This consistently happened throughout the game, though it was only really detrimental when four or more objects could be selected on one screen. I would center the option so it popped up, press the action button, and have an entirely different object in the puzzle move. I had many frustrating moments where I could not select the exact option I knew was the right answer because there were too many options onscreen. However, on keyboard and mouse, the controls are finnicky. These puzzles require you to search through the storybook the twins wrote and illustrated with her for answers. The house is filled with locks designed as fairy tale puzzles. It’s established early in the first episode that Mary-Ann, Tyler and Alyson’s mother, has some great engineering skills. There are some wonderful ideas for minigames and puzzles in this adventure game. The issues come in two varieties: gameplay mechanics and balance of perspective. The people around them do not understand exactly what they’re going through, but they try their best to support them. Meanwhile, Tyler is going through some kind of depressive episode, unable to feel anything now that progress has stalled on uncovering all the questions he has about his own existence. There’s even a minigame moment where you have to help Alyson use a breathing app to guide her through a panic attack. The exploration of grief, anxiety, and mental wellness is spectacular in this episode. They each need to decide what they want to do moving forward to be happy. Alyson is starting to see random memories that seem to be manifestations of her anxiety Tyler cannot recall what he wants to see anymore. Both are experiencing great anxiety over their inability to control their memory recall power. Alyson moves back in with her adoptive father Eddy, and Tyler stays at their childhood home. The twins take a break from each other after their fight at the end of Episode 2. In Episode 3, Alyson and Tyler finally evaluate what they have left in the wake of their new knowledge about their mother and the town’s role in her death. I’ll get into the more specific issues that could be deal breakers for certain people later, but I’m overall impressed. I think the team at Dontnod succeeded in telling a complex and largely inclusive story with a lot of nuance. I’ll say right now that I enjoyed my experience. Our Tell Me Why adventure finally comes to a conclusion.
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