Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 - Roads

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User Score
5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 161 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 81 out of 161
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 161
  3. Negative: 57 out of 161

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  1. kayleigh
    Sep 28, 2018
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This will be mean. You follow story of teenage guy of Mexican origin. After a slow start he commits a manslaughter after an unprovoked row. He nearly gets arrested but his father is shot in a Darwin award performance with a police officer. That triggers supernatural abilities in his younger brother. After a dramatic scene you found yourself on a mission to lead two fugitive minors out of US territory. Journey is interesting due to well done environment and a variety of characters you meet. Story seems innovative so far even though it is pretty far-fetched.… Expand
  2. Mistermovies91
    Jun 30, 2020
    7
    Some of the user reviews are really unfair. This game isn't that bad and it political propaganda it's obvious, but not so much heavy or insufferable... unless you aren't an adorable Trump lover. The directing is really courageous with all those changes of angles, the soundtrack very good and hypnotic, the main characters easily relatable. The dialogues, instead, are honestly a bit weak,Some of the user reviews are really unfair. This game isn't that bad and it political propaganda it's obvious, but not so much heavy or insufferable... unless you aren't an adorable Trump lover. The directing is really courageous with all those changes of angles, the soundtrack very good and hypnotic, the main characters easily relatable. The dialogues, instead, are honestly a bit weak, but even the first season had the same flaw. A good game overall.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#59 Best PC Game of 2018
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#82 Most Discussed PC Game of 2018
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#23 Most Shared PC Game of 2018

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. CD-Action
    Feb 13, 2019
    90
    At last, a game that has something to say about the world we live in, and is not afraid to do so loudly. The first episode includes a few powerful scenes and touches some heavy subjects, like police brutality, social inequality or toxic relationships. In addition writing and performances from the actors represent the quality level that overwhelming majority of video games can only aspire to. I genuinely can’t wait to see what happens next. [12/2018, p.52]
  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Nov 21, 2018
    76
    Diaz brothers’ debut isn’t groundbreaking, but it proves that Dontnod still can produce an engaging drama. You can’t help but feel sympathy for protagonists, especially since the stakes are much higher this time around. [Issue #233, p.48]
  3. GameWatcher
    Nov 9, 2018
    80
    Life is Strange 2 isn’t re-writing DONTNOD’s rulebook when it comes to gameplay, but the tale being told this time around is a far bigger statement than their last. And it’s only just begun.
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