{"id":10551,"date":"2023-06-30T10:37:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T08:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/30\/the-video-game-that-made-me-feel-seen-as-a-trans-person-ceridwen-millington\/"},"modified":"2023-06-30T10:37:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T08:37:16","slug":"the-video-game-that-made-me-feel-seen-as-a-trans-person-ceridwen-millington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/30\/the-video-game-that-made-me-feel-seen-as-a-trans-person-ceridwen-millington\/","title":{"rendered":"The video game that made me feel seen as a trans person | Ceridwen Millington"},"content":{"rendered":"

2020\u2019s Tell Me Why from French studio Don\u2019t Nod remains the best trans story in games \u2013 and we could use more of them<\/p>\n

Now is the perfect time to play 2020\u2019s story-driven adventure game Tell Me Why<\/a>: in honour of Pride month, it\u2019s currently free to download. Developer Don\u2019t Nod\u2019s tale follows a trans man returning to his childhood home and confronting his family\u2019s past. A major video game that centres any trans character is a rarity to celebrate, but Tyler Ronan doesn\u2019t feel tokenistic; he is part of a mature and complex story. Tell Me Why feels like a necessary counterbalance to a wider climate that seems desperate to make gender-diverse people feel marginalised and forgotten.<\/p>\n

Tyler, a trans man, and his twin cisgender sister, Alyson, spend much of the game exploring the mysteries behind their mother\u2019s death. Mental health and the fallibility of memory take equal weight, as the game explores transphobia and belonging. As a trans woman, I found the narrative compelling, challenging and deeply affecting. I was drawn in by its representation of trans people, but my attention was held by its musings on the universal concerns we all have. In other words, I was moved by its confidence in showing that trans lives are as complex as anyone else\u2019s.<\/p>\n

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\n2020\u2019s Tell Me Why from French studio Don\u2019t Nod remains the best trans story in games \u2013 and we could use more of them
\nNow is the perfect time to play 2020\u2019s story-driven adventure game Tell Me Why: in honour of Pride month, it\u2019s currently free to download. Developer Don\u2019t Nod\u2019s tale follows a trans man returning to his childhood home and confronting his family\u2019s past. A major video game that centres any trans character is a rarity to celebrate, but Tyler Ronan doesn\u2019t feel tokenistic; he is part of a mature and complex story. Tell Me Why feels like a necessary counterbalance to a wider climate that seems desperate to make gender-diverse people feel marginalised and forgotten.
\nTyler, a trans man, and his twin cisgender sister, Alyson, spend much of the game exploring the mysteries behind their mother\u2019s death. Mental health and the fallibility of memory take equal weight, as the game explores transphobia and belonging. As a trans woman, I found the narrative compelling, challenging and deeply affecting. I was drawn in by its representation of trans people, but my attention was held by its musings on the universal concerns we all have. In other words, I was moved by its confidence in showing that trans lives are as complex as anyone else\u2019s. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2020\u2019s Tell Me Why from French studio Don\u2019t Nod remains the best trans story in games \u2013 and we could use more of them Now is the perfect time to play 2020\u2019s story-driven adventure game Tell Me Why: in honour of Pride month, it\u2019s currently free to download. Developer Don\u2019t Nod\u2019s tale follows a trans …<\/p>\n

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