That’s where Tyler and Alyson’s search for truth becomes more difficult, as they explore a Rashomon-like mystery where every witness remembers something slightly different. Each encounter with them isn’t easy, but you have to push to figure out how to extract more secrets from them. And it wasn’t ploddingly slow in latency, like some of Dontnod’s games have been in the past.Īs the twins search for answers, they get to know fellow townspeople better, like the strait-laced Eddy the store owner Tessa, who is religious and not very tolerant of Tyler’s transgender status Tessa’s easy-going husband, Tom or the alcoholic handyman Sam Kansky, who is still mourning Mary-Ann. I appreciated that this part of the game gave me a button to push, and it was a bit of a challenge to find the exact spot where I had to make something appear. If you choose the right memory to believe, it will lead you on a different path than another that might be misleading. This mechanic gives the game its mystery, as you don’t always understand why the remembered scene is important as you piece together the missing links. Your choice in reconciling the memory may have an emotional effect on one of the twins. But sometimes Tyler and Alyson have different memories of the same event, and you have to decide which one is correct. If you find the right spot, you can replay a memory. It reminded me of Quantic Dream’s Beyond: Two Souls. This Bond produces a mental strain and it threatens to create a rift between the twins. They can also stumble upon certain places around their childhood home that trigger memories, which replay as partial memories like old videos. They can hold a conversation while talking to someone who may have something to hide. The twins have the ability to Bond, or communicate with each other telepathically, without speaking. Since this is a game from Dontnod, the creator of the Life is Strange series, it does have a supernatural element. Tyler didn’t understand why Mary-Ann seemed so enraged, but he assumed that she had read his diary where he wrote about his wish to transition to being male. Back when he was 10, Tyler cut off his long hair and Mary-Ann went off the deep end. From the small glimpse we get of the tragedy at the beginning, the mother Mary-Ann Ronan didn’t appear to accept the transgender transition of Tyler, a character who was born female. But you’ll come across nothing more challenging than occasionally finding things in the environment.ĭuring some moments, I wondered if Tell Me Why was a simple soap opera about a family that didn’t get along. You’ll read through lots of things like old letters that shed light on the mystery and solve a few puzzles like encoded combination locks. I was soaking in the beauty of the Alaskan wilderness, and I felt engaged with the unification of the twins and how they got to know each other after being apart. You won’t find challenges such as button-mashing tests and other things that might turn people off who just want to experience a good story.įor the first 30 minutes of the game, I didn’t have to do anything consequential. Critics will say it’s a boring “walking simulator” without much action, but that didn’t bother me. It’s an accessible experience that any adult can play (it’s rated mature for drug references, mild blood, strong language, and violence) and enjoy for its complex characters, mystery, and good writing. This game isn’t for the crowd with twitch reflexes. They also seek to understand the tragedy that separated them so long ago in the fictional Alaskan wilderness town of Delos Crossing. As young adults, the twins are reunited and are planning to sell their family home. Tyler, voiced by August Aiden Black, spent 10 years separated from Alyson (voiced by Arica Lindbeck) in a place called the Fireweed Residential Center after the death of their mother. The game focuses on identical twins Tyler and Alyson Ronan.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |