Life is Strange
Release Date: January 30, 2015
Adventure, TPP, time travel, episodic, time manipulation, games for impact, romances, PS Plus Premium, PS Plus Extra, photography, singleplayer
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An episodic adventure game created by the developers of Remember Me, a French studio DONTNOD. The game bears a resemblance to Telltale Games titles. Its protagonist is a 12th grade student named Max Caulfield, who returns to her home town in Oregon after years of absence. Together with her old friend she tries to solve the mysterious disappearance of her schoolmate, which prompts a series of strange events.
Last Update: July 20, 2018
Life is Strange Game Guide & Walkthrough
Chrysalis is the first episode of the DONTNOD studio’s adventure game, which was made in cooperation with Square Enix. This guide will help you go through the storyline and will focus on the most important issues of the game.
Videos and Screens
[1:12] Life is Strange episode 1 is now free
[1:00] Life is Strange Limited Edition - trailer
The main pros of the game
- Engaging Storyline: Users consistently praise the game's narrative, highlighting its emotional depth and the complexity of its themes, including friendship, loss, and mental health.
- Character Development: The relationship between Max and Chloe is particularly noted for its authenticity, allowing players to form emotional connections with the characters.
- Unique Gameplay Mechanics: The time-rewind feature is seen as a fresh twist that enhances decision-making and allows for impactful choices.
- Art and Sound Design: The game's visual style and soundtrack receive high marks, with many describing the graphics as beautiful and the music as perfectly complementing the emotional tone of the game.
- Replayability: Many users express a desire to replay the game to explore different choices and outcomes, indicating a well-crafted choice-driven experience.
The main cons of the game
- Writing and Dialogue Issues: Some users find the dialogue to be cringeworthy or unrealistic, particularly in its attempt to capture teenage slang, which can detract from character authenticity.
- Pacing Problems: A few reviews mention that the game's pacing can feel slow at times, which may affect engagement, especially in the early episodes.
- Minor Technical Issues: There are mentions of glitches and bugs that occasionally interrupt gameplay, such as needing to restart the game due to black screens.
The features or elements that are missing from the game according to users
- Character Development Depth: Some users feel that certain characters are underdeveloped or that there are plot holes, particularly regarding secondary characters like Rachel Amber.
- More Impactful Choices: A few players express a desire for more significant consequences from their choices, feeling that some decisions lead to similar outcomes regardless of the player's actions.
- Sequel or Continuation: A recurring sentiment is a longing for more content or a proper sequel that continues the story, as some players feel the game left them wanting more after finishing it.
Summary
- Overall, "Life is Strange - Episode 1" is celebrated as a compelling narrative experience with emotional resonance, despite some criticisms related to dialogue and pacing.
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GAMERS Score
Average score from 7959 votes. 138 players anticipated the game.
Life is Strange Description
Life is Strange is an episodic adventure game created by the French studio DONTNOD Entertainment. The developer is known for Remember Me, an arcade adventure game published in 2013, which met with mixed reviews from both journalists and players. Life is Strange was created in collaboration with Square Enix.
Life is Strange for PC, PS4 and etc. is one of the first productions that try to copy and use the proven and extremely popular formula of studio Telltale’s adventure games such as The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us. This means that the story is the key ingredient of the game, and the other elements of gameplay serve as background for the narrative. These elements include the freedom to explore the world and interact with it. Similarly to what we’ve seen in Telltale’s productions, players must make decisions at key moments of the adventure, which then have a significant influence on its course. An interesting element, distinguishing Life is Strange from its competitors, is the fact that our protagonist has a power that allows her to go back in time. Thanks to this ability, the players can test different versions of events without the need to complete each episode many times.
Life is Strange for PC, PS4 and etc. takes us to a fictional American town of Arcadia Bay in Oregon. Max Caulfield, the main protagonist who is about to enter adulthood, has recently returned to her homeland to begin education at a prestigious college after 5 years of absence. There, she reunites with an old friend named Chloe. Together they try to solve the mystery of Rachel Amber, a friend from college that has gone missing. Max quickly discovers that she has the power to manipulate time, which is only the beginning of strange and inexplicable events that she encounters in the course of the story.
Life is Strange features a high level of graphics. However, the character design and environment are not photo-realistic, as the designers decided to employ a distinctive, slightly cartoonish style.
Last updated on October 30, 2015
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Game Series
Life is Strange Series
Life is Strange is a series of TPP adventure games inspired by the works of Telltale Games studio, among others. The series was created by the French team of DONTNOD Entertainment, and its publisher is Square Enix, which in time handed over custody of its development to the Deck Nine team. Games from under this banner can be found primarily on PCs and consoles, but the first two have also appeared on mobile devices.
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Life is Strange Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows January 30, 2015
PlayStation 4 January 30, 2015
Xbox One January 30, 2015
Android OS July 19, 2018
Apple iOS December 14, 2017
PlayStation 3 January 30, 2015
Xbox 360 January 30, 2015
Developer: Don't Nod / Dontnod Entertainment
Publisher: Square Enix
Life is Strange System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Dual Core 2.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM, graphic card 512 MB GeForce GT 440/Radeon HD 4870 or better, 3 GB HDD, Windows Vista
Recommended: Dual Core 3.0 GHz, 3 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 260/Radeon HD 4980 or better, 3 GB HDD, Windows 7
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Life is Strange: Aftermath Chapter 1 Available For Free
Fans of the first installment of the Life is Strange series can return to a familiar world with Life is Strange: Aftermath, a free visual novel from the independent team Retro Zone Studios.
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Life is Strange 2 is just a matter of time now. DONTNOD Entertainment has confirmed that – encouraged by the success of the first game (3 million copies sold) – they are working on a sequel.
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Life is Strange Episode 1 is free on all platforms
Square Enix decided to make the first episode of Life is Strange available for free on all platforms. This is a perfect chance to try out this successful adventure game from DONTNOD Entertainment, if you haven't done so already.
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