Life is Strange

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  1. firstevil87
    Jul 12, 2019
    7
    Are videogames art?
    In Life in strange, the "video" part definetly is, the "game" part takes out points from becoming a masterpiece.
    Rarely in this generation, had a game resonated with me after I saw the end credits. But what is it about? It is hard to tell without going into spoiler territory, but let's try: You are Max, a young girl interested in photography, trying to live a    Are videogames art?
    In Life in strange, the "video" part definetly is, the "game" part takes out points from becoming a masterpiece.
    Rarely in this generation, had a game resonated with me after I saw the end credits.
    But what is it about? It is hard to tell without going into spoiler territory, but let's try:
    You are Max, a young girl interested in photography, trying to live a normal life juggling between social life and good grades.
    Things change when "something happens", forcing Max to question her decisions in life, her moral code, herself.
    The game plays like a barebones Point and Click adventure, where, the interactions with People is the main feature: what you do and say can affect the outcome of the story.
    There is a twist: your actions can be "rewinded" thanks to a mysterious power that Max discovers.
    The power is linked to the relationship with the co-protagonist Chloe, a moral counterpart to Max.

    Going forward the "story" part will keep the player engaged and hooked up to the screen, unfortunately the gameplay is not always on par with the writing.

    Despite this, if you follow the story till the end, you will find a gem that will keep you invested in the story of Max and the citizens of Arcadia Bay.    … Expand
  2. Sofatayra
    Nov 14, 2016
    7
    Kids nowadays needs to differentiate between a hard core Game and a point a lick story to follow based on choices . Life is strange is a great game and has an epic story however graphically its very acceptable , dialogue is very well done , the story is epic , worth playing just for the sake of the story. however i can`t compare this to the hard work put on the Witcher 3 or any other gamesKids nowadays needs to differentiate between a hard core Game and a point a lick story to follow based on choices . Life is strange is a great game and has an epic story however graphically its very acceptable , dialogue is very well done , the story is epic , worth playing just for the sake of the story. however i can`t compare this to the hard work put on the Witcher 3 or any other games that not only provide great stories and interaction which games are supposed to be . i would give life is strange a 8 but i dont want to encourage tell story games. The game overall remains very well done its gonna be a 7.5/10 for me… Expand
  3. p1menta
    Jun 7, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One more time I play a game too long after it's release, therefore my view upon the game is biased.
    LiS feels a bit dated to me. There has been too many games on this genre in my life already, so some things here didn't age all that well. Even the 'way too hipster indie' feels kinda old. If I've played this in 2015 it would hit right in the feels.
    Another thing i can't help but feel a little mad about is the exact same thing I've felt when I first watched The Butterfly Effect with Ashton Kutcher. I know this kind of plot is almost always trying to send a message, like, every action causes an unexpected reaction, and stuff like that. But it's weird to me, that the one character who has the power to reverse time and try different things, are always the one who can't change a thing. It makes it feel like the one using the power is just dumb and can't make things right.
    Either that or it makes the plot feels like "destiny" or "meant to be" wich I can only see as incoherente when someone can literally change events by going back in time. Like, how come Chloe is always dying or getting serious injured when you go back in time? I know it's fantasy and all, but how can there be a power to rewind time, and also a pre destyined event? It just doesnt make sense to me.
    That's why I thought like screw it, I'm saving my best friend, in the end. Whatever. But then I though, well, if saving her on the first time, around the butterfly, literally caused the cyclone, me "allowing" the whole town to be crushed is pointless because this "Final Destination vibes", this destiny thing is catching up with Chloe in the next few days once again.
    Alright, I made it feel like the game is not good, wich is not the case. I loved playing it, I've even cried here and there with story. My rating just cannot be that high, at least playing it 5 years after it's release. Maybe if I rewind time?    … Expand
  4. pongkrit03
    Apr 28, 2017
    7
    Life Strange is a good story-based game. It keeps me entertained for a while but the level of excitement is not consistent through all chapters.

    Ch 1 is good opening Ch 2 is boring, only exciting at the end but with the unfair of choices, you may get frustrated instead. Ch 3 and 4 are the best parts of the game, They are awesomely great, I couldn't stop playing Ch 5 is great multiple    Life Strange is a good story-based game. It keeps me entertained for a while but the level of excitement is not consistent through all chapters.

    Ch 1 is good opening
    Ch 2 is boring, only exciting at the end but with the unfair of choices, you may get frustrated instead.
    Ch 3 and 4 are the best parts of the game, They are awesomely great, I couldn't stop playing
    Ch 5 is great multiple twisted, but it adds nightmare part which is not related to the series at all. That part are boring and insignificant. It should be cut off.

    The Ending is very disappointing one. After you have been through 12-15 hours, you will left with 2 choices which are unrelated to what you have done before. You can select the ending you wanting. This is terribly wrong for the game that is story-based. They should have more than 5 endings at least and those endings should be able to select based on what you did from ch1-ch5. Yet, there is no best ending whatever.

    Puzzling solvign is ok, not the game strong point but not bad. Voice acting and character designs are superb. The main story apart from ending is very good overall (love Chloe so much). However, I also felt that many things were not reasonable.

    Overall, it is a good game for chilling out when you have free time and don't have thing to do.    … Expand
  5. Kaprawiec
    Mar 8, 2018
    7
    Life is Strange, and so is this game. I enjoyed it quite a bit but its not better than telltale games titles, especially because I dont dig main characters - one of them (Max) is ugly nerdy girl, whose story wouldnt be interesting to me even if she could manipulate time, and the other rebel girl is just dumb and also quite ugly teenager for me. Also - who the f*#ck is interested inLife is Strange, and so is this game. I enjoyed it quite a bit but its not better than telltale games titles, especially because I dont dig main characters - one of them (Max) is ugly nerdy girl, whose story wouldnt be interesting to me even if she could manipulate time, and the other rebel girl is just dumb and also quite ugly teenager for me. Also - who the f*#ck is interested in artistic photography. Yeah you make a picture with your camera, woohoo amazing.… Expand
  6. kiwikelly
    Mar 20, 2016
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'll give it a 7 instead of my initial 8 because of how it gave me a headache, it's practically impossible to understand. On the other hand, I guess that is the negative side of science-fiction..

    Putting that aside, the game has a lot of beautiful environments and, compared to most 'own-choice-making games' you get to do a lot of playing, instead of only picking answers to dialogues and moving now & then.

    You really get to play the game as it's supposed to be and I'm pretty sure that's what we buy it for.

    As for the graphics, nothing bothered me except Max' hair. It looked like a Minecraft cube when she showered.
    The game makers put a lot of thought in the rest though and I loved the little park in front of the school.

    SPOILER: I'm so happy they added the possibility to kiss Warren. It was very satisfying.    … Expand
  7. homer4president
    Jun 14, 2017
    7
    The theme of the game is all about cause and effect, and the game beats you over the head with it every chance it gets. The first two chapters will have you wondering why the game is so slow, and the last two will have you begging to slow down. Around 75% of your time is spent talking to other characters. Talking about feelings or what happened in the past or how they feel about whatThe theme of the game is all about cause and effect, and the game beats you over the head with it every chance it gets. The first two chapters will have you wondering why the game is so slow, and the last two will have you begging to slow down. Around 75% of your time is spent talking to other characters. Talking about feelings or what happened in the past or how they feel about what happened in the past. There is a LOT of dialogue here, and if you prefer more to explore or take action, you may find yourself bored while playing. The main character Max is supposed to be quirky and nerdy, and she can come off as cringe worthy.… Expand
  8. Nel
    Apr 21, 2017
    7
    Life is strange is sure a strange tale where you control a character, and during your journey it will feel very new and exciting for the first few episodes, but towards the end it gets old. As you can rewind any decision you make it make it not as intense as it could have been. The game is great if you love the hippie culture
  9. mackenzie129
    Nov 21, 2017
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Is it terrible? No not really. Was this game intended for me? probably not. I bought this thinking it would be like TTG. It kind of is? I found this game fun except for the finding the F***ing bottles and the ending stealth bs. I did enjoy it but near the end I was just thinking can this damn game just be over?? It would be honestly higher if it fixed two issues in my opinion
    -Graphics-
    -The ending seriously 2 choices all that **** and 2 choices, either kill Chloe or kill the city...I chose killing the city so none of my choices mattered...

    ACTUALLY wtf was up with the M. Night Shyamalan style twist? man screw that it wasn't necessary    … Expand
  10. TatsMcGee
    Sep 8, 2018
    7
    What Kind of Adventure?

    Graphic-Adventure Was it fun? My friends and I have decided that every Sunday, we would get together and play graphic adventure game. So we played 1 episode a week of Life is Strange and we finally finished it up last night. Every week, I looked forward to this game and it was a very enjoyable story. So yes, I had a lot of fun playing this game. Are    What Kind of Adventure?

    Graphic-Adventure

    Was it fun?

    My friends and I have decided that every Sunday, we would get together and play graphic adventure game. So we played 1 episode a week of Life is Strange and we finally finished it up last night. Every week, I looked forward to this game and it was a very enjoyable story. So yes, I had a lot of fun playing this game.

    Are there any similar games?

    Its a point and click/graphic adventure game, the style is very similar to Game of Thrones.

    Favorite Character?

    With games like this (and even TV shows), the way I judge whether I like a character is I ask myself, “Could I see myself hanging out and being friends with any of these people?” The only character that I found remotely relatable to me was Warren. Max the main character seemed like a nice person but she wasn’t very relatable for me and pretty much everyone else in the game was pretentious and unlikable.

    Would you play it again?

    I probably wouldn’t play this game again but I would be willing to watch someone else play the game and see the decisions that they make.

    Any Complaints?

    I didn’t care for the last episode. The first 4 episodes were full of character development and a great story line but the final episode felt like it was just going in circles and full of unnecessary fillers.    … Expand
  11. jmlzhd
    Dec 14, 2016
    7
    I don't know why people are praising this game so much, I mean it is a good game that will make you engage in the story and make you feel for the characters but its not a 10 out of 10 content. Its an episodic game just like Telltale but Telltale is really good at it. I believe Square Enix is trying to bring more episodic games like this one and the Hitman but personally I don't like theI don't know why people are praising this game so much, I mean it is a good game that will make you engage in the story and make you feel for the characters but its not a 10 out of 10 content. Its an episodic game just like Telltale but Telltale is really good at it. I believe Square Enix is trying to bring more episodic games like this one and the Hitman but personally I don't like the idea of an episodic game, I mean its good to have these games episodically but what I'm against is the time frame between the episodes. If they want to give a gap between the episode, the maximum time limit should be 1 week but instead they are using 1 month of time period and that is really annoying.
    Now again about this game, it has a well driven story with really good characters but the voice and the mouth movement didn't match at all, and everyone had the same expression. If people are happy then facial expression of everyone looks exactly the same, its not like that someone is more or less happy but its the same.
    There are moments that will make you think afterwards but its not that kind of moments that will make you wanna play again. There is one thing that i really liked is that every choice you make in this game has a consequence.
    So the final verdict is that it would be preferable that you rent this game instead of buying it because there is a chance that after completing you will never play again.    … Expand
  12. PsychoShane123
    Feb 15, 2017
    7
    An enjoyable teen drama. With its likable characters, intriguing plot and a surprising amount of depth, Life is Strange only falls short in its sometimes cringe dialogue.
  13. ourtimehascome
    Jul 2, 2017
    7
    Looking at the entirety of Life is Strange (and all of its episodes), I would have to argue it is overrated. As a story based game, it falls short by mimicking other more successful time travel stories like The Butterfly Effect and Donnie Darko, while lacing it with a sickeningly sweet, obnoxious young-adult tone, which although allowing the genre to be viewed through a new perspective,Looking at the entirety of Life is Strange (and all of its episodes), I would have to argue it is overrated. As a story based game, it falls short by mimicking other more successful time travel stories like The Butterfly Effect and Donnie Darko, while lacing it with a sickeningly sweet, obnoxious young-adult tone, which although allowing the genre to be viewed through a new perspective, ultimately falls short of doing anything actually innovative in the genre.

    What the game does is successfully give the player the illusion of making a choice - an admittedly difficult task in videogames which encourage player choice. Hence the overblown reviews and boated praise for the stereotypically emotive story. You may feel as though you are changing some aspect of this game, when in fact you couldn't be any more wrong.    … Expand
  14. VirgonoShaka
    Apr 22, 2018
    7
    Life is strange is a narrative base video game that tells a story that is full of good-great characters, emotional moments and decision based gameplay. On the whole, it is a solid entry in this genre and I felt invested in the story and the characters all the way. But I have to say that compared to others in this style, apart from the cool time travel mechanic and some neat visuals,Life is strange is a narrative base video game that tells a story that is full of good-great characters, emotional moments and decision based gameplay. On the whole, it is a solid entry in this genre and I felt invested in the story and the characters all the way. But I have to say that compared to others in this style, apart from the cool time travel mechanic and some neat visuals, nothing that ground breaking or new is here, and while your decision do affect the game, the end-game has a case of "Mass Effect 3- itis" that i wasn't amused by. Nevertheless, the game is good and I'm glad to have played it and own it. If you like narrative based games, it is recommended.… Expand
  15. zidfrit
    Sep 7, 2017
    7
    Un juego con su toque original, una historia que te va envolviendo y metiéndote en la personalidad de la protagonista Max, aunque el debes de tomar decisiones que afectan directamente en el juego, o eso es lo que se dice, ya que al terminar el juego solo tendremos 2 posibles finales, el juego va muy bien los 3 primeros capítulos en el 4 se me empezó hacer muy repetido, pero no deja de serUn juego con su toque original, una historia que te va envolviendo y metiéndote en la personalidad de la protagonista Max, aunque el debes de tomar decisiones que afectan directamente en el juego, o eso es lo que se dice, ya que al terminar el juego solo tendremos 2 posibles finales, el juego va muy bien los 3 primeros capítulos en el 4 se me empezó hacer muy repetido, pero no deja de ser un BUEN juego.… Expand
  16. Uco
    Apr 5, 2017
    7
    'Life is Strange' is a great game, full of great ideas and which shows all the care that was put into it.

    in my opinion, its strengths are an very emotional, deep, moving, beautiful story about friendship and forgiveness, and the difficulties and consequences of day to day choices; and how it touches topics as photography or environmental concern to drive the story, and gives its    'Life is Strange' is a great game, full of great ideas and which shows all the care that was put into it.

    in my opinion, its strengths are an very emotional, deep, moving, beautiful story about friendship and forgiveness, and the difficulties and consequences of day to day choices; and how it touches topics as photography or environmental concern to drive the story, and gives its importance to issues like domestic violence, harassing and bullying, dependence, surveillance vs freedom...

    Unfortunately, there are some aspects of the game that I couldn't totally agree, first of them being the graphics. I do understand the challenge of hand drawn graphics and the personality it gives to the game, but I still think that characters with a bit more of detail than Wii-looking models would have been a nice option for communicating emotions, which the game could have taken benefit from.

    Also, I did not totally like some game design decisions. Pointing out just one of them, I would have loved that the player would have had more freedom to solve problems using Max's rewinding power, instead of almost finding the way the puzzle was meant to be solved.

    At last, I was not pleased by the ending. At least the one I chose. And this is because, after going through the other one, I got the feeling that only one was meant to be the right for the developers, showing much more work behind it, while the other works kind of a quick way of getting through the ending without giving much explanation about some things.

    Overall, I think this is a game anyone willing to experience it will enjoy, and that will be loved specially for those who like story driven games and nice, fresh stories to be told. Unless you are completely sure you'll hate it, you should give it a try.    … Expand
  17. abekdd
    Mar 4, 2019
    7
    Esta aventura gráfica de Dontnod resulta un soplo de aire fresco para todo un género que llevaba varios años con algún que otro despunte eventual (las grandes obras de Telltale Games). Sus puntos fuertes son su impoluta banda sonora, con muchos toques indies, y una historia cimentada en el efecto mariposa, si bien es cierto que otros títulos como Until Dawn pulen mejor esta característica.Esta aventura gráfica de Dontnod resulta un soplo de aire fresco para todo un género que llevaba varios años con algún que otro despunte eventual (las grandes obras de Telltale Games). Sus puntos fuertes son su impoluta banda sonora, con muchos toques indies, y una historia cimentada en el efecto mariposa, si bien es cierto que otros títulos como Until Dawn pulen mejor esta característica. Así, tenemos en Life is Strange un divertido juego con el que pasarás un rato ameno y vivirás uno de los mayores giros de guión de la industria, aunque el hecho de ir perdiendo fuerza según avanza es algo que termina restándole en exceso.… Expand
  18. Ajbras
    Feb 20, 2019
    7
    I really enjoyed my time with Life Is Strange. The story was compelling enough to keep me engaged throughout the five episodes. There were enough twists to keep it from being completely predictable and the plot takes a pretty dark turn toward the end that wasnt really expected. The choices made you really think about your decision and at first I put a lot of thought into decisions untilI really enjoyed my time with Life Is Strange. The story was compelling enough to keep me engaged throughout the five episodes. There were enough twists to keep it from being completely predictable and the plot takes a pretty dark turn toward the end that wasnt really expected. The choices made you really think about your decision and at first I put a lot of thought into decisions until i realized that it really didnt matter to the story arc at all. The rewind puzzle solving was a nice feature that kept things fresh. I would have scored this an 8 - but the last chapter, in my opinion, really fell apart and was all over the place. I think the addition of some out of place stealth scenarios and a very jarring story line left a me wishing they wouldnt have tried to change the formula up too much. In the end - for a game i spend $3.00 on i was not expecting much. It was a nice filler between action games. Would recommend.… Expand
  19. GODonyaONFiRE
    Jul 12, 2020
    7
    Esli vy odinokaya devocka, pochemu vy eche ne poigrali v etu igru? Slezki polit - imeetsya. Lubov' - toze imeetsya. No ya kak-to igroi ne proniksya Anal. otdel stavit 7 kolobkov iz 10.
  20. Maarten95
    Nov 22, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I did enjoy it but there arent really many story options. Everything kinda moves in the same direction. Gotta say the story finale kinda suprised me but the whole end lf the world thing was uncalled for.… Expand
  21. Q_C
    Oct 8, 2018
    7
    Life is Strange was, for lack of a better word, a strange experience. Made by Dontnod Entertainment and Published by Square Enix This game was a new adventure similar to the classic Telltale Games. In this game, you play as Max a teenage girl who has a run in with the fantastic. The story is woven perfectly and told a great pace throughout the first four episodes in the game. There wereLife is Strange was, for lack of a better word, a strange experience. Made by Dontnod Entertainment and Published by Square Enix This game was a new adventure similar to the classic Telltale Games. In this game, you play as Max a teenage girl who has a run in with the fantastic. The story is woven perfectly and told a great pace throughout the first four episodes in the game. There were many moments in this game that I didn’t think they would let happen, or let me play out. Things I’ve never seen another dev team in the same genre go to think lengths Life is Strange did. But with that praise, I was incredibly underwhelmed by the climax of the game where your final choice seemed obvious to me. The game was incredibly drawing; the atmosphere would just captivate me, and I loved walking through arcadia bay. The Development of all the main characters was deep and you really felt like the world around you was growing with you. And that only drug in the immersion in harder. It was breathtaking. My biggest gripe with the game was the graphics. I say all the time how graphics grated to me. Everything felt bad, Max’s expressions were flat, and the art design wasn’t great, and the lip syncing was abysmally bad. There’s a scene late in episode 4 where you’re at a pool party and the characters in the pool look like crowds in Smackdown Vs Raw. All in all, I loved the story and the experience made me want to see it to the end. It’s unfortunate that the end of the game was a mess of new mechanics out of nowhere and a lackluster ending to the cliffhanger left at the end of Episode 4. Also the Promotional Picture is hella misleading.

    Life is Strange gets a 7 Out of 10
    -Das_Dood    … Expand
  22. TheRaggedFlygon
    Mar 8, 2019
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Life is Strange was extremely close to becoming not only my favorite narrative based video game of all time, but also one of my favorite games of all time — until I played its ending. It is a game that should be one of the greatest of all time but instead falls short of its ambitious goal by the time the game is done. Elements of the game design appear to be a paradox while many others are just meant for show. The problem with Life is Strange is that the first 70% of the game is phenomenal while the remaining 30% is mediocre.

    A big complaint many have regarding the game is that it starts off slow. I find this to be an advantage. The game follows Max, a high school student at a boarding school, and the game starts off like your standard run of the mill coming of age story. Of course the twist with LiS that Max has the ability to time travel. Time travel is what makes this game so compelling. It allows you to see the immediate consequences of your actions, but not the long run consequences. You take a gamble with most actions as you consider how it could affect you in the future. The first chapter of the game, while it is slow, lets you get a feel for the game mechanics and characters — it serves as world building.

    Episode 2 is when the game really starts to hit hard. The stakes start to raise of Max and her best friend Chloe and obviously the chapter culminates with Kate’s attempt at suicide. It was at this moment that I knew LiS was going to be a different game. Dontnod decided to tackle a complicated issue and at the same time punished the player for not paying attention to Kate and investing in the game world earlier in the Chapter.

    Episodes 3 and 4 are both more or less filler. You begin to uncover the mystery of what the hell is going on in Arcadia Bay all while continuing to experience the excellent characters of the game. Episode 3 ends with the introduction of long range time travel via photographs and Episode 4’s start allows you to go down an alternate timeline. The beginning of Episode 4 when Max is given with the choice to euthanize Chloe makes the player care for Chloe as a character. Leading up to this moment, Chloe has been a bit of a jerk to Max and this is the first time that I finally appreciated Chloe.

    Now we get to the end of Episode 4 and Episode 5. It is revealed that one of the teachers at Blackwell Academy, Mark Jefferson, has been kidnapping and killing teenage girls. And here is the first sign that LiS was starting to fall off the tracks. I enjoyed that LiS had thus far been addressing topics that were previously considered taboo by video games. That was something that made me enjoy game more was its willingness to actual address real problems that modern society faces. I was confident that this whole Mark Jefferson reveal was going to directly tackle the extremely prevalent issue of sexual assault in the modern world. I was wrong. Instead it turns out that all he does is take photographs of them tied up and then kill them. His crimes are still atrocious, but it feels like Dontnod pulled a punch here to avoid addressing too controversial topics.

    The ending of the game is the biggest let down for me. The rest of chapter 5 plays out more like a puzzle/stealth game as you jump through time and try to figure out how to save Arcadia Bay. Then, rather than taking all of the choices that you have made during the past 10-15 hours and creating multiple endings for players to experience, Dontnod gives players a binary ending choice and the credits roll. One choice feels right and the other feels shoehorned in at the last second. My disappointment with Chapter 5 cannot be overstated. LiS had the potential to enter my top 5 games of all time, but fell short due to the terrible ending.

    The dialogue in this game is also atrocious. I played the game in English while the game was written by people who mostly speak French and as a result, a lot of slang is very outdated. Nevertheless, the characters themselves are like able enough to make up for it.

    Overall the game captivates the player with its fantastic world, interesting characters, novel mechanics, and promising narrative, but ultimately the game fails to deliver a satisfying conclusion to live up to the hype.    … Expand
  23. mikemormai
    May 7, 2019
    7
    cara jogo legal, mais na minha opniao nao é aquiloo tudoo, jogo achei q poderia ser melhor
  24. ToshLichev
    Jun 21, 2020
    7
    A pretty good TellTale game...that wasn't made by TellTale. The mystery and storytelling are fairly good, laughably bad dialogue at times aside, and the time-rewind feature is a pretty neat addition to the "choose your own adventure" genre. The game never manages to do anything truly impressive or noteworthy but it's definitely a fun ride.
  25. painava
    Apr 10, 2022
    7
    I liked the soundtrack, some characters (Max, Chloe, Jefferson) and of course the final chapter. There were some game-breaking bugs, inconsistent voice actors and visual glitches in cutscenes. Not a fan of the edgy characters or the unrealistic melodrama. Overall it's a good game if maybe a little over-hyped.
  26. Gamepro3093
    Oct 13, 2020
    7
    One and done to say the least. Great for the first play through but after that, there’s practically no reason to replay it. If it had higher replay value I’d give it a solid 8 but alas I can’t. Still beats Before The Storm. Pass on that one.
  27. MissDove
    May 17, 2020
    7
    Nice story. Game feels very immerse in some environments, especially when crowds are involved. Lip syncing almost non-existent. Limited freedom is allowed. Choices don't seem to have to long term consequences. Characters speak in a non-realistic, almost parodic "teen-swearing" style.
  28. piuscorvus
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    If you are a fan of story driven games such as works of Telltale Games you might consider playing this one. I do not think Life Is Strange is as good as for example The Walking Dead by Telltale Games is but it is fairly good. This game is about a teenage girl with a supernatural power that allows her to rewind time and alter events of her life and lives of people around her. I have seenIf you are a fan of story driven games such as works of Telltale Games you might consider playing this one. I do not think Life Is Strange is as good as for example The Walking Dead by Telltale Games is but it is fairly good. This game is about a teenage girl with a supernatural power that allows her to rewind time and alter events of her life and lives of people around her. I have seen this topic many times in video games, Shadow of Destiny for PS2 is an excellent example but Life Is Strange offers a fine story too that was interesting enough to keep keme going.… Expand
  29. BjarniboyNR2
    Jul 9, 2020
    7
    The gameplay was often quite dull and really frustrating at times, although the time travel component of the game was a welcomed addition. Furthermore, the dialogue was seldom as serious or engaging as it should have been and truly deserved to be. The game, with its several cringeworthy moments and overuse of outdated slang, ruined what could perhaps have been its best feature. The voiceThe gameplay was often quite dull and really frustrating at times, although the time travel component of the game was a welcomed addition. Furthermore, the dialogue was seldom as serious or engaging as it should have been and truly deserved to be. The game, with its several cringeworthy moments and overuse of outdated slang, ruined what could perhaps have been its best feature. The voice acting was good enough, and the in-game art was charming, but the animation could have been much better, in particular, the lip-syncing. In fairness though, I must acknowledge that the game was released in 2015, and judge it accordingly. In other areas than gameplay and animation, however, the game did well enough; the plot was interesting and its exploration into sensitive and serious themes, such as cyberbullying and suicide, was well executed. The fine storytelling, complemented with some beautiful music, made me emotionally engaged, despite the poorly written dialogue, and made my playthrough a decent experience overall. Taking into account how old the game is, it probably deserves a 7/10, but otherwise, if newly released, it would have gotten a 6/10. When compared to other, even older, interactive story games like Heavy Rain or The Walking Dead, this game is a bit of a disappointment.… Expand
  30. ElCaptain
    Jul 19, 2020
    7
    Really strong moments in this game with awesome story telling. I loved this era of gaming
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#22 Best PS4 Game of 2015
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#16 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2015
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#25 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2015

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Feb 5, 2016
    85
    An honest, sometimes even painful, story about friendship and finding yourself. Life is Strange is played with a lump in the throat and its ability to make a grown man tear up is its true "power".
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  2. Eurogamer Italy
    Feb 1, 2016
    90
    The Limited Edition of Life is Strange doesn’t introduce anything new. The graphics are the same, as well as individual episodes that form this wonderful adventure. The art book and soundtrack are still a nice plus that could push some collectors to purchase this edition.
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  3. Metro GameCentral
    Jan 21, 2016
    80
    Despite its obvious flaws the reactive story and compelling characters make this one of the best storytelling experiences of the current generation.
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