![]() ![]() 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. Game director Florent Guillaume said authentic representation was crucial, in part, because video games can "put you in the shoes of characters that you don't necessarily relate to.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. The character Tyler, right, in "Tell Me Why." Dontnod Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios On the "Tell My Why" site's FAQ page, the team behind the game said trans, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming staff members from Dontnod and Xbox made "countless key creative contributions," including in "character design, narrative and dialogue." The team said that it worked closely with GLAAD, a national LGBTQ media advocacy organization, in creating "Tell My Why" and that the transgender actor who voiced Tyler "made significant contributions" to the final product, as well. The game's creators acknowledge that there are instances when he faces "ignorant comments and microaggressions" and that after a decade away from his hometown, he is met with offensive reactions from some neighbors who are seeing him post-transition for the first time. ![]() While the game does not center on Tyler's gender identity, the gameplay does not shy away from it, either. ![]() All three chapters will be available on Xbox Game Pass, Xbox One, Windows PC and Steam. 27, and the remaining two are set to debut on Thursday and Sept. The game's first chapter was released Aug. ![]()
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