Life is Strange: Before the Storm

 PlayStation 4
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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 576 Ratings

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  1. ViniciusBrito
    Apr 9, 2018
    8
    A prequel of Life is Strange, that explain to us and show how Rachel and Chloe meet, Rachel and Chloe that in the original game was one of the reasons that made the story move for most of the game. The story not just show how they did met, but how they relation go (wich you can pretty much choose), what conflits they been through and why Chloe cares so much about Rachel in the original.A prequel of Life is Strange, that explain to us and show how Rachel and Chloe meet, Rachel and Chloe that in the original game was one of the reasons that made the story move for most of the game. The story not just show how they did met, but how they relation go (wich you can pretty much choose), what conflits they been through and why Chloe cares so much about Rachel in the original. The story also sets some things for the game, show a little more with David and some other characters that are important in the original.
    The game posses one very important thing for this kind of game, wich is that you literally become Chole when you play it, it's perfect how when you started it, you completely forget the real life and get transfers for the game world. Everything contributes to this transference, the sounds the reality that they did implement, like you can interact with pretty much everyone that shows up in the game, and Chloe have a very natural comment for almos everything that are in the ambience, you can feel her pain, her doubts, her happiness and sadness with lute, wich not just put you in the universe game but make become her. The environment of the game, as i said, is perfect, there are some situations that just blowed my mind, you can play a rpg inside the game, roll the dice and choose what to do, and that tooks like 20 minutes and have nothing to do for main story, but was just insanely great. It did showed how Chloe never get over her father death, telling us about appreciate what we have.
    The way that they did presented us the relationship between Chloe and Rachel was very good, it could sound a little forced for some people, but it was like that trigger relationship, that happen fast and apparentely for no big reason, the chemistry flows very fast and they meet eachother very fast and easy, justified by some events. They did gave a lot of time for them, you really get to know Rachel well, maybe not as much as it could, principally because in the original game it is revealed somethings about her that could have been explored in here, but i was good. They gave us the possibility to choose if they was just goingo to be big friends or if they had something more than just a friendship, i liked it.
    The gameplay it's pretty much like the original one, but now we don't have the time mechanics, and kinda for replace this they added a discussion mechanic, that you need to see what the other character is talking and use that against him, and maybe then winning the discussion, it is pretty good.
    We do revisited some places from Life is Strange, i liked the blackwell part that we did had in this game, it does work and make sense, showing how Chole get to know some important places from her some graphites and stuff.
    The first 2 episodes are phenomenal, it have like 2 hours or even more, and you just don't see the time, it never like get you out of the game, always concentrated and foucused in what was happening, getting curious and envolved with the plot, but the 3rd one wasn't that good, it really got bored and they did choosed a story to go that i didn't find that much interesting, i was curious about different stuff. They could have explored more the relation about Rachel and Chloe more with Frank or Nathan. The 3rd one also got bored and it had some strange and maybe dumb decision that i didn't enjoyed and had nothing to do with anything, that role Elliot sequence for me was just for consume time, wasn't good and had nothing to do with anything.
    Another problem of the game is that i felt in some moments that the choices that i had to do was like the telltales games choices, that wouldn't make any difference and are just there to remember us that it is a game, i hate it, in the 3rd episode it does happens like a bit to much, and i didn't enjoy it.
    Even with the choice that they did go in the 3rd episode wasn't that good, i have to say that it did got plausible, once that it was already happening i bought the idea, it was good because you could pick sides, it was very understandable what some of the antagonists that made de plot run, wich was Rachel parents, were doing.
    If you did enjoy the original one, i highly recomend this, the first 2 episodes are just great, with a low and and not very interesting ending.    … Expand
  2. Gohax
    Dec 20, 2017
    8
    So this is my full and final review after finishing episode 3
    this game is such a rollercoaster of emotions and really explains the connection Chloe had with Rachel it has a lot of plots that finally put my questions from the original game to rest and i really really enjoyed this game although some people will say that there is no time travelling in this game and its not like the original    So this is my full and final review after finishing episode 3
    this game is such a rollercoaster of emotions and really explains the connection Chloe had with Rachel it has a lot of plots that finally put my questions from the original game to rest and i really really enjoyed this game although some people will say that there is no time travelling in this game and its not like the original i do agree and think the time travlling does lack but the game satisfies us with other things although this game isnt original life is srange status good but it is good at its own way i did review every episode each but i think that people should feel this game forthemselves and then only play the original one

    my final score to this game is a 8/10
    and i do reccomened this game for those who never played life is strange and want to start the series and for those who really want to know what happend with rachel and chloe before the events of the original game

    in any case this game is HELLA GOOD AND I REALLY RECCOMEND IT    … Expand
  3. midipon
    Jan 11, 2020
    0
    These characters are awful, unlikeable and do not grow. The models are like playdough, the music is unbearable and the story is a big nothingburger where you run errands for terrible people and avoid the parents that are trying to steer you away from drugs and alcohol and try to please a manipulative girlfriend. The worst part is Chloe, who has zero redeeming qualities and 50 reasons whyThese characters are awful, unlikeable and do not grow. The models are like playdough, the music is unbearable and the story is a big nothingburger where you run errands for terrible people and avoid the parents that are trying to steer you away from drugs and alcohol and try to please a manipulative girlfriend. The worst part is Chloe, who has zero redeeming qualities and 50 reasons why anybody over the age of 21 would hate her attitude.… Expand
  4. obigeneral
    Feb 27, 2018
    10
    Once played the original game, you can't imaging how Rachel is. They are someone you care about. Beautiful story. The lack is that you know how she (Rachel) is going to be... And that is something I can't think about!
  5. SplitMind
    Aug 19, 2018
    6
    This just isn't on par with the first game, and I think a big part of the reason why is that the games are very similar. The original felt fresh and new, whilst this game feels like more of the same. I thought I'd enjoy it but other elements get in the way.

    Firstly, the story. We knew from the first game that Chloe had a tough few years, so we didn't really need it elaborating upon or    This just isn't on par with the first game, and I think a big part of the reason why is that the games are very similar. The original felt fresh and new, whilst this game feels like more of the same. I thought I'd enjoy it but other elements get in the way.

    Firstly, the story. We knew from the first game that Chloe had a tough few years, so we didn't really need it elaborating upon or demonstrated in this game. It makes it a bit repetitive to watch. Rachel is slightly different, but again the Laura Palmer-esque mystique added to the allure of the first game's narrative; instead of having things shoved down our throats it was good to have an unanswered question or two. Another reviewer has suggested that this game's story is designed as damage limitation for Amber, since she came off looking immoral in the first game. I find Chloe and Rachel rather unlikable.

    They attempted something different with the gameplay by removing the time travel, and I liked it being removed as it made the original game tedious at points. However the replacement of dichotomous choices with supposed consequences doesn't quite fill the gap. Having mostly two choices in each scenario is limiting as I often wanted to take a different action than was possible, and consequences were not very diverse regardless of choices made.

    Overall I'm struggling to play through this game simply because I find it inferior to the first. It seems to have degraded graphically also. The soundtrack is good but that alone does not make up for the shortfalls. Get this game on the cheap if you really want to play it, but I don't feel I'd have missed much had I not bothered to buy it at all. I was lured in by the limited edition box that came with a book and soundtrack that I'll probably never peruse anyway.    … Expand
  6. lukaszw
    May 3, 2018
    4
    I really liked Life is strange but the prequel is very boring.
    First of all your choices don't matter and the outcome is usually the same no matter what dialog option you choose.
    The pace of the game is extremely slow and all you have to do is to press a button, listen to a dialog for 1-3 minutes and press the button again.
  7. SuperDuck23
    Dec 29, 2017
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Life is Strange: Before the Storm is an idea that probably sounded better on paper, because while it’s nice to spend time with Chloe again, it doesn’t feel earned. There are some lovely scenes throughout the story, but a large proportion of the series feels like it's stalling for time. The main focus of the game - Chloe and Rachel's relationship - doesn't feel particularly realistic or believable compared to Chloe and Max's, and the muddled final episode seems to stray into different territory altogether. That's not to say there are no positives. There are enough welcome character moments to balance out the negative ones, and Before the Storm continues to apply a great soundtrack to the Life is Strange world. Ultimately this story may have been better had it been a one-off episode that focussed solely on Chloe and not delved into the world of crime and corruption.… Expand
  8. CoreGamer1408
    Apr 3, 2020
    9
    Well I got my purchase confused I thought this was the time rewind one, nope. Graphics reminiscent of Telltale games. The VA and music really added a lot of class to the experience. The gameplay is fairly simple and so the experiences ends up more character and story driven focus.

    Well to say it is about two girls with daddy issues is kind of underselling this immensely. I had fun with    Well I got my purchase confused I thought this was the time rewind one, nope. Graphics reminiscent of Telltale games. The VA and music really added a lot of class to the experience. The gameplay is fairly simple and so the experiences ends up more character and story driven focus.

    Well to say it is about two girls with daddy issues is kind of underselling this immensely. I had fun with the character Chloe Price who is quite a darling. Edgy sarcastic emo type character with a hidden heart of gold ( well that is how I played her ). I was really routing for her to find her place in life and the world.

    This story and some of the characters do go to some dark places, beyond simple teenage angst and young love. Very much a coming of age drama. With a host of characters that had relatable and down to earth problems.

    What started out like it was a fun comedy about a sassy young women molded into a more adult adventure with dire and serious consequences. It really plucked those heartstrings a lot about, love, loss, family and friendship.    … Expand
  9. BlitZeR_95
    Apr 28, 2018
    8
    I got very attached to Rachel's character in this game! In the previous game I barely knew her character but now I can understand. They connected this really well and knowing that she dies makes it even more sad! A great short episodic game
  10. DonnieBoy23
    May 6, 2018
    10
    Awesome game with serious but also really funny moments if you are a 'good boy/girl' you wont understand it and you might be skeptical but to them i say grow up this is the real world
  11. luaanzero
    Sep 5, 2020
    6
    Creio que LiS Before The Storm soa melhor no papel ou em um video de 30 minutos, o jogo tem momentos muito adoráveis, é realmente muito fofo ver a historia da Chloe com a Rachael, tem cenas muito marcantes mas como jogo não é divertido
  12. Cill2000
    Jan 18, 2018
    4
    When I first saw this game get announced, I was very excited. I absolutely adored the first season and I wanted to play this game right away.
    Then, when I booted up the game and started playing episode 1, all my expectations dropped.
    Firstly, Chloe is not a good character in this game. I know she had the reputation of being super edgy in the first game, but in this one, she is SO bland    When I first saw this game get announced, I was very excited. I absolutely adored the first season and I wanted to play this game right away.
    Then, when I booted up the game and started playing episode 1, all my expectations dropped.

    Firstly, Chloe is not a good character in this game. I know she had the reputation of being super edgy in the first game, but in this one, she is SO bland and uninteresting. There was so much potential for her in this game. We could have explored how her father's death affected her, the most of that we see is the "Car Dreams" and nothing of significance comes from that. We could have seen her slowly show signs of her becoming the character she was in LiS season 1, nope! She's kinda already there, but without any of the charm.

    Next, is one of the bigger problems with this game; The story of Rachel and Chloe meeting and forming a bond goes FAR too quickly. Stop and ask yourself, have you ever met someone for the first time and said, "I trust this person with my life. I think I'll run away with them." This seems to be what both of these characters think and it is aggravating. I understand that they must know of each other, since they're in the same year at school, but we learn that the Firewalk concert was the FIRST time they actually hung out or were together. This becomes worse if you go the 'romantic' route with her, as not only do they trust each other fully in less than a day together, but they are both suddenly in love. This plot line needed more time in order to feel a bit realistic.

    Now, the part where I talk about the romance. My main problem here is that you get a definite "Yes" or "No" to whether they love each other based on your playing. Chloe loving Rachel is something that was something that was more than hinted in LiS season 1, but there was never anything saying Rachel loved Chloe. Whether or not you think Chloe and Rachel were together in that sense, she was going out with Frank during the time Chloe knew Rachel, so Rachel's feelings for Chloe aren't exactly clear and from Chloe's reaction to this, she was clearly betrayed by it. The answer to the question about Chloe and Rachel being in a relationship is off to me. To me either they were A) In fact dating, or at least seeing each other; B) Not romantically involved; or C) Chloe had strong feelings about her, but never acted. Here, we can only really get options A and B. It just feels off that other possibilities wouldn't be possible here.

    Ok, this is where I'm going to be my last list of negatives before getting into what I liked about this game. To start off, the environments don't have much life to them. Unlike Season 1, there are very few random NPCs walking around. It might be a small thing, but having them there shows that the world of the game is more than just a few isolated scenes and makes things seem alive. Next, the 2 Truths and a Lie game. This may just be nit-picking but I hated how no matter what you say, or what order you do it in, Rachel has the same dialogue and always knows which ones are true and which ones are lies. I played that scene so many times just trying to find the right combination to get some different dialogue. I guess I wasted my time. Lastly, the final scene. It was just SO stupid. She lights the picture on fire, puts it in the bin, then runs and kicks it into the tree! Then whenever she screams the wind blows and spreads the fire. Does Rachel has "Wind Powers"? I couldn't take the scene seriously at all, it was trying too hard to be meaningful.

    Alright, time for the positives! To begin, the character outfits.
    I love character customisation in games. Being able to change what you wear is something I just adore and the outfits you have to choose from, while all of them aren't amazing, helps add your own little touch to the game. But I do wish there were a few more points where you could change, maybe in Collector Mode or something.

    The D&D-esque sidegame was AMAZING. I loved the writing in it and it was very enjoyable. Just the idea of having you play something like D&D with some new characters just felt right and added some much needed charm to this otherwise lacking overall game.

    The music is still good, not quite on the same level as Season 1 but still good in its own right. Nothing feels out of place and the songs are quite decent

    Overall, this game is very disappointing to me and has a LOT of missed potential. The game should not have been handed off to a new developer studio and definaltely not to a new writer. With something like a character's backstory, the person or people who came up with and went about bringing the character to life in the story, should be the people to tell that story.

    I'm giving this a 5/10 as the game is just very dull and uninteresting, with a lot of scenes and characters that don't feel right. I'm hoping Season 2 of LiS is far better than this.    … Expand
  13. BananaLuiz
    Aug 31, 2017
    10
    Incredible and magical as it should be, charismatic characters, interesting and varied, a wonderful soundtrack and an impressive art direction, the game touches on delicate and controversial subjects with a lot of respect and makes the experience very immersive and magical, looking forward to the next episode
  14. sva9sharpteeth
    Aug 31, 2017
    10
    The game is perfect. I can simply call it the best among all the games nowadays. It's difficult to get eyes off the screen. Just play and you will see, it's really perfect.
  15. rodericrinehart
    Jan 2, 2018
    9
    First off, another great game from Dontnod. There are no magical powers this time, but it does not detract from the story or the gameplay. It was really refreshing to see what happened to Rachel Amber and see a lot more of Chloe. The new voice actor was good, but the old one will return in the true sequel. These games are just better in every way from the Telltale games. I want more ofFirst off, another great game from Dontnod. There are no magical powers this time, but it does not detract from the story or the gameplay. It was really refreshing to see what happened to Rachel Amber and see a lot more of Chloe. The new voice actor was good, but the old one will return in the true sequel. These games are just better in every way from the Telltale games. I want more of these types of games, but only if they are the quality of Life is Strange, Edith Finch, or Oxenfree.… Expand
  16. Hello_Games
    Feb 13, 2018
    10
    Played and loved all three episodes. Shedding the time travel mechanic makes decisions feel more impact overall and the story is beautiful. Makes you think.
  17. Steish
    Aug 31, 2017
    10
    MY GOD. I was so waiting for this, and i understand why now. Life is Strange Before the Storm is the best game of 2017. This Soundtrack, mama mia. This characters so good, actually feel them in my heart.
    Please,buy that game and enjoy to replay that. They add mystery in a game, bud i will so waiting for next episode. Deck Nine, thank you from my heart.
  18. NathanGPLC
    Aug 31, 2017
    10
    NO SPOILERS!
    I'll update this review as the remaining episodes drop, but having playing the first episode thoroughly with one tactic, I'm absolutely thrilled. Deck Nine has impressed me much more than I expected was possible in a prequel from a new developer.
    The story relies on the elements that made LiS its best self: emotional depth and relatable content. From the bullies and    NO SPOILERS!
    I'll update this review as the remaining episodes drop, but having playing the first episode thoroughly with one tactic, I'm absolutely thrilled. Deck Nine has impressed me much more than I expected was possible in a prequel from a new developer.

    The story relies on the elements that made LiS its best self: emotional depth and relatable content. From the bullies and baddies who clearly have their own problems and redeeming qualities, to the realistic looks at differing reactions to pain, I was glad to see that LiS is back.

    But to address the elephant in the room: The voice actors are fine, and in fact, I really enjoyed the game's use of them. Just like in the original LiS, what appears out-of-context to be choppy dialogue (c'mon, folks; LiS had cheesy dialogue and, in some cases, not-excellent voice acting) actually melds together into believable conversations and satisfying narrative beats. There are cringe-worthy moments, but that's to be expected... and to be honest, some of them felt like intentional homages to the first game's "charm" (quality issues).    … Expand
  19. Gonkongs
    Aug 31, 2017
    10
    This is the best game, i ever played. You have, you must to play that and feel the game. This menu is already 8|10, but game is actually 12|10, so sorry, cant rate that so! Metacritic, i am waiting for site update, with possible to rate that over 10 out of 10, special for Life is Strange! Please, play it now!
  20. PanosChris
    Sep 1, 2017
    10
    The first episode starts this prequel series off strong with awesome atmosphere and a great backstory of the much loved character, Chloe. Although the 'rewind' mechanic that made Life Is Strange unique and great doesn't exist here, Deck Nine did an amazing job in the first episode and I can't wait for the next 2 episodes to come out.
  21. Tobol
    Sep 28, 2018
    10
    You know the feeling when you finish a really good book? When you feel the pain it had to end and you know you will miss the characters? It will happen after you finish this game. And if you have played the original it will be really heartbreaking knowing what will be their future.
  22. martianyippie
    Jan 7, 2018
    3
    Wow have I been DISAPPOINTED by this game.
    While "Life is strange" was a great adventure game with lots of choices and the story was pretty intense, this game at first tries to promise you the same, but all you get is a very shallow lesbian love-story and domestic family issues...
    And all decisions you make have only minor till no effect on the total outcome. Yes, you get to know some    Wow have I been DISAPPOINTED by this game.
    While "Life is strange" was a great adventure game with lots of choices and the story was pretty intense, this game at first tries to promise you the same, but all you get is a very shallow lesbian love-story and domestic family issues...
    And all decisions you make have only minor till no effect on the total outcome.
    Yes, you get to know some of Chloe's background story before the happenings of life is strange. But.. that's it. Or even worse... most of Chloe's behaviour is even incomprehensible in the end.

    All in all I am pissed about the time I wasted playing this game and cannot understand most of the good reviews.
    Well, maybe because I usually don't read sad romantic teen love-stories!    … Expand
  23. igator
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Sometimes when prequel or sequel of a game comes out, it may mean that publisher just wants to gain more money by exploiting a famous name. But this is definitely not that case. New devs made their part and did it almost flawless. Why almost? That I will explain a bit later. So what do we have here? The new game about the most controversial and interesting character of the original Life isSometimes when prequel or sequel of a game comes out, it may mean that publisher just wants to gain more money by exploiting a famous name. But this is definitely not that case. New devs made their part and did it almost flawless. Why almost? That I will explain a bit later. So what do we have here? The new game about the most controversial and interesting character of the original Life is Strange - Chloe. You'd say we all actually know her story in general. But not in details. And by completing this game I can say, that details mean a lot! Seriously! I could never thought that there will be another game in LiS series, which could beat the original, especially taking into account the fact that it would be developed by a completely different team of gamemakers. And still here it is. What a touching, gentle and heartwarming story could create Deck Nine Games! I am just astonished. This was a great pleasure for me to be the witness and participant in the events, happened in this game.
    This is one of a few games which I played and did not ask myself "why did this happened?" or "why did they (devs) turn this music right now?"... It is not awkward in any way. It feels natural. Gameplay is perfectly balanced.
    For me it is the game with an appropriate pacing, a fully suitable soundtrack, colorful characters and unconventional visuals.
    I thought that bonus episode was made just for fans of the series and do not contain any real story. But I was wrong. It perfectly complements the main story of both games and answers all the possible questions. Plus, Ashly Burch and Hannah Telle are back on the scene. They made this episode so much livelier amd entertaining!
    And that is why I wrote earlier that this game is "almost" perfect. I think that Ashly is just a perfect performer for the role of Chloe. While Rhianna DeVries did a decent job, sometimes she sounded a bit too harsh and clunky. Ashly, on the other hand, has never crossed the line. She admirably plays with her voice and is a true genius in her own right.
    What can I say more? I would like to mention great directing. Soundtrack is wonderful. New curious dialog "puzzle" system is a good choice. Characters' outfits are adorable. Devs improved facial animations and added new body animations, which is great, as this fact makes the game more refined and enjoyable.
    A few words about technical side. The game offers two modes for the Pro model: "High resolution" (1440p/30fps) and "High performance" (1080p/60fps). I like the second one more, as the blur effect in "High resolution" mode is too heavy, although the image seems a little bit clearer and slightly more detailed.
    All in all, this game is remarkable. Of course it has it's flaws. But they are mostly technical, so they do not make the story or the gameplay any less appealing.
    But, after all, I personally play games for enjoyment. And this game brought a lot of fun to me.    … Expand
  24. GuybT23
    Jan 24, 2018
    3
    A game so boring I do not remember having ever played it. The only thing that is saved are the songs. The first chapter is almost interesting the other two are ridiculous and go towards a very slow drag towards the end. boredom boredom boredom wait minutes and minutes to press a button to progress into something. Uninteresting and other intrusive characters when they should not be, holesA game so boring I do not remember having ever played it. The only thing that is saved are the songs. The first chapter is almost interesting the other two are ridiculous and go towards a very slow drag towards the end. boredom boredom boredom wait minutes and minutes to press a button to progress into something. Uninteresting and other intrusive characters when they should not be, holes in some secondary events. Yawns… Expand
  25. brunopersio1986
    Nov 8, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a peace of garbage i don't recomend even if you want play it to get platinum throphy. I tried but is hard to play. If you lost one throphy you must play the entire chapter again, and the history is very boring, is about a rebel snowflake. Don't spend your money in this pile of vomit.… Expand
  26. Kaneris
    Jan 1, 2018
    2
    The story is pointless as many of the characters on it.
    The lack of time travel makes the choices of the game even more irrelevant.
    The conection with the Original Life is Strange is weak as hell. This game has nothing to do with the orginal one, that was an 8 from my perspective. The soundrack, the characters, the choices, the lack of time travel and the inconsistencies with the    The story is pointless as many of the characters on it.
    The lack of time travel makes the choices of the game even more irrelevant.
    The conection with the Original Life is Strange is weak as hell.
    This game has nothing to do with the orginal one, that was an 8 from my perspective.

    The soundrack, the characters, the choices, the lack of time travel and the inconsistencies with the original makes this story (0 gameplay btw) pointless and a really waste of new characters...    … Expand
  27. livelovelaugh22
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    WHAT A TERRIBLE GAME.
    Let us hop in.
    We have horrendous voice acting, teenage drama, cringe dialogue, cheesy characters, and major choices that don't matter at all because the original game takes place after this. I felt like I was playing a 13 year old, teenage girl's fanfiction. Rachel Amber was the main character, and she excelled at being annoying, and acting like a rebellious    WHAT A TERRIBLE GAME.
    Let us hop in.
    We have horrendous voice acting, teenage drama, cringe dialogue, cheesy characters, and major choices that don't matter at all because the original game takes place after this.
    I felt like I was playing a 13 year old, teenage girl's fanfiction.
    Rachel Amber was the main character, and she excelled at being annoying, and acting like a rebellious teen, and the Chloe actor was stupid cringy trying to be edgy.
    The game completely ran out of ideas so most of the second and third episode was filled up with a lame subplot about Sera, Rachel's mother. Not going to spoil it, but the story felt like a bunch of cringe and bad ideas and stupidity mushed into a game. Very cheesy and corny, and not in a good way, like the original game.
    Overall, this is a pile of hot garbage and is not comparable to either of the Life Is Strange games, and is barely comparable to Captain Spirit, which means your game sucks. This earns my first zero rating.    … Expand
  28. SuperkenGaming
    Dec 19, 2017
    7
    Life is Strange Before the Storm
    A decent story with not much choice
    Before the storm is a 3 episode long adventure game that tells the story of chloe and Rachel amber The girl that’s missing at the beginning of life I strange The 3 episodes last about 3 hours long and is much more dialog focused.. You play as chloe and she has no special powers Ocasionnaly you get into a battle of    Life is Strange Before the Storm
    A decent story with not much choice
    Before the storm is a 3 episode long adventure game that tells the story of chloe and Rachel amber
    The girl that’s missing at the beginning of life I strange
    The 3 episodes last about 3 hours long and is much more dialog focused..
    You play as chloe and she has no special powers
    Ocasionnaly you get into a battle of words where you have to try and talk your way into or out of a situation…
    you have to pay close attention to what your opponent says and say something back to go along with it in a smooth way…
    Other than that, youre just choosing what you believe is the best response for chloes situation, you can be cold or warm, not much in between
    As youre dealing with your new step dad david, and getting into trouble with Rachel amber…
    There are a few special moments here, but not much…
    Overall I feel there are no real choices of consequence here which is a bit of a let down..
    Making this feel more like an interactive movie than an actual adventure game.
    The first episode I found it hard to care what was going on at all.. despite me crying for chloe in life is strange.. I just didn’t care about her or her relationship with amber at first, the only saving grace being a dungeons and dragons game thrown in there…
    But episode 2 completely changed my opinion of the game and the relationship of these 2 girls…
    Easily my favorite episode where theres a little more adventure type sections of looking for items you need but more importantly theres more bonding, there are more characters, drama, theres a play that for me topped even the dungeons and dragons game…
    The relationship felt alive and real, and then episode 3 comes along and It just disappoints in comparrison….
    It goes by at a snails pace, though there are touching moments with chloes father that really saves it from feeling like an ultimate let down…
    The story telling saves this game, and its middle episode makes the 7 hour journey worth it.
    The delivery of this game is just very inconsistent… filled with great moments as well as moments youll be begging to just be over
    But I cried and I cared,
    And as a game that sets out to tell a story I guess that’s all that really matters
    I give life is strange before the storm
    a 7/10    … Expand
  29. GGWPGGWP
    Dec 23, 2017
    1
    What a pathetic money-grubbing attempt. The story is horrible, and unlike the REAL Life is Strange, there is no ACTUAL choice involved in the prequel. No matter what you do, the result, is the same. Not even any grey areas to play with. What a shame. The original one deserves a whooping 8/10, while the only reason I am rating this 1, and NOT 0, is because of the tremendous effort by theWhat a pathetic money-grubbing attempt. The story is horrible, and unlike the REAL Life is Strange, there is no ACTUAL choice involved in the prequel. No matter what you do, the result, is the same. Not even any grey areas to play with. What a shame. The original one deserves a whooping 8/10, while the only reason I am rating this 1, and NOT 0, is because of the tremendous effort by the voice artists. Everything else just plain sucks....even the music; which, I never expected to be able to say about a "Life is Strange" sequel cum prequel.… Expand
  30. GamergodsFail
    Dec 22, 2017
    8
    Although not nearly as interesting, as long or as creative as the first game, Before the Storm as a whole still manages to be a very great piece of interactive storytelling. The relationship between the two main characters are some of the best I've ever witnessed in a video game, and it makes up for this prequel's few shortcomings.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. IGN Japan
    Jun 26, 2018
    87
    Due to the fact that this is a prequel, the storyline and characters of Life is Strange: Before the Storm feel a bit contrived. Nevertheless, despite these inconsistencies, fans of the original Life is Strange will still be moved by Chloe’s adventure.
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  2. GameSpot
    Apr 18, 2018
    80
    It's rare that a prequel truly works, where a story can captivate despite the audience knowing what's coming and where the path will lead. Life Is Strange: Before The Storm is one of those exceptional stories because it draws you in on its own terms. The only problem: You know it's building you up just to break your heart.
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  3. Attack of the Fanboy
    Mar 22, 2018
    80
    Is this game as good as the original Life is Strange? Personally, I don't think so. But it's still great nonetheless and definitely shouldn't be missed by fans of the first game.
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