Telling Lies is a full motion video (FMV) game in which the player must unravel one big lie by searching through recorded video conversations. The game features real actors and hours of footage. The player must search through the stolen footage to uncover the shocking event that links the four seemingly unconnected people.

Like other modern FMV games, such as Late Shift and Erica, Telling Lies features a high level of cinematography and acting. This game also features a cast of actors with credits in popular shows and movies.

Scan through illegal footage

The game is presented to the player as an unknown person sitting at a laptop full of video files that have been recorded by the NSA. These files include videos from phones and recordings of one side of video call conversations. With these tools, the player must find uncover the truth that links these four apparently unconnected individuals.

Gameplay

The gameplay aspect of Telling Lies involves watching the footage on the laptop. The game is non-linear, and the player can watch the footage in any order they like. They can also search through the footage based on the things that the characters say in the videos.

A well-acted, story-rich FMV game

While the game itself doesn’t do anything revolutionary in the world of FMV games, the quality of the acting, storytelling, and cinematography of the video footage makes it something that fans of FMV games may want to check out.