It feels like it’s brought up more than necessary. Tyler’s transition or gender play a rather small part in the story and maybe isn’t necessary at all.
I’ve seen a few opinions saying this is just pushing an agenda, or forcing the character on players, and it feels like those opinions come from people who haven’t played the game. It doesn’t help that while Tyler is transgender, so much of the game pretty fails to do anything that interesting with it. It almost feels like something done to garner attention more than a necessary part of the story. I’d almost definitely say it was not due to the size and scale of the game. Though, much of the marketing material for Tell Me Why focuses heavily on the fact that this is the first transgender character to lead a AAA game, and while that might be officially true, I’m not sure if I would categorize this as a traditional AAA game. Dontnod even released a FAQ regarding this, and the fact is they handled the topic well, exactly how I hope other studios treat transgender characters. Yet the only reason I feel compelled to bring it up is due to how often the game pushes the issue as if it wants people to notice how progressive this is. It’s probably important to mention that Tyler is transgender, being born a female, and is now a male in the story. It’s just a storytelling element for the game to explore previous events.
Yet again, this power is neither explored nor explained. The story revolves around a pair of twins Alyson and Tyler who are given a special power to share memories. After their success with Life Is Strange, I was curious what other realms Dontnod would explore, and it seems the apple hasn’t fallen that far from the tree.ĭontnod’s newest game is once again an episodic narrative game with characters who have special powers, deal with heavy issues, and feels almost like it could have been titled Life is Strange 3.
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