Little Red Lie
WZOGI · 2017 · Indie, Adventure, Story Rich, Visual Novel, Female Protagonist
PC
Very Positive83% · 105
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About Little Red Lie
OVERVIEW
Little Red Lie is a narrative-focused, interactive fiction experience that reduces the traditional nine-verb adventure game structure down to a single, context-dependent interaction: LIE.
Gameplay consists of navigating conversations and environments which will require you to lie to both others and yourself in order to secure your financial and personal future.
If you enjoy realistic and dramatic stories in a contemporary setting which deal with weighty issues of family, society and politics, Little Red Lie will offer a unique perspective into the subtle (and not-so-subtle) deceptions that shape our daily lives.
STORY THEME: ARE YOU MORE AFRAID OF POVERTY THAN DEATH?
If you grew up in the 1980s and 1990s, you may have been shielded from the full weight of existence by a happy and prosperous middle-class family, as well as access to an education which seemed to imply that your own life would be similarly rich with possibility.
How is that going?
LIE: THE ONLY VERB THAT MATTERS.
Explore the contrasting characters and stories of Sarah Stone and Arthur Fox through a wide variety of dishonest interactions. And literally nothing else.
SETTING: SCARS RUN DEEP
Realistically told, and in a realistic place: The streets and landmarks of Scarborough, Toronto's most notorious, misunderstood and fiercely proud suburb.
TWO CHARACTERS, ONE FATE
Living in a common time and place, Little Red Lie alternates you through the perspectives of two individuals who never meet, but who are deeply connected nevertheless. Explore the dynamics of their lives, relationships and decisions as both of them come face-to-face with the consequences of who they are and where they come from.
Little Red Lie is a narrative-focused, interactive fiction experience that reduces the traditional nine-verb adventure game structure down to a single, context-dependent interaction: LIE.
Gameplay consists of navigating conversations and environments which will require you to lie to both others and yourself in order to secure your financial and personal future.
If you enjoy realistic and dramatic stories in a contemporary setting which deal with weighty issues of family, society and politics, Little Red Lie will offer a unique perspective into the subtle (and not-so-subtle) deceptions that shape our daily lives.
STORY THEME: ARE YOU MORE AFRAID OF POVERTY THAN DEATH?
If you grew up in the 1980s and 1990s, you may have been shielded from the full weight of existence by a happy and prosperous middle-class family, as well as access to an education which seemed to imply that your own life would be similarly rich with possibility.
How is that going?
LIE: THE ONLY VERB THAT MATTERS.
Explore the contrasting characters and stories of Sarah Stone and Arthur Fox through a wide variety of dishonest interactions. And literally nothing else.
SETTING: SCARS RUN DEEP
Realistically told, and in a realistic place: The streets and landmarks of Scarborough, Toronto's most notorious, misunderstood and fiercely proud suburb.
TWO CHARACTERS, ONE FATE
Living in a common time and place, Little Red Lie alternates you through the perspectives of two individuals who never meet, but who are deeply connected nevertheless. Explore the dynamics of their lives, relationships and decisions as both of them come face-to-face with the consequences of who they are and where they come from.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Honestly not worth it, kind of boring because of the lenghty writing and SO edgy, not the cool way, the depressed teenager edgy.4 found this helpful
wait for sale 5 years finally [i] wow [/i] cards expensive cards drop card cost drop da game is trash cant refund reality checked or not idk didnt finish [quote=beatrice] When I speak the truth, I will use red Everything I speak in red is the truth [/quote] ⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣻⢋⣬⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢾⣯⣫⢿⣿⣿⣮⣪⢻⣿⣭⣻⣿⣷⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⢰⣯⣊⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣌⢻⣦⣨⢫⢻⣿⣮⢪⢻⣫⣾⣛⠻⢿⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⣯⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣯⣧⢻⣆⠪⢻⣮⣨⢪⢫⣿⣌⢙⣪⢪⣮⢻⣿⣦⠀⠀ ⠀⣮⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣽⣿⣿⣻⣿⣿⣺⢸⣿⣧⣎⢻⣆⢣⢹⣪⢸⢪⢪⣢⢪⢊⢪⣌⢪⢪⢪⣻⣡⣊⢂⠀ ⣴⢡⢣⡏⣿⣃⣣⣏⣏⣿⣯⢸⣺⣿⣺⣇⣿⣿⣹⣷⣻⣄⢪⢪⣢⣸⣸⣸⢪⣸⣪⣼⣮⣺⣫⢫⣨⠎⢷⡀ ⠀⠊⣿⢂⣿⢹⣺⣺⣿⢿⣻⣸⣧⣿⢇⣇⣪⣿⣧⣺⣧⣧⢰⢢⢪⢸⢊⢢⢊⢊⢪⣨⣬⢲⢪⣪⢜⣨⢪⢀ ⠀⠀⢻⡸⣛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢛⣭⡾⠿⢛⢛⢛⢿⣿⣿⣰⣢⢘⡂⣢⣤⣸⢪⢪⣸⢪⠪⢪⣸⣪⢿⣆⠀ ⠀⠀⠈⠈⠁⢙⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⣸⣄⢼⣺⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⣦⢺⢫⣿⣿⡄⣈⣢⣪⣪⢪⢪⡊⠪⠈⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣡⣩⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣾⣿⣿⣿⡿⣸⣸⣸⣊⢪⣪⣸⡀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣵⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣳⣼⣿⣿⣿⢟⣘⢪⣪⢢⣸⣪⠑⠈⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢫⣿⣿⣟⣿⢉⢪⢪⣪⢢⢱⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣡⢪⣸⢪⠊⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⣾⠁⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⢪⣿⣿⡆⠋⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢤⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣟⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡾⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣧⣾⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣷⣏⣿⣺⣯⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢻⠯⠯⠿⠿⠿⠛⢛⢛⢋⢹⢡⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣪⣪⣪⣪⣪⣢⢐⢐⢐⢐⢈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⡸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡘⢐⡀⠀⠀3 found this helpful
EDIT: After finishing the game I find it so mean spirited and cynical that playing and finishing this game only results in misery and depression. But tell us how you really feel game designer. Do Not Play. An excellent narrative game about the real world terrors of being in North America as a millenial and how the amoral truly succeed. All of it excellently done. It weaponizes curse words. As every other review said, it is very very depressing because it is about the real world we live in. And that world sucks!
While the game is very realistic towards life there is too much doom and gloom paragraphs that could have been done in a few sentences. Its like an overthinker on the meaning of life. Their is no divine purpose for existence, just a happenchance. Its funny after everything Arthur does, he can continue being with his family. Im glad he turned his life around but it doesn't sit well with me that he got off his charges by using money. I know thats how life works and it sucks. Also what happened to Dan, Melissa boyfriend? And is Sarah dead or now in a poly relationship?
A beautifully depressing little indie visual novel that feels socially and politically poignant in this moment in the Western world - just as it did when it released in 2017. The experience is dark, isolating, and uncheerful from start to finish, but I still enjoyed my time with it. It left me sitting in my own thoughts for awhile afterward, as any provocative piece of art does and should do. I recommend.
I do not recommend to play this game
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