I relate it to having a girlfriend some years ago, when I hadn’t quite figured out that I was, in fact, bisexual, so I hadn’t fully come out to the people in my life. It hits right in the feels because so many of us know how hard it can be to come out, especially when you have to do it over and over again. To begin with, Tyler returns to his home town and along the way has to face people who once knew him as a young girl, some of which don’t even recognise him anymore, understandably. Tell Me Why doesn’t force its LGBT characters in an unnatural way, they are included as anybody else would be, there is no assumption of anybody’s identity and it creates a truly accepting experience. I dream of a world where game creators want to represent all identifiable genders through their characters and Dontnod are the first company that I get that sense from. Tell Me Why is the first game released by a major studio to feature a transgender lead character, and that is a huge step in the world of gaming. The representation begins right at the beginning where we learn that Tyler is a transgender male. You switch characters each scene of the episodes. This game is unique in the way that you play as two different characters, twins Tyler and Alyson.
I played these through with my partner and felt the urge to write about my personal feelings and praise the game (along with creators Dontnod) for its characters and storylines.
Over the past three weeks, a wonderful game called Tell Me Why has been released in the form of three episodes, all available for free to Xbox Game Pass members. I have previously stated that popular games are lacking in representation of our community but I think that has recently started to change. As a member of the LGBT community, I notice representation wherever it can be found.
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