I was surprised how good this was

[ArtMontef]

I always liked first Life is Strange and Before the Storm, it had this charm about it, even if the petty teen drama parts were a bit too much for me. 

 

I went into this game with the same mindset "Ah, I will like it, but as a simple game". But damn it impressed me so much. The story, music, tone, how mature the writing and handling of some topics were, the amazing acting, how lively and full of life animations were. It's not perfect game, it is pretty slow, so if you are not into Telltale type of interactive stories it might be not good choice. 

 

Long story short, if you like story based games and first LiS put you off because of tumblr-teen vibe, try this one. It's much more mature, especially when it gets on sale, because for many people (including me, I got it as a gift) the full price is too much. 

[Super_Mep]

My wife and I are only part way into chapter 2 and we are hooked. I really enjoyed the first game and before the storm. Sadly skipped the second game (we'll get to it eventually) but I saw it was on sale so I grabbed it immediately. We'll be bingeing the rest of the game pretty quickly I imagine haha

 

[ArtMontef]

15 hours ago, Super_Mep said:

My wife and I are only part way into chapter 2 and we are hooked. I really enjoyed the first game and before the storm. Sadly skipped the second game (we'll get to it eventually) but I saw it was on sale so I grabbed it immediately. We'll be bingeing the rest of the game pretty quickly I imagine haha

 

Beware of the second gamw. It's super polarizing. You will either love it or despise it. I couldn't bring myself to finish it at all

[Super_Mep]

Interesting ok duly noted.

[Crazybasil]

Both the second and the third one are feeling much better and realistic in terms of screenplay and writing some time after the release. I have never touched the second one because of the reviews and general reception in my country (Russia), but I decided to give it a go after my father have died and BLM protests have really happened and made the news here. It kicked me right into my nuts. It was brilliant, just needed more time like a bottle of wine. And I have started the third one after the last week's tragedy at one of our mines (you can Google "the Listvyajnaya mine explosion"). Real world tie-ins are bringing the immersion and characters to the next level, it made me truly feel them and the message of the series itself. Sorry for my bad English.

[Jordan_On_Tinder]

Beautiful game. Was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this story. Used it for an easy Platinum but ended up a huge fan of what I saw.

[knicksrulez220]

I've only played the first game before this and found it an absolute chore to play because of extremely cringey dialogue.

 

I'm 3 chapters into True Colors and while it certainly is an improvement, I still find the dialogue to be extremely corny. Will be my last Life is Strange game.

[BENJAM1N_LINUS]

I enjoy all the life is strange games and I'd def say this is the best one.

 

I feel like the "mystery"/conspiracy plot kinda stumbled at the end, but Alex's characterization and journey was very well done. She was easily the best and most interesting protag of the series.

 

Also I thought that the facial animations, particularly of Alex, were pretty impressive. They avoided the uncanny valley shit imo. Acting was quite good as well, despite dealing with some of the series trademark corny ass dialogue. 

 

[ArtMontef]

6 hours ago, BENJAM1N_LINUS said:

I enjoy all the life is strange games and I'd def say this is the best one.

 

I feel like the "mystery"/conspiracy plot kinda stumbled at the end, but Alex's characterization and journey was very well done. She was easily the best and most interesting protag of the series.

 

Also I thought that the facial animations, particularly of Alex, were pretty impressive. They avoided the uncanny valley shit imo. Acting was quite good as well, despite dealing with some of the series trademark corny ass dialogue. 

 

Glad someone else agrees on the facial animations. They went for faces being expressive and readable over uberrealistic, which turned out fantastic. Funny how some eye rolls, eyebrow raise or shoulder shrugs can give to characters expression 

[MsVelvet]

On 11/28/2021 at 3:39 PM, ArtMontef said:

Beware of the second gamw. It's super polarizing. You will either love it or despise it. I couldn't bring myself to finish it at all

Boy did u say a mouthful. I just played it n didn't like it. It had a couple of good moments but overall...no thanks. I see y I avoided it like the plague for so long. True colors on the other hand was great. Didn't know if I would enjoy this 1 but man it was really good. I played it right after LIS2 n for me it was night n day. The story was good n didn't overstay its welcome (looking at u LIS2) the characters were likeable n relatable for me. This 1 n the the original are definitely my favorites. 

[wolvieware]

I’m nearly finished with chapter 2. Very much enjoying this and it certainly does seem more mature with its storyline. It’s a slower paced game but it’s nice to play. I love the country town - would love to live there! I’ve also played the original and BTS but only the free episode 1 of LIS2 and wasn’t so keen. I’d play it if it comes to Plus though.