Life is Strange 2

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  1. Watching_horizo
    Sep 30, 2018
    3
    Weak story with plot twist that doesn't make any sense. Little or none character development and stupid actions that you just have to deal with it. Feels like stupid simulator in season 2 and game doesn't have LiS feel in it.

    I loved LiS season one with its dlc BFTS. This season 2 doesn't even feel like LiS game and episode 1 set tone for rest of this season 2. Top of that SJW    Weak story with plot twist that doesn't make any sense. Little or none character development and stupid actions that you just have to deal with it. Feels like stupid simulator in season 2 and game doesn't have LiS feel in it.

    I loved LiS season one with its dlc BFTS. This season 2 doesn't even feel like LiS game and episode 1 set tone for rest of this season 2.

    Top of that SJW propaganda and seems like dontnod got woke.... I regret that i bought this game and trusted    … Expand
  2. Moneypots
    Sep 30, 2018
    1
    +music is ok
    +graphics are ok

    -story is bad. i mean really bad
    -whole episode felt rushed but still it was boring
    -main characters uninteresting
    -forced SJW agenda
    -no LiS soul
  3. Geodude074
    Oct 4, 2018
    0
    Refund requested. I mistakenly bought the entire Season instead of trying out Episode 1 first - you should NEVER pre-order any game and always wait for critical reviews first. Sad to say, this game just isn't very fun.

    Pros: * Upgraded graphics. * Awesome world building with lots of attention to detail. * Good soundtrack. Cons: * One giant escort quest. * Unlikable characters.    Refund requested. I mistakenly bought the entire Season instead of trying out Episode 1 first - you should NEVER pre-order any game and always wait for critical reviews first. Sad to say, this game just isn't very fun.

    Pros:
    * Upgraded graphics.
    * Awesome world building with lots of attention to detail.
    * Good soundtrack.

    Cons:
    * One giant escort quest.
    * Unlikable characters.
    * No super powers like time traveling.
    * Huge drops in framerate on every cutscene.

    Life Is Strange 2 is a game where you have no abilities and your entire mission is to escort a telekenetic 9 year old across the country. Game mechanics include holding LT to look for the 9 year old, and pressing B to call to him so he doesn't get lost. That's about it.

    Of course, graphic adventure games aren't about the gameplay, they're moreso about the storytelling. And that's where Life Is Strange 2 fails miserably. The characters are downright unlikable. The older brother in the game makes the most irresponsible decision he possibly can by running from the police and trying to cross the border to Mexico. What's the point of the other "choose your own adventure" options if you can't even choose to not go down this route? It's like if Max and Chloe had decided to destroy Arcadia Bay from the beginning before the game even started. What does it matter if you choose to steal a candy bar or not, if you have no choice in making the worst decision of the character's life?

    Unfortunately the entire game is built upon this failed story plot. Since the older brother is running to Mexico, the game is one giant escort quest. Since it's an escort quest, there are mechanics built around escorting the younger brother. And since you are the supporting character, you have no special abilities, instead it's the younger brother with the super powers that you can't make use of. The rest of the game cannot make up for the shortcomings.

    On a technical note, the graphics are upgraded and look quite nice - but they come with a caveat. Every single time there's a cutscene where the characters talk to each other, the framerate drops to 30-40 fps, and this happens A LOT. My PC has an overclocked GTX 1070 and an overclocked i7-4770k and I'm only playing at 1080p, but it's not enough to get this game to play at a locked 60 fps. If you want an example of a poorly optimized game, this is it.    … Expand
  4. mk3123
    Sep 28, 2018
    0
    Trash, which is a shame since I loved LiS. Heavy handed political crap (pushed on us from people across the pond, no less), cliche characters, lazy writing, none of the "feels" are earned but forced on you, characters make no sense in choices / actions and buggy. There's no way this deserves a high score by any objective measurement
  5. user-a
    Oct 9, 2018
    1
    Don't buy this game!

    If you played Captain Spirit and thought you were getting something like that, you're completely wrong. And this is what they call BAIT and SWITCH What made LIS good is its world, possibilities of talking to so many characters, and getting to have that sense of belonging and finding your niche even in a school with mean girls and bullies. LIS2 has none of    Don't buy this game!

    If you played Captain Spirit and thought you were getting something like that, you're completely wrong. And this is what they call BAIT and SWITCH

    What made LIS good is its world, possibilities of talking to so many characters, and getting to have that sense of belonging and finding your niche even in a school with mean girls and bullies.

    LIS2 has none of that. There is no sense of belonging, things are GRIM, and there's little mystery, and I mean who plays a game where they HIDE, worry, steal, experience nightmares and get beaten up by a strange guy. Is that what you call FUN?

    Or is that a GAME I'm supposed to buy and enjoy? And I'm bad person if I don't? How's that?

    So cons:

    - Game's atmosphere is downright MISERABLE.

    - You spend your time babysitting your younger brother (again, such fun!)

    - You're on the run and you're stealing food or dumpster diving or talking to people who treat you with contempt. Again, this is totally why I buy video games, I'm a masochist.

    - There's no sense of mystery or escape or world building like in LIS. Game has no LIS soul. It has no soul whatsoever actually!

    - World in LIS2 is a hiking trail, the woods, and some bully's cabin. Wait, what worldbuiling are we talking about?

    - Politically charged narrative. Whether you're left-wing, right-wing, centrist, are you really buying games to spend your precious free time in ugly and miserable worlds where you're on the run and being treated like a criminal by ugly people in the middle of nowhere? Wait, so I'm buying a game for THAT? Why not just go on Twitter?

    - Feels are indeed forced. When you're scared or on the run or thinking about stealing, it's very hard to connect to positive emotions of nostalgia, warmth or serenity. When you're scared and miserable and dumpster diving, there's THAT and nothing else. You can't have your cake and eat it, too.

    And FYI, I felt exactly the same thing when playing Detroit: Become Human so this is not tied to politics and being a good or a bad person or who you're voting or not voting for.

    Playing as Kara, ALL you do is take care of Alice, avoid miserable situations, hide from people who want to hurt you, and see the very worst of human kind.

    Fair but I'm not playing my games to be depressed, oppressed, afraid, or ruminate about things I can't control. That's not fun and that's not the world I want to be in.    … Expand
  6. Fragmentize
    Oct 7, 2018
    1
    Appalling storyline, sounds like it was written by an Edgy teen, Poltiics in video games, **** off, just **** off.
  7. Master_Johannes
    Sep 30, 2018
    10
    A great game, no more, no less. Who complain the presence of political content and talk of objective judgment should stay silent. A similar game have to talk about political content, like the first two game did in their way.
    The story is strong, the character also, the music is perfect like always and so is the dubbing. The game offer a fresh new kind of adventure, different from the    A great game, no more, no less. Who complain the presence of political content and talk of objective judgment should stay silent. A similar game have to talk about political content, like the first two game did in their way.
    The story is strong, the character also, the music is perfect like always and so is the dubbing. The game offer a fresh new kind of adventure, different from the first season and from Before the Storm, but still similar for the kind of emotion that the adventure transmit.
    Highly suggested to anyway who appreciate a story well written.

    PS: If you want the wall built, do not play this game; it's not for you. You won't be able to enjoy and judge it with objectivity.    … Expand
  8. AstiX
    Aug 16, 2020
    8
    GOOD:
    * Amazing emotional story telling.
    * Great voice acting and characters. * Beautiful visuals with a great soundtrack. * Does a wonderful job of giving you the feeling of responsibility of taking care and shaping the mind of a younger brother. BAD * Sometimes the pace of the story is way too slow. * A lot of the main plot points seem too far-fetched and basically exist for the    GOOD:
    * Amazing emotional story telling.
    * Great voice acting and characters.
    * Beautiful visuals with a great soundtrack.
    * Does a wonderful job of giving you the feeling of responsibility of taking care and shaping the mind of a younger brother.

    BAD
    * Sometimes the pace of the story is way too slow.
    * A lot of the main plot points seem too far-fetched and basically exist for the sake of tragedy and conflict with no believable explanations which makes for a very-far-from-perfect storyline.    … Expand
  9. CaseyJones
    May 12, 2022
    0
    Terrible game. Very anti American and anti white. Blatant racism against white people and traditional western American values. The amount of woke propaganda in the game is overbearing. Would not recommend. Put your money elsewhere because the developers of this game hate you.
  10. ritas666
    Jul 26, 2020
    8
    Немного завысил оценку, чтобы она оказалась "зеленой". Сделал это для того, чтобы поддержать усилия разработчиков и приободрить еще не игравших в эту игру. Я и сам был таким сомневающимся, потому что начитался плохих отзывов, обвиняющих игру в политической пропаганде, навязывании лгбт-ценностей, скуке и бог весть еще в чем. После того, как прошел, могу сказать следующее:

    - никакого    Немного завысил оценку, чтобы она оказалась "зеленой". Сделал это для того, чтобы поддержать усилия разработчиков и приободрить еще не игравших в эту игру. Я и сам был таким сомневающимся, потому что начитался плохих отзывов, обвиняющих игру в политической пропаганде, навязывании лгбт-ценностей, скуке и бог весть еще в чем. После того, как прошел, могу сказать следующее:

    - никакого засилья пропаганды в этой игре нет, все истерики на этот счет опираются на пару мимолетных эпизодов, которые размываются в общей истории и не являются сколько-нибудь узловыми для сюжета.
    - из лгбт темы тут есть одна развилка в середине игры, на которую можно не только не соглашаться, но и которую вам вообще не покажут, если вы до этого не совершите определенный выбор. Плюс флаг радужных цветов на трейлере в последнем эпизоде и короткий разговор с гей-парой.
    - присутствует клишированность некоторых персонажей, особенно отрицательных (но и положительных тоже), однако жанр дорожного приключения сам собой предполагает встречу с разными людьми - плохими и хорошими, именно так и будет в жизни на самом деле.

    В целом игра хорошо сделана, с приятной графикой, своей особенной атмосферой, сюжет годный, а различные концовки определяются вашими выборами по ходу всей игры - это именно то, чего многим не хватило в первой игре.

    Теперь о минусах:

    - Макс и Хлоя из первой части были очень запоминающимися, каждая со всоим характером, своими тараканами, своими взглядами на мир. Братья Диаз в этом плане невнятны, полное отсутствие харизмы.
    - Пропала атмосфера загадочности, предвкушения, тайны, чуда, которая есть в первой игре, отчего LIS2 воспринимается куда хуже, как средней руки драма на просторах юго-запада США.
    - музыка, привносившая особую атмосферу в первую игру, здесь просто никакущая.
    - бедный, опять-таки по сравнению с первой игрой, геймплей. По сути мы только читаем описания предметов, ходим и совершаем выборы в диалогах/действиях. И все. Сверхъестественная сила не у персонажа, которым мы управляем, а у его брата. Да и сама она не очень интересная. Это сильно подрывает интерес к игровому процессу. Справедливости ради, второй LIS ощущается масштабнее первого из-за разнообразия и широты локаций, а также раскинувшегося на несколько штатов повествования.
    - Драматический накал гораздо ниже, чем в первой части, хотя есть пара концовок, чувство горечи после которых сопоставимо с тем, что многие чувствовали в результате финала первой части.

    Итог: игра заслуживает внимания и прохождения, сделано качественно, многое усовершенствовали, но сам сюжет и геймплей не вытянули до планки, заданной первой частью. В итоге впечатления после нее двойственные.    … Expand
  11. Dariya
    Jul 2, 2021
    8
    Summary:
    Not the best "Life is Strange", but it still has its own charm and it can really get you sucked into its strange universe.
  12. Danyferk
    Oct 23, 2020
    10
    El problema de Lis2 es que siempre es comparada con su antecesor, quiero decir la historia puede que no sea del agrado de algunas personas pero eso no lo hace un mal juego, personalmente me encanto el desarrollo de Sean y Daniel como hermanos, y siento que es un juego que fue creado con dedicación por parte de los creadores, aunque hay que admitirlo, fue una apuesta arriesgada y a muchosEl problema de Lis2 es que siempre es comparada con su antecesor, quiero decir la historia puede que no sea del agrado de algunas personas pero eso no lo hace un mal juego, personalmente me encanto el desarrollo de Sean y Daniel como hermanos, y siento que es un juego que fue creado con dedicación por parte de los creadores, aunque hay que admitirlo, fue una apuesta arriesgada y a muchos puede no gustarles esto, pero eso no lo hace merecedor de tan malas criticas.
    También hay que reconocer que su apartado gráfico, soundtrack, y desarrollo de personajes esta por encima de un juego promedio.    … Expand
  13. Daun228
    Jul 25, 2021
    10
    Это очень интересное эмоциональное приключения которое переносит тебя от радости до сопереживания за главных героев. прекрасно в этой игре наверно всё; персонажи, сюжет, саундтрек, визуал с точки зрения красоты и гармонии на экране (немного с графикой проблемы, но скорее всего это такой стиль так что к этому не придираюсь)
    в общем 13/10    Это очень интересное эмоциональное приключения которое переносит тебя от радости до сопереживания за главных героев. прекрасно в этой игре наверно всё; персонажи, сюжет, саундтрек, визуал с точки зрения красоты и гармонии на экране (немного с графикой проблемы, но скорее всего это такой стиль так что к этому не придираюсь)
    в общем 13/10
  14. Gibson123
    Nov 21, 2021
    9
    I really think this game is very good nice souvenir system its nice to find stuff like this the way we see Daniel having his own character a lot of places we visit many emotion hit my while playing and the way how Sean and Daniel become someone else that we saw on the beginning and how allowing Daniel to swear affect late game and even small choices matter here its just awesome and i dontI really think this game is very good nice souvenir system its nice to find stuff like this the way we see Daniel having his own character a lot of places we visit many emotion hit my while playing and the way how Sean and Daniel become someone else that we saw on the beginning and how allowing Daniel to swear affect late game and even small choices matter here its just awesome and i dont really get why people hate this game so much. Worth spending money on this game.… Expand
  15. eyyoemrecan
    Mar 25, 2023
    10
    although some didin t like the game i happen to really enjoy it, i love the ending where Daniel stays in America and Sean manages to escape to Mexico
  16. Dmitro96
    Jul 20, 2020
    10
    Отличная во многом улучшенная со времен первой части игра, очень быстро проникаешься атмосферой и историей двух братьев, которая не отпускает долгое время. Произвела на меня не меньшее впечатление, чем первые две части, фанатом которых я являюсь. Коротко, но зато без спойлеров.
    Странно, что тут много отрицательных отзывов, на мой взгляд это связано с тем, насколько люди прониклись    Отличная во многом улучшенная со времен первой части игра, очень быстро проникаешься атмосферой и историей двух братьев, которая не отпускает долгое время. Произвела на меня не меньшее впечатление, чем первые две части, фанатом которых я являюсь. Коротко, но зато без спойлеров.
    Странно, что тут много отрицательных отзывов, на мой взгляд это связано с тем, насколько люди прониклись героинями первой части и самой игрой, которая была прекрасна. Но все же глупо из-за этого не замечать хорошего в новом.    … Expand
  17. Mannonee
    Dec 18, 2019
    10
    Personally, to my mind this is the perfect sequel that develops the ideas of the previous part, adopts all the advantages, improves them exponentially, and also tries to get rid of the minuses of the original, trying not to introduce new defects. From the first trailer, I prepared a place in my very callous heart for this masterpiece, next to LiS1, a prequel to the original game and aPersonally, to my mind this is the perfect sequel that develops the ideas of the previous part, adopts all the advantages, improves them exponentially, and also tries to get rid of the minuses of the original, trying not to introduce new defects. From the first trailer, I prepared a place in my very callous heart for this masterpiece, next to LiS1, a prequel to the original game and a prequel to the sequel, and I have never been disappointed in the purchase. Even classical works of literature are not always so emotionally strong, catchy, loud and memorable, not to mention games. I regret that I passed this game only because I can not experience the emotions of the same strength as it was during the first passage..
    One of the best stories in video games. One of the best stories in my non-strange life.    … Expand
  18. axesting
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    It's been been over 2 weeks after my second playthrough. I cried twice already. Damn this game wreck me so much. If only i knew the game would be this good i would've easily pre-ordered the game. I was hesitate at first since Life is strange didn't hit me that hard, but this game is different than the first life is strange which is good.
  19. Hendrix86
    Jan 1, 2020
    10
    All of the reviews come from incomplete play through. It's a fantastic game and the first episode is an essential setup to the rest of the story and understanding it's about how the journey affects the boys relationship. The world is not a fair place, people do get racially profiled and shot for no reason, children get separated, to be angry about this and portraying it as some sort ofAll of the reviews come from incomplete play through. It's a fantastic game and the first episode is an essential setup to the rest of the story and understanding it's about how the journey affects the boys relationship. The world is not a fair place, people do get racially profiled and shot for no reason, children get separated, to be angry about this and portraying it as some sort of left wing progressive agenda is absurd, it happens get your head out of the ground.
    It made made me cry several times, I have never connected with a charterer as much as I did with Sean and with Daniel as well. As difficult as it is with the lack of a real happy ending it makes the game even more poignant. Play this with your heart and you will get the ending you need but not necessarily the ending the boys deserve. All I can say is hats off to the developers Id love more of this poignant and grounded story in the future of the franchise.    … Expand
  20. Mxmz
    Apr 27, 2020
    10
    Sad to see people judging game based on the "wrong side of politics" even though it just brings inhuman behavior into spotlight, it seems for some it is just too much. Overall great game. In some cases hard to have as strong connections to characters as in LiS1, but I was surprised how well they still managed to do so with such a short "on-screen" time with fresh characters.
  21. LYVrednyHer
    Jun 12, 2020
    10
    This is an amazing game with tones of different consequences and choices, amazing atmosphere choices and other, its just amazing! try it if u haven't
  22. PanzerRo
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    although some didin t like the game i happen to really enjoy it, i love the ending where Daniel stays in America and Sean manages to escape to Mexico
  23. Mandulum
    Jan 16, 2020
    8
    Favorite Thing: The game's essentially just an interactive movie so it's all about the story. I liked the superpowered kid angle, though I think they were a little too reserved with it.
    Least Favorite Thing: The cult/church in episode 4. Again, they should have been less reserved and gone more crazy cult.
    Date Completed: 2020-01-16 Playtime: 14h Enjoyment: 8/10 Recommendation: If    Favorite Thing: The game's essentially just an interactive movie so it's all about the story. I liked the superpowered kid angle, though I think they were a little too reserved with it.
    Least Favorite Thing: The cult/church in episode 4. Again, they should have been less reserved and gone more crazy cult.

    Date Completed: 2020-01-16
    Playtime: 14h
    Enjoyment: 8/10
    Recommendation: If you like these types of games then most definitely.    … Expand
  24. touchofheaven
    Jul 23, 2020
    8
    2 часть мне понравилась больше чем 1. Всю игру раздражало поведение младшего брата, нелогичные повороты сюжета, но, как ни странно, по итогу ощущения скорее положительные. Графически игра лучше предыдущей, музыка так же на высоком уровне (тут вкусовщина конечно, знаю многих кому не нравится подобная музыка). Концовки игры на этот раз разрабам удались.
    Игра на любителя, я любитель.    2 часть мне понравилась больше чем 1. Всю игру раздражало поведение младшего брата, нелогичные повороты сюжета, но, как ни странно, по итогу ощущения скорее положительные. Графически игра лучше предыдущей, музыка так же на высоком уровне (тут вкусовщина конечно, знаю многих кому не нравится подобная музыка). Концовки игры на этот раз разрабам удались.
    Игра на любителя, я любитель.
  25. SkilletX
    Sep 20, 2020
    10
    I'ts literally one of the best games I've ever played. Very emotional, deep, atmosphere is top level all the time. Amazing!
  26. boeph
    Jan 2, 2020
    8
    Как жаль, что такое увлекательное приключение завершилось на такой грустной ноте (я о своей концовке с посадкой Шона). Это, конечно, не первая отличная часть, но все же игра выдалась весьма увлекательной.
    Отдельное спасибо хочется сказать разработчикам за шикарную музыкальную подборку и за техническую часть проекта (никаких багов, отменная оптимизация, приятная глазу графика и анимация).    Как жаль, что такое увлекательное приключение завершилось на такой грустной ноте (я о своей концовке с посадкой Шона). Это, конечно, не первая отличная часть, но все же игра выдалась весьма увлекательной.
    Отдельное спасибо хочется сказать разработчикам за шикарную музыкальную подборку и за техническую часть проекта (никаких багов, отменная оптимизация, приятная глазу графика и анимация). Но во всем этом и есть свои минусы: использование силы слишком кастрировано, не приносит особого удовольствия, и конечно же глупый сценарий (повадки Дэниэля, непонятный ход действий копов, родных и близких Диазов и самого Шона, а также чересчур грустные и туповатые концовки).    … Expand
  27. Trevlabev
    Aug 11, 2020
    10
    Was reluctant to place this and initially never finished the first episode upon its release, now that I have properly given it it's chance, I realized how wrong I was. Its one of my favorite games and narratives ever. Truly mature and heartbreaking and overwhelmingly politically relevant. Also one of the most complex choice based mechanic in any choice based game yet.
  28. Taronn93
    Nov 22, 2018
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm seriously disappointed, but just to be fair i'm going to list pros as well first.

    Pros:
    -Graphics are awesome, fits the game really well.
    -Music is good as well.
    -The world overall is better than it was in the first game.

    Cons (going to talk about all of them below in more detail)
    -Weak Story
    -The character we play is not the main character of the story.
    -No controllable special ability for the players.
    -None of the characters were interesting or likeable or relatable , because nothing in the story is
    interesting or likeable or relatable. The character we play is the worst. There are choices that made without the player, and he makes the most irrealistic, stupid choices ever. By the end of the story he will either get himself killed or goes to jail. His decision making is worse than Chloes, which is not an easy task but the writers managed to do it. But at least Chloe was a likeable rebelling teenager. Sean is just stupid.

    So... Why is the story weak? For multiple reasons. First of all, its forced on us, and the first major decision made it very obvious that all the choice in this game are going to be illusions of choice.

    Examples:
    -Dad gets shot no matter what you choose.
    -There is no option to stay or run away, its forced on us to run away.
    -Our character gets kidnapped no matter what we choose. There we don't even have a choice to explain properly that we didn't stole anything, the only choice we have is to try to go away as soon as possible which makes our character look bad.

    There is one thing in common with these choices: Racism. Racism thats also forced into the story and makes it much worse than it would've been originally. Its like rewriting the first Life is Strange where everyone around Max and Chloe are sexist and we have to listen to sexist remarks through 5 episodes.
    The dad gets shot because the cop is a scared racist, the kids got bullied on multiple occasion in the episode because everyone apparently are racist in this story, Sean gets kidnapped because the old man is a racist...

    So, there comes the second and the third con together. Our character is not the main character of the story (which already made it worse), its Daniel. Daniel, who also got the special ability. A special abiltiy that the player can't control like we did it with Max, which made awesome puzzles for the game possible. Our character is just a side character who is there to help Daniel get through his story. We can only control Daniel's power through cutscenes where our side character make the main character calm down.

    The first game brought up these things: Corruption, drog abuse, psycho teacher, friendship, time travel, choices that were meaningful enough to save a person's life in the story.

    The second game bring up this thing: Racism. That's it. All the things thats happening to our side character is because of racism. The bully kid was racist, that's why we knocked him out, the cop was racist thats why he was afraid of two mexican kids and that's why he shot the father for no good reason.We had to run away because all the other cops who arrived are assumably racist as well and we would've been accused of killing the cop (which is not wrong by the way, just not the way they think). The old man at the gas station is racist thats why we get tied up even if we don't steal anything,

    They just proved with this game that not continuing the story of Max and Chloe was a mistake. Majority of the people cared about them and we don't care about Daniel and Sean, and no, its not going to change if the first episode couldn't change our mind, because most of us are most likely not even going to buy the second episode. This game should be cancelled and make a game about the story of Max and Chloe as i said above.    … Expand
  29. DeepCritic
    Feb 1, 2019
    0
    Dirt leftist propaganda without features of LiS 1.
    Most of all in Lis I liked the atmosphere, which is not in Lis 2 at all.

    3/10 Dontnod Entertainment you broke my heart.
  30. Elfen85
    Nov 23, 2018
    3
    Forest exploration + child raising simulator:

    LIS1 had some real mystery, detective storyline, teaser/flashforward of things to come at the end, cool super power gameplay mechanics, a number of interesting, multidimensional characters and strong narrative. Where's all of that in its sequel? Exploring the forest and a couple of other locations and taking care of your brother is not my    Forest exploration + child raising simulator:

    LIS1 had some real mystery, detective storyline, teaser/flashforward of things to come at the end, cool super power gameplay mechanics, a number of interesting, multidimensional characters and strong narrative. Where's all of that in its sequel?

    Exploring the forest and a couple of other locations and taking care of your brother is not my idea of LIS game. If I wanted to raise a child I'd play "Princess Maker". The plot leaves a lot to be desired and makes me raise my eyebrows at how unrealistic some character behavior is, I can't relate to such characters. That whole idea of being on the run isn't exciting at all. The story isn't working for me. The game feels boring and fails to make me feel emotional and connected.

    Some positive notes: the soundtrack is awesome as always in this franchise, the voice acting is very good as well.

    I bought only the first episode. Will I come back for more? I don't think so. It didn't even have a cliffhanger! I can't believe that even "Before the Storm" made by a different studio was so much better than this... I played LIS1 twice and loved it even more the second time, while LIS2 is a massive disappointment for me.

    P.S. Way too much swearing, slang, weed, booze, smoking, sex references. All that leaves pretty bad taste in my mouth. Are most teenagers in America really like that? Not to mention that it's a pretty bad influence and example for the audience.    … Expand
  31. Wegx
    Dec 12, 2019
    5
    Ok, where to start... As a person who has always been a big fan of the franchise, I believe it is interesting to make a valid analysis of the reasons why my opinion about this game end up being a little bit mixed. It is important to emphasize that I'm here considering the complete season, which means I played all episodes 1-5.
    - Narrative: Maybe that's the point that bordered me the most.    Ok, where to start... As a person who has always been a big fan of the franchise, I believe it is interesting to make a valid analysis of the reasons why my opinion about this game end up being a little bit mixed. It is important to emphasize that I'm here considering the complete season, which means I played all episodes 1-5.
    - Narrative: Maybe that's the point that bordered me the most. Life is Strange 2 lacks an element that's exactly the strongest point of your predecessors: Depth. Don't take me wrong, the story keeps addressing polemic topics that are actual world issue of our society however; the relation players develop with the characters end up being less intense here. That happens, mainly, because the dynamics of the game introduces a storyline where almost none of the characters seen on an episode show up again on the next one. It can be annoying the way people just seem to disappear through the narrative making most of them just another road acquaintance of which you feel knowing very little. And that does not happen only with the characters, the places are also less emotionally remarkable and can be synthesized as beautiful landscapes you see for 20 minutes and soon have to go away. Although this "life on the road" feeling feats well with the game context the way how it was developed ends up compromising the proximity relationship between the player and the established universe. There were a lot of moments that I felt more touched by Easter eggs of the first game than on supposedly dramatic moments of the sequence. Even on Captain Spirit, you can feel a stronger presence of sentimental and emotional sensitive moments. When it comes to the possible ending, the game can be separated on 4 "main" outcomes with other 3 more "minors" variants inside those four. I think we can say all of them are "ok" and, somehow, can even be considered less "cannon" than the ones on Life is Strange 1.
    - Gameplay: The mechanics, in general, is pretty similar to the first game however; playing without the powers CAN BE LESS INTERESTING. The thing about controlling a "normal" character has already been discussed on Life is Strange: Before the Storm but because the public was already so involved with the whole universe it ended up being more "forgettable", a benefit we don't have here. As interesting as seeing how your actions can "affect" the behavior of your young brother, and that is an actual NICE addition to the gameplay, there are times where you will do everything to convince Daniel to do a certain action and he will simply act like a spoiled kid. Daniel IS A KID and he is expected to act as such however; sometimes it just begins to feel more frustrating and boring than it should and you start to feel more like in a babysitter simulator. It's a FACT: playing without powers can turn the gameplay into something less enjoyable.
    - Graphics, Scenario and Sound Track: Here is one of the few points where the game shows a NOTABLE EVOLUTION compared with the first season. The art style is preserved but everything seems to be more polished. The scenarios are astonishing and you just want to have a camera to capture the moment. By the way, the new collectibles include drawings you make with Sean, which are also a super nice addition that feats well the character's personality. About the soundtrack, like in all the other games of the franchise, this one remains as a strong positive point. The highlight here would maybe be an absence of remarkable songs in the last episode, especially in the final scenes. About the production, in general, I can't complain, so green mark.
    At the end of the day, the game comes with a very different proposal and, for most of the public, DO NOT expect to experience it with the same intensity as the first season. Of course, different narratives have a different impact on different people, however; the minimum expected from a game that carries the same title is some patter and coherence of experience, otherwise, you have to give up some identity core aspects. Life is Strange 2 IS NOT A BAD GAME. But it definitely feels like a step back compared to the other games of the franchise, especially the first season. Life is Strange one can be unforgettable. Life is Strange 2 is just another good game.    … Expand
  32. puerco
    Jan 5, 2020
    9
    I dont know what is wrong with this people, this is a good successor of LiS. For me, it's much more mature than his predecessor.

    The story is solid, with a clare objetive and a continue fight for get it. This is a evolution of LiS, why? because here, your choiise All the decisions taken (even the most absurd ones) impact in the game system. The game the addresses many social issues    I dont know what is wrong with this people, this is a good successor of LiS. For me, it's much more mature than his predecessor.

    The story is solid, with a clare objetive and a continue fight for get it. This is a evolution of LiS, why? because here, your choiise All the decisions taken (even the most absurd ones) impact in the game system.

    The game the addresses many social issues that are presents in america.

    This game has more endings that LiS 1, and the option you choose at the end is not as obvious as in LiS 1, since you don't know what will happen when choosing that option.    … Expand
  33. Sepherim
    Mar 31, 2020
    4
    Mi opinión sobre Life is Strange 2 es enormemente subjetiva, porque mi problema con el juego (uno de ellos) es la trama. Y, como en estas cosas suele pasar, la trama habrá a quien le guste y a quien no. El problema de la trama, para mi, es doble. Por un lado, tiene demasiados momentos forzados exageradamente (casi desde el mismo planteamiento de la historia) de modo que no se sienteMi opinión sobre Life is Strange 2 es enormemente subjetiva, porque mi problema con el juego (uno de ellos) es la trama. Y, como en estas cosas suele pasar, la trama habrá a quien le guste y a quien no. El problema de la trama, para mi, es doble. Por un lado, tiene demasiados momentos forzados exageradamente (casi desde el mismo planteamiento de la historia) de modo que no se siente creíble y coherente, sino una serie de bandazos de un lado a otro, azuzados por los momentos dramáticos y tensos que tienen que venir al final de cada episodio, aunque no peguen ni con cola. Y segundo, siendo una historia de viajes, la mayor parte de las interacciones con otras personas (quitando a tu hermano) son puntuales, de modo que lo que haces ahí tiene pocas consecuencias más allá de tu hermano y como ve las cosas. Y en cuanto a decisiones, todos estos juegos tienen momentos en que te llevan por donde tienen que ir, pero en este caso es peor, porque demasiado a menudo te da la opción de elegir lo que quieres, solo para luego ignorarlo por completo si no escogiste lo que la trama quiere. Y eso, en un juego de decisiones, es frustrante. Especialmente si tenemos en cuenta lo dicho antes sobre encuentros fugaces, el resultado es que en realidad, la historia no tiene demasiado que ver con tus decisiones, o esa es la sensación que da, sino con la historia que quieren contar. Como ejemplo, puedes jugarte gratis Captain Spirit, el propio juego te lo recomienda cuando llega el momento, pero la mayor parte de las decisiones tomadas en ese capitulo importan poco en la historia del 2, y es un personaje que en realidad ni siquiera importa demasiado, limitando mucho el interés del mismo.

    A nivel gráfico el juego es agradable, con una estética muy en línea con lo visto en Life is Strange 1 y Before the Storm. El sonido cumple bien, especialmente la música, aunque las voces (al menos en inglés) no siempre me convencieron. Y hay que reconocer que, al menos en mi experiencia, es un juego carente de bugs, algo no frecuente ultimamente.

    Por todo ello, me temo que la saga Life is Strange ha ido perdiendo enteros desde el brillante primer juego, al más mediocre Before the Storm, y hasta este, precisamente porque tanto BtS como el 2 quitan poder e importancia a las decisiones que vamos tomando.    … Expand
  34. Jexter
    Jan 21, 2019
    2
    After playing the first episode, I can say that this is a regressive leftist propaganda masquerading as a computer game. In the game, all white men so far have been racist, fascist, bigots or **** Considering that I really liked Life is Strange 1, this is a serious letdown. I was expecting a similar, great game, but instead of I got this propaganda piece. Sure, there was some politicalAfter playing the first episode, I can say that this is a regressive leftist propaganda masquerading as a computer game. In the game, all white men so far have been racist, fascist, bigots or **** Considering that I really liked Life is Strange 1, this is a serious letdown. I was expecting a similar, great game, but instead of I got this propaganda piece. Sure, there was some political messaging in the first game, but it was not as bad nor did it bother me that much. It was handled adequately.

    This really makes me sad. They even implement post-modernist phrases in the game, such as "everything is political. These are the kind of things you learn from your Neo-Marxist professors. Now, I can understand that you have some political issues tackled in a game. Even post-modernist thought has it time and place. I could also say that racism is a good subject to tackle. Having a Mexican family as a center-stage is also a great idea. However, when there is no nuance or subtlety in your presentation, it feels forced. In this game, it is forced to the extreme.

    Everything is not and does not have to be political. The authors of this propaganda should really look themselves in the mirror and ask, "I am really so much better than everyone else". I bet majority of developers of this game were white, and probably white men. Most came from middle-class or higher background. Unfortunately, they have been taught to loathe themselves because of their skin color and perceived privileged. This group-based identity is over-riding their ability to treat people as individuals. I have to say that I am not American, but I am getting really sick and tired of regressive leftist politics pushed by entertainment industry and media there. Americans, including most white leftists, used to be proud of their country and heritage and now they see themselves as oppressors. In other words, this is just another developer infested with this social justice sickness along with a healthy dose of Trump derangement syndrome.

    I gave it 2/10 because it does look and sound pretty good. I will not be buying the second episode or any other games from this developer.    … Expand
  35. Hallowsend666
    Oct 18, 2018
    0
    This is a terrible follow-up to Life is Strange, Before the Storm and even Captain Spirit.

    Basically nothing that made people fall in love with the previous games is left here. This is an empty shell that clearly has the name "Life is Strange" attached to it to make people pick something up they would not have bought otherwise. Instead of a great, engaging and lovingly told story you    This is a terrible follow-up to Life is Strange, Before the Storm and even Captain Spirit.

    Basically nothing that made people fall in love with the previous games is left here. This is an empty shell that clearly has the name "Life is Strange" attached to it to make people pick something up they would not have bought otherwise.

    Instead of a great, engaging and lovingly told story you are bombarded with political messages all the time (which I agree with, but that is not the point). Where Life is Strange drew it strength from subtlety to make you think this here offers nothing in comparison - you get told what is correct.

    Apart from the politics the characters are weak, the voice acting is sub par and not even the music can compare to the first season - it is a shame when a previous title in the series completely destroys the facial animations and lip sync in this one.

    The plot is you wandering around with your brother (not really a spoiler since that happens after 20 minutes) with forced interactions and "on the nose" tests on morality. I find it hard to believe that this is actually the same team that created Life is Strange - the story quality in this one is so far below the first one that it hurts. This is enforced by that not only the whole triggering event but also almost every single decision taken by the characters is stupid beyond belief and can´t be explained just by their age.

    Speaking of decisions, none here matter at all - I can live with narratives not branching wildly. But when I have the option to walk away from a fight and I choose to just leading to me being insulted again and then starting the fight away its just lazy. This is basically true for every major decision offered - there is not even a slight variation.

    I would have not expected Dontnod to fail so hard.    … Expand
  36. Darius_84
    Oct 4, 2020
    0
    This game is **** Don't waste your money and time with this garbage.
    The apple fell so far from the tree
  37. Jason_CRT
    Dec 9, 2019
    0
    Just a terrible game with awful story.
    Everything good from life is strange 1 is gone, replaced by bad gameplay & boring story.
    The premise of the story is somewhat promising, but the developers don't really take much advantage of it. Don't bother with this game if you have expectations of a well made story, all of your choices are almost meaningless. Sure there are slight    Just a terrible game with awful story.
    Everything good from life is strange 1 is gone, replaced by bad gameplay & boring story.

    The premise of the story is somewhat promising, but the developers don't really take much advantage of it.

    Don't bother with this game if you have expectations of a well made story, all of your choices are almost meaningless. Sure there are slight variations but you'll quickly just end up back where the story wants you to be.
    The game also fails horribly at trying to be political propaganda with many logical gaps.
    The plot is boring and feels too railroaded. What little choices are left to the player have consequences that often make poor sense, giving a persistent sense of frustration. Topics are delivered in quite an heavy handed way and many plot holes are never covered.

    A large portion of the game consists of cutscenes and tons of meaningless dialogs combined with boring gameplay.

    I honestly do not think I have ever been more disappointed in a video game before. I really wish I could rewind the time and get my money back...
    This game should be renamed to "Don't Buy Me"

    The original "Life is Strange 1" and "Life is Strange: Before the Storm" were great games with decent amounts of content and gameplay which brought you into the game world and left you invested into the characters.
    But I totally do not recommend Life is Strange 2!    … Expand
  38. Corefitz
    Feb 15, 2020
    1
    This game fails hard in the one aspect Life is Strange 1 outperformed itself in. Story.

    The games story is bland and boring, doesn't draw you in, thereby doesn't make you care about the characters as you cannot relate to them in any way... Will say though, everything that happens before the uhm... accident. I felt like this was going to be an awesome sequel in the Life is Strange    This game fails hard in the one aspect Life is Strange 1 outperformed itself in. Story.

    The games story is bland and boring, doesn't draw you in, thereby doesn't make you care about the characters as you cannot relate to them in any way...

    Will say though, everything that happens before the uhm... accident. I felt like this was going to be an awesome sequel in the Life is Strange series. I was let down hard. It kills me a little inside to say this but I actually have to drag myself to play the game, by that extention I'm not having fun.

    So sad to say this, but the most important aspect of a story based game isn't there. A good story.    … Expand
  39. Zeredi
    Aug 4, 2020
    10
    В целом мне понравилось, не знаю почему многие пишут о не понимании взаимосвязи персонажей, возможно у них нету семьи и им не понятно что такое забота о ком-то кроме себя, в игре раскрыта братская любовь, так же в игре продумали множество концовок, к которым приводит то на сколько хорошо именно ты воспитал своего брата, я не знаю как можно этого не видеть, только если играть с закрытымиВ целом мне понравилось, не знаю почему многие пишут о не понимании взаимосвязи персонажей, возможно у них нету семьи и им не понятно что такое забота о ком-то кроме себя, в игре раскрыта братская любовь, так же в игре продумали множество концовок, к которым приводит то на сколько хорошо именно ты воспитал своего брата, я не знаю как можно этого не видеть, только если играть с закрытыми глазами наверно...… Expand
  40. ASonic
    Sep 11, 2020
    1
    The atmosphere in the game is nice, and endings felt emotional, plus the fan service for first game fans. However everything is ruined by 0/10 writing, not only it's a biased leftist cookbook, but it also makes no sense and is vainly preachy. Doesn't matter if you're a leftist or not, such pandering is ugly, i dont think anyone on any political side should be playing this game, unless theyThe atmosphere in the game is nice, and endings felt emotional, plus the fan service for first game fans. However everything is ruined by 0/10 writing, not only it's a biased leftist cookbook, but it also makes no sense and is vainly preachy. Doesn't matter if you're a leftist or not, such pandering is ugly, i dont think anyone on any political side should be playing this game, unless they like to be fooled.… Expand
  41. iamromska
    Aug 14, 2020
    10
    THIS GAME IS NOTHING OF LIFE IS STRANGE 1!!!
    I really do not understand why do people hate this game, 'cause I really did enjoy it, overall, I am sure it's way more better than LiS Season 1. However, back in 2015, when I've finished LiS 1, I thought it was truly amazing game, and nothing couuld be better than it, but right now, I am sure I was wrong. LiS 1 is all about teenager's life,    THIS GAME IS NOTHING OF LIFE IS STRANGE 1!!!
    I really do not understand why do people hate this game, 'cause I really did enjoy it, overall, I am sure it's way more better than LiS Season 1. However, back in 2015, when I've finished LiS 1, I thought it was truly amazing game, and nothing couuld be better than it, but right now, I am sure I was wrong. LiS 1 is all about teenager's life, teenager sh*t etc., and this story is WAAAAY more mature, where you face more deep problems, not like "damn my friend figured out I know she is pregnant nooo" but a "kill a man for your needs or spare him but face serious problems (not spoiler but an example).
    It is an amazing story with big wariety of endings (wassup lis 1) and it's easy to attach to main characters and start to sympathize to them, feel the world the way they feel it. (It becomes even better after you read majority of the reviews on metacritic :) ) However the story isn't perfect and it has some plotholes, but I can't lower the score more than on 0.5 point. This game takes a big leap from the first part and almostly only in positive way. It adds a lot of new mechanics, such as drawing warious landscapes, collecting souvenirs etc. The description for the items in the inventory also changes every damn episode depending on decisions you made in previous episodes, and that's really impressing. Concluding the story talk, it is way longer that in lis 1, it raises deeper and harder questions, and of course, it has more details and as it is a part of LIFE IS STRANGE franchise, it adds more information to the lore, answers some questions from the previous part, and that's pretty much it. I'd put this game on my shelf of the best stories in videogames history (really close to the witcher 3 or rdr2 (yeah i can compare them since they all have different endings). This really should pay attention on this game, no matter what genres you like, I am sure it will not disappoint you. I hope you did read this review 'till the end, and now I can go to bed, cuz it's 3 a.m. in my country :P
    My final score 9.5. Take it, or leave it. Thank you.    … Expand
  42. Wunderwafflya
    Dec 29, 2020
    10
    Хз почему её все хейтят игра, классная не смотря на повесточку))
  43. Crimert
    Mar 25, 2020
    6
    This game was boring! If you expect the same hype as you got from the first Life is Strange game, you would be disappointed! The soundtrack was okay but the story was weak. 24hrs on record.
  44. Vadik4or7e
    Dec 22, 2020
    8
    Okay, here we go again (bug my review).
    I love all of LIS, all games, but this one is tricky! I played, and I thought all characters who work honestly and not of color are racists. All homeless, crazy ones, and vagabonds are cool, multicultural, and people of color. All bad one characters are white, and the two guys trump through the Trump country to the Zihuatanejo. Oh, Randy, I hope you    Okay, here we go again (bug my review).
    I love all of LIS, all games, but this one is tricky! I played, and I thought all characters who work honestly and not of color are racists. All homeless, crazy ones, and vagabonds are cool, multicultural, and people of color. All bad one characters are white, and the two guys trump through the Trump country to the Zihuatanejo. Oh, Randy, I hope you didn't see this.

    And I saw only this point; it was a bold red line of each chapter. What did I saw at the end when I chose to go to jail? That old one protected his super (choose) hero/villain brothers through the entire game, and all was about to save his brother protect him even from himself. He gave 15 years for this, and after he saw the same brother who lives happily ever after, he will never come back to this. He lost it. The prison took everything from him for the better future of his brother. And after this, I see the problem with this game. Is that perfect story where one brother sacrificed everything for his young one who, in my opinion, was a little piece of crap, who killed so many people? No, we see white racism, but not the beautiful dramatic story as LIS always does.

    And I'm staying here to think why the racist story forces me to see the so touchable brother novel. I don't know. I feel so tricky. So, through all that I did in this game, now I see the story of friendship, brotherhoods, and helping hands as in the best King books.

    Spoiler! I walked through the LIS one. After a month, I occasionally saw that I could save the girl on the roof and was in shock. I felt that it's real. It was so emotional that I couldn't think anything through the day. That is was a masterpiece! The Sean crying was a masterpiece too. This is the only reason I gave it 8.

    But I will never play in this game again!    … Expand
  45. kuwatabi
    Dec 6, 2020
    10
    Emotional game with strong characters. Great music, natural dialogue. Really makes you think and view the world from the eyes of someone else..
    On a road trip with the main characters you meet good and bad people and have to make the right calls on who to trust. Main topics are family, racism and living on the road. Beautiful scenery and classical, nostalgic life is strange-feeling.    Emotional game with strong characters. Great music, natural dialogue. Really makes you think and view the world from the eyes of someone else..
    On a road trip with the main characters you meet good and bad people and have to make the right calls on who to trust. Main topics are family, racism and living on the road. Beautiful scenery and classical, nostalgic life is strange-feeling.

    Having read most of the negative comments I can say that they either are angry that the popular characters from the first game did not come back or claim that the main characters being victims of racism is "leftist SJW-propaganda", so if you are triggered by the existence of racism you probably should not play this game.    … Expand
  46. Netspirit
    Dec 11, 2019
    1
    Another game ruined by SJW politics. I love the first one, but put the sequel away after the first episode.
  47. edutorello95
    Dec 8, 2019
    10
    This game is a masterpiece. It has a fantastic story, with amazing main and side characters, and an awesome soundtrack. The number of people who are unhappy with this just shows how much we need games like this.
  48. bifidux
    Dec 15, 2019
    10
    A fantastic game, design, music ... I completely immersed myself in the story of both brother.
  49. jojimbo
    Oct 6, 2018
    0
    This is not a LiS game, the developers had a chance to create something really special but decided to completely crap on the franchise. Imagine a proper sequel the fans deserved.

    It's such a sad thing that happened to the LiS world, and the name was used to sell something that had nothing to do with LiS at all. Couldn't they, a talented (well they were) team think of something? It    This is not a LiS game, the developers had a chance to create something really special but decided to completely crap on the franchise. Imagine a proper sequel the fans deserved.

    It's such a sad thing that happened to the LiS world, and the name was used to sell something that had nothing to do with LiS at all. Couldn't they, a talented (well they were) team think of something? It beggars belief.

    The fans were robbed, betrayed. No one wants to play as 2 dudes, and the political correctness is big. SJW anti-Trump, left wing garbage that deserves to be deleted and thrown in the trash. Don't make the mistake of buying this garbage off the back of Max, Chloe et al.

    This left wing political rubbish shouldn't be allowed to taint the world of LiS, and the poor sales proves it was a big big mistake by Dontnod.

    "yeah yeah b...but max and chloes story is over!"

    Why? A proper sequel could have been made with integrity, Chloe's story in it you could sidestep by having the player be Max, a little older in Seattle. Why not a story of her working for the FBI helping them to crack cases. Even I can come up with a decent synopsis that would have worked.

    Imagine the FBI are trying to find a serial killer, they send Max back into the past to find out who the killer is, but she gets personally involved with the victims (already dead in the future) and breaks the 4th wall. She was meant to witness from a distance, but ends up feeling compelled to save a victim, and now she is in danger.

    If she goes back to the future, her new found friend will die, can she alter the course of history for the good of all?

    There Dontnod, I did it for you, get on it, no need to thank me.

    LiS2 is for the franchise, Alien3 was to the films, a complete and utter failure, bad writing (lazy writing) and get my score of a whopping 0 (zero) sad thing is, these "woke" liberal game devs won't change, they will regurgitate a bias, and sadly, the LiS franchise is doomed.

    LiS (the original) didn't sway in a partisan way left or right, it didn't try and force an ideal or bias, even if you had your own political opinion, you were allowed to explore the world where there was none. (politics) we play game to get away from all that crap, let's face it, bi-partisan politics is in your face every day, 24/7. LiS was a world where you could leave that behind and experience something different, something beautiful in it's sincere humanity. BtS was the same, no politics (round of applause for Deck9) Whoever came up that going down this path was a good idea needs firing.

    What a terrible waste of a huge opportunity to make it into AAA game development.
    A true sequel with Max would have been a major success.    … Expand
  50. mugsy
    Apr 19, 2020
    3
    In this game you have like every SJW and leftist propaganda possible. Let's see:

    - racist white people - xenophobic white people - poor honest Mexicans who want to go to USA to do honest work, hunted by evil US border patrol, vigilantes and dealing with The Wall - homosexuals being tormented and misunderstood by heterosexuals - "cool" tattooed, pierced people living as outcasts    In this game you have like every SJW and leftist propaganda possible. Let's see:

    - racist white people
    - xenophobic white people
    - poor honest Mexicans who want to go to USA to do honest work, hunted by evil US border patrol, vigilantes and dealing with The Wall
    - homosexuals being tormented and misunderstood by heterosexuals
    - "cool" tattooed, pierced people living as outcasts doing drugs and all that stuff
    - evil Christian church that brainwashes people

    And many more that I can't tell off the top of my head. But basically if you think about any SJW or leftist theme, it's most likely in the game.

    The game itself has a boring and non-inspiring story with many plotholes. It doesn't even make sense in general from beginning to the end if you think about it. I think it's partially due to the fact that the concept of kid with a Jedi/Super Saiyan powers is not as interesting and doesn't give as much source material to work with as time-reversing. I often found myself getting bored by too much unneccesary and cliche dialogue, and just wanted to push the story forwards faster.

    There are only a few remotely interesting characters, unfortunately main characters aren't one of them. The characters behavior and decisions are totally dumb and irrational in many parts throughout the game. You don't care about or get attached to any character really.

    Graphics are okay I guess. Not bad but not really good either. 6/10.

    Music. I didn't like it very much, even though the style is similar to Life is Strange 1. There were no songs that stayed in my head, while I remember many songs from LiS 1 or Before the Storm to this day.

    I can't really recommend this game. It is a major letdown after LiS 1. LiS 1 was one of the best and most memorable games of my life, while LiS 2 is just...crap. Even Before The Storm is literally MILES better than this game. There is no contest.

    Sean and Daniel can't hold a candle to Max and Chloe.    … Expand
  51. ScathachPreach
    Dec 29, 2020
    10
    A great game, even though playing it makes me sad and angry on so many levels.
    While I really liked Life is Strange, Part 2 is even more intense and interesting to me.
    The bond between the brothers trying to cope with loss and their terrible situation makes for an intense stories. Loved it. Even though the brothers had so much to endure, and faced such evil. A good game about racism and    A great game, even though playing it makes me sad and angry on so many levels.
    While I really liked Life is Strange, Part 2 is even more intense and interesting to me.

    The bond between the brothers trying to cope with loss and their terrible situation makes for an intense stories. Loved it. Even though the brothers had so much to endure, and faced such evil.
    A good game about racism and what it does to people.    … Expand
  52. Craftfischerhp
    Sep 28, 2018
    10
    We waited long for LiS2 and the first episode is already great. If I compare the first episodes of LiS1 and LiS2 the one from this title is way better. I really liked Max and Chloe but Sean and Daniel are also very great characters. The story has many different aspects and I personly think that the political aspect of the story is good. Not too much to destroy the story but the politicalWe waited long for LiS2 and the first episode is already great. If I compare the first episodes of LiS1 and LiS2 the one from this title is way better. I really liked Max and Chloe but Sean and Daniel are also very great characters. The story has many different aspects and I personly think that the political aspect of the story is good. Not too much to destroy the story but the political touch give it more depth. Also, the game play is a little bit interactive than in the first game. With the first episode, Dontnod developed a good start of an intense story. I hope they don't mess up with this great start but Im confident they will deliver 4 more great episodes.… Expand
  53. SuperPotato
    Oct 5, 2018
    9
    Graphics and designs are great as they've always been in these games.
    Music is good and well fitting.
    Good story with enjoyable mechanics. Well optimized. I have played the whole first episode on 4K, 60 fps which not only looks beautiful but also works surprisingly well. (Also, the stereotyping thing that some people are so mad about is exaggerated stuff. There will always be a little    Graphics and designs are great as they've always been in these games.
    Music is good and well fitting.
    Good story with enjoyable mechanics.
    Well optimized. I have played the whole first episode on 4K, 60 fps which not only looks beautiful but also works surprisingly well.
    (Also, the stereotyping thing that some people are so mad about is exaggerated stuff. There will always be a little stereotyping in movies and games, this is no exception and is not something people should get offended about as it's no harm to anyone.)

    I have only played the first episode so it's not possible to judge the entirety of the game, but this looks promising.

    I have been looking at the mixed reviews on this website and I must say that they don't really describe the game the way I would, which means;
    Don't solely take a couple of reviews as an only guide, because we all have different tastes. For anyone wondering about buying this game, do some research, read up on many reviews and then you can decide if this game is for you or not.

    Eagerly waiting for next episode.    … Expand
  54. Gauter1337
    Sep 28, 2018
    10
    'Click" nice. Not bad the first episode, I hope the rest will be the same. I understand why such a low score in the game, because the developers have removed Max and Chloe. The game is not bad, all good and positive)
  55. WizzleBee
    Sep 30, 2018
    10
    Don't listen to the guys who are saying this is not Life is Strange, they are stuck in the past.
    Actually before playing LiS 2 i thought this won't get me hooked that much but right after ten minutes, this game just got me !
    It's a real nice story and i just can't wait for the next episode. Sad thing that mostly americans get triggered by the "racist" thing, if you're a smart guy and    Don't listen to the guys who are saying this is not Life is Strange, they are stuck in the past.
    Actually before playing LiS 2 i thought this won't get me hooked that much but right after ten minutes, this game just got me !
    It's a real nice story and i just can't wait for the next episode.

    Sad thing that mostly americans get triggered by the "racist" thing, if you're a smart guy and you actually can use your brain you won't get triggered by that.

    Enjoy the story guys, it's beautyfull !    … Expand
  56. WoWkiller11
    Feb 12, 2020
    0
    f**king useless piece of **** wrapped in political propaganda of left-wing ideas
  57. NeoTheFox
    Feb 2, 2020
    3
    It's pretty bad. Nothing happens for most of the time, and when something happens it's badly written and poorly acted.
    The voice acting must be the absolute worst part of this narrative focused game where it should be a highlight.
  58. Ochokochi
    Apr 16, 2020
    1
    Game trying to be anti-racist , ends up being racist :d lol .. That's the most anti-white video game I've ever played , guess Dontnot Entertainment is full of 'progressive' people, where being white heterosexual is 'not cool dude' ... They would better spend more time developing that boring story rather than discuss politics ...Won't buy their games any more ..!.,
  59. Korra13
    Jul 31, 2021
    2
    This is a very nasty game. There is no spirit of the past parts in it. Very boring main characters, minor characters, and even more interesting than the main characters. It is very common to see the same house assets in different episodes. There is a lot of political overtones, hatred for believers, hatred for white people, hatred for everything. This is not Life is Strange. It's veryThis is a very nasty game. There is no spirit of the past parts in it. Very boring main characters, minor characters, and even more interesting than the main characters. It is very common to see the same house assets in different episodes. There is a lot of political overtones, hatred for believers, hatred for white people, hatred for everything. This is not Life is Strange. It's very funny to see how DONTNOD talks about injustice towards different people, but at the same time, they themselves deceived and ignored the protests of the voice actors of Life is Strange 2015. Many young children liked the game and they put 10, just because it is called the same as and the last part and for a bright picture. Don't be fooled. Little music, even less good music. Elections practically do not affect anything. The game has no decent morality. You may like the first and second episodes, but the next episodes are made very poorly, apparently the developers themselves were bored with creating the game. If you are white, a believer, be prepared for the game to hate and despise you.… Expand
  60. Nikkie
    Sep 26, 2018
    10
    Absolut ein Kunstwerk

    Ich bin mehr als begeistert , die Story ist richtig gut , ich gebe zu bin sehr nah am Wasser gebaut und das Spiel hat das völlig ausgenutzt , bei Kapitel 2 brauch ich wohl eine Groß Packung Tempos. Das Beste ist es fühlt sich an wie Life is Strange aber es Spielt sich anders vom Spiel gefühl her ,es ist sehr gut geworden!!! Diese Verbindung auf sein klein    Absolut ein Kunstwerk

    Ich bin mehr als begeistert , die Story ist richtig gut , ich gebe zu bin sehr nah am Wasser gebaut und das Spiel hat das völlig ausgenutzt , bei Kapitel 2 brauch ich wohl eine Groß Packung Tempos.

    Das Beste ist es fühlt sich an wie Life is Strange aber es Spielt sich anders vom Spiel gefühl her ,es ist sehr gut geworden!!!
    Diese Verbindung auf sein klein Bruder zu achten ist richtig gut , habe mich laufend im Wald nach Daniel umgedreht weil angst hatte er geht mir verloren.
    Spiel ist super gelaufen keine Lags, Crashes oder sonstiges super ding Dontnod , Daumen hoch!!!

    +Tolle Vertonung
    +Diese Musik ist einfach ...wow
    +Grafik hat sich Verbessert und behält Trotzdem den Charm des Art Style
    +Deutscher untertitle sehr gelungen
    +Gutes Story telling
    +Neue Features

    Ich kann dieses Spiel mehr als empfehlen , muss sagen finde das erste Kapitel weit aus besser als den ersten teil, aber ich fand schon Captain Spirit besser, was nicht heisst das der erste teil nicht gut war nur dieser hier ist nochmal besser!
    Selbst die neben Figuren wirken Interessant gestaltet ich hoffe man trifft den einen oder anderen wieder in den nächsten Kapiteln.    … Expand
  61. lord_raccoon
    Sep 21, 2020
    0
    The game is just nasty. The protagonists are disgusting: irresponsible, ungrateful, naive, destroying other people's lives on their way with their stupidity. This illusion of choice is annoying. All dumb decisions of the heroes cannot be prevented in any way. Sometimes we are offered a choice, but the developers have already chosen everything for you, and in case of choosing the "wrong"The game is just nasty. The protagonists are disgusting: irresponsible, ungrateful, naive, destroying other people's lives on their way with their stupidity. This illusion of choice is annoying. All dumb decisions of the heroes cannot be prevented in any way. Sometimes we are offered a choice, but the developers have already chosen everything for you, and in case of choosing the "wrong" option, in any case, everything will be as if you had chosen the "right" one. For instance, our brother want to visit local market. Can we say him no? Yes, but after that he starts to whine and we agree anyways. I knew this will be fatal decision. But i couldnt prevent it. And it ruined the whole storyline. And stuff like this was all along the game.
    I dont like those characters, the story is really boring, SJW stuff and hypocrisy of those boys and devs is everywhere.
    I feel sorry for my time for this nonsense.    … Expand
  62. alisherq
    Apr 14, 2021
    4
    Абсолютно тупейшие сценарий, тупейшие главные герой, грубая и прямолинейная левацкая политическая повестка, отсутствие интриги, отсутствие обьяснение суперсилы, отсутствие логики, унылый геймплей по сравнению с предыдущими частями, отсутствие морали. Если вы здравомыслящий человек, то единственная эмоция которую будете испытывать - это кринж и гнев от нелогичности и тупости всегоАбсолютно тупейшие сценарий, тупейшие главные герой, грубая и прямолинейная левацкая политическая повестка, отсутствие интриги, отсутствие обьяснение суперсилы, отсутствие логики, унылый геймплей по сравнению с предыдущими частями, отсутствие морали. Если вы здравомыслящий человек, то единственная эмоция которую будете испытывать - это кринж и гнев от нелогичности и тупости всего происходящего в игре.
    Но тем не менее во втором сезоне life is strange есть и плюсы, это - геймплейная и визуальная стилистика, атмосферность, красивые виды, рисование, большая свобода действий в отличий от предыдущих частей, пусть и иллюзорная и наличие 4 концовок, весьма неплохих. Но все это мелочи по сравнению с минусами игры.    … Expand
  63. Elena_Fisher_
    May 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. LiS 2 is the worst game ever made by developers. The game has a potential but they didn’t spend it good. The story is **** I mean really ****… Expand
  64. Versetty2005
    Jul 17, 2020
    2
    Видимо, "синдром Дэвида Кейджа" - профессиональное заболевание всех создателей французского интерактивного кино. Прогрессирует сей недуг из раза в раз по одному сценарию: разработчик выстреливает скромным и талантливым дебютом, после чего, распираемый ответственностью, начинает пытаться лечить души и вправлять умы, в процессе чего лопается и остаётся трепетать на ветру тенденций (о боже,Видимо, "синдром Дэвида Кейджа" - профессиональное заболевание всех создателей французского интерактивного кино. Прогрессирует сей недуг из раза в раз по одному сценарию: разработчик выстреливает скромным и талантливым дебютом, после чего, распираемый ответственностью, начинает пытаться лечить души и вправлять умы, в процессе чего лопается и остаётся трепетать на ветру тенденций (о боже, какая метафора) яркой, но невесомой тряпочкой. Вот и LiS2, ярко начав свою историю с катастрофы, к пятому эпизоду не только не удерживает планку, но комкает все наработки и отмахивается абсолютно никакущим финалом. Небрежные сюжетные швы решивших пройтись по всем проблемам общества сценаристов наложены небрежно и бросаются в глаза. Ближе к концу авторы спохватываются: не раскрыта тема ЛГБТ! Исправляемся: две трети финала занимает созерцание хрупкого благополучия меньшинств. Давно не встречали корыстных, жестоких сектантов? Получите САМЫХ корыстных и жестоких на свете сектантов! На секунду забыли, что расизм - плохо? Вот вам очередные демоны в людских обличиях. А если коротко, игра растеряла практически все достижения оригинального приключения Макс и Хлои, вплоть до музыки, которая здесь тоже никакущая.… Expand
  65. oyunsever
    Mar 18, 2021
    0
    I loved your first game. My love increased with the dlc that came out. I still had hope in life is strange 2 episode 1, and as we progressed, the badness of the story ruined my gaming taste. When you remove the story from the game whose only feature is the story, you have life is strange 2. life is strange 2 is regret.
    not worth it especially considering the price in my country
  66. midipon
    Jan 27, 2020
    0
    This game is extremely boring with an inorganic story that just comes off as anti-establishment, anti-white, and anti-American. It's basically oppression porn for people disconnected from reality who want their beliefs reconfirmed by anything.
    The graphics are cheap as can be, the music is uninspired, gameplay is minimal, and the voiceover is low-quality. I would only recommend LiS2 to    This game is extremely boring with an inorganic story that just comes off as anti-establishment, anti-white, and anti-American. It's basically oppression porn for people disconnected from reality who want their beliefs reconfirmed by anything.
    The graphics are cheap as can be, the music is uninspired, gameplay is minimal, and the voiceover is low-quality. I would only recommend LiS2 to people who want to laugh at it, but ep. 2 and 3 are really slow and low-stakes.    … Expand
  67. muzmuz
    Oct 1, 2020
    4
    Stories revolving around fictional politics and social justice is one thing, actually putting real ones in a video game? No thanks, especially not in a Life is Strange game. Characters become straight up racist against the Mexican protagonists telling them they are the reason to "build a wall" is just quite literally the worst thing you can put in a video game.

    Top that deterring    Stories revolving around fictional politics and social justice is one thing, actually putting real ones in a video game? No thanks, especially not in a Life is Strange game. Characters become straight up racist against the Mexican protagonists telling them they are the reason to "build a wall" is just quite literally the worst thing you can put in a video game.

    Top that deterring quality off with poor writing, boring pacing, low quality direction and even lesser gameplay (as compared to the previous titles and even Telltale games), Life is Strange 2 is easily a game I don't mind forgetting about.

    Since Episode 1 is free, see for yourself., but you're in for a disappointment; especially with this hefty price tag for what is essentially an interactive movie with illusion of choice.    … Expand
  68. amirmahdi22
    Dec 18, 2019
    5
    unfortunately dontnod did the same mistake that telltale did.giving too many characters that you will don't care about them anymore,they got far away from the main story in the game,if you only play the first and last episode believe me you wont miss anything from the main story and will fully understand it. i kinda feel like they only wanted to use life is strange's name for its popularity.
  69. Xalrandion
    Oct 19, 2021
    3
    Well... it's bad, like weak story, weak characters, weak gameplay bad.
    First of all, I did play only 1 third of the game but believe me when I say that every time, I see my play time on this game I wonder if steam crashed and forgot to count 50 more hours.
    First story and characters, I won't spoil anything but let's just say that you will need to strap your suspension of disbelief to a    Well... it's bad, like weak story, weak characters, weak gameplay bad.
    First of all, I did play only 1 third of the game but believe me when I say that every time, I see my play time on this game I wonder if steam crashed and forgot to count 50 more hours.
    First story and characters, I won't spoil anything but let's just say that you will need to strap your suspension of disbelief to a f-ing falcon 9 rocket for them to make sense. I know they’re young but when I was as young as them, I would also call most of their choices stupid, unconscious, and well... very stupid, and I I'm not that far from their age anyway. Which is even more infuriating with the game severe lack of nuance and subtility the game will always force you to choose between 2 extreme of the same solution something like "explode in rage" and "be extremely ungrateful and disrespectful" which will for all intent and purposes will have the same result. And when you couple that with the fact that the game make act the characters stupidly and think you're too drunk to notice it becomes just borderline insulting.
    The gameplay is weak, but in another game like this I wouldn't even mention it because it should be carried by its writing...
    I don't know what happened to the smartly written characters and charm of arcadia bay, If you wanted to get this one, just continue walking...    … Expand
  70. DJKrimson
    Jan 19, 2021
    6
    The first 2 chapters are just boring as hell and nothing really happens. It got better in chapters 3-5 fortunately and I actually got emotionally invested in the end. However, the story is overall too weak and it's nowhere close to Life is Strange 1.
  71. HalfPastNein
    Aug 7, 2020
    2
    The story in this game is very weak. The facial expressions feel wooden and all the time I was getting a feeling that voice actors didn't know what's going on in the scene so they don't match at all. In comparison to the first part, which at least had an interesting gameplay (time manipulation), this game feels like a joke, even though I didn't like the first part. I don't understand howThe story in this game is very weak. The facial expressions feel wooden and all the time I was getting a feeling that voice actors didn't know what's going on in the scene so they don't match at all. In comparison to the first part, which at least had an interesting gameplay (time manipulation), this game feels like a joke, even though I didn't like the first part. I don't understand how people like this one.… Expand
  72. Yosemito
    Jul 16, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Abi kardeş ilişkisini çok iyi anlattığı için 4 oy aldı fakat life is strange 2 diyorsanız maxin hikayesinin devamı gelmeli hadi diyelim farklı bir hikayeyi anlatıyor niye ana karakterimiz 1.nci oyundaki gibi yetenek kullanamıyor kardeş yeteneği kullanıyor oda genellikle eğitirken onu taşı kaldır bunu fırlat tarzı polisleri öldüreceğim e ye basıyorum kardeş direk öldürüyor bari e harfine sürekli basalımki o ölme efektini versin hikayesi

    Bir - tarafıda ilk başta best friendimiz lyla bir görüyoruz başta birdaha yok ulan aptallar madem best friendimiz gelsin bizle yollarda şahsen ben o karakteri çok sevmiştim bidaha göremedim farklı sonlarda bi 1 dakikalığına gözüküyor sonda bu kadar çok saçma olmuş    … Expand
  73. Oswinoswald
    Jul 11, 2020
    6
    Na OMEGALUL
    The story started good but it didn't improve itself it starts to feel boring from 4th and 5th
    there were things that I could see that they are made for making longer episodes At the first episode, I wanted to go explore the world a bit more but the game didn't let me Sometimes the game makes you think is daniel stupidest character in gaming history yes it is I would    Na OMEGALUL
    The story started good but it didn't improve itself it starts to feel boring from 4th and 5th
    there were things that I could see that they are made for making longer episodes
    At the first episode, I wanted to go explore the world a bit more but the game didn't let me
    Sometimes the game makes you think is daniel stupidest character in gaming history
    yes it is
    I would recommend playing it
    Na OMEGALUL Na OMEGALUL Na OMEGALUL    … Expand
  74. Kowxley
    Oct 24, 2020
    7
    Quite good, but unfortunately loses what made the first game so great.

    Cons : No real lovable characters The story is very simple and sometimes drifts away from it's main theme Not as emotional and surprising as the first game. Pros : The characters grow (kind of) and learn from the beginning of the story The soundtrack is quite good The graphics are very nice with more diverse    Quite good, but unfortunately loses what made the first game so great.

    Cons :
    No real lovable characters
    The story is very simple and sometimes drifts away from it's main theme
    Not as emotional and surprising as the first game.

    Pros :
    The characters grow (kind of) and learn from the beginning of the story
    The soundtrack is quite good
    The graphics are very nice with more diverse landscapes
    A few side characters make the story more interesting
    More endings and choices than LiS1    … Expand
  75. DefaltWorld
    Jun 19, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego esta bien, pero alargan la historia demasiado y ya no es lo mismo que el primero, no es tan buena la historia, matan al padre y huyen, y encuentran amigos y tal, pero no acaba siendo un life is strange, hacen una pequeña referencia al primero pero que no afecta en nada a la historia, y al final te das cuenta de que no tiene sentido porque si te entregas realmente no pasa gran cosa, el juego esta bien pero no te esperes que supere al primero… Expand
  76. kezzyhko
    Aug 2, 2020
    2
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  77. DylanColino
    Sep 16, 2021
    7
    Todos los juegos merecen una segunda oportunidad.

    Empezando por la historia, tiene un inicio no malo, muuy malo resaltando todos los puntos flojos, haciendo que los primeros 30-40 minutos de gameplay sean super aburridos, hasta que empieza lo divertido y ahi si se convierte en una historia super entretenida, atrapante y con ganas de saber mas. Los personajes son muy simpaticos, tantos    Todos los juegos merecen una segunda oportunidad.

    Empezando por la historia, tiene un inicio no malo, muuy malo resaltando todos los puntos flojos, haciendo que los primeros 30-40 minutos de gameplay sean super aburridos, hasta que empieza lo divertido y ahi si se convierte en una historia super entretenida, atrapante y con ganas de saber mas. Los personajes son muy simpaticos, tantos los primarios como los secundarios. Aviso que no es una secuela, es una historia completamente diferente aunque se relaciona indirectamente con la primera entrega, ya que al iniciar el juego, te pregunta sobre que decision tomaste al final del primer juego, y en base a eso, apareceran algunos personajes u ocurriran algunas cosas.

    El gameplay es el mismo que el de la primera entrega tomando decisiones. A lo largo del juego, se encuentran en los escenarios algunas referencias a otros juegos que me parecio un detalle muy muy bonito.

    Pasando a las cosas malas, lamentablemente arrastraron un error del primer juego que son los gestos faciales, que realmente parecen robots al igual que los movimientos de los personajes, Una pena. Ademas encontre algunos bugs visuales pero que no afectan a la experiencia de juego.    … Expand
  78. LilDevil
    Aug 23, 2020
    5
    The story is outright disgusting. Graphics aren't too bad but poorly optimized. OST leaves a lot to be desired compared to LIS1. Also there is a "cherry" on top: absolutely hideous pro-illegal immigrants agenda.
    Overall it's not too bad (6.5/10), if you don't compare it to LIS1. Otherwise the game's just ****
  79. merzav_ka
    Aug 7, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Boring and cringy. Billions of bugs like a floating beer or people getting invisible all of a sudden. Daniel (little brother) is litterally the most irritating person I've ever seen in any game. Facial expressions? Never heard of. Body language is absent. Maybe the worst part is claiming inclusivity and stuff and sending kids with Mexican origin to the marijuana farm for work. It is the most racist thing they could do, especially after the redneck scene where they pointed out to all these stereotypes.

    Beyond disappointed.    … Expand
  80. LyhaMaksim
    Nov 1, 2020
    8
    Игра заслуживает внимания!

    Что может показаться в начале игры - это то что игра довольно скучна, DONTNOD в этот раз решили начать зацепку и развитие сюжета чуть позже чем в прошлой части, затянув с вступлением. Но со временем вы втянетесь в игру и начнете переживать за главных героев которых жизнь потрепала не совсем по их вине. После несчастного инцидента вам передстоит не только    Игра заслуживает внимания!

    Что может показаться в начале игры - это то что игра довольно скучна, DONTNOD в этот раз решили начать зацепку и развитие сюжета чуть позже чем в прошлой части, затянув с вступлением. Но со временем вы втянетесь в игру и начнете переживать за главных героев которых жизнь потрепала не совсем по их вине. После несчастного инцидента вам передстоит не только выживать и заботится о своем брате - который является "особенным ребенком", но и к вам перейдут обязанности родителей - это воспитание брата.

    Спасибо за прочтение моего обзора)
    Играйте только в хорошие игры!    … Expand
  81. charlymorton
    Jan 23, 2021
    6
    Life is Strange 2 feels very different than the original, but not always in a good way. It plays at a different area, focuses on new characters and handles different topics than the original. I liked that it didn`t just do the same like the original. I have to give it credit for its originality. You don`t play the character with the powers but his brother as a rolemodel. When I played it,Life is Strange 2 feels very different than the original, but not always in a good way. It plays at a different area, focuses on new characters and handles different topics than the original. I liked that it didn`t just do the same like the original. I have to give it credit for its originality. You don`t play the character with the powers but his brother as a rolemodel. When I played it, I had some fun, but now thinking about it makes me start to see its issues. It`s very focused on politics and issues of society. It pushes its political and social agenda far too much into the viewers faces. If I play a story game, I don`t want to get bothered too much about politics. It takes much of its fun away. The first one was such an astonishing ride because it didn`t push a political agenda into the gamers eyes but instead focused on real life experiences and showed Max`s life choices. It just told its story and didn`t try to be much more than that. I got what they were trying to do. Police brutality, cults and racism are actual and important issues in the modern world and especially in the USA, but the game went too far with its agenda. I would have prefered to see a much more grounded story without too much political ideas. With that said I would only recommend this game to fans who don`t get bothered by politics in games.… Expand
  82. Rydberg98
    Feb 1, 2021
    5
    I will keep it short, because I feel very conflicted about this game.

    It is definitely something different from the first part, because it lacks the mystical gameplay. Personally I liked the Diaz brothers very much. Although most of the plot can be justified, it has some major plotholes, which don't make the game unenjoyable, but prove the heavy political message they wanted to make.    I will keep it short, because I feel very conflicted about this game.

    It is definitely something different from the first part, because it lacks the mystical gameplay. Personally I liked the Diaz brothers very much. Although most of the plot can be justified, it has some major plotholes, which don't make the game unenjoyable, but prove the heavy political message they wanted to make. This is not unforgivable per se, but the plot feels forced because of that. I was very sad at the end, though I have to say none of the 4 endings are making any sense. By showing a pro immigration message they ignored that neither Mexico nor USA are law-free. The latter may have a in part stupid judicial system, but definitely not us stupid as they tried to show us here (says a European).

    I like the art style, and the soundtrack, though one can argue it was better in the first part. Because the game is a road-trip through it's five parts, you are not able to connect to side characters as you were able to in the first part of the franchise.

    As a fan of the first part you should give it a try. But you may be disappointed at the end.    … Expand
  83. meanlulu
    Jun 6, 2021
    3
    episode 1 　35
    episode 2 　30
    episode 3 　35
    episode 4 　5　　
    episode 5 　75　　　　
  84. TheOwelk
    Jul 6, 2022
    10
    master class of storytelling, possibly one of the most daring titles both in narrative tone and in mechanics of choices and consequences while maintaining the masterful art and soundtrack of its predecessors
  85. Htimez2
    Jan 19, 2023
    0
    This is essentially a far left propaganda piece, the story only exists to bash the other side of the political isle by creating fantasy stories that are in no way realistic and trying to say people on the right are bad and people on the left good. You honestly either have to be a far left SJW to like this game or you are afraid to dislike as a critic because you would lose your job. *InThis is essentially a far left propaganda piece, the story only exists to bash the other side of the political isle by creating fantasy stories that are in no way realistic and trying to say people on the right are bad and people on the left good. You honestly either have to be a far left SJW to like this game or you are afraid to dislike as a critic because you would lose your job. *In short it is SJW propaganda and not even well made.… Expand
  86. Roteiro
    Jan 25, 2023
    3
    Nice graphics, great music again. But the story... I will short: If you love the Star Wars, and you want to play as a kid padawan who use his power on everything and on everyone you will totally love this game! :D Boring and Star Wars force copie...So shame...
  87. Chain_Affinity
    Sep 21, 2022
    10
    Life is Strange 2 is a powerful and compelling experience. I believe that it's a rare video game that tackles mature and difficult themes. Sean and Daniel's relationship is woven into a fine thread through the choices you make, and the outcome left a lasting impression on me like few stories do.
  88. Alvelian
    Dec 15, 2022
    0
    Эта игра буквально во всем хуже оригинальной LiS. Ну разве что графон подтянули, но первую часть люди полюбили явно не за графику, так что смысла от такого апгрейда на фоне всего остального ноль.
  89. TudorPopescu
    Dec 5, 2021
    10
    I love story-focused and character-driven games, so I enjoyed Life is Strange 2 a lot. It is different than Life is Strange 1 and Before the Storm due to its design.

    Life is Strange 2 is a road trip game, so you do not spend a lot of time in the same location, which means you do not spend the whole game with the same characters like you do in the first game. This can suck because there    I love story-focused and character-driven games, so I enjoyed Life is Strange 2 a lot. It is different than Life is Strange 1 and Before the Storm due to its design.

    Life is Strange 2 is a road trip game, so you do not spend a lot of time in the same location, which means you do not spend the whole game with the same characters like you do in the first game. This can suck because there are a lot of really cool characters that you do not interact with anymore after a brief encounter.

    Something interesting about this game is that his time, it is not you who has the superpower, but your little brother. This is a road trip game, but it is also a game where you help shape your little brother's morality. and you try to forge the strength of your relationship with him.

    And I know it is very difficult to have true choices with branching options that heavily affect the story, but I am quite pleased with the available choices here. I've noticed small dialogue choices that might not seem like much do add up in the long run. There are in fact many different possible outcomes for different events. They might not heavily impact the story, but they are there and it is still satisfying.

    I started caring a lot about the characters in this game, and I'm sad we didn't get to interact with some of them in future episodes. But I guess this is part of being a "road trip" game, and not playing in one single setting.

    Also, this game includes social commentary. It depicts racism and bigotry against hispanics in a negative light. So naturally, this made the manchildren and the bigots very upset, hence the 0/10 review-bombs. Yeah, racism is bad. Get **** bigots.

    Life is Strange 2 is a good game. Definitely worth at least one playthrough if you are into these story-focused games, and especially if you have played the other games in the series and you liked them.    … Expand
  90. BenjaminMettang
    Jul 8, 2023
    8
    One of my favourite games 2020. I really got involved in the story and the bond between Sean and Daniel. Even after the ending I thought about what I could have done better to get a better ending.
  91. izlee
    Dec 28, 2021
    9
    Jestem ogromny fanem tej części, nie jest to popularna opinia, ale LIS2 > LIS1, fabuła o wiele lepsza i cała otoczka jest prześwietna
  92. Another_Moon
    Dec 25, 2021
    7
    Концовки довольно печальные считай все. Seven of ten.
  93. Bochenki
    Dec 8, 2021
    8
    It's a very good game. It's inclusive, it talks about important stuff. Hearing everyone complaining about "political nonsense" makes me wonder why the game cannot be a political statement. If that's the message that the creators wanted to share, good for them, it's their right to do it. LIS games have always been about the outsiders and people who are not necessarily understood by theIt's a very good game. It's inclusive, it talks about important stuff. Hearing everyone complaining about "political nonsense" makes me wonder why the game cannot be a political statement. If that's the message that the creators wanted to share, good for them, it's their right to do it. LIS games have always been about the outsiders and people who are not necessarily understood by the society. I appreciate the storyline that is in general engaging, but sometimes it is just ridiculous. And then there's the younger brother. This character is so annoying that I couldn't care less about his fate. All in all, it is a good game with some amazing characters and great visuals. It's just not as good as the first one.… Expand
  94. Ciocolici
    Aug 5, 2023
    9
    "Life is Strange 2" has been a journey filled with emotions and anticipation. From the very first episode, I was pleasantly surprised by the captivating story and characters. The visuals have significantly improved, painting a breathtaking landscape that is perfect for capturing stunning screenshots. However, I must admit that the mouth and face animations in this new installment sometimes"Life is Strange 2" has been a journey filled with emotions and anticipation. From the very first episode, I was pleasantly surprised by the captivating story and characters. The visuals have significantly improved, painting a breathtaking landscape that is perfect for capturing stunning screenshots. However, I must admit that the mouth and face animations in this new installment sometimes detract from the overall immersive experience, even though they are an improvement over the first game.

    The connection I felt with the main characters, Sean and Daniel, didn't quite match the deep bond I experienced with Max and Chloe in the original game. While I understand that "Life is Strange 2" sets itself apart as a distinct story within the same universe, I found myself yearning for a more substantial connection to the first game's narrative.

    Despite the initial reservations, "Life is Strange 2" manages to deliver a promising and captivating story in its first episode. The gameplay mechanics feel familiar, and the addition of a new superpower adds an exciting twist to the experience. The absence of a strong connection to the first game is compensated by an intriguing new storyline and the potential for further character development.

    As the episodes progress, the emotional depth becomes more pronounced. Episode 2 continues the narrative beautifully, and the appearance of Captain Spirit's elements further adds to the richness of the experience. Slowly, I found myself becoming invested in Sean and Daniel's journey, though the spoiled nature of Daniel occasionally grated on my nerves.

    Episode 3 stands out as a personal favorite, thanks to the introduction of captivating new characters and a unique vibe that draws players in. The scenic beauty throughout the game remains awe-inspiring, a true feast for the eyes.

    However, Episode 4 marks a turning point with an increased focus on Daniel's exaggerated and childish behavior, which often felt excessive and detracted from my enjoyment. Despite the breathtaking visuals and well-executed storytelling, this aspect left me conflicted about my overall impression of the episode.

    Fortunately, Episode 5 brings the experience to a fitting conclusion. The scenery continues to be mind-blowing, and the ending aligns perfectly with the choices made throughout the game. The impact of player decisions adds a layer of depth, making every choice feel significant.

    While "Life is Strange 2" certainly possesses its own merits and offers a well-crafted story, it is challenging to compare it to the original game. The deep attachment I felt for Max and Chloe in "Life is Strange" was unparalleled, and while Sean and Daniel have their own compelling story, they cannot compete on the same level.

    In the end, "Life is Strange 2" remains a remarkable journey filled with beautiful moments, choices that matter, and engaging gameplay. It certainly lives up to its title as part of the "Life is Strange" series, even if it doesn't surpass the emotional connection forged in its predecessor.    … Expand
  95. Newprivalex
    Jan 6, 2022
    10
    Life is strange 2 really hooked me with its plot. Every journey, thanks to the atmosphere of the game, I lived with Sean and Daniel. The way the older brother treats and brings up the younger one affects the further development of events, the elections are diverse, the image is pleasing to the eye, the game is not drawn out, but not too short, in general, lately I have not seen a betterLife is strange 2 really hooked me with its plot. Every journey, thanks to the atmosphere of the game, I lived with Sean and Daniel. The way the older brother treats and brings up the younger one affects the further development of events, the elections are diverse, the image is pleasing to the eye, the game is not drawn out, but not too short, in general, lately I have not seen a better interactive movie that made me feel so many emotions ... 10 of 10!!… Expand
  96. pdr_
    May 8, 2023
    8
    O game TEM as raízes da saga inclusive acredito que avanços, acho que no segundo game as escolhas tem impactos mais indiretos e inesperados e no primeiro game as consequências das escolhas são mais indiretas e variáveis, mais imperceptíveis, sorrateiras, deslizantes, silenciosas, ardilosas. Acho que aqui no brasil deveria valer uns 10 ou 15 reais a menos.
  97. basic123
    Oct 18, 2022
    8
    I didnt like the episode format and waited till all seasons came out. The game itself was very solid.
  98. AmberAnk2000
    Apr 6, 2022
    9
    I cried at the end of each episode when I first play through the episodes. They had my attention all the way through, but now. Yes, it doesn't have same effect, but doesn't mean that I hate this game. I still find love for this game.
  99. kinsang
    Sep 12, 2022
    6
    เป็นภาคต่อที่ทำออกมาได้ค่อนข้างน่าผิดหวัง ตัวละครสองพี่น้องไม่น่าสนใจเท่าที่ควร และเนื้อเรื่องก็ไม่มีอะไรน่าจดจำซักเท่าไหร่
  100. KinimodYunmi
    Apr 1, 2023
    7
    Die Geschichte hat sich für mich ziemlich langsam aufgebaut, ich bin mit den Beiden erst nicht warm geworden. Erst wurde mir Max & Chloe entrissen und dann direkt Layla.
    In Episode 2 war es dann schon ziemlich cool als Außenstehender eine andere Perspektive auf Captain Spirit und sein Leben mit seinem Vater zu haben und ab hier waren die Entscheidungen auch wieder genial.
    Episode 3 war    Die Geschichte hat sich für mich ziemlich langsam aufgebaut, ich bin mit den Beiden erst nicht warm geworden. Erst wurde mir Max & Chloe entrissen und dann direkt Layla.
    In Episode 2 war es dann schon ziemlich cool als Außenstehender eine andere Perspektive auf Captain Spirit und sein Leben mit seinem Vater zu haben und ab hier waren die Entscheidungen auch wieder genial.
    Episode 3 war schon echt cool, auch wenn mir der Ort jetzt nicht so gut gefallen hat, aber die Stimmung und die Leute waren nice.
    Episode 4 empfand ich als sehr kurz, aber ich hätte nicht damit gerechnet das man diesen Charakter trifft, hat mich gefreut, was ich aber schrecklich fand, war dass Daniel so gegen Sean war, an dieser Stelle hät ich echt Ausrasten können, wie oft muss man jemandem etwas sagen, erklären und oder beweisen?
    Episode 5 war am aller besten, das Spiel hat sich bis zum Höhepunkt aufgebaut, es begann nach der Rückker von K & D vom wöchentlichen Einkauf, ich habe D nicht erkannt, erst nach einem ganz bestimmten Wort, welches ich damals auch aus den drei Optionen ausgewählt hatte und einmal fest verwendet wurde, dann hat es direkt Klick gemacht und es war genial, Spannungsbogen überspannt und 80 Mal gerissen!
    Ich habe seinen Wohnwagen komplett untersucht und bin sehr froh drüber, ich habe später noch dem kompletten Telefonat gelauscht, wunderschön, ich bin froh darüber. Ich sollte zwar selber drüber hinwegkommen und genau wie sie nicht zurückblicken aber es ist schwer, doch die Zeit heilt alle Wunden.
    Und dann kam das Finale, es war großartig. BOOM BANG KNALL, geile Sequenz, sehr zufriedenstellendes Ende!

    Anbei nochmal meine Bitte, wenn DONTNOD es nicht machen möchte, dann bitte DECKNINE:
    Ich dachte es geht in Life is Strange 2 mit Max & Chloe weiter, da gibt es doch noch so viel zu erzählen!
    Bitte führt es fort! Man könnte die an der Abfahrt aus Arcadia Bay anknüpfen, ein Abenteuer auf dem Weg nach LA auf dem sie alle Fotos und Kameras zerstören, das war mein erster Einfall, lasst euch bitte etwas besseres einfallen, DONTNOD. #LifeisStrange3
    Dann könnte man in LA ein Abenteuer erleben, einiges passiert, eine aufregende aber zu gleich gefährliche Stadt. #LifeisStrange4
    Weiter gehts nach New York, in LA ist so viel Mist passiert, wir können es nicht mit denen aufnehmen und niemand hilft uns. Auf der Flucht nach NY! #LifeisStrange5
    Dann waren es genug Abenteuer, sie sind älter geworden und möchten ein etwas normaleres Leben, Chloe überredet Max in San Fran nochmal als Fotografin durchzustarten, sie ziehen dort hin aber auch die Kraft ist auf einmal wieder da. #LifeisStrange:AftertheStorm

    Please @DONTNOD & @DECKNINE don't let these wonderful characters die!
    I love them so much    … Expand
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  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Mar 6, 2020
    70
    Diaz brothers undoubtedly have their charm, but they can’t compete with Chloe and Max. Let’s hope that next time developers will focus on actual story rather than current political agenda. [Issue#243, p.50]
  2. Riot Pixels
    Jan 16, 2020
    68
    Instead of trying to improve on the first “season”, Life Is Strange 2 starts from scratch. Unfortunately, glaring plot holes, shallow supporting characters and weak attempts at gameplay make this journey worse than it could be. Still, if you make it to the end, it is almost worth it.
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  3. Meristation
    Jan 4, 2020
    75
    The fifth and final chapter of Life is Strange 2 lets us say goodbye to the story of Sean and Daniel. Even though it has flaws and the ending is not as powerful as we wished, it's still an interesting story to live, with wonderful characters and important themes like racism and the liberty to be who we are.
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