To Tell the Truth

Decent but uneventful indie FMV where you watch clips recorded by a laptop. I always found FMV games fun. They were everywhere in the old days, and also in almost every genre you can think off. Despite the fact that the video quality improved, it quickly became a mechanic that did not last. Today, these games are uncommon. You can't put them in games anymore since they require a highly specific genre and gameplay mechanic. The most common is a mystery/detective title in which you watch clips from someone's life by entering key words. This one is exactly like that. You take the role of an investigator who uses a special software to find out what’s been going on with one person. While watching a single person fits the premise, it’s not exactly exciting. This is a common problem with a lot of indie FMV games because they just don’t have the budget to hire a bunch of actors and create huge sets. Anyway, the game takes place on a basic computer screen. When you type keywords into the search bar, the game displays video clips that are relevant to your query. Each clip is labeled with a date, so you know exactly where it occurs in the timeline. The idea is to just watch, note essential key words, and try to see all 160 clips. Once you've solved the mystery, you can contact your client and complete the game. I enjoy the dynamic search bar. You do not need to press enter after writing the word because videos will appear as you write. So you may type "work" to see a number of video, and then simply add "ing" to see a few more. You cannot search or fast forward through individual clips. All you can do is skip them and then re-watch or quit. The strange thing is that some clips are broken into two or several sections. You might press the skip button and assume you're done with that clip, but when you press play, you'll discover that there's more. What's even more strange is that sections of the same clip are treated as separate videos. But there’s also an annoying bug with the UI. There’s a lot of times when you click on play and the video skips to the end or skips an entire section. Or you get a black screen where you can only quit to the main menu. This forces you into watching clips at least two times because you always miss something. As always, organization depends on you because the game doesn’t offer any help. There’s no easy way of knowing what you’ve seen. While it’s true the video gets an eye icon on the center of the screen, you still have to click on the clip in the search bar to see it. The previously seen video should be identified in another way to prevent unnecessary clicking. Sadly, some clips are bugged because they don’t get the “watched” icon, and at least one clip is broken because it just freezes.

If you want to watch a fat fck who doesn't know how to take care of himself, this game is for you! The whole game is a one-man show. It isn't funny or interesting, max, it is so bad, you can't lookaway kind. Guy speaks to the phone or to himself. The end. I really worry about this guy. The room looks like an outtake from Horders. I thought it was just for show, but I saw the extras, and it is all real. OMG. Please wake up and get yourself together!

I'm deceived. The story is really short and could really been more developped. You can finish it in one hour max. I feel like it was more of a demo than a finished story. It's not worth buying it at this price but at a discount it's a little interesting experiment. We want more from you mister developper !