Recent reviews by Tom Kail

Brilliant! Feels like a proper investigation. Writing is sharp and fun, it's not grimdark or contrived, and its entirely enjoyable even if you don't really play point and clicks (which I don't). Very excited for the full game!

This is the best free fun you can have with friends on the interenet.

This is great. The most I've enjoyed playing an escape room style game. Just the right length for one session, no bad puzzles, and a really great little story.

Sam Barlow has outdone himself here. The acting and script are sublime, and the way the story revealed itself was, for me at least, very well managed.
The story has far more threads than Her Story, and the large cast makes it feel much more tangible. While Her Story can be thought of as having one big twist, Telling Lies has many, and I suspect the pacing was much easier to control as a result.
The game ended not long after I felt like I had a complete-enough picture, and the post-credits bits were a nice way to draw me back for a few more minutes.
I found the criticism that scrubbing time is slow to be fair but overblown; until the very end of the game I always had several other clips and searches to pursue, and it seemed clear that it was a mechanism to stop me from ruining the game for myself.
This is neither a slow game or a boring one. I'd recommend playing with a friend or partner, process of deduction works very well socially.

+ Theme, art style and polish is all fantastic.
+ Exploring a location is a lot of fun.
- The mood system is original and creates some humour, but not especially interesting from a gameplay perspective.
- Much too long and random for permadeath to not be frustrating. Play it on explorer mode!