Edit: I've added some comments after episode 4's release.



Edit: I've changed this since episode 5's release.



Pre-Episode 4: This game has truly gotten my attention. I thought the Wolf Among Us was amazing, but Life is Strange blows it out of the water. No pun intended. The ability to change actions done within a small amount of time gives me a whole new feel for Choose Your Own Adventure games like this. I despised when I'd feel like I'd make an awful decision while playing the Wolf Among Us and have to restart the chapter to change it. But now, I don't need to worry. Until the sequence ends. But I feel like I don't need to restart if I f*ck up a decision because I had the chance to change it, but didn't use it, so it's truly my fault in the end, so I should suffer the consequences.



The characters truly catch my eye as well. I can name one person in my life who can match each and every character if only by a little bit. I won't go into detail, but I'll tell you one: I'm definitely Chloe. Minus the drugs and being able to drive (fear of driving).



Also, people always complain about the lip-sync, but I feel like it's a genuine, lovable quirk. Just like how Telltale has their cartoon-y look (excluding Game of Thrones), Dontnod has their (unintentional) nonsynced mouthing. Unintentional because of budgeting.



People also complain about the writing. However, I truly feel like the writing is good. I know when there's truly horrible writing, trust me, and this writing is average. However, I grew slightly disappointed; while I learned the lip-sync problem was unintentional, I learned Dontnod pushed most of their budget in WRITING and voice acting. I would expect if they did such a thing, that writing wouldn't be a complaint among people. Highly budgeted, AVERAGE writing? I mean... I personally have no complaints as the writing makes the game enjoyable for me, but I do see why there is complaints after learning this fact.



All in all, I personally adore the game and would recommend it to everyone I know. Hell, I'm even tempted to see how my mom would go through the game and she hasn't gamed in over a decade.



Post-episode 4: The lip syncing has gotten a lot better. I found LIPSYNC files in episode 4's data which leads me to believe they worked on that during this episode. I have reason to believe after episode 5, DONTNOD will go back and fix the lip synch for the first three episodes. I shall report back if this occurs or I have new comments after episode 5.



Also, major trigger warning through episode 4. I got really upset throughout episode 4 and cried for about a half hour. Be wary as you tread through the game.



Post-episode 5: DONTNOD has gone back and done LIPSYNC files for past episodes and it does look a bit better.



However, episode 5 in itself. It's honestly... Not satisfying. The ending was predicted for the start of the game by loads of people. It was great though, but there are unanswered things that I wanted to get answers to.



-SPOILER WARNING-



Nathan's father is referenced in episode four to be coming to Arcadia Bay. That never happened. In episode three, you can find feminine stuff in Samuel's closet thing, but it's never exactly explained. Sure, maybe it's the squirrel thing, but why feminine things though?



-SPOILERS DONE-



The ending is just completely... Flat. Maybe if they had a episode or two more, then we could get more answers and maybe they could have gotten a better ending wrapped together. The end was so cliche... It's just... Not great because I knew it was going to happen...



Don't get me wrong. Life is Strange is a great game, but it took so much out of me emotionally... That having this ending is disappointing. I still recommend it to those who want to play it. Just don't put yourself too into the game cause it will feel so wasted.



Overall: 8/10

Edit: I've added some comments after episode 4's release. Edit: I've changed this since episode 5's release. Pre-Episode 4: This game has truly gotten my attention. I thought the Wolf Among Us was amazing, but Life is Strange blows it out of the water. No pun intended. The ability to change actions done within a small amount of time gives me a whole new feel for Choose Your Own Adventure games like this. I despised when I'd feel like I'd make an awful decision while playing the Wolf Among Us and have to restart the chapter to change it. But now, I don't need to worry. Until the sequence ends. But I feel like I don't need to restart if I f*ck up a decision because I had the chance to change it, but didn't use it, so it's truly my fault in the end, so I should suffer the consequences. The characters truly catch my eye as well. I can name one person in my life who can match each and every character if only by a little bit. I won't go into detail, but I'll tell you one: I'm definitely Chloe. Minus the drugs and being able to drive (fear of driving). Also, people always complain about the lip-sync, but I feel like it's a genuine, lovable quirk. Just like how Telltale has their cartoon-y look (excluding Game of Thrones), Dontnod has their (unintentional) nonsynced mouthing. Unintentional because of budgeting. People also complain about the writing. However, I truly feel like the writing is good. I know when there's truly horrible writing, trust me, and this writing is average. However, I grew slightly disappointed; while I learned the lip-sync problem was unintentional, I learned Dontnod pushed most of their budget in WRITING and voice acting. I would expect if they did such a thing, that writing wouldn't be a complaint among people. Highly budgeted, AVERAGE writing? I mean... I personally have no complaints as the writing makes the game enjoyable for me, but I do see why there is complaints after learning this fact. All in all, I personally adore the game and would recommend it to everyone I know. Hell, I'm even tempted to see how my mom would go through the game and she hasn't gamed in over a decade. Post-episode 4: The lip syncing has gotten a lot better. I found LIPSYNC files in episode 4's data which leads me to believe they worked on that during this episode. I have reason to believe after episode 5, DONTNOD will go back and fix the lip synch for the first three episodes. I shall report back if this occurs or I have new comments after episode 5. Also, major trigger warning through episode 4. I got really upset throughout episode 4 and cried for about a half hour. Be wary as you tread through the game. Post-episode 5: DONTNOD has gone back and done LIPSYNC files for past episodes and it does look a bit better. However, episode 5 in itself. It's honestly... Not satisfying. The ending was predicted for the start of the game by loads of people. It was great though, but there are unanswered things that I wanted to get answers to. -SPOILER WARNING- Nathan's father is referenced in episode four to be coming to Arcadia Bay. That never happened. In episode three, you can find feminine stuff in Samuel's closet thing, but it's never exactly explained. Sure, maybe it's the squirrel thing, but why feminine things though? -SPOILERS DONE- The ending is just completely... Flat. Maybe if they had a episode or two more, then we could get more answers and maybe they could have gotten a better ending wrapped together. The end was so cliche... It's just... Not great because I knew it was going to happen... Don't get me wrong. Life is Strange is a great game, but it took so much out of me emotionally... That having this ending is disappointing. I still recommend it to those who want to play it. Just don't put yourself too into the game cause it will feel so wasted. Overall: 8/10 Check this box if you received this product for free (?) Do you recommend this game? Yes No Cancel Save Changes