I had the benefit of going into Telling Lies almost completely blind. I’d never played Sam Barlow’s previous game, Her Story, and missed Telling Lies when it was released on PC and iOS last year. All I knew is that Telling Lies was an FMV game featuring real videos of live actors, but different from the typical “choose your own adventure” style choice-based…
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Every player will unravel the threads differently
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Acting feels "real," never overly cinematic or too fake and campy
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Immersive nature of guiding the story yourself
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Unique blend of FMV and interactivity, along with sometimes uncomfortable themes
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Scrubbing through videos is painfully slow
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PS4 text box UI is a bit jarring
