I found myself to be disappointed by this game, considering it's the continuation of Max Caulfield from the first Life is Strange game, a very beloved game might I add. I initially wrote a lengthy review expressing my emotions but I think it's a bit much for any normal person to swallow so I thought I would condense it into a pros and cons list. CONS: -Uninteresting new characters without enough backstory -You get one game changing decision from the beginning which is related to the first game as to whether [spoiler]you saved Chloe or you saved Arcadia Bay[/spoiler] and this choice will allegedly alter some parts of the story. It's enough of an alteration where you have to play the whole game again in order to get the achievement [spoiler]Bay or Bae?[/spoiler]. This could have been done differently which is why I'm docking it under cons. -[spoiler]If you chose to save Chloe from the first LiS game you will be disappointed to find out that her and Max are broken up due to Chloe not tru...

I did not massacre an entire town just for Chloe to leave Max

I gave this a recommend, but I think overall, the "Mixed" reviews are accurate. I overall enjoyed most of DE, as a fan of the series, but there are some serious setbacks that make some of the criticism fair, in my opinion. Pros: - Chapters 1, 2 and 3. - The design and art direction are great. From the set design, to character design, to little things like the journal art, the world feels lived in and beautiful. Caledon is a great setting that is well-realised in most aspects. The music is also very good, full of earworms. - The central mechanic is interesting and gets some good utilisation. - The initial story is interesting and gripping, leaving you to want more. I appreciate that the non-inclusion of Chloe is a bummer for some - but I think this was always going to happen if DE was going to meaningfully respect the choice of players at the end of LiS. I also think, honestly, that it makes sense. Most childhood sweethearts do not stay that way - especially when the have the trauma th...

This is an illusion, this game never existed and it was never created

nah... they cant even try to copy lis1 anymore. im sure the guys that did the first one are not working with the studio anymore. they made Max come back just to add uninteresting characters with her, without bringing back chloe because that would be too cool and loved, they had to make sure they're not making a good game. nothing interesting, small parts where you can go like oh okay now we starting but its alot of go there, speak with that one, speak with that one in this world and switch and speak with the other in a diff world and all for idk? just to get a kiss with a character you have nothing to do while the main story is not worked on because why would you work on that? the story revolts around a boring character ( Safi ) and not Chloe because she breaks up with you after u kill a town for her, 'she just needs space' and there goes all the potential story that the first game was coming with. AND WHY IS EVERYTHING TRANS GAYS AND WOMANS AND RAINBOW FLAGS IN EVERY ROOM IN THE GAM...

decent till chapter 3. terrible ending that destroyed Max writing. optimization sucks. SHAME.

Bought this game 9 months late so here is my review, and I have played ALL of the Life is Strange games so I'm eligible to compare this with other titles. Lets start with the pros: It is certainly a beautiful game to look at. The graphics running on UE5 and the Lumens lighting system look incredible, a major step up than UE4 in True Colors. The artstyle is there, not sure what it is, but they got the lighting pretty spot on indoors and outdoors. The Black and White noir scene in Chapter 5 is I think one of the most memorable moments in the game. Love it. The story has got a very good plot. The mystery of Safi's death and the weird things happening in the Alive world definitely mixes things up and chapter 2, 4 and 5 was probably my favourite one so far. The dialogues has some pretty good real life humor and good chemistry between characters. Max and Safi, Vinh, Amanda, and of course Moses, they all seem to talk like how they were suppose to chat in real life. So I guess some point...

Even outside the whole "muh Chloe" arguments this game is just genuinely poor quality nostalgia bait 3/10. -The characters are flat and boring, there is maybe 1 character that's interesting. On top of this the game tries to shoehorn in two love interests who are just unpleasant. No character develops either. I get the game is set at an artsy university but there was no need to make every character completely insufferable. -The writing is weak, there's occasional interesting plot elements but they just completely fumble them and then throw in the worst sequel bait ending these games have ever had. The plot is a jumble of different ideas and the writers fail to make any characters stand out, Safi is barely in half the game despite being the main plot point. The "mystery" is incredibly shallow and you can guess the main "twists" easily. -Max is essentially character assassinated, the character is nothing like the one from the first game and it genuinely feels like they started with a ...

I have played through every single LIS game. This is one I could not wait to finish.. and not in a good way. - For starters, Max had zero personality this entire game. The other characters are even worse. I sigh and yawn every single conversation, these characters are all insufferable in their own way. - The choices you make have no real affect on the game. Just one off line differences in a conversation. - The entire point of the game is off putting as [spoiler] Safi is to unlikable to even care about.. and don't get me started on that ending. The one choice I couldn't wait to make you can't even make so again, what is the point. She lives no matter what. [/spoiler] - If the sequel is a runoff of this game and characters, I am solidly good on that. Finishing this game was such a chore and as a lover of all the other games- I am beyond disappointed. I really regret paying what I paid for the deluxe version of this "game".