- Publisher: DONTNOD Entertainment
- Release Date: Aug 27, 2020
- Also On: PC
Tell Me Why: Chapter 1
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- Summary: Twins Alyson and Tyler Ronan return to their small Alaskan town to sell their childhood home. As they sift through memories, ghostly images from their childhood cast doubt on what they remember about their mother's final days.
- Developer: DONTNOD Entertainment
- Genre(s): Adventure, General
- # of players: No Online Multiplayer
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Aug 27, 2020Tell Me Why - Chapter One is brilliant if you think of it as the opening entry of a mini series, but only pretty good as a game. This is very much an exercise in sowing, but hopefully Chapters Two and Three can be more about reaping.
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Aug 27, 2020Tell Me Why is a good game but some flaws in the storytelling prevent it from being better.
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Aug 27, 2020Tell Me Why: Chapter One is certainly a promising start for Dontnod's new tale, as the developer looks for a slightly stunted but more mature take on difficult subject matters. Tyler Ronan is a surprisingly positive depiction of a transgender character, even if the bar is set incredibly low, and it's a relief that for once a Dontnod protagonist isn't put through drawn out, traumatic events as a rite of passage. I'm cautiously optimistic to see if Tell Me Why can build on this solid start.
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Aug 27, 2020The first episode piles up this cauldron of topics, and the hope is that the next acts can give each narrative theme the space and depth it deserves. Given the premises, in any case, the memories of the twins Tyler and Alyson - however painful - still deserve to be (re) lived.
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Aug 27, 2020Tell Me Why’s first episode, “Homecoming,” took me about three hours to play, and I had to stop after the episode’s surprising ending to take the whole experience in. The first episode’s events weren’t all that intense, but they brought up so many memories of my own life and experiences that I needed a break. I leaned back in my chair and thought about my mom and my sister, and the painful road we’ve travelled to have the often uneasy relationship we have now. I’m not going to say the game made me see their side of our past and present disagreements, but it reminded me how all that complicated, difficult stuff is part of a trans life I’ve worked hard to create. I’m grateful to have this particular experience of my life, even when it hurts a whole lot. I’m excited to see how Tyler navigates his own version of it as Tell Me Why goes on.
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Dec 20, 2021Awesome game it's amazing and interesting to me and incredibly grateful and entertaining
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Jul 24, 2022Just finished it, but I cant recommened it. Boring as fuuuuuuuuuck. Just waste of time.
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Sep 9, 2020This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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