I enjoy interactive movie type games for the most part and Tender Loving Care seemed like it would be a good fit. While it didn’t deliver everything I had hoped it was a solid “game”. The plot was quite good up until the end and the inbetween bits where you’re answering questions for Dr. Turner were enetrtaining and thought provoking. I found the end kind of came out of nowhere with little buildup but then again sometimes violent situations do come out of nowhere so maybe I should see it as realistic. I was also disappointed that all of the answers I gave in between weren’t touched on at the end of the game. There are 7 endings to the game and which you receive is influenced by your answers so it’s not like they didn’t have an effect but maybe having a clue as to how you ened up at that ending would have been nice. Not everything needs to be spelled out though so it’s not a big deal in the end. I still enjoyed the story. I do wish that more of an explanation was given about the menu options and save system as I had to do some trial and error to figure it all out.
I played TLC on Linux. I used PlayOnLinux as there is no native version for Linux. Initially there is no video when beginning a game but after adding "--disable-gpu" to the launch options fixed that. I had no crashes at all, no glitches or bugs aside from the initial issue. I used PlayOnLinux version 4.3.4 and game version 1.0(12852) from GOG. I paid $6.47 CAD for TLC and it was easily worth that price, I would have even paid up to $15 CAD for it.
I would recommend Tender Loving Care to anyone who enjoys FMV games such as The Bunker, The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker or even other interactive movie type games such as the Telltale Games.
My Score: 8/10
My System:
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | 16GB DDR4-3000 CL15 | MSI RX 580 8GB Gaming X | Mesa 18.3.3 | Manjaro Mate | Kernel 4.20.11-1-MANJARO