History VideoGame / TellingLies

* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: David cheats on his wife Emma while undercover with Ava, and also (emotionally) cheats on them both with a camgirl. As he and Emma's relationship grow increasingly strained, she cheats on him with an anesthesiologist at work.]]

* NamesTheSame: Lampshaded; David's alias, David Jones, is the same as Creator/DavidBowie's real name.

* XMeetsY: As stated by creator Sam Barlow, the game is "''Film/SexLiesAndVideotape'' meets ''Film/TheConversation''".

* AloneWithThePsycho: Emma believed she was in this type of relationship with David [[spoiler: after she saw him kill Paul, another man she knew, out of jealousy, even though nothing was happening between them. She married him out of fear and pretended to be the perfect wife out of fear, but by the time you spy on their personal videos, she is tired of living the lie and starts to openly defy him. The fact that he is also away on a deep cover mission for the FBI makes it easier for her.]]

* DeathEqualsRedemption: [[spoiler: Somewhat attempted by David. He commits what he believes is a HeroicSacrifice by blowing up the bridge supporting the pipeline which, according to the Green Storm activists, is a threat to clean and drinkable water. However, none of the other main characters (including his wife, girlfriend and both his daughters) seem to retain any strong feelings for him (good or bad). They go on with their lives, completely forgetting about him.]]

* {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler: Rare male example. David killed a man named Paul, just because his wife Emma knew him and he was jealous, thinking she cheated on him, even though they weren't that serious of a couple at the time. Emma married him afterwards purely out of fear, which she admits in a video where she uses one of her daughter's doll houses and dolls to confess to everything while building up the courage to leave David.]]

''Telling Lies'' is a FullMotionVideo InteractiveFiction game, developed by Sam Barlow and Furious Bee, and published by Annapurna Interactive.

* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: David cheats on his wife Emma while undercover with Ava, and also cheats on them both with a camgirl. As him and Emma's relationship grow increasing strained, she also cheats on him with an anesthesiologist at work.]]

* {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler: Rare male example. David killed a man named Paul, just because his wife Emma knew him and he was jealous, thinking she cheated on him, even though they weren't that serious of a couple at the time. Emma married him afterwards purely out of fear, which she admits in a video where she uses one of her daughter's doll houses and dolls to confess to everything while building up the courage to leave David.]]

''Telling Lies'' is the SpiritualSuccessor to Sam Barlow's previous game ''VideoGame/HerStory'', with a similiar presentation and gameplay elements, while also expanding the scale (''Her Story'' has just under two hours worth of video to watch, ''Telling Lies'' has about 10).

You have obtained a hard-drive from the National Security Agency that contains hundreds of videos of calls and recordings taken on the phones of four individuals over the course of two years. You must search through the database to figure out why the four central characters have been the subject of electronic surveillance, as well as the nature in the player-character's role in these events. However, each video you uncover only contains one side of a conversation, requiring the player to find the complementary video to fully understand the conversation.

* AloneWithThePsycho: Emma believed she was in this type of relationship with David [[spoiler: after she saw him kill Paul, another man she knew, out of jealously, even though nothing was happening between them. She married him out of fear and pretended to be the perfect wife out of fear, but by the time you spy on their personal videos, she is tired of living the lie and starts to openly defy him. The fact that he is also away on a deep cover mission for the FBI makes it easier for her.]]

* DeepCoverAgent: [[spoiler: This is David's job at the FBI. In most videos he is working the Green Storm leftist group and the Camgirl who the FBI believes is linked to a powerful criminal organization.]]

* DudeWheresMyRespect: [[spoiler: Granted, David is an AntiHero at best, but he still carries a dangerous undercover mission (mostly successfully) and ends up losing his wife, daughters, girlfriend and job. After being DrivenToSuicide, none of the other main characters seem to retain any strong feelings for him (good or bad). They go on with their lives, completely forgetting about him.]]

* DudeWheresMyRespect: [[spoiler: Granted, David is an AntiHero at best, but he still carries a dangerous undercover mission (mostly successfully) and ends up losing his wife, daughters, girlfriend and job. After been DrivenToSuicide, none of the other main characters seem to retain any strong feelings for him (good or bad). They go on with their lives, completely forgetting about him.]]

* DudeWheresMyRespect: [[spoiler: Granted, David is an Anti-Hero at best, but he still carries a dangerous undercover mission (mostly successfully) and ends up losing his wife, daughters, girlfriend and job. After been DrivenToSuicide, none of the other main characters seem to retain any strong feelings for him (good or bad). They go on with their lives, completely forgetting about him.]]

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: After ruining his relationships with his wife Emma, his job at the FBI after going rogue, and his new love Ava, David decides to commit suicide by turning his boat into a giant bomb to blow up the pipeline bridge that Green Storm was protesting against.]]

* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: The motto of David and everyone in the FBI.

* TheThreeFacesofEve: Ava is the Child, Emma is the Wife, the camgirl is the Seductress.

You have obtained a hard-drive from the National Security Agency that contains hundreds of videos of calls and recordings taken on the phones of four individuals over the course of two years. You must search through the database to figure out why the four central characters have been the subject of electronic surveillance, as well as the nature in the player-character's role in these events. However, each video you uncover, only contains one side of a conversation, requiring the player to find the complementary video to fully understand the conversation.

As a large part of this game involves figuring out what's going on and who the characters are, details as small as a character's name can damage the experience, as such there will be unmarked heavy '''spoilers''' below, read at your own risk.

* ActorAllusion: Kerry Bishé, who played Lucy Bennett in ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' plays a nurse in this game.

* AloneWithThePsycho: Emma believed she was in this type of relationship with David [[spoiler: after she saw him kill Paul another man she knew out of jealously, even though nothing was happening between them. She married him out of fear and pretended to be the perfect wife out of fear, but by the time you spy on their personal videos, she is tired of living the lie and starts to openly defy him. The fact that he is also away on a deep cover mission for the FBI makes it easier for her.]]

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: After ruining his relationships with his wife Emma, his job at the FBI after going Rouge, and his new love Ava, David decides to commit suicide by turning his boat into a giant bomb to blow up the pipline bridge Green Storm was protesting being built.]]

* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Invoked; the camgirl says she slept with a woman to draw the interest of her viewers.]
* GreenEyedMonster: David has a really bad jealous streak with women he's in relationships with. [[spoiler: and often results in him taking violent action against the men he is jealous of.]]
* GoingNative: [[spoiler: David goes deep undercover to expose and destroy a far-left radical group named Green Storm who the FBI believe is a rising threat. While there, he meets Ava and falls in love. Overtime he really starts to believe in their message and becomes the most radical of them all. Resulting in him committing a terrorist act by using his boat and bombs to blow up a pipeline bridge, while he is on board.]]

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: David starts the downward spiral with his wife Emma, when he starts to show jealously over a doctor named Steven, who she was talking to about her mother's possible growing neurological condition. This brings back the memory of David killing a man in the past for that same reason named Paul. Things were mostly going great between them with the occasional disagreements couples have, until this happens.]]
* IHaveManyNames: [[spoiler: As an FBI Agent, David uses many surnames when going undercover. He explains to Camgirl that the FBI trains their Agents to use their real first name in case they run into someone they know personally. It usually won't blow their cover, because when a person know someone personally they, in most cases they call them by their first name, not their surname. Camgirl also admits she uses fake names and that's how the conversation starts. And you will eventually learn them.]]

* MultipleEndings: The game has various epilogues, which one you get depends on which of the characters you focused on the most.
* RapeAsBackStory: [[spoiler: David finds out from Eric, a member of Green Storm, that Ava was raped by his friend. Peter who is the head of a rock band Ava joined in her pursuit to become a famous singer.]]

* {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler: Rare male example. David killed a man named Paul, just because his wife Emma knew him and he was jealous, thinking she cheated on him, even though they weren't that serious of a couple at the time. Emma married him afterwards purely out of fear, which she admits in a video where she uses one of her daughters doll houses and dolls to confess to everything while building up the courage to leave David.]]

* RapeAsBackStory: [[spoiler: David finds out from, Eric a member of Green Storm, that Ava was raped by his friend.
Peter who is the head of a rock band Ava joined in her pursuit to become a famous singer.]]

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: David starts the downward spiral his wife Emma, when he starts to show jealously over a doctor named Steven, who she was talking to about her mother's mental condition. This brings back the momery of David killing a man in the past for that same reason named Paul. Things were mostly going great between them, until this happens.]]

* IHaveManyNames: [[spoiler: As an FBI Agent, David uses many surnames when going undercover. He explains to Camgirl that the FBI trains their Agents to use their real first name in case they run into someone they know personally. It usually won't blow their cover, because when a person know someone personally they, in most cases they call them by their first name, not their surname. Camgirl also admits she uses fake names and that's how the conversation starts. And you will eventually learn them.]]

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''VideoGame/HerStory''.

* DrivenToSuicide: After ruining his relationships with his wife Emma, his job at the FBI after going Rouge, and his new love Ava, David decides to commit suicide by turning his boat into a giant bomb to blow up the pipline bridge Green Storm was protesting being built.

* AloneWithThePsycho: Emma believed she was in this type of relationship with David [[spoiler: after she saw him kill Paul a male co-worker of hers out of jealously. She married him out of fear and pretended to be the perfect wife out of fear, but by the time you spy on their personal videos, she is tired of living the lie and starts to openly defy him. The fact that he is also away on a deep cover mission for the FBI makes it easier for her.]]

* BloodKnight: David believes in stopping the bad guys by any means necessary, and even his wife Emma calls him this word for word in one of the videos.

* GoingNative: [[spoiler: David goes deep undercover to expose and destroy a far-left radical group named Green Storm who the FBI believe is a rising threat. While there, he meets Ava and falls in love. Overtime he really starts to believe in their message becomes the most radical of them all. Resulting in him committing a terrorist act by using his boat and bombs to blow up a pipeline bridge, while he is on board.]]

* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Invoked; the camgirl says she slept with a woman to draw the interest of her viewers.

Telling Lies is the SpiritualSuccessor to Sam Barlow's previous game VideoGame/{{Her Story}}, with a similiar presentation and gameplay elements, while also expanding the scale (Her Story has just under two hours worth of video to watch, Telling Lies has about 10).

This game stars the talents of Creator/{{Logan Marshall Green}}, Creator/{{Alexandra Shipp}}, Kerry Bishé and Creator/{{Angela Sarafyan}}.

* ActorAllusion: Kerry Bishé, who played Lucy Bennett in Series/{{Scrubs}} plays a nurse in this game.

* LesYay: The camgirl says she slept with a woman to draw the interest of her viewers.

* SequelEscalation: While not a direct sequel, this game expands a lot of the ideas from VideoGame/{{Her Story}}, going from one character to four main characters and over 20 minor ones

* SpiritualSuccessor: To VideoGame/{{Her Story}}