Telling Lies Gameplay Walkthrough Part 4 - iOS
1Telling Lies Gameplay Walkthrough Part 4 - iOS
Telling Lies follows the lives of four characters — played by actors Logan Marshall-Green, Kerry Bishé, Alexandra Shipp, and Angela Sarafyan — whose stories are told exclusively through recorded conversations. Much like Her Story, players search a database of video clips by casting a net of keywords and seeing what comes back. Each recording offers a single side of a conversation. Through smart detective work and intuition, players piece together the overarching story of these characters and how their lives connect.
It’s a lush experience that succeeds in a superb way. The game’s acting is stellar, with each character feeling so real and fully formed that their motivations are easy to understand. And the game’s piecemeal storytelling style makes each discovery feel like a breakthrough. Below, games editor Andrew Webster and reporter Megan Farokhmanesh discuss. Light spoilers to follow.
Megan: I was obsessed with Her Story when it came out, so naturally, Telling Lies was on my must-play list. That being said, I still wondered if it would just be a revisitation of the same concepts — lots of database searching, piecing together a story, etc. But I think it’s a real testament to Barlow’s abilities here that he’s managed to improve on so many concepts from Her Story, while also expanding the scope of his storytelling.
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