![]() ![]() Our possibilities are being threatened in a way that harks back to the 1980s, but with the added cruelties of the internet age. In other words, I was moved by its confidence in showing that trans lives are as complex as anyone else’s.Ģ023 has been a traumatic year for too many LGBTQ+ people across the world. ![]() I was drawn in by its representation of trans people, but my attention was held by its musings on the universal concerns we all have. As a trans woman, I found the narrative compelling, challenging and deeply affecting. Mental health and the fallibility of memory take equal weight, as the game explores transphobia and belonging. Tyler, a trans man, and his twin cisgender sister, Alyson, spend much of the game exploring the mysteries behind their mother’s death. Tell Me Why feels like a necessary counterbalance to a wider climate that seems desperate to make gender-diverse people feel marginalised and forgotten. A major video game that centres any trans character is a rarity to celebrate, but Tyler Ronan doesn’t feel tokenistic he is part of a mature and complex story. ![]() Developer Don’t Nod’s tale follows a trans man returning to his childhood home and confronting his family’s past. Now is the perfect time to play 2020’s story-driven adventure game Tell Me Why: in honour of Pride month, it’s currently free to download. ![]()
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