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I loved the game! It was great, amazing, and super good. I'm not one hundred percent sure if I've even finished the game yet, but I think I am. It's 2 am and I’ll probably forget to play the rest and write this review so. The game is really inclusive. You're able to choose between two sexes, and you get to choose your pronouns, which I believe go beyond he/him and she/her, but I'm not too sure. You can also somewhat choose your sexuality as your character can pretty much date anyone, I THINK. My only problem with the game is that you have to pay for the episodes, even though they're not expensive. You still do have to pay, which is sad :( It's around 10 dollars for the whole thing. AHH, I wish I COULD say more, but I don't want to spoil it for anyone. I absolutely loved the game! It's based on a late middle setting, which was surprising due to the amount of drama. The game definitely made me tear up. There's this blue-shirt boy who I chose as my character's love interest, and yeah, he almost made me cry. I might just me sensitive, though. Best money I've ever spent, and I'll definitely be crying myself to sleep thinking about it! DEFINITELY RECOMMEND PLAY RAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

I like the game I just wanna get that out of the way. But it did leave me disappointed at some points. I went into it having high expectations being a big fan of Telltale because I thought you’d have a multitude of choices leading to a mixed bag of endings maybe something bad maybe something good or maybe something just in the middle. At the beginning you did have that multitude of choices but as you decided to go down a certain path it felt very limited like no matter what you did you only had to sides you could pick from. I also wish it would take more of a grainy look at what a lot of the LGBTQ+ community struggles with like extreme rejection from family and friends, suicidal thoughts or actions, drug and alcohol abuse, and sometimes complete isolation from everyone. Yet I understand it’s geared towards younger teens so it’s understandable you wouldn’t want to put very depressing topics in a game like this that could trigger things like PTSD if they’ve had experiences with the events I earlier decried. I also understand this takes place in middle school even if it’s the eighth grade and I do hope there’s a transition to high school that tackles event more adult topics where things are a bit more serious. All in all I think it’s a pretty okay game and worth giving a shot if you have a free day also it could really be used to send a more powerful message than it already has or maybe you could event make a new or second game which is a lot more serious and for lack of a better word darker. But event though I started to feel let down by the end still worth a play.

Other reviews claiming this game is "too political" aren't taking into account the fact that a) this game is aimed at middle and high school-aged players, who need more media that engages with them on their level in an approachable way about current affairs so they can stay informed and involved and b) the creator of the game gave a statement before the mini-episode that automatically starts the game, saying they wanted to create a special mini-episode to help people (youth in particular) deal with a post-election America. That subject matter cannot be apolitical, by definition, and if urging people to care and be involved is preachy, then I don't know what to tell you. Aside from that, the representation in this game is great. None of the characters feel like a token, and the developers really made a gender- and culturally-inclusive game. Representation matters, and it's important that young people see people like them in our media so they know that they matter. So download the game. At least get past the protest-themed mini-episode and into the main game before writing it off. Gift it to a young person in your life. We need more inclusivity the game industry, and it's important we support the studios that are seeking to create change.