Tell Me Why

“I'm not reading allat,” I hear you say as you scroll - valid, I wouldn’t either. Honestly, I kept putting off playing this game for so long it’s funny, especially since I got it for free. I tried a few times to get through the first chapter, but then I kept forgetting about it. I honestly thought it could never be as good as the masterpiece Life is Strange. I basically treat my Steam account like a Tumblr blog, so if you want to read the more straightforward part of this review and stop hearing me brag, keep scrolling to the next paragraph. This part will also have minor spoilers for the game: [spoiler]I like to get a little emotional with my games, and I like to base my final review on my feelings - and felt, I did. Plenty. You see, I have a brother too, not a twin and not even close to my age (he’s 15, I’m 21). Growing up, our relationship was neither tense nor close. We just kind of existed. Only when I reached the ripe age of 15 myself did I start to notice how much we needed each other. Especially with our parents being so… complicated. Just like Tyler and Alyson, I can tell we went through trauma related to our parents. To put it simply, I was the mentally troubled older sister, and he was the glass child. Just like Alyson, I blame myself every day for how much I must have ruined his childhood, how much pain I caused him by being sent from one mental hospital to another. At the same time, I’m grateful it happened to me, not him. I’m glad I was born first, because my whole life is about protecting him from the same fate. I think Tyler choosing not to see his sister even after he had the chance was a great way to show the shame one feels after drifting apart. And as I played, I slowly realized how lucky I am to have actually fixed what I broke. In my playgroup, the twins' bond grew stronger, which made me cry ugly tears, because that’s all I want for our relationship. I’d like to think one day my brother would agree to play this game with me, as we did with LiS 2. The point of this not-so-little ramble is that if something as simple as a game can make you feel so much, reflect on things, and take action, it is worth every hour/penny you spent on it.[/spoiler] And here is an actual review: The graphics bothered me at first, since I’m used to smoother movements in games lately, but the scenery made me turn a blind eye to it. DONTNOD, you dirty bastard, you know how to make every single prolonged walking sequence enjoyable with those landscapes. The puzzles bored me a bit, probably because they had so much reading. I think it would work much better if the Book of Goblins was given to us in parts, like in other DT games where a character keeps a diary. It’s much easier to read one page at a time, not 60; just a silly thought haha… Anyway, the minigames were the best. I had fun throwing stuff at people :p. What I didn’t like was the lack of music. Besides the chapter openings, there was almost none; even the background sounds felt off. I was really disappointed by that… As I said before, the first chapter was a tad boring to get through, but the real sauce is chapters two and three. I finished them both in one go, and honestly didn’t expect the plot twist (and imagine a plot twist with many more twists) to be so clear just by paying attention to the characters. I should have noticed those small facial expressions… I was hoping for a bit more action at the end, you know, point-and-shoot type of thing, but I get why they went with a calmer ending. All things considered, I think Tell Me Why deserves way more attention than it does right now. It really is a great story. [spoiler]PS: I love you so much it hurts me, P. Hope this reaches you, lil bro, and if not, I’ll smack the ♥♥♥♥ out of you.[/spoiler] xx

A história e cenários são muito confortáveis. os quebra-cabeças e mistérios são defasiadores o suficiente para entreter. adorei a cena deles sentados na neve.

Earnest and emotional with great trans representation. Also makes a interactive panic attack mechanically make sense (while also being super stressful lol)

Sem palavras pra descrever essa obra mas se Você gosta de jogos de escolha esse vai valer o seu tempo e dinheiro investido claro se estiver em promo melhor ainda. mas foi uma Experiência sensacional.... como disse sem palavras!

fun game with a good story and nice graphics

Very emotional and true story