in a broader view, and this is the story's strongest virtue.
    It isn't the greatest game Dontnod ever made, it falls short in comparison to their previous games, but it puts a spotlight on important themes and delivers a rather relaxing and short adventure, and as a small addition to Xbox Game Pass i welcome it with open arms.    … Expand
  12. MohammadRasouli
    Jan 17, 2022
    6
    Tell me why has good game , and beautiful story and high-flying but Tell me why Does not use this potential in termination، The characterization of two characters that complement each other is unique ، Artificial faces and ordinary graphics
  13. tenow
    Apr 13, 2021
    7
    This game realistically depicts how bad upbringing can cause mental and sexual deviations. Not as bad as life is strange 2, but nowhere near as good as 1
  14. p1menta
    Sep 25, 2021
    5
    It may be weird, but I rather play games that are basically full "walking simluators" than playing these cliick here to open this door, click there to turn on the lights, another click to open drawer. I mean, for me, it should be one or the other; the "traditional" games, where you do stuff, colect stuff etc, or games where just the story is important. These mundane stuff like shakingIt may be weird, but I rather play games that are basically full "walking simluators" than playing these cliick here to open this door, click there to turn on the lights, another click to open drawer. I mean, for me, it should be one or the other; the "traditional" games, where you do stuff, colect stuff etc, or games where just the story is important. These mundane stuff like shaking controller to brush teeth is just anoying. It gets in the way of both, playability storytelling.

    After saying that I must add: the thematic is pretty important, and specially among the gaming comunity, but i'm sure a game with this kind of mechanics won't gather much of people willing to stay and listen to the story.    … Expand
  15. ozzsoffy
    Jul 27, 2023
    7
    Very narrative and intriguing game, most of it is dialogs and choosing to show more story parts, as it is not a fast past game. the graphics is amazing, and the characters dialog is also very good. although it can feel a bit doll sometimes.
    One of the two main characters is a trans man, which add more humanity to the game, spicily the interactions of different characters with him.
    It    Very narrative and intriguing game, most of it is dialogs and choosing to show more story parts, as it is not a fast past game. the graphics is amazing, and the characters dialog is also very good. although it can feel a bit doll sometimes.
    One of the two main characters is a trans man, which add more humanity to the game, spicily the interactions of different characters with him.
    It tool me a long time to finish this game, too slow for me, but the story make up for it.
    I would recommend this game.    … Expand
  16. PublicNuisance
    Mar 12, 2021
    7
    DONTNOD has built up a good reputation over the years with me so I had some pretty lofty expectations for Tell Me Why. In some ways it met them but in many ways it did not. I think the biggest thing I found weak with the game were the main characters. I just couldn’t bring myself to care much about Tyler or Allison. I can’t point to anything specific, just a general feeling. I did howeverDONTNOD has built up a good reputation over the years with me so I had some pretty lofty expectations for Tell Me Why. In some ways it met them but in many ways it did not. I think the biggest thing I found weak with the game were the main characters. I just couldn’t bring myself to care much about Tyler or Allison. I can’t point to anything specific, just a general feeling. I did however enjoy many of the side characters such as Eddy; Sam; Dee; and Michael. I also really was pulled in by the history of their mother Mary Anne and wanting to know more about her past and motivations. Luckily the game got around to that part and I was happy with where it went with it. I was overall alright with the way the main story turned out although I wish I could have pushed it in a different direction on a few points. I will also say the puzzles were very hit and miss. I enjoyed about half of them but many I just felt were obtuse or just made little sense and I solved by luck or trial and error. To the game’s credit you do have ways to bypass certain puzzles by brute force so there is an out on some of them if you want it. I found the gimmick about being able to remember the past and speak through their minds to be both underutilized and lacking depth. The story could have functioned almost as well without it. I do praise the effort that went into creating the lore with the story book the siblings has as children and using it to solve certain puzzles by figuring out which story was needed. It was usually intuitive and only made you read a few pages at a time.

    Graphics wise the game was quite good but also not very well optimized. The hair; clothes; water; and object detail were all above average to great. The vistas were mediocre. I do feel it took more hardware than was needed and the frame rate suffered sometimes when it shouldn’t have. The voice acting was great all around. I also found reports and papers on the wall hard to read as you couldn’t zoom in on them and most were hand written. Most games give an option to display the text and this would have been appreciated here.

    I played Tell Me Why on Linux using Valve’s Proton. It never crashed on me and I didn’t notice any bugs or glitches. There were three AA settings; six other settings; and a Vsync option. The game uses an auto save feature. The pacing wasn’t the worst I have seen but a manual save system would have still been preferred. Alt-Tab works. You can pause cut scenes.

    Game Engine: Unreal
    Disk Space Used: 18.01 GB

    Game Settings Used: All Very High @ 1080P with Vsync on
    GPU Usage: 2-100 %
    VRAM Usage: 1795-5452 MB
    CPU Usage: 12-39 %
    RAM Usage: 3.8-4.7 GB
    Frame Rate: 39-144 FPS

    Overall I would say this was DONTNOD’s weakest game yet but that being said a weak game from them is still better than a lot of other games. There was enough to keep me interested and more positives than negatives. If you enjoyed games like Life is Strange then, while you may not enjoy this as much, you will still probably enjoy it. I finished the game in nine hours and thirty three minutes. It felt like a good and natural length. I was gifted the game for free. I would say the current price for it of $22.79 CAD is a bit steep and think $15 CAD is a better spot for it.

    My Score: 7/10

    My System:

    AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | 16GB DDR4-3000 CL15 | MSI RX 580 8GB Gaming X | Mesa 20.3.4 | Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500GB | Manjaro 20.2.1 | Mate 1.24.1 | Kernel 5.11.2-1-MANJARO | AOC G2460P 1920*1080 @ 144hz | Proton 5.13.6    … Expand
  17. dandalis
    Feb 8, 2021
    5
    With Tell Me Why being primarily marketed as the supposedly first video game with an openly transgender protagonist, i had my obvious doubts whether it would bog down to one dimensional character writing and story telling that are either purely or mostly defined by that identity, but luckily the game comes out with more depth than that.

    Since Dontnod started doing games of this type    With Tell Me Why being primarily marketed as the supposedly first video game with an openly transgender protagonist, i had my obvious doubts whether it would bog down to one dimensional character writing and story telling that are either purely or mostly defined by that identity, but luckily the game comes out with more depth than that.

    Since Dontnod started doing games of this type with Life is Strange, at their core were relatable, compelling characters that shared satisfying chemistry, and while Tyler and Alyson can somewhat exude those qualities, however for me they didnt come close to the likes of Max and Chloe. Tyler especially can be polarizing, in one moment you feel for him, in another he comes off as an obnoxious prick that stops him from being a character you can bond with. Supporting cast was fairly alright, with characters like Sam, Eddie and Tessa showing some decent character complexity, while someone like Michael felt more like an obvious insert to boost the game's ''D & I'' even further, offering some really awkward and at times cringy moments with him, which Dontnod just couldnt refuse themselves from forcing onto the player.

    At the heart of the game's story is finding out what drove the twins mother to such depression that she was seemingly willing to take her child's life. At the start of the game the motivation is being made quite obvious that it's most likely tied to her inability to cope with the fact that her child identifies as trans, but i have to say, as you dig deeper through the game, step by step it manages to flip your expectations upside down, in a satisfying manner i might add, not Rian Johnson kind of manner.

    Though i have to question how uncritically the writers and developers treat a 10 year old child self diagnosing themselves with gender dysphoria, within the game's context it's just being accepted no questions asked, without any sign of professional health expert involvement. Not every child or more adult person who feels like they're in the ''wrong body'', is necessarily suffering from gender dysphoria, they're simply lead to confusion imposed by regressive notions that are being increasingly pushed in modern society, pop culture under the guise of ''progressiveness''. So that was confusing to experience.

    Tell Me Why's main gameplay hook is the memory recollection mechanic, aswell as the limited chance to telepathically talk between the twins during conversations with NPC's, and while they're no where near as cool or satisfying as for example time rewinding, they still serve their purpose at the core of game's narrative, and are used to make the game's ending feel ambiguous, for better or worse. Also the binary choices that supposedly impact the narrative lacked a sense of gravity, as i didnt feel like they impacted much of anything within the story. Other than that the gameplay is your usual walk, point and click adventure game affair, with the odd puzzle thrown in here and there.

    One of Dontnod's strongest suits has always been their environment design and it remains to be true here aswell. The alaskan setting is quite gorgeous, with some of the levels standing out in particular, such as the Ronin residence, the outlook segment and the cemetary.

    And here is the one thing that dragged down my overall experience, the God damned stuttering that happens when ever you start the game, which persists for some time before going away, only to come back when a new level loads in. I dont know what hell is causing it, the game was installed on a 7200 RPM hard drive and RAM, GPU, CPU requirements were met, so WTF ?

    All that said, somewhere there perhaps is still a decent game, but not with performance issues like that.    … Expand
  18. LoletinAlexis
    Mar 10, 2021
    6
    Tell Me Why starts off strong and with very high expectations that fade as the hours go by.
    It is a complicated game to evaluate. I'm aware that many people loved it, but I'm not one of them.
    *STORY*: We travel to a small, beautiful Alaskan town, where we meet twins Tyler and Alyson Ronan, who will use their extraordinary bond to unearth old memories of a childhood filled with love,    Tell Me Why starts off strong and with very high expectations that fade as the hours go by.
    It is a complicated game to evaluate. I'm aware that many people loved it, but I'm not one of them.

    *STORY*: We travel to a small, beautiful Alaskan town, where we meet twins Tyler and Alyson Ronan, who will use their extraordinary bond to unearth old memories of a childhood filled with love, but also difficult times.

    Tell Me Why's script can be summed up as very well written, but very well boring.
    Honestly, I think it's the first interactive adventure that leaves me on the verge of sleep.

    *GAMEPLAY: Interactive adventure. It doesn't stand out, but it's well implemented.

    *GRAPHICS*: Artistically very well done, everything looks very credible. Graphically it doesn't stand out, but it does a good job.

    *SOUND*: Approved, it has never been the most outstanding section of this studio.

    *INNOVATION*: Provides some interesting concepts, but nothing out of the ordinary in this kind of productions.    … Expand
  19. crazyking321
    Apr 10, 2021
    7
    Chapter 1

    31 August 2020 This chapter was long and quite boring, I guessed all the twist and surprises before they happened, what made me feel more bored while having to control these two boring people, but I have to say some parts drew me back in, mostly the flashbacks but most of it was just dull and felt like I didn't really do much in the way of choices. The brother "Tyler"    Chapter 1

    31 August 2020

    This chapter was long and quite boring, I guessed all the twist and surprises before they happened, what made me feel more bored while having to control these two boring people, but I have to say some parts drew me back in, mostly the flashbacks but most of it was just dull and felt like I didn't really do much in the way of choices.

    The brother "Tyler" voiced by "August Aiden" and the sister "Alyson" voiced by "Erica Lindbeck" who were mostly annoying and made me feel like I was controlling two 14 year olds who just complained and blamed everyone else for their problems, and moped around.

    the reason why I am giving this a 4 is that voice actors did a good job, and the game looked quite nice, plus the story was not bad all the way through, I hope it gets better in chapter 2 but we will see.

    Chapter 2

    03 September 2020

    Much better, from the story being more interesting, going to more than two places, to the writing being much more engaging, and you actually felt like you were making choices what matter and will affect the Storey, shore there was some parts what felt long, but mostly every game has them.

    Tyler and Alyson seemed much more well written, and I could actually believe they were 21 year olds with them being more positive this chapter, but there was one thing what I I found what I did not like, voice acting seemed much worse, for some part it sounded very flat, but other than that I really like this chapter

    I am putting this up to a 7 having a pretty good time playing throw this.

    Chapter 3

    15 September 2020

    This chapter felt a little mixed up, like I did not like the beginning playing as Alyson once again feeling like I am playing a mopey teenager what is not very much fun, but the end of that part did end nicely giving you a choice what you have to think about and for me what I wanted to do since the beginning of chapter 2, any way the rest of the chapter was good, I liked the ending and found it surprising, and I did not guess Any of the twists or big plot points playing through this chapter, I can't say much more about the story with a lot of it would be spoilers.

    Tyler and Alyson were mostly well written, apart from the beginning with Alyson what sounded like a 12 year old, and there was some cringy dialogue between Alyson and Michael (Alyson's best friend) throughout the chapter, but other than that it was fine, nothing special really, well to sum up this chapter, I found it fun as well as engaging but sometimes can feel that it drags on but other than that I'll say it was a good chapter.

    The game

    Do I think this is worth it, I would say yes, I have had fun and enjoyed the story and plot twists through it, the characters were interesting and well thought out, the town itself is very nice to look at, and interesting to learn about everything what is going on around it, chapter 1 is a big let down, and probably has pushed people away from the game before they could played the next two chapters what are much better in my opinion and well that is what I think of this game.    … Expand
  20. boeph
    Mar 26, 2021
    6
    Порой от игры хочется большей сложности, увлекательности и масштаба, но это всё равно достойное и цепляющее за живое высказывание на непростые темы. И проблемы трансгендеров — далеко не единственная из них.
  21. Jackthegamer
    Sep 16, 2022
    5
    Boring game with a boring story that goes nowhere. The last episode is just awful
  22. Sepherim
    Nov 4, 2021
    6
    Tell me Why sigue un poco en la estela de Life is Strange 1 sin llegar a alcanzarla, pero sin duda está muy por encima del 2 y el resto. Una vez más tenemos una historia muy humana con un ligero componente sobrenatural (en este caso, la posibilidad de los protagonistas de comunicarse mentalmente) que habla sobre temas sociales como la transexualidad, el manejo de la pérdida, lasTell me Why sigue un poco en la estela de Life is Strange 1 sin llegar a alcanzarla, pero sin duda está muy por encima del 2 y el resto. Una vez más tenemos una historia muy humana con un ligero componente sobrenatural (en este caso, la posibilidad de los protagonistas de comunicarse mentalmente) que habla sobre temas sociales como la transexualidad, el manejo de la pérdida, las comunidades indígenas, etc. Lo manejan con bastante tacto, a diferencia de LiS 2, de modo que no se siente un panfleto sino una historia con vida. Añade unos cuantos cuentos sobre goblins y unos cuantos puzzles y más o menos tienes el juego. El problema, para mi gusto, es que las decisiones se sienten como que tienen poco impacto en la narrativa, algo muy malo en un juego de este estilo, porque la mayor parte de la historia importante tiene que ver con el pasado y los hechos en el presente no se ven tan afectados, más allá de la relación entre los hermanos.

    A nivel gráfico el juego está bien, con ese look más o menos característico de DontNod y sus momentos de música y escenas. El sonido cumple muy bien, la verdad. Y al menos en mi experiencia solo me encontré con algunos bugs menores (que el juego olvidase que cogí los coleccionables del episodio 1 y una salida a escritorio a mitad del episodio 2). Pero si que es importante señalar que no es un juego largo, unas 10 horitas y ya.

    Por todo ello, no creo que sea un juego que le cambie a nadie la vida, pero es agradable, tierno, interesante y entretenido. Un 6,5.    … Expand
  23. ProfAmateur
    Jun 28, 2022
    5
    Don't get me wrong - the story is pretty good. This is not a game as you would expect. It's more like a movie and you have some space to walk around and explore small places.
    It's definitely all about the story and not about gameplay. There are no gameplay mechanics in it (maybe you can call in chapter 3 two parts as "minigames" - but nothing more. The rest is clicking in dialogs and    Don't get me wrong - the story is pretty good. This is not a game as you would expect. It's more like a movie and you have some space to walk around and explore small places.
    It's definitely all about the story and not about gameplay. There are no gameplay mechanics in it (maybe you can call in chapter 3 two parts as "minigames" - but nothing more. The rest is clicking in dialogs and solving diffuse puzzles.
    The developer really try to give you a picture of being transgender, but sometimes it's just too much. they try to give you the "right" opinion about this an at this point i just feel patronized.
    I would say a Netflix-Production would have been better than a game.
    Play-Time: 10 hours    … Expand
  24. MiddleMufo
    Mar 6, 2022
    6
    Creo que no es un juego para mi, es un juego muy de nicho. Te tienen que gustar mucho los juegos de toma de decisiones y además debe gustarte la temática que trata. La historia esta bien, la idea es buena, pero le falta algo. Quizá un doblaje al castellano hubiera ayudado.
  25. Dariya
    Jul 3, 2021
    6
    Summary:
    Not my type of game. Wasn't intrigued by it at all, in contrast to Life is Strange.
  26. VioIrdsGX
    Feb 24, 2023
    7
    The game is good with its story, technically the bad thing is that I personally did not like the character designs, I prefer to stay with the Life is Strange series, but this game is fine because its characteristics of childhood memories of the beginning and the conflict of those problems.
  27. joaopoc1998
    Jan 4, 2023
    6
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  28. kinsang
    Sep 10, 2022
    6
    ภาพสวย เนื้อเรื่องมีความลึกลับซ่อนเงื่อน แต่ก็ไม่ได้มีความหวือหวาเท่าไหร่นัก
  29. Filipe69
    Jan 30, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bon jeu, malgré la fin un peu incomplète a mon goût voir bâclé mais sinon dans l’ensemble le jeu n’est pas si mal… Expand

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75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. RPG Fan
    Jun 27, 2022
    79
    Tell Me Why is kind of a fascinating experience. It feels personal and down-to-earth, even if it can at times be a little dull. The struggle of its twin protagonists to come to terms with the death of their troubled mother is relatable, even if the game never definitively answers their questions about her. Tyler’s experiences as a trans man feel genuine, and the game treats him with respect, even though it also capitalizes on his trauma to move the plot along. In the end, memories can only reveal so much, particularly when they conflict with someone else’s, and the only peace you can really have is the peace you choose to make for yourself.
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  2. Adventure Gamers
    Feb 16, 2021
    80
    What it lacks in its limited characters and locations, Tell Me Why makes up with a personal, intimate narrative that nicely captures the essence of everyday life and offers a much-needed examination of the human condition, all wrapped in a beautiful presentation in true DONTNOD style.
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  3. CD-Action
    Nov 16, 2020
    70
    It’s still good old Dontnod but Tell Me Why falls short of the studio’s previous achievements. Outdated engine aside, the game lacks interesting interactions or a relationship as powerful as Chloe’s and Max’s friendship in Life is Strange. Its simple story is quite linear and fails to surprise, and supporting characters are rather bland. [11/2020, p.62]
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