Telling Lies

 PlayStation 4
User Score
5.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 35
  3. Negative: 12 out of 35

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  1. JayAlex
    Apr 24, 2021
    2
    Too expensive for what you get, and if you're expecting "Her Story 2," this isn't it, it isn't even close. Part of what made Her Story work was the micro-viewing sessions, which are replaced with longer, more tedious one-sided delivery that seems to be basically ignorant of what makes a game fun - this is more a slog than fun. Don't recommend.
  2. anton1453x
    Oct 16, 2022
    3
    Not good, wouldn't recommend it. Got it for free with ps extra, i normally enjoy this types of games. But this was pretty boring overall
  3. MrEBE
    Aug 5, 2023
    3
    Boring.. boring and boring.. the story can be resumed in 2 to 3 sentences ! Seriously.. If only there was some efforts put on the "game" side of this mini movie ! But no.. the game can be resumed to this:

    You browse 170 videos.. that's it ! To you to make something of it.. To me it was like being forced to see a small tv episode being divided into 170 pieces and in a complete messed    Boring.. boring and boring.. the story can be resumed in 2 to 3 sentences ! Seriously.. If only there was some efforts put on the "game" side of this mini movie ! But no.. the game can be resumed to this:

    You browse 170 videos.. that's it !
    To you to make something of it.. To me it was like being forced to see a small tv episode being divided into 170 pieces and in a complete messed order !!

    How fun is that ??    … Expand

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52
#52 Best PS4 Game of 2020

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Finger Guns
    Aug 9, 2020
    70
    You’re going to want a pen and a pad nearby to keep track of your characters, the threads and the keywords you’ll want to search for, and some questionable design decisions hold the game back from being an all-out classic of the genre – with the shocks and twists of Her Story towering over Telling Lies’ endgame – but it’s still well worth exploring if you’re looking for an interactive mystery to untangle.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jun 4, 2020
    80
    A perfectly executed peep-’emup that makes you feel in control of your investigation, and tells a twisting tale that you won’t easily forget. [Issue#176, p.81]
  3. GameCritics
    May 29, 2020
    65
    Telling Lies is a fantastic game…On PC. On consoles it’s playable, and for those who don’t have any other alternative it’ll do in a pinch, but playing with a mouse and keyboard is the way to go. The experience is so thematically intertwined with the pretense of using a personal computer that a lot is lost in the translation to home consoles. Considering the low system requirements, anyone with a relatively recent laptop should be able to run the PC version, making the console versions obsolete on arrival. The devs did the best they could with the port, but it’s still a distant second best to the original.
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