Twin Mirror
DONTNOD Entertainment clearly knows what it’s doing when it comes to decision-based, narrative-driven adventure games.
Both the first and second Life Is Strange titles were exceptional, emotional rollercoasters that had us taking far, far too long staring at the two choices we had to choose between… and then immediately regretting that decision.
At the time of writing, DONTNOD’s next episodic series — albeit a mini-series — will release in the form of Tell Me Why.
It tells the story of twins Alyson and Tyler who travel to their childhood home in Alaska to come to terms with events from their childhood. Its inclusion of a transgender character is of particular interest, as DONTNOD worked with GLAAD to ensure it was an “authentic representation of the trans experience.”
It’s the release of Tell Me Why, alongside the pandemic that we’ve all had to endure in 2020, that Twin Mirror seems destined for a delay into 2021.
Twin Mirrors follows Sam Higgs as he returns to his hometown to bid farewell to his best friend, before getting embroiled in even more dark mysteries surrounding Basswood, West Virginia.
Alas, we’re at the end of August and neither DONTNOD nor Bandai Namco Entertainment have narrowed the game’s release window from the broad 2020 release window.
Given the team may have also been working on the short, three-episode Tell Me Why, while also dealing with the pandemic, we imagine Twin Mirror may suffer the consequences as a result.
But hey, more time in the oven just means a more polished and enjoyable experience when that future release does come, and we can’t wait to see what DONTNOD’s got in store for us next.
