Tell Me Why

 Xbox One
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5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 292 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 145 out of 292
  2. Mixed: 42 out of 292
  3. Negative: 105 out of 292

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  1. GamergodsFail
    Sep 24, 2020
    8
    Tell Me Why is an interactive game about twins having a unique super ability to share their thoughts, feelings and memories. More importantly, it's an eye-opening narrative experience on how transgenders or even gays suffer from domestic abuse, human rejection or other issues they face in society. It brings us a new perspective of such a sensitive matter, and it's just one story of many toTell Me Why is an interactive game about twins having a unique super ability to share their thoughts, feelings and memories. More importantly, it's an eye-opening narrative experience on how transgenders or even gays suffer from domestic abuse, human rejection or other issues they face in society. It brings us a new perspective of such a sensitive matter, and it's just one story of many to be told about mental illness, even if the pacing and blank facial expressions of this particular journey will sometimes take you out of it.… Expand
  2. AdamKronus
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    An amazing game, with a touching story and that portrays well the dilemmas of a person facing a new world after actually meeting. It serves as a milestone for the presence of transgender characters in the game scene.
  3. Matias8654
    Nov 8, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un juego muy en la linea de life is strage, pues es el mismo estudio. Lo único que talvez me hubiese gustado es el poder tener una visión del alma de la madre, pero de hay en mas muy disfrutable el titulo… Expand
  4. Xplocion
    Nov 18, 2020
    9
    The good:
    Narrative game of elections. Much Text. Nice graphics. Much to discover. Entertaining puzzles. Inclusion that doesn't feel forced. The decisions are not completely black / white. "Interpretive" endings. 1500 G "Easy" Achievements, 100% of the game can be completed in at least two passes). It's on Xbox Game Pass (you can try it out and finish it just by paying your membership).    The good:
    Narrative game of elections. Much Text. Nice graphics. Much to discover. Entertaining puzzles. Inclusion that doesn't feel forced. The decisions are not completely black / white. "Interpretive" endings. 1500 G "Easy" Achievements, 100% of the game can be completed in at least two passes). It's on Xbox Game Pass (you can try it out and finish it just by paying your membership).

    The bad:
    If yours is "Much Text", it is not a game for you. Situations of the pain of others ... If the story does not hook you, surely you will leave it halfway.

    Meh !:
    This game despite its high sentimental load and inclusion does NOT feel forced, they did not make a fool of themselves with false campaigns of belonging to something or marketing campaigns of "you're going to cry and the feelings and emotions" (like The Last of Us 2 or Last Guardian)    … Expand
  5. Ismy
    Apr 2, 2021
    8
    Dontnod has developed a game full of sweetness and a story about different themes, with a great attention to the Transgender thematic.
  6. Random_DS
    Sep 15, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well... The game isn't on the same level as Life Is Strange 1, but that doesn't mean it's bad. Not every game can be a 10/10. First of all, I loved the Book Of Goblins a lot. All the detail put into the art and the actual stories is awesome. I really cared for the story too, even though I always had a sneaking suspicion, that Mary-Ann wouldn't ever kill their kids. She seemed to be too caring of a mother to ever do that. But the ending still wrecked me. (R.I.P. Leo).I was afraid of Tyler being trans before release, especially after what The Last of Us 2 was. But this game didn't actually force the subject to be the main focus. He was just trans, because that's who he is. The story spent the exact amount of time on the subject it needed to. And Alyson was a well crafted character too. So they nailed that as well.
    The graphics and the world design is classic Dontnod, no complaints there either.
    Where this game stumbles though, is the execution. There was just too much of looking for stuff to advance the story. Besides, when choosing between the memories, it was clear the second or third time, that you have to always choose the one that belongs to the twin you're not playing as, if you want to get the "good ending", and didn't want to tear them apart. This made those moments a little tamer than they should've been. And the same is kinda true for the final decision on the dock. It just doesn't make sense to choose to stick to your original memory of Mary-Ann thretening to kill Tyler.
    Some people also found some dialog slow and unnecessary, but personally, I thought they were just like they should be in a Dontnod game.

    So it's still solid overall, kinda on the level of Before The Storm, or a tad lower. I would've given it an 8.5 if Metacritic would allow .5 scores in the user reviews. But it clearly doesn't deserve a 9, so I had to bring it down to 8.
    But anyway, I would still recommend everyone to try this game out. It's also on Game Pass, so there's nothing to lose there.    … Expand
  7. aelinae_g
    Dec 16, 2020
    9
    Très bon jeux de la société dontnod qui nous place dans une histoire autour de la transsexualités. Le scénario est intéressant et très bien mené.
  8. SergeantDan
    Feb 7, 2021
    9
    I have individually reviews on all 3 chapters varying in score because all of them have to be set and looked at separately and as a combined product. Combined they are a 9/10. If you would like to see what I think of each chapter their all in my bio. But in conclusion this game is an experience. The characters aren't forced. This is a new IP so nothing comes out of left field. It justI have individually reviews on all 3 chapters varying in score because all of them have to be set and looked at separately and as a combined product. Combined they are a 9/10. If you would like to see what I think of each chapter their all in my bio. But in conclusion this game is an experience. The characters aren't forced. This is a new IP so nothing comes out of left field. It just works well the way they did it and it the characters can grow on you if you do the story right. There is a chance if you perform the story poorly you might hate who the characters become. But the way I did it I loved how everything came together.… Expand
  9. rohan002
    Sep 18, 2020
    9
    This is a surreal game. I like their approach of story telling. Maybe the game could have more choices & outcomes like Tell Tale games but I was so lost in the story. This game really deserves better ratings!
  10. lessacebola
    Sep 22, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A Dontnod nos surpreendeu mais uma vez, os gráficos tiveram uma grande melhoria comparado ao Life is Strange 2, a narrativa continuou magnífica, mais uma vez eles conseguiram tocar em assuntos "polêmicos e delicados" de uma ótima forma. O jogo tem alguns pontos fracos na minha opinião, a jogabilidade é um pouco bugada, existem muitos textos desnecessários que são meio que obrigatórios para continuar com a história, por fim, a telepatia entre o Tyler e a Alyson é pouco explorada no jogo e não muda quase nada nos momentos importantes.

    Mesmo assim o jogo é incrível e altamente recomendado pra quem gosta de uma história emocionante.    … Expand
  11. EnjoyGames
    Sep 25, 2020
    8
    My favorite part of this game is the story in chapter 3. It reveals who is the real mad hunter, which surprised me. It is not only a story about LGBT, but also about family and parenthood. It reminds me of the unloving mother in the movie "Ordinary People", which garnered 4 Oscars in 1980.
  12. elpatonocomepan
    Sep 27, 2020
    8
    el juego es bueno se podría decir un life is trange 3
    me dejo viseado y pensativo siempre un juego infaltable en tu catalogo de xbox
  13. SamThingElse
    Sep 29, 2020
    10
    This game is amazing! Seriously i love it! The story is great, i've fall in love with the twins, it has great representation. I like it so much i couldn't help coming here just to rate this positively. I obvously recommended.
  14. Nervuz
    Oct 25, 2020
    8
    Dontnod me dejo marcado con el primer Life is strange y sin duda alguna siento como si Tell me why fuera un paso maduro para sus historias, aun así, no deja de sentirse tedioso en algunos momentos del juego, sentirás que quieres adelantar mucho, pero aun con ese defecto, si llegas al final te encontraras con una gran historia y muy interesante plot que quizá te guste mucho o se te haga lasDontnod me dejo marcado con el primer Life is strange y sin duda alguna siento como si Tell me why fuera un paso maduro para sus historias, aun así, no deja de sentirse tedioso en algunos momentos del juego, sentirás que quieres adelantar mucho, pero aun con ese defecto, si llegas al final te encontraras con una gran historia y muy interesante plot que quizá te guste mucho o se te haga las cosa mas x del mundo, aplaudo este tipo de acercamientos por parte de desarrolladoras como Dontnod. Tell me why es una gran historia, pero no deja de sentirse que le falta algo mas para que pueda superar a Life is strange, pero hey!! esta en gamepass!! Dale una oportunidad.… Expand
  15. Justicev8
    Oct 12, 2020
    10
    Great Game. Enjoyed it all along. Would recommend it to everyone who likes story Driven games in the life is strange steele.
  16. Sciza
    Dec 25, 2020
    9
    I loved this game. the plot is amazing and the choices are interesting, +the whole story about the goblin's book is incredible
  17. JEXICK
    Nov 25, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Muy buena historia y desarrollo de personajes espero no tarden tanto en sacar los capítulos que faltan… Expand
  18. Itsmaya
    Feb 4, 2021
    9
    A touching game with a great story and voice acting!
    If you like games that are like LIS or Firewatch I think you would love this game!!
  19. Sole_Survivor26
    Dec 30, 2020
    10
    Great Game, Cried a lot, loved the story, a fitting cousin to Life is Strange.
  20. HaktanT
    Jan 4, 2021
    8
    An incredible and mysterious adventure of two siblings by dontnod. Life is Strange 2 was one of my fav games as well, so when I heard about Tell me why, I got hyped real quick. And when the game out, it didnt dissapoint me as I expected. The cartoonish graphics, story, soundtracks and atmosphere were real good. I'd recommend it to someone who likes Story driven games.
  21. Jimmyw
    Jan 5, 2021
    10
    I dont understand all the hate just because the story has a trans character? what is this?? how old are people on this website... why does every single game that has something "out of the norm" get labeled "woke" and flamed to death...

    it was an insanely well told story and it kept a hold of me. I love games that, when I play them - hours and hours go by without noticing - and when I    I dont understand all the hate just because the story has a trans character? what is this?? how old are people on this website... why does every single game that has something "out of the norm" get labeled "woke" and flamed to death...

    it was an insanely well told story and it kept a hold of me. I love games that, when I play them - hours and hours go by without noticing - and when I don't play them, all I think about is when my next play session is. Very few games has done this to me - RDR2, TLOU 1 and 2, Detroit become human and Firewatch (wish it was 3x the length) and Tell me why. The premise, without getting into spoiler territory, is so intriguing. to me, the main char could be anything, Trans, Gay, Straight - whatever. Its the childhood trauma, piecing together where that trauma stems from, is everything as the main characters perceive nad remember?

    its a masterpiece in its own right and for the genre, it does absolutely amazing.    … Expand
  22. mlann
    Jan 27, 2021
    10
    there are so many people giving this game a 0 SIMPLY because this game features a trans character. I believe this type of representation is SUPER important, but this story doesn’t just get representation.. the score, the graphics, the story, the gameplay, all great in my opinion.
  23. Ray6701
    Dec 20, 2021
    10
    Awesome game it's amazing and interesting to me and incredibly cool and great graphics
  24. amansavant
    Jun 11, 2021
    10
    This games has some of the deepest and well defined characters in any games and u can relate with the person you playing as so well the story is amazing and anyone will have a great time playing this and the puzzles are also nice
  25. Alanbdjdjdhd
    Jun 16, 2021
    8
    Me gusta demasiado la historia de Tell Me Why lo único que no me gusta es su gameplay lo deberían de mejorar para siguientes entregas con esas mejoras sería el mejor esclusivo de Xbox
  26. Farbodltu
    Jul 2, 2021
    10
    The story is just so beautiful but gameplay is ao slow but i enjoyed playing this game
  27. ShortKid999
    Sep 10, 2020
    10
    Great game. Everyone is just review bombing because it’s an xbox game.If it we’re a playstation game the reviews would be higher. That are just upset xbox did something right.
  28. KernBall
    Jan 14, 2021
    8
    This game hit me way harder than I was expecting. I don't really relate to what the characters are going through and it still nearly had me in tears like 5 time. Also, Tyler is definitely my favourite portrayal of a trans character in a video game so far.

    The game is weak on the gameplay side but the beautiful story makes up for it.
  29. rolnxyz
    Sep 19, 2020
    10
    Another great DontNod game. Ignore all the "not a game cuz I ain't got no boom boom pew pew" fortnite fanboy reviews.

    Great concept, amazing world building, insane work of concept artists as always. Music is awesome, great story, and I loved the fresh supernatural twist as in previous games. Very cool children book inspired puzzles and little stories full of beautiful metaphors. An    Another great DontNod game. Ignore all the "not a game cuz I ain't got no boom boom pew pew" fortnite fanboy reviews.

    Great concept, amazing world building, insane work of concept artists as always. Music is awesome, great story, and I loved the fresh supernatural twist as in previous games. Very cool children book inspired puzzles and little stories full of beautiful metaphors. An awesome search for truth in the blur of childhood memories, it's great, fresh, I loved the game and I LOVE DontNod. Keep making games like this, we need them.

    This game is relatable in many ways. A ton of people can't stand the trans element of this story. For god sake, just get past that. Yes it's a story about sexual identity, but it also has more depth than that, it's about dysfunctional families, it's about brothers and sisters, it's about moving away and going back home, it's about remembering your childhood, it's about overcoming your past, closure, forgiving, searching for truth, moving on. It's so sad people get caught up hating on a single dimension of a story when there is so much more. I loved it so much.

    DontNod, I beg you, DO NOT cater your next game to the negative reviewers. Keep doing you.

    If you like point and click adventure games, or like the previous life is strange games, this game is not going to disappoint you.    … Expand
  30. Filmanwalt
    Sep 24, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its a solid story, which is lacking some of the shining moments LiS had. I really enjoyed the Game and hat a lot of fun getting the coilectables, lurking for more informations in this world and just experience this very well made Story of the two siblings.

    Both characters were well chosen.

    It just felt a bit to rushed in the transition from Episode 2 to 3. I wanted a little bit more processing with the character of Alysson. We could have needed probably a longer Episode 3 or an Episode 4 to get a clean package here.

    But all in all they did a fantastic job with their narrative and highlighting some serious themes (depression, climate change, transgender). Besides the Depression which is main part of this game with also the Forgiveness and being done with memories, the other themes were very subtle and smart brought into the game.

    For me 8/10    … Expand
  31. Harryhall3r
    Sep 13, 2020
    10
    One of the best stories of the year. Whoever adds 0 to any game here doesn't know what video games are, and clearly hasn't played this one
  32. ECar
    Aug 30, 2020
    9
    Do not trust bad reviews (review bombing). Attention, this is a narrative-driven game or interactive storytelling.
    Will you find action? No. Will you find (a lot of) dialog? Yes.
    This game (and genre) is not sold as action or gameplay which requires skills (i mean, fast response time), if you expect something like that, this is not for you. So let's review the game by what it is. From    Do not trust bad reviews (review bombing). Attention, this is a narrative-driven game or interactive storytelling.
    Will you find action? No. Will you find (a lot of) dialog? Yes.

    This game (and genre) is not sold as action or gameplay which requires skills (i mean, fast response time), if you expect something like that, this is not for you. So let's review the game by what it is.
    From the same studio as Life Is Strange, we see they learned a lot from the previous game. First, the narrative pace is a lot better: the surprises and twists do not as long to occur as they did in LIS. Most cutscenes add up to the story meaningful details. You can choose how deep you will go in the scenario / environment or if you would prefer a more fast narrative (doing only the necessary to progress in game).

    Just from the beggining (frst scene), we see the story will revolve around the two brothers overcoming their mom's death trauma by trying to revive these memories. From the first episode (the only release yet), it's soon to judge character development and script, but so far they have been very well done.
    Character's personalities are very defined and clear in their actions. Their motivations are also not hollow, there are not "villains versus heroes", but people with different perspectives and believes    … Expand
  33. SubaruNatsuki
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Game with good story, good interaction and good narrative..................
  34. tylerlore
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Perfect game to keep me busy. Excited for the new episodes. Very happy this came to Gamepass.
  35. Phael05
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dondnot sabe fazer jogos com histórias Magníficas,e Tell me Why não seria diferente.
    Simplesmente joguem e não deixem esses FANBOYS estragarem suas experiências !!    … Expand
  36. SILAS117BR
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Fantástico, melhor que life is strange 2 por exemplo, os gráficos melhoraram muito e ainda por cima a história é tão boa e nem um pouco forçada, estão de parabéns o novo Xbox games Studios está ótimo até agora
  37. Jonnyrosa
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Jogo maravilhoso. Os irmãos são muito carismático, a história é linda e sensível... te prendendo do começo ao fim, e os gráficos melhoraram desde o último jogo da empresa. Vale muito a pena jogar, não vão se arrepender.
  38. Cloudthor
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Un excelente videojuego Narrativo que nos llega a sumergirnos en la historia de los personajes, espero que los prox capítulos sean tan buenos como el primero.
  39. Arenafighter
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Great story... Good graphics... Love this episode games from dontnod.
    Can't wait for episode 2 and 3.
  40. pie314159265358
    Sep 7, 2020
    9
    FYI, like other people have mentioned, do not trust the negative reviews on this. They predominantly comes from whiny people who have not actually played the game and simply want to hate it because it features a transgender protagonist. If you want a better ratio, including the number of hours players have played in this game, I recommend checking out the Steam reviews instead. At leastFYI, like other people have mentioned, do not trust the negative reviews on this. They predominantly comes from whiny people who have not actually played the game and simply want to hate it because it features a transgender protagonist. If you want a better ratio, including the number of hours players have played in this game, I recommend checking out the Steam reviews instead. At least you can tell who has actually played the game.

    Now as for the game itself, I never actually played this genre of game before, prior to this game. I always adored story-based games, though I came into it having previously played mostly RPGs, JRPGs, exploration games, etc. Hearing that there was a transgender man featured as a protagonist, and having it be first transgender male protagonist in major video game history, I wanted to try it out, being a transgender man myself. This said, I was not necessarily expecting to be all that engaged in the game, as it is not from a genre that I normally have much interest in, but this game really surprised me at how excellent it really is.

    Obviously, this genre is not a fast-paced action game but is instead a story-based game where the player unravels the world and builds a deeper connection to the characters and the story. The story and characters in this game have been excellent, and the game is emotionally quite moving. It really provides the full range of emotions, from bitter anger, to guilty regret, to confused grief, and to everyday silliness. The characters in this story are multifaceted, and their backgrounds and stories are incorporated into their personalities and development. There is quite a lot of artistic morality and nuance within the game, and I really love how characters who were otherwise horrible people have the opportunity to change and explore a better side of themselves.

    The only real complaints that I have are relatively small. Some of the animations can be a bit clunky, some of the dialogue at the beginning of the game is fairly awkward, and your twin will occasionally decide to body block you into rooms (which is also pretty funny, to be honest). Other than that, there were no real downsides to the game. If you like slower-paced story games, especially from this particular genre, then you will probably love this game.    … Expand
  41. PauloXx
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Jogo muito bom, com estória muito cativante que apresenta personagens com relações diferentes, gostei muito do game. Parabéns pela sua criação.
  42. silverbow15
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    this is the best game iv ever played - there really are only stories you can tell through an interactive medium and Tell me Why is the best story iv ever witnessed even only one episode in.
  43. th4govn4
    Aug 30, 2020
    10
    No spoilers. THIS GAME IS MAKING XBOX AND MICROSOFT THE NEW GEN CHAMPIONS. The fluidity and open mindedness of the developers and Microsoft Game Studios really shines throughout the story of this game. I have enjoyed and completed each section of Chapter 1 and CANNOT wait to get my hands on the rest. Thank you Microsoft and DONTNOD for giving me such an exhilarating and thought provoking campaign.
  44. Jogouuu
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Jogão muito bom do começo ao fim, história cativante espero que lance logo o próximo capitulo
  45. funroe
    Sep 4, 2020
    10
    Such a good game so far. I can’t wait to play ep2. I have a theory on what happened, so I can’t wait to find out.
  46. Chaos77
    Sep 7, 2020
    10
    Great game i am just at the beginning but i love the atmosphere and the mechanics.
  47. Lauriewe
    Sep 12, 2020
    10
    Great game that has a GREAT trans representation. We need more games like this.
  48. Tmz
    Aug 28, 2020
    9
    Esse jogo é incrivel, personagens bem escritos, narrativa bem conduzida e profunda aliados a uma direção de arte fenomenal. Em campos de decisões o jogo pode decepcionar mas em geral é uma experiência narrativa emocionante
  49. UMK
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Very Good..................................
    Best story.................................
  50. xdemarco
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Mais uma MASTERPIECE da MS, muito melhor que tlou2, pode chorar poneyzada da Sad games
  51. vulcxlove22
    Aug 31, 2020
    9
    Amazing game, c'mon. Just play it and enjoy this beautiful history about the best sisters that I ever see.
  52. gustavo7489
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    História muito boa. Te prende na frente do vídeo game. Personagens carismáticos.
  53. babue
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Superbe histoire tres bon film interactif juste dommage qu'il n'y est pas de VF
  54. Kvnfabian77
    Aug 30, 2020
    10
    Muy buen juego excelente historia y además muy recomendado, al verdad, siempre crean grandes historias.
  55. Diablo4
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Just like "Tell Tales Studios" before them that went out of business out of nowhere "Dont Nod Studios" is following the same pattern. Getting lucky on their first game with a charming little story with quirky relatable characters, people overlooked the flaws as they were a small team. But as time has gone they refuse to innovate, evolve or improve quality. Sticking to the same budget… Expand
  56. HellaParadoxial
    Aug 31, 2020
    9
    I thought the story was interestingly done, contrasting how it was laid out in Life is Strange. Instead of gradually learning new information on a completely new situation with either minimal/no prior information about it, you learn more details about a prior event the main characters are familiar with. Although some people argue this makes the story seem bland, I think it keeps the playerI thought the story was interestingly done, contrasting how it was laid out in Life is Strange. Instead of gradually learning new information on a completely new situation with either minimal/no prior information about it, you learn more details about a prior event the main characters are familiar with. Although some people argue this makes the story seem bland, I think it keeps the player on their toes - they can never fully come to a conclusion as every little event seems to throw a new detail into the mix that completely shakes up what you had in mind. I have only played Chapter One, however, so I’m not sure how this affects the later chapters. The graphics are definitely a step up from those of Life is Strange, though animation still seems janky in some places. The facial animation more so, as it is very noticeable if a character doesn’t seem to express emotion visually to the level expected of what they are feeling/saying. Overall so far I think it’s a good game, but minor visual things hold it back.… Expand
  57. Devin9930
    Sep 3, 2020
    10
    Great game, honestly lots of fun, more like a playable movie. Interesting story
  58. sartske
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    A wonderful character-driven story. The slow pacing works in its favour and the character writing is a step up from the Life is Strange series, in part due to its focus on adult characters and a less dramatic plot. The landscapes and aesthetic are cozy and beautiful, and each environment feels detailed and lived-in. The mechanic of choosing between two people's recollection of the sameA wonderful character-driven story. The slow pacing works in its favour and the character writing is a step up from the Life is Strange series, in part due to its focus on adult characters and a less dramatic plot. The landscapes and aesthetic are cozy and beautiful, and each environment feels detailed and lived-in. The mechanic of choosing between two people's recollection of the same childhood event is intriguing, even if the other "twin telepathy" power feels a bit too cliche. All in all, I enjoyed this a lot.… Expand
  59. TransRights4Evr
    Sep 30, 2020
    10
    Doing my part to counter the bigots giving it a 0 just because there is a trans character. The game is good, not as good as Life as Strange but still good. All the reviews saying "there is no story, just being woke" is just a dog whistle for "I'm a straight cis male and any game that doesn't cater exclusively to me is bad."
  60. neomoonsevin
    Apr 9, 2023
    8
    Don't Nod games are awesome thrillers I purchased this aswell I liked it beginning to end great point n click game
  61. dieguitodrg
    Dec 20, 2022
    10
    Great story, great characters, great visuals, "The book of goblins" and the final room is very good art and lightning.

    I'm so sorry for the whole bunch of people voting 0 for a character being trans or a "woke story". This game is not about being trans, it almost takes only 5% or less of the dialogues. If you're not ok being a trans character you can play other games and be a goat, a    Great story, great characters, great visuals, "The book of goblins" and the final room is very good art and lightning.

    I'm so sorry for the whole bunch of people voting 0 for a character being trans or a "woke story". This game is not about being trans, it almost takes only 5% or less of the dialogues.

    If you're not ok being a trans character you can play other games and be a goat, a supermutant or a cat.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#43 Best Xbox One Game of 2020
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#12 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2020

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 45 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 45
  3. Negative: 0 out of 45
  1. GamingBolt
    Oct 31, 2020
    80
    When all is said and done, though Tell Me Why doesn’t necessarily disturb the established Dontnod template too much, it executes it well enough that that doesn't ever seem like an issue. Excellent characters, strong writing, and a deeply personal plot help the player connect with the story. In the end, that most criticisms of the game can be boiled down to “I wish I had had more time to spend in its world and with its characters” should, ultimately, be all that really needs to be said about Tell Me Why.
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  2. Atomix
    Sep 17, 2020
    75
    Tell Me Why tells a compelling story with some of the most memorable characters in videogames of recent years, but the narrative sometimes feels rushed and some of its best moments feel a little bit too short.
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  3. TheXboxHub
    Sep 15, 2020
    90
    Tell Me Why on Xbox One is DONTNOD's strongest game to date. It is quiet, introspect, mature and superbly written and performed, with visuals that are easy on the eyes - the novel release approach also helps things. There are still some factors holding it back from perfection, but I sincerely hope this is the start of a great partnership between Xbox and DONTNOD, as I feel this game is a perfect example of the type of content Game Pass is perfect for delivering.
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