Telling Lies is an intriguing video game narrative experiment from start to finish. Our review of Sam Barlow's new game...
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Release Date: August 23, 2019
Platform: PC, iOS
Developer: Sam Barlow & Furious Bee
Publisher: Annapurna Interactive
Genre: Full motion video
With Telling Lies, video game auteur Sam Barlow expands on the concept of his first independent foray, Her Story. Players unravel an intricately woven story of betrayal, sex, obsession, espionage, and murder (and any other neo-noir motif you can think of) by perusing hours of live-action footage revolving around a handful of people whose lives are entangled in strange and shocking ways.
The tricky thing about this review is that the entire game is focused solely on the narrative, and depending on your approach, it’s possible to uncover some of the game’s biggest secrets within minutes of touching your keyboard. Barlow has been exceedingly tight-lipped about...
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Release Date: August 23, 2019
Platform: PC, iOS
Developer: Sam Barlow & Furious Bee
Publisher: Annapurna Interactive
Genre: Full motion video
With Telling Lies, video game auteur Sam Barlow expands on the concept of his first independent foray, Her Story. Players unravel an intricately woven story of betrayal, sex, obsession, espionage, and murder (and any other neo-noir motif you can think of) by perusing hours of live-action footage revolving around a handful of people whose lives are entangled in strange and shocking ways.
The tricky thing about this review is that the entire game is focused solely on the narrative, and depending on your approach, it’s possible to uncover some of the game’s biggest secrets within minutes of touching your keyboard. Barlow has been exceedingly tight-lipped about...
- 8/21/2019
- Den of Geek
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