Life is Strange 2: Episode 2 - Rules

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5.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 28 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 7 out of 28
  3. Negative: 12 out of 28

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  1. Hallowsend666
    Jan 29, 2019
    0
    In hindsight I should not have given the first episode a zero because this episode is even worse than the first one.
    Boring storyline, still boring and largely characters you can´t relate to, still full of false choices changing nothing except the final cutscene of the episodes. The characters still make terribly stupid choices you can´t avoid.
    But the real problem is that they took    In hindsight I should not have given the first episode a zero because this episode is even worse than the first one.
    Boring storyline, still boring and largely characters you can´t relate to, still full of false choices changing nothing except the final cutscene of the episodes. The characters still make terribly stupid choices you can´t avoid.

    But the real problem is that they took four months to release this and it still is full of bugs ranging from graphical errors to sound errors that force you to restart the game to your saves being deleted!

    And if that weren´t bad enough they do not sell episode on it´s own, Forcing you to buy the whole season, which will be complete in or close to 2020.    … Expand
  2. Taronn93
    Feb 7, 2019
    0
    Here we go again, another utterly disappointing episode of such a (used to be) great franchise. I feel bad for those who try this out before trying the first game, if they will even try the first game after playing this... Which is a shame because the first game, even with its flaws, was one of the best experience of mine when it comes to storytelling games. It made me care about theHere we go again, another utterly disappointing episode of such a (used to be) great franchise. I feel bad for those who try this out before trying the first game, if they will even try the first game after playing this... Which is a shame because the first game, even with its flaws, was one of the best experience of mine when it comes to storytelling games. It made me care about the characters, it showed real life situations, it gave us an exciting time travel mechanic, it gave us great puzzles, interesting plot and great conversations... But let's talk about this one...

    Characters: I don't care about them. I don't care if Daniel Skywalker the force user of the franchise dies. I don't care about the character we play, i don't even remember his name.

    Plot: We, part of a minority, running away from the cops and everyone thinks we are killers because... we are mexicans... the racism agenda in this game is way overexaggerated. I can't take it seriously because it's laughably bad. We are talking about 2 kid for christ sake... Did they even investigated on the scene? I don't think so.

    The conversations are bad, they are not important, they are boring and they don't change the story at all, choices have no consequences. Do you guys remember Kate Marsh from the first game. Now THATS what all storytelling games should have. Now that was some heavy consequence and it was brilliant and i felt like sh*t when i failed to save her. There? Captain Spirit gets hit by a car because his dumb*ss runs in front of it because dumb*ss young skywalker lied to him.... I was so not impressed its not even funny. I didn't care at all, because most likely that kid won't be part of the upcoming story episodes anyway.

    Puzzles in this game are almost non existent and the existing ones... i don't know what to say. Find a key? Really? Oh but wait, i can talk to young Skywalker to use the force and open the door anyway.

    Young skywalker... Who thought giving the special ability to the character we can't play was a good idea? It's terrible. It's young skywalker's story and we are just making not important decisions for him...

    The game is full of bugs, camera, visual, audio bugs, the game suddenly crashing for people and they lose their save. All that after waiting for like... 3-4 months?

    I'm really disappointed and the next episode will be their last chance for me to get their stuff together because if that's going to be as bad as the first two episodes... I'm not willing to pay for that and i'm not willing to play that. I want to keep my good memories about the first Life is Strange and Life is Strange: Before the Storm. To be honest, at this point i'm pretty sure that it's going to be bad, but i just want to give them one more chance...

    The best case scenario for them would be cancelling the story of young skywalker and the whole game, and start all over again and give us the story of Max and Chloe again... You know... What everyone wanted.    … Expand
  3. Achtlos
    Feb 11, 2019
    6
    Look, this is a really engaging dramatic cartoon, with lovely art style, pretty good story writing. As a game.. it's not on par with it's predecessors. Also it's a LOT more buggy, (Played on Xbox One X). I get Sean Floating and not animating, in cut scenes.. it also crashes to dashboard. I don't have any issue with the racism agenda setting as I'm neither American or Mexican. I am curiousLook, this is a really engaging dramatic cartoon, with lovely art style, pretty good story writing. As a game.. it's not on par with it's predecessors. Also it's a LOT more buggy, (Played on Xbox One X). I get Sean Floating and not animating, in cut scenes.. it also crashes to dashboard. I don't have any issue with the racism agenda setting as I'm neither American or Mexican. I am curious how this will tie into the previous games, and I enjoy it's link to captain Spirit.… Expand
  4. kvnd
    Jul 3, 2020
    5
    The was definitely the worst Life is Strange episode in the entire series. Gruelingly slow, tedious, buggy, with most decisions making no difference of note at all, no matter which you choose. Sadly, I think this is where I call it quits with this season. There were some decent moments (everything related to Captain Spirit), but overall this episode just let me down and I honestly feelThe was definitely the worst Life is Strange episode in the entire series. Gruelingly slow, tedious, buggy, with most decisions making no difference of note at all, no matter which you choose. Sadly, I think this is where I call it quits with this season. There were some decent moments (everything related to Captain Spirit), but overall this episode just let me down and I honestly feel like Deck Nine would be better suited developing this series, as Dontnod seem to have forgotten what makes LiS special.… Expand
  5. Ray6701
    Feb 6, 2022
    10
    Awesome game dude I love it so much more its just incredible bro I love it so much
  6. Daniel2009
    Feb 23, 2022
    10
    Awesome game dude I love it so much more its just incredible bro I love it so much I absolutely love it

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Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Xbox Tavern
    Feb 4, 2019
    79
    Episode two is of a much slower pace in comparison to its predecessor, and comes with less emphasis on heavy choices, as well as some minor bugs. The end result makes for a segment that doesn’t quite meet the quality that was paved by what came before it, but surprisingly manages to hold its own nonetheless. Rules is a solid addition to the Life is Strange world, and a great lead in to the challenging choices, inevitably still to come.
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  2. TheXboxHub
    Feb 4, 2019
    70
    You can’t deny the intelligence of Life is Strange 2 – or any part of the entire Life is Strange franchise for that matter – but I feel that sometimes this at the expense of entertainment. It would be great to play at least a small portion of the game as Daniel, so you get to experience using his power – this would add a welcome new dimension to the gameplay.
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  3. TrueAchievements
    Feb 1, 2019
    60
    Aside from the pacing, the episode is let down by a variety of technical issues which add a layer of frustration and detract from the experience. Fortunately we can see that the pace of Episode 3 is likely to pick up, and hopefully that finally reaches the potential this story is promising.
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