Tender Loving Care review

This is not a game persay. It is several things. 

It's split into 4 rounds. 1 you watch a movie clip. 2 you give your subjective opinion on what just happened and the characters involved, as well as thoughts on the plot or on how you feel about certain situations. 

3 you explore the area the scene just played out in, reading diary entries, bumping into characters, reading books on art, books on wicca, listen to hilarious radio programs, reading case files, listening to dictaphones, learning about psychology and sexuality, and trying to figure out what characters are really thinking and doing. The plot of the movie is a mystery but this isn't a game that you try to win. It's an interactive movie where your actions can't change the plot but it can effect how certain scenes are portrayed and how characters might react to each other. 

Finally 4  you do what's called a Thematic Apperception Test (TAT). You're given a picture and are asked not what the picture is of (which everyone would answer the same) but what the things in the picture are thinking, or what will happen next. It's a way of projecting on to other things your subjective biases and is used to psychanalyse you. After the 4 rounds end and you finish the first 2 rounds and can explore the again in round 3 you can ALSO check your psych analysis, which changes as the game progresses and learns more about you. 

There's a few things to know going in. 1stly it's a risque thriller movie from the 90s, if you know the genre i'm talking about then you'll know if this is right for you (think Poison Ivy etc). 2ndly it's not a game really, though you could make it one by trying to figure out the mysteries. There's no way to fail/win it or die. 3rdly it's adult in content, no seriously, not just nudity but the themes are pretty adult. It's what i'd call a revealing experience and i'd recommend trying it. I still have my original dvd copy and still i bought it for a bargain on GOG.