

This decision greatly affected Chief Brown’s attitude toward Tyler later on in the game.īesides replying to people all day long, another prominent aspect of Tell Me Why’s gameplay is finding lost objects. One option lets you begrudgingly accept the gift and another propels Tyler to throw the ring into the river (I chose the latter ‘cause screw him!). Of course, Tyler doesn’t take kindly to the gift (a priceless ring), but it’s up to you to decide whether you’d like to accept it. Tyler and Alyson Ronan (Image credit: Dont Nod Entertainment/Tell Me Why)ĭuring Alyson’s ferry ride with Tyler, she gives her twin brother a gift from Delos Crossing Police Chief Eddy Brown, the man who arrested Tyler, sent him to Fireweed, adopted Alyson, and forbade her from seeing Tyler for seven years. Alyson mutters to Michael that she can’t wait to move out of Delos Crossing to Juneau (the Land of Milk and Honey in Tell Me Why) with him, impelling Tyler to ask, “What did you say?” Although Alyson made plans to move to Juneau with Tyler, her twin brother had no idea there’d be a third party. For example, in one scene, we meet Alyson’s friend (and Tyler’s love interest) Michael.

While being prompted to reply to a character, you’re given pre-selected answers that, at times, are the same exact responses worded in different ways. Tell Me Why gives you the illusion of choice. At first, the choose-your-own-adventure vibes are intriguing, but the visual-novel game mechanics - requiring nothing more than a simple press of the Y or X button - gets old fairly quickly. While the twins exchange awkward pleasantries after not seeing each other for years, you get to look around and take in the Alaskan landscape - and boy is it beautiful! Tell Me Why may be boring, but Delos Crossing surely isn’t.ĭuring this ferry ride, you’re introduced to Tell Me Why’s incredibly tedious gameplay - every now and then, you’ll be prompted to choose how you’d like to respond to characters, which can affect the story down the line. In order to return home, the twins must take a ferry across the river. We get our first glimpse of Delos Crossing’s natural beauty when Alyson, Tyler’s twin sister, picks up Tyler from Fireweed, a juvenile detention center he’s been living in for the past decade. Tell Me Why (Image credit: Dont Nod Entertaintment/Xbox Games Studios)
